. Young folk's history of the war for the union . 1861.] MARYS GAPS. 81 nearly fifty pounds was taken from a woman. It was quiltedfull of the finest sewing silk, then very much needed in theSouth. Another was found filled with packages of quinine, amedicine of which the Confederate army was greatly in another case a lady, whose husband had held a high positionin Washington, but who had gone with his State, succeededin carrying through the line many letters, despatches, anddrawings of military works which gave the Confederate author-ities a great deal of valuable Secession
. Young folk's history of the war for the union . 1861.] MARYS GAPS. 81 nearly fifty pounds was taken from a woman. It was quiltedfull of the finest sewing silk, then very much needed in theSouth. Another was found filled with packages of quinine, amedicine of which the Confederate army was greatly in another case a lady, whose husband had held a high positionin Washington, but who had gone with his State, succeededin carrying through the line many letters, despatches, anddrawings of military works which gave the Confederate author-ities a great deal of valuable Secession Ladys Costume. All trunks and parcels on railway trains in the neighborhoodof Washington were searched. On a train going to HarpersFerry the officer attending to this duty found a common redwooden trunk, marked Mary Birkitt, Wheeling, was inquired for through the train, but no Mary came toclaim the trunk, so the searcher took a hammer and a chiseland opened it. When the lid was raised the inside looked veryunsuspicious: on the top lay a pair of white sleeves, very neatlyarranged beside a chemisette. Under them was a dress carefullyfolded—why should the unmannerly searcher look further? Itwas evidently the trunk of some young woman, going home 82 MARCH INTO VIRGINIA. [1861. perhaps to her friends in the South. But the minion oftyranny was still unsatisfied, and insisted on lifting up thedress—and lo! under it were more caps than Mary could wear ina lifetime. Unfortunately for her, they were percussion-caps,and the innocent-looking trunk was confiscated. At a
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