The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-11-10

ally attracted the attention of the Fed
eral officers in the neighborhood, and
soon the ladies Of "Rose Hill'' received
notice that they were coming to search
the house.
Miss Floyd then took the documents
Captain Ridout had brought and con-
cealed them in a large pair Of brass
andirons. A fire was made, and when
the soldiers came they sat down and
warmed themselves before the innocent
looking an,lirons, little suspecting what
was concealed in them. Mr.. Williams
had told Miss Floyd that Mr.. Stewart
said she must write to him ifthere was
any delay in the work, and direct the
letter to "Miss Mary Cameron" She
was to word her information in such
way that the letter would appear as
simply girlish elfusion, and he would
reply in the same strain. So during
the two weeks of anxious waiting
short epistle went to 'Miss Mahy Cam
eron,' Montreal, Canada, from her
cousin, Miss Floyd. in Maryland:
DEAR Coz-ll is imp ,ssillr i.,r me
to procure Cousin Johns photograph
or the seed for your sick canary, as
the fairy lake, on which you SO gaily
rowed your bonny boat last summer,
is frozen very deep i'll ice
This letter was opened in Washing
tor, and appearing perfectly harmless
was forwarded to its destination. The
two weeks over, Mr.. Williams received
the dispatches from Richmond, and,
hurrying on to Canada, arrived at
Montreal just in time to save the lives
OF the prisoners.
The trial had been spun out by
every method possible; the judge had
declared he would delay no longer,
when a telegram was received saying
the messenger with the papers from
Richmond had arrived on Canadian
soil. The attorney defending the Con-
federates spoke IA hours to gain time,
and while he was still on his feet, Mr..
Williams, almost breathless from the
haste he had made, appeared in court
and placed the evidence in the lawyers
hands. The prisoners were cleared,
and with the gold from the Vermont
banks stillin their possession they made
their way back into the Confederacy.
As soon as the Confederatcs were re-
leased, "Miss Mary Cameron wrote to
Miss Olivia Floyd:
"DEAR COL have received Cousin
Johns photograph, and also the seed
for my sick canary. He sings as gaily
as OF yore."
Gallant Colonel Young had made
burning and eloquent speech in drfeose
of himself and his comrades, and be-
cause of his leadership in the raid, and
his chivalrous action in surrendering
himself to save others, he became the
hero of the hour with tue Southerners
in Canada. His photograph, treasured
by pretty young girl, Maryland
refugee in Canada, is still in possession
of this lady, now a staid matron living
in Baltimore, the mother of grown
children, and with her golden-brown
locks turned to silver. The generous
promise of his early manhood fulfilled,
Colonel Young to-day is an honored
citizen Of Louisville, prominent as an
able lawyer and an eloquent public
speaker, and, above all, true to his
early political convictions.
Rev. Mr.. Stewart, now totally blind,
is living out serene old age in the
home of daughter and her husband
in Richmond, with grandchildren min
istering to him, and many friends
about in. His interesting converse
ton, replete with "reminiscences of the
war, and the various adventures in
which he played q part, is as fascinat-
ing as story-book. He tells of Lee
and of Jackson, as he knew them in
the most intimate relations, and much
of the old fire and Spirit of the passion
ate period of the COS still fingers under
the outward serenity of his aspect, and
his gentle voice still vibratcs at the
touch upon the chords that recall those
militant bygone years.
Miss Olivia Floyd, her mother hav-
ing long since passed away, still lives
at "Rose Ill.," beloved and respected
by wide circle OF relatives and neigh
bors, her cheerful, happy nature, with
its wholesome vein of humor, her even
temper and strong sense, rendering her
a favorite with all who know her
She has lived quiet life, tar from the
eXcitements and ambitions of the m ID
ern city. And yet, though alert to the
calls and duties that have surrounded
her in the last 30-odd years, her men,
ory has been ever faithful to the past,
that past of her stirring girlhood, with
its strenuous activities and deep emo
tions. Enshrined in her heart of hearts.
below all later loves and fealties, lies
the love of the cause for which her
brother gave his life, the cause of the
idealized lost Confederacy.
"Our engagement is off again.
whats the matter now2"