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ALTER The long and tedious Trotah /,
+ ROBUST man, Of middle ape andhIaelsnch
" cquntenance, might be. seen; day !
ter day examining the ancient tbinbsion
10 ine different cemetries about Ne ror
he had came f.om the " Far West" n
place 81 BIS nativity and The active seen,
q Els HE, 'and was searching tkt gray,
Yards Of The CITY for The tom bslot,es n i
maternal grand parenis-;he lalher an
mother Of MARY CRAIs.
III 70 the inquirer The strangers story ",
simple though interesting. andiexbibi
one ofthe many instances where 70,
|flfe surpasSes in affecting incidsht eve
romance itself.
JOHN CRAIe the father il Man
GRAiG emlgratsd from Scotlandlao M,
York about the year 1872, May n
youngest daughter; having been born j
the voyage TO this country. ia ba
barely become Comfortably setIlaH I, d;
new home when he vas calleat5 bid r;
family 6rel alden. Mary lhepa,eing bn
SIX years old. The widow and Her Chill
dren remained in the city of New Yorl
until the breaking opt Of the Revalnt;on
airy War. about three years ahsr a.,
when Mary had attained her nina, vear
AZ ms early age, however. she had imbi
bed Wing principles. and her whole SOU
was embarked 10 the success ofibaf struo.
gle foHlibefiy. Soon after, the CIV; teIl
into the hands Of the British, and FERN
they being LEI: among strangers III a dis.
taHt land, and neeiing with an acaua;nt.
ahce and countryman from Scoiland IN
the Captain Of British vessel Of war
then IN harbor was induced 10 gise him
her hand in marriage. The captain was
Of course deyotedsroyalist, and Els prin.
eiPles 50 opposed TO the politics Of MARY.
that she could not brook the insults
10 which her opinions were exposed.
though personally treated BY her stspfafb.
er with great Kindness and respect. Marv
therefore len home aud took shelterunder
The roof Of pr. Halsied, Of Elizabekhtown
Point, where she found welcome home
and congenial political sentiments Here
during the remainder of that war1 Mary
was exposed 10 its DANGERS and hardsb:ps.
/ is known that Elizabethlown was the
heaire Of frequent engagements between
ne cont@ndlng parties, and sometimes ia
he possession Of one, and sometimes Of
ne other Often The inhabitants, men es
oecIally, were compelled TO .fly at mid.
hight from their homes 10 escape csptare
md Imprisonment, if moi death. some.
INES all, male and female, on a account Of
he Hesslan hordes, and when fthey had
lot The force 10 oppose them, were under
ne necessity Of flying for security 10 some
lace Of safety. On such occasions. Mary
ome'imes remained behind to prevent by
Ter entreaties the wanion destruction Of
ler patrons property. Here her life was
requently threatened for her importuni.
Y, and on one occasion sword was
raMn to execute that threat AT other
ines she would drive her ,benefaclors oio
nth his wife aad ehildiu il, through The
arkness Of midnight. 10 his retreat seven
I eight miles from Elizabeihiown. Ion.
n durtng engagements between the con
ending armies. the Doctors house as |
De hospital lof the wounded and Giving
atriols. and she was the surgeon Sssist. !
nt 10 staunching wounds, taking off that.
red limbs, and administering drink aud |
'od TO the wounded and dying. Thus |
lafy's time was spent dufiDg that long 4
I'D bloody Struggle. At its close she 4
und herself separated forever from her
lends. 1.-THE re capture Of New York. /
n stspfatheF had removed 10 NoyalSco-
!. whittier be took oil OF Mary's family Il
ID circumstances prevented them from /
'er meeting again.
The war ended but not Marv,s hard.
,ps and exposures. Soon after The Re-
'lsl,on she was married 10 ! young man
no had accompanied Judge Svmmts IN
hrsi tour 10 the Mianies< with which
was so delighted that he determined 2
emlgrale 10 ,he New Country In :
-. accomPanied BY a lisiIe cal5ax
airy and Der husband bent their course :
their new home lived The iirss .Rinl
: on the Kenlnckey side. and ~ the
ring Of 1883 setlled Al Columbia tive 4
les above Cincinnhsi. where DE k,tie =
lo1y erected block house and sraYri. Ia
j. Here they remained. living so 1 >
bin some three Or four hundred ssalds a
% The block house until 1921 when 4
aIy's compaoion was tsken fro3s re-
she was leli ! widow ia A fbss;,n
lniEy. Niih Two babes the eI05 ba,l
2 yesrs old. lhs oIhsf sh infsnt 4 e6iy 4 '
e isys !