Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-07-11

when they left them careiesSly about,
and these abe forwarded to the enemy
She was suspected after time, and
then one Of her notes fell into the Fed
| eral hands and she was arrested repri-
! manded and threatened, bu Gen.
Shields set her at liberty. Gen. Shields,
she said afterward, was completely off
his guard and introduced her to officers
of his staff,
Sentenced TO BE Shot.
The night before Shields set out after
Stonewail Jackson he announced that
lie was gong to whip Jackson and a
council of war was held IN what had
been the awing-room of Bellies aunt's
house Through the floor of closet
off bedroom above the drawing room
hole had been bored. Belle crept up
tc the closet and applied her ear 10 1t
when the council assembled She was
abic to be Of such Eeryiee TO Jackson
that he sent her letter after his de-
feat OF Gen. Banks, dated May %,
1862, thanking her for her ''imiuense
services" On fackson'S advice she re-
moved to Winchester. and Jackson
made her an aide on his statf with the
rank of captain. While at Winchester
she was made aware of several very
suspicious Northern plans which would
destroy the counter-movements Of the
armies Of her beloved Confectionery.
without a thought of the danger to
herself she Instantly started from the
town 10 the point of land occupied by
General Jackson and the Southern
troopers, point she gained after a
most perilous and narrowing run
through the fires Of both armies. Dur
ing her car, ar az a spy she was twice
sentenced to be shot. aud was for II
months prisoner IN the Carroll and
Capitol prisons ut Washington.
Belle Boyd's career In the military
service ended in 1864, when she was
captured with dispatches on n block
AIDE runner. Lieut. Sam Wylda Hard.
Ing, of the navy, was put IN charge Of
the blockade runner, which was or
dered TO Boston The lieutenant and
Belle Boyd were thrown together a
good deal and left largely 10 them
selves He quoted from Shakespeare
and Byron TO her, she tells in her au-
photography. When he began to talk
Of tender subjects size thought he
might become useful to her cause. so
when he asked her TO become his wife
xht. told him that II might involve seri-
GUS consequences. He vas ready 10
face them, apparently, and enewed his
proposal while the SIS, was in Long
island sound Oh the way to Boston.
so she told him she would be his wife.
When they were coming to anchor
off the Boston navy yard Lieut.. Hard.
ing went forward to give some orders
and his Gancee invited the two Yankee
pilots who were aboard TO come down
10 the cabin aud have some wine, which
they did The captain Of the blockade
runner, whom She called in her book
Capt. Henry. and another ma1 were Of
the party. Harding had called q small
boat alongside preparatory TO going
ashore and this boat had dropped un
der the quarter. At a moment she
thought suitable the girl nodded to
Capt. Henry, whom she had planned TO
have escaped. lie left the wine party
and stepping into the shore boat which
was soon handy he was soon on his
way TO Boston. when later Harding
came aft he asked Belle where his pa
pers were and She told him that prob
ably they were in the lower cabin
where he had been dressing, and he
went after them. while the small boat
cot farther away.