Litchfield enquirer., 1864-09-15

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 That moment the Secretary's manner was changed to that of the most courteous inter- est.
 He sntreated her to be seated until he codld write line to the Secretary of State. In few moments he presented her with note to the Secretary. reconhending her to his sym. pathy and friendship. The Secretary of State received her most kindly, and gave her letter to the commandant at New Orleans, directing him to procure her free passage to Vera Crus by the first steamer. Through tho agen. cy of the two Secretaries, the Lodges placed in her hands three hundred dollars. with a talismanic card from the Grand Master at Washington, and the widow left the city.
 When she reached Pittsburg, tho stage agent seeing the letter she bore from the Grand Master would receive nothing for her passage the Captain of tho steamer on which she embarked for New Orleans, no sooner deci. phsred it than he gave her the best room he bad, when she reached tho Crescent City, she had two hundred aad ninety dollars left of her three hundred. She there waited on the Gen. eral in command of the station, with the letter o: the Secretary of State, who immediately instructed the Colonel in command of the for varding troops to see that she had free pas sage to Vera Cruz by tho first steamer. By all the officers she was treated with the great est politeness and dslicacy, for they were all Masons and felt bound to her by ties as strong and delicate as those which bind brother to sister, and rejoiced in tho opportunity af- forded them of evincing the benign and noble principles of the craft.
 After passage of live days she reached Vera Cruz, and having letter from the com mandant at New Orleans to the American Governor, she sent to him, enclosing the tal- ismanic card she received from the Grand Master at Washington. The Governor immc- diately waited on her at the hotel, and offered her transport to the city of Mexico by Q train, that would start the next morning. The Colonel who commanded the train kindly took her in charge, offered to her every facility and comfort on her journey provided her with { carriage where the country was level. and witt mules and palaquinsover the mountains.
 Within ninety miles of the city, they wero overtaken by detachment of dragoons es. corting government official to the General iu command. Anxious to get on faster, sh, asked permission of the Colonel to join the detachment, and, though informed of the dan ger and fatigue of riding all day on horseback, she was willing to brave all. that she might sooner see her son. The Colonel then pro- vided her with fleet and gentle gated Me1i can pony. and she assumed her place with the troops, escorted by the officers. and never fatigued till the towers of Mexico we're in sight.
 She rsached the city on the second days battle, and in the heat of the battle attsnp ptsd to enter the gates. An officer instantly se,zsl her bride and told her she na.t wait until the city was taken.
 'Oh! sir she exclaimed, T cannot wait one hour iu sight of tho city that holds my son prisoner-I must see him. sir
 The city must first be taksn, madam hs replied with much emphasis, becoming exci- ted.
 "I cannot wait sir, l" she replied, "my son, my only son. may be ill-dyiug-in chains- in q duugson-one hours delay may remove him from me. Ohl must 40 to him-I will enter tho city, |
 Madam said ths>ofAcsr, you cannot roach it but by crossing the battlefield will surely be killed
 Sir said the lady, I have not travelled from Virginia to the gates of the city to fear to en- ter them-thanks for your kindusss-a thou- sand heartfelt thanks to you and the officers who havs been 50 kind to me. I shall always remember these officers with the most grateful feelings of my heart-but don't detain me longer. Yondes is gate that leads to the city will enter it in search of my dear boy |.
 And on she sped, but ere she reached the gate another officer rode up by her side aad admonished her of her danger and imprudencs
 Sir she replied. this is no time to talk of prudence and fear-my SOB, ny only son, is q prisoner ia chains. lam told that Santa An. na is in the midst 0; you xli.taring group. will seek him andia his and place tho talis- manic card which bear he is a Mason, and will certainly heed.'
 War destroys all brotherhood,' said the off Ger who was not Masou. She made him no reply, but wutching her moment, struck het pony and dartsd across the field of death. Al that moment the masked battery that moved down one half of the Palmetto regiment, opsn ed-yet right across the gory field she was seen gallopiDg on her white pony, avoiding the re- treating platoons by semi.circle around their aank-the next moment she was seen cours- ing over the ground in the rear of tho battery In full play. Hundreds seeing her, stopped fosgstful of the storm of iron balls that howled around them, to follow with their eyes what seemed to bs an spparition. All expected hel to tall every moment. but on sha vnut v;tf