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Show Cm. Crook's Romantic Courtship. The story of the court-hip ot General Crook is romantic- Early in the war Crook, then a captain, was stopping at the Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, Md. He was there assisting as-sisting General Kelly in organizing regiments and defending the State of West Virginia from invasion. General Kelly was at the same hotel. The proprietor of the house was John Daily, who wasalso proprietor of Glade's Hotel at Oakland, Md., a famous resort. Mr. Dally had two daughters, thrf eldest of whom, Miss Mary, was a charming and pretty girl. She had southern sympathies, Sir her mother was a member of a notable old Virginia family who lived at Moorfield. During Crook's stay at the hotel he was much attracted by the young lady, but she was a spirited girl and refused to be gracious to the Yankee, although at heartshe liked him. The eldest of Boniface Daily's children was a ton James, who was devoted to the cause of the Confederacy. Con-federacy. He took offense at the persistent and open attentions of Crook to his sister, and finally organized a band of about fifty young and daringspirits like himself nnd saw that they were well mounted and armed. When everything was rcady.about a dozen of Daily's band crept into the hotcd after midnight, seized General Kelly and Captain Crook, gagged them, and In a few moments they were all on their way to Richmond. The Federal lines were passed without detection, and the prisoners were safely IandeJ In the Confederate capital. Afterward tbey were exchanged. Crook went Into active service and was badly wounded. He was sent to Oakland with other wounded officers, and singularly enough was quartered at Glade's hotel. Miss Mary then showed her true feelings nnd nun-cd her brother's late captive cap-tive through what at one time was thought to be n fatal illness. When he recovered he proposed, but was refused, her political sentiment still being in the ascendant. Twice after thit the conqueror of Cochez and Geronimo attacked the fair fortress, and at lost It surrendered. The general has been happy In his married life. Chicago Tribune. |