The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-07-09
Wary Patten, tho Heroic Wife
and Sea.WOman.

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In alluding to some Of the ..heroes of peace
as he called them, and which he stated to be
"not of one sex alone," after naming Howard,
the philanthropist and DR., Kane, Mr.. Everett,
IN his address on the s;character of Washing
tom" as delivered at Boston last week, paid
the following eloquent and touching tribute TO
two heroes Of the other SEX; s.
"Witness that heroic, aye that angelic yes
tai, Florence Nightingale, who, beneath the
eyes of the admiring Europe and admiring Asia,
walked with serene unconcern, for more than a
twelve month the pestilential wards of hos
pital; witness our not less heroic country
woman, Mary Patten, whose name is. hardly
known to the public, the wife of a merchant
shipma.ter, who, for off on the lonely Pacific,
with no eye to witness and no voice to cheer
her, when her husband was taken down. by
illness, now tended him in his cabin, as none
but devoted wife can tend stricken husband,
now took his place on tie quarter-dec Of his
forlorn vessel; took her observation every day
with the sextant, laid down the ships course
on the chart, cheered and encouraged the des-
ponding crew, arrested the. mutinous chief
mate, who on the score Of seamanship alone,
was not worthy to kiss the dust beneath the
feet Of the lion hearted little woman; and who
poor young wife as she. was, hardly twenty
years Of age, and already overshadowed with
the sacred primal sorrow of. her sex, yet with
a strong will and stout heart, steered her. .hus-
bands vessel through storm and through, calm,
from Cape Horn to San. Francisco. - h.I.s
The editor Of the Cinc,nnati Enquirer com-
plains Of Autographed error BY which he is
made to speak Of General Cass as ssthe pater-
nal Father Of the Great Vest, - ...s ,,,es
b QurrEA MIsrAKE.-Ths Baltimore Repub-
lican tells story Of ayoung man who fell in
love with young lady residing in one Of the
residences in Upper Teneom. The lover,
fearing repulse from the head Of the family,
conducted his courtship IN clandestine uaan-
ner. The upshst Of the matter was, that an
elopement occurred and the parties were mar
ried. After the marriage the bridegroom pro.
posed that they should home, and pros
cure the fathers pardon. Judge then Of his
formed him that although she possessed the
name in question, she was not related to him
in the slightest degree, and was employed in
his dwelling 1.-THE capacity of a seAmst, ess
Thus all his visions of secured fortune were
scattered to the wiads; and the scene of recriin.
ination which ensued was terribly olr;of char-
acter for newly married couple.
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The FIRST SETTLER IN WIscoNslS.-At
the pioneer festival held at the capitol, al
Madison, Wisconsin, last week, Joseph Crelie,
who is supposed to be the first white man that
ever, settled in Wisconsin, and was certainly
one Of the first, was present. He has reached
the extraordinary aga OF one hundred and sew
yenteen years. but does not appear more than
10. He irst settled there some So years ago,
An Irishman who had been sredac ed to ],
mere shadow by q severe illness, was asked
by his physician what he thought Of fatu rt
state. @Ah! docthor," was the answer, s.i
makes no difference; yez aim. left enough o
me for the devil TO naturalizs, no howp'
The venerable ex-chief Of Police Of Nav
York, Geo. W.. Ma.sell. who Tor the last thir.
teen years has been at the head OF the polio,
Department. Of that city, IS about taking VI
lis residence in Iowa.
q A writer in i3laeksvoosl says that ever,
man who is not a monsters, mathematcia
or mad philcscrher,isa slave Of some wo