The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-06

her. my Cod" Slocum did likewise
only he was the first one on the scene
and he stayed.
There that night in a private man
sion Il have forgotten the owners
name) amid the roaring and cracking
Of the flames Of the burning city, Was
al oreie kept up during the whole
night. the like Of which was never
seen in the worst purlieus Of the Five
Points. As the blaze from the many
churches and other large buildings.
from the thousand housetops illumin-
ed the city like day, one continued
throng of gaily dressed officers, drunk
with liquor and the excitement Of the
raging city, were coming to bow down
to Mary and do her homage.
But let's hurry away from scenes
TOO revolving for decent eyes to read.
Mary had two troops Of cavalry as
her escort. Her wagons, containing
the household goods, were put under
charge Of an officer and detail. The
march began. Officers before the car
riage, officers behind and at each
window, were in one continued strug-
gle to be near her, to catch the sound
of her voice or even a feeting smile.
A United States flag waved over their
heads, and the wags dubbed the out
fit as "Lalla Rocks departure from
Delhi
AS it began, the orgie continued.
Through this State, through North
Carolina, and the old Commonwealth
Of Virginia, this pageant passed
along, as if some Oriental queen or
princess were driving through her
realms to receive the plaudits and
worship Of her blinded and infatuated
subjects. The writer did not see all
these tantrums himself exactly, but
while on a secret mission he got it
all at first hand and saw enough to
make him hold his breath.
What became Of her lover, the lit
tie Captain, who had just come out
from hiding? Well, after taking the
lovely Mary to the Federal authorl-
ties, vouching for her and putting her
On her road to fortune: he stepped
back. One look at the bacchanalian
feast in the city with his affanced
the center star, was enough. She
passed out Of his life from that mo-
ment. Say what we will, there we're
some decent men in the Yankee Army,
at least among the officers.
She in time reached Washington
City and armed with credentials from
Sherman, the sly Slocum and the
pious (fraud) Howard, she had little
trouble in getting Congress to donate
$4,000 as compensation for her
burned home and her services in aid
Of the Federal prisoners. This amount
braced the pair pretty we'll They
.;ourneyed from the capital to New
York, and We're there welcomed with
open arms by the most exclusive cir
eles. she being hailed as the one grand
maiden from the aristocratic South,
who had remained loyal to the I'm
ion and the flag,
Then a man by the name Of Buch-
anan, I think it was, with more mon
ev than brains, married Mary. giving
her as bridal present a one hum
dred thousand dollar check. Then
there was a nine days laugh, and
then Buchanan was seen kicking
himself down the back stairs and all
over the back yard. What for? Some
said that after Mary had the check
cashed. she put her little thumb to her
nose and wriggled her jeweled fin
gers at "Buck" and said. "Spoony."
By this time the little Southern
Girl could stand pretty we'll alone.
She shook her mother and hubby
there, took up the dropped name of
Boozer, and blazed into quiet and
staid old Boston the blue blood and
beauty Of DIXIE. Men smiled. but the
old Puritan danes shook their heads.
Here. too. she Joined forces with
pal, Miss Pearl. almost as beautiful
as Mary herself. They rang the
changes on the Hub, and don't You
mistake yourself. Fabulous prices
were offered them to 60 upon the
stage.
But what did Mary want with a
stage, or Pearl either? The world l
was their stage, and oyster as we'll.
Safely secured with friends and
credentials from the highest officers
oa5 of6.;a1- in tho land. thew sailed