Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-03
From The Cleveland Herald.
THE PIONEER MOTHER.

How much is comprised in this simple title -
How much Of woman's daring woman's trials,
and womans enduring and ennobling virtues -
The pioneer mothers ofthe West meet compan-
IONS OF the bold Boones, the Shelbys, the Harri.
sons. and thnir worthy compafrinfs in rArisiping
civilizing, and popping the great garden valley.
Most OF the pioneer mothers have given place to
the olive branches that in carly times crowded
around the rude table ofhe still ruder home-cabin,
but their memories should be cherished from gen
Grafton to generation by the millions of ndwellers
OF The goody heritage that now buds and blossoms
like the rose Few live in written history for
much Of the early annals of the West is treasured
only in fading traditional, aud seldom even in this
does the pioneer mother hold that prominence
merted by her life of devoted sacrifice and sefde-
NAL. We are pleased to find in recent number
Of the Cincinnati Chronicle an interesting account
Of one Of these mothers, which is thus introduced
by the editor
The Pioneer Mother: for so may be called
Mary Craig, whose story is in this paper, was one
Of the FIRST settlers of Cincinnati The story is not
fiction but fact; the romance of yeritabe history.
II the reader is half as much interested in it as we
were he will be glad tina, the writer has given 10
the world one portrait so vivid and so beautiful, OF
the Pioneer Mothers
MARY CRAIG.
rhfil III the spring OIL 1910, ana Us soon us the
snow banks had well disappeared after the long
and tedious winter tall robust man, Of middle
age and melancholy coun,enance, nigh, have been
seen day after day, examining the ancient tomb
stones in the different cemeteries about New York
He had come from the Far West the place OF
his nativity and the active scenes Of his life, and
was searching the grave-yards OF the city for the
tombstone Of his maternal grand parents--,he IA
Their aud mother OF Mary Craig
To the inquirer, the Strangers story was simple
though interesting, and exhibits one Of the many
instances where real life surpasses in affecting in
eident even romance itself
John Craig the father Of Mary Craig, emf
grated from Scotland to New York about the year
1867, Mary his youngest daughter, having been
born on the voyage TO this country. He had bare
ly become comfortably settled IN his new home,
when he was called to bid his family final adieu,
Mary being then but six years old. The widow
and her children remained in the city OF New
York until the breaking out of the revolutionary
war, about three years after and when Mary had
attained her ninth year Al this early age, how.
ever, she imbibcd Wing principles, and her whole
soul was embarked in the success of that struggle
for liberty Soon after, the city fell into the hands
Of the British, and her mother, being LEFT among
strangers IN disian, land, and meeiing with sn
acquaintance and eouniryman from Scotland, in
the captain Of British vessel OF war then in har.
Dor, was induced TO give him her hand in mar.
rage.
/ The captain was Of course devoted royslis;,
and his principles so opposed TO the politics Of Ma
~, that abe could no, brook the insults TO which
her opinions were opposed, though personally
treated BY her step-faher with great kindness and
respect Mary therefore lef home and took shell.
Ter under the hospitable roof of Dr. Halsted, Of
! ElizaSeihtown Poin, where she found welcome
home and eongenisl political sentiments Here
during the rer.ainder OF ,ha, bloody war, MARY
was exposed 10 is dangers and haraships Il Is
known that Elizabeth,own was the theatre OF FIRE.
quenl engagements between the con,ending parties
and some,umes in the possession Of one and sore,
times OF the other Oii~n the inhabitants men Is
pecially, were compelled to ny at midnight from
their homes 10 escape capture and imprisonment
/ II not death someiimns all male and female, on
account ofths invssion Of The Hessian hordes, and