Show SHE RODE PUR POR EARLY the story of a southern woman as a It isolated elated by a scout she was a beautiful woman and I 1 have always wondered what mission she was on the speaker was mr reid who was a scout in tho the war var under tinder gen early one morning in the valley lie continued I 1 1 I was ordered by atwood who was chief scout to report to gen early for orders I 1 rodean rode at once to headquarters where I 1 found a finely capari cacari steed with a ladys side saddle on oil standing in front of tile tent door gen early came out and simply said you will go as an escort to a la lady obey her orders soon a beautiful woman tripped forth and leaping on the charter charger set out in a rm gallop llop I 1 followed we galloped full eleven miles not a word was exchanged that evening when within a mile or two of tho the potomac I 1 saw a large white farm house over to the loft left here tile the first word vord was spoken reining up she motioned me to halt and said 14 11 1 I will dismount mid and go to that house take the horses and conceal them in the woods feed them and curry them and corns coma to the house for your supper she went on to the house a and nd I 1 did as ordered after we had supper she signaled me to leave and I 1 was soon out and had the horses ready and waiting in the bend of the road she was promptly on hand and as before set oft off at a gallop we rode all night long silently swiftly As day dawned we left the public roads and aoh look ooh across the country about 9 a m while going across ari an old field my fair companion halted beside a broad deep ditch and beckoned me to her 11 place these horses in that ditch and get in yourself and stay here until I 1 come to you said she she dismounted and I 1 occupied the ditch as directed and saw her disappear through a thick skirt of woods that ehst fringed the edge of the field I 1 judged we were hi m the locality of boonsboro Boon md tired and worn out I 1 soon fell asleep it must have been late dinner time when I 1 was aroused by what seemed the very ground in a jar and rumble I 1 sprang from the ditch and crept to the woods and discovered that a plank road ran just parallel and that a v vry bwy ry large force of federals artillery wagons etc was passing down it I 1 soon got back to the ditch dreading discovery by bummers or stragglers but I 1 was ready to take care of them if not more than one or two had come but none appeared there I 1 laid full an hour when a light step and the rustling of a dress caught my ear and looking up there she stood quick bring out the horses she said which I 1 did then mounting her own she handed me a message sealed scaled up tip in tissue paper and said eaid give that to gen early 1 and away she went vent that is ii the last of her I 1 ever heard beard or knew sometimes it crosses me as a dream in fairyland and I 1 wonder who slie she was and where she is but that Is is all 0 1 I took my time getting back and drew a long breath of relief when I 1 struck the virginia side when I 1 saluted and handed her message to gen early he read it and said to his orderly give this man mail something to eat and liate have his horse fed s N C cor new york world |