Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-19
woman. about twenty years old, who
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| woman, about twenty years old, who
carried the town by storm.
The girl was wonder. She was
equally at home in tragedy and comedy.
She could sing and dance, and. when
she took male part in a play she was
bowling success.
A better all-round artist had never
visited Atlanta, and that was the gen.
eral verdict.
When she told her story it excited
sympathy She was a creole of Louis
lana, and her family had been murder
ed by raiding party of Buffers troops.
She had taken refuge in the Confed-
eracy, and, having no relations or
friends, she bad decided to use her rare
dramatic gifts and earn her own NV
ing. The story made the pretty actress
very popular, and she was patronized
in a social way by leading citizens.
Young officers took her out driving, and
generals and colonies showed her over
the Notifications, which were then
nearly finished. The creole's curiosity
about such matters charmed the MILL
tary men. and it afforded them the
greatest possible pleasure to answer
her questions and explain every doubt
full point.
Several weeks rolled by, and when
her company disbanded the actress re-
NAMED in Atlanta She established
herself at popular boarding house and
told her friends that she needed a rest
before going on the Richmond stage.
She received a great deal of attention
and was practically the belle of the
army. The lines were closing around
the city, but the creole charmer still
fingered. The officers of Johnston's
army were at her feet. They sent her
costly presents, and every fine day
they might have been seen riding with
her along the lines OF 0reastworks.
Suddenly the actress disappeared.
The military men were nearly crazy be-
cause they could not trace her. but the
ladies of the city did not seem to regret
her departure-in fact, they limited
that she was no better than she should
be. The month OF June slipped by and
/ there were no tidings from the missing
star Then came July and with It the
beginning of the siege.
At such a critical time people soon
forgot the favorite of the footlights.
and at the end of forty days Smelling
people were thinking of far more inn
portapt matters. The siege was over
at last, and the Federals marched in.
One fine morning a Western corps
commander with his staff rode through
the city and took look at the forth
! fications. At his side was n small.
| dark faced black haired young man,
who acted as his guide and pointed out
various things of interest. A promin-
ent Atlanta man met this youngstev
face to face, and his surprise caused
| him to stand almost paralyzed in HIS
| tracks. He was the pretty actress who
| had turned the heads Of so many OF
the officers The strangers eyes met
those of the Atlanta man and snappet
vciously. Then hooking smilS
spread over his piquant face, and hil
glance was plainly one Of recognition
The Georgian spoke guardedly to sew
eral Of Shermans officers about the
mysterious young man, but they gave
very little satisfaction. Finally it was
learned that he was a famous person
ator OF male and female characters on
the French stage in New York city. But
was he man or woman? Nobody
could answer this question, but he or
she. as the case might be. was one OF
the most successful spies who had ever
served the Union cause. The mystery
Of this persons sex remained unsolyed.
Chicago Chronicle.