West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1898-08-13

PAULINE CUSHSGAN'S FAMOUS TOAST.
but went south tho next year, playing in
those cities which had not us vet ranged
themselves openly and boldly on tho side
of the Confcderacy.
There are those alive today who remem-
ber well the night when Pauline Cushman
made her dramatic exit from the scene of
her many triumphS. She had been play
ing long engagement in Woods theatcr,
Louisville, and had had brilliantly sue
cessful season, both socially and profess
sionally. The city was full of carefully
repreSsed secession sentiment, and Pau
line was the center of attraction to the
largo contingent of paroled Confederate
officers who made tho place their tempo
rary home. One of these gentlemen, with
view to making q sensation and anger
ing the loyal residents, dared the popular
actress to drink u toast to Jefferson Davis
in one Of the scenes of the Seven Sisters,''
=, thon on the boards, and she gave
i nfin iIthr word that she would.
The play went on smoothly and quietly
until the fateful moment came. Then,
with brilliantly flashing eyes and smile
| that was scornfully triumphant, albeit she
was moro than n trifle pale behind the
rouge that she had thought best to wear
| for this one night, Miss CuShman ad-
L
ing a wincglass on high in her slender
hand, said clearly, deliberately and def
antly: Here's to Jefferson Davis and the
southern Confedcracy May the south al
ways maintain her honor and errights!
The house became pandcmonium on
the instant, and the terrified manager,
who had never believed that the dashing
actress would carry out what he consid-
cred an idle boast intended to advertise
herself, rang down the curtain before The
wincglass touched the laughing lips
That night Pauline was discharged
from the company, and the next day she
was the idol of every southcrncr who hcarC
the story Every door and every hear
was open to her, and when, after being
lioniZcd for some time in Louisville, sh
was sent beyond the lines on account o
her openly expressed disloyalty the pcopl
I of Nashville, considering her victim o
Yankee tyranny, welcomed her enthusiast
tically and lauded her to the skies.
Not for many months was the trut
even suspected. No one save the actres
herself and those under whose orders sf
was working knew that previous to tina
d. sensational episode in Louisville she ha
. made O coniidant of Colonel Moore tt
provost marshal of the district, convince
him Of her stanch loyalty, taken the oat
of allegiance and entered the secret scrvl'
of the United States
Her narrow escapes were many, but pc
z haps the narrowcSt was when she WI
&c captured by the famous guerrilla, Ja'
Morgan. Out on scouting expedite
misadventures on the road had caus
Miss Cushman to seek temporary shelf
in the house of a small planter, and Nc
In gan, swooping down upon the place
his unexpected fashion, had found b
tiki.
being what she really was-a spy. \
- wishing to take the responsibility of
Gliding upon her case, he concluded to tn
her over to General Mckinstry, the pl
yost marshal, and she was sent to
HEADQUARTERS of General Bragg, knoN
because of his why, angular physique a
his cold, reserved, unimpresslonaDle ina
ner as Cast Iron Bragg"
To the fact that the excitement and al
iety which she experienced made her
- i'll to rise from the rough pallet in
prison she owed the preservation OF
life Even the grim general did not c
to hang woman, spy though she
who was so sick that she could not ST.
upon her feet, and, taking her cue Fl
this unexpected lcnicncy, the clever
tress grew worse instead of better ola
VA. Her case seriously puzzled the skilled 7
,ician called in to diagnose it. Her {
tors were beginning to suspect that
was quite well enough to be hanged II
wanted TO be when General Rosccr'
advance guard came rafting into tt
and restored her 10 life, liberty AID
" U, pursuit OF happiness"
Eva = majors commission was given h
'se honorary, of course, as it is in al c
other where it is bestowed on women-bu
bom eyes of incsJimabie value as express
n the some: hing OF the arluy's feeling regar
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