The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-05
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE.

SAD ROMANCE OF HEWAR.-We have
just been put in possession of the facts of u
| sad case of mOnOmania, which had a terri
| bic termination.
young lady residing in Brooklyn, N.
T., about nineteen years of age, about a
year since became inspired with the idea
| that she was u second and modern Joan of
Arc, called by Providence to lead our ar
mics to certain victory in this contest. The
naturalization was strong one and n change
| OF scene being suggested by her physician,
she was brought to Ann Arbor, in Michi-
gan. Her mania, however, increased, un-
III 1t was found necessary to confine her to
her apartment. She succeeded in making
her escape, coming to Detroit and joining
the drum corps OF a Michigan regiment,
her sex known only to herself, and sue
ceeded in getting with her regiment TO the
Army of the Cumberland.
How the poor girl survived the hardships
OF the kentucky campaign, where strong
men fell in numbers, must forever remain
mystery. The regiment to which she was
attached had place in the division of the
gallant Van Cleve, and during the bloody
| battle of Lookout Mountain, the fair girl
fell, pierced in the left side by minnie bull
let, and when borne to the surgeons tent
her sex was discovered. She was told by
the surgeon that her wound was mortal
and he advised her to give her name that
l
This she finally, though reluctantly, con-
scented to do, and the Colonel of the regi-
ment, although suffering himself from a
painful wound, became interested in her
behalf, and prevailed upon her to let him
send dispatch to her father. This she die
tated AS follows:
mir. -. No Willouehby-St.. Brook
Forgive your dying daughter. l have
but few moments to live. My native soil
drinks my blood. / expected to deliver
my country, but the tates would not have
1t so. l am content to die. Pray, Pa for
give me. Tell Ma to kiss my daguerreo-
type; EMILY.
THE youngest brother of the dying girl.)
the poor girl was buried OIL the field on
which she fell in the service of her country
which she fondly hoped to save.
The Boston Saturday Gazette says: "A
| friend of ours was bOasting the other day
of the possession of several relics Of the
war, and among the rest piece of she'll
from Sumter. BY the way said his friend,
have shell can giveyOu, from Pulas-
XII and going behind the counter he pulled
shell out from among some rubbish, when
a mouse leaped from the hole and escaped.
Somewhat surprised, he explored the inte-
rior with q stick. and found u nest of half a
dozen young mice inside, and eleven dol
lars IN postal currency, that he had ut
times missed from the drawer, the loss of
which he imputed to other agencies. The
new currency was untouched, while the
Old was somewhat nibbled by the little
marauder, who had found his way into
the drawer by small opening over the
rear end of it,
| lady made her husband a present of a
silver drinking cup with an angel at the
Il w nyN no fal tor ln
used to drain it to the bottom. and she
asked him why he drank every drop
because, Ducky,' he said, II long To see
the dear little angel. Upon which She
had the angel taken out, and had devil
engraved at the bottom, and he drank il
just the same, and she again asked the rea-
son. Why" replied he, because won
let the old devil have u drop.''
| COMING WEsr.-The farmers of Wash
ington county, Maryland. owing to the APP
prehensiOn Of rebel invasion early in the
spring, are selling their farms and stock,
preparatory to moving west. Washington
county is one of the largest and best wheat
growing counties in the State of Maryland,
but since the breaking out of the rebellion,
the farmers have been such heavy losers
by having their crops destroyed by the
rebel army, that many of them put out an
unusually small crop of wheat last fall.
| We are to have more silver as we'll as
more gold. Besides the increasing WELD
OF the California and other silver mines in
the United States, a new silver region has
been discovered in the Argentine Republic,
at the foot of the Andes. The ore is found
in a tract one mile by forty in extent. In
the British colony Of Victoria, also, very
rich deposits have been discovered. 1t is
thought that the appreciation in value OF
silver, as compared with gold, will receive
! at aSf a for rt,o
st is true" said Blifkins, as he led Mrs.
Blifkins up to the window and began to
count the wrinkl les on her forehead ..What
is true?" said Mrs. Il. in a tone that SAVIOR
ed of chagrin and some curiosity. Why
replied he, II have just read that every
time wife scolds her husband adds n
wrinkle to her face, and l can count five
distinct burrows that have been added
within week." Mrs. Il. said not word,
for the credulity that controlled her hus-
band, as he went out to buy his dinner.
| A gentleman IS years of age, residing in
Rhode Island, recently lost his wife by
death. A venerable lady, neighbor,
nearly five-scOre years, was asked if she
had called on her friend since he had lost
his wife. why she answered in almost
| indignant surprise, mo indeed! 1t would
not look we'll for widow like me to call
on him now, as he is widower."
a little boy had a colt and IA dog, and his
generosity was often tried by visitors ask
ing him, lust to hear what he would say,
to give them one or both OF his pets. One
day he told a gentleman present that he
might have the colt, reserving the dog,
much to the surprise of his mother, who
asked: why Jackey, why didn't you give
him the dog?' Say nothing, mother,
when he goes to get the colt, II set the dog
on him."
PATRIOTIC FAMILY.-John D. Hickox, OF
Pine Meadow, Conn.,, with two OF his sons,
enlisted last week. BE had seven sons al
ready in the army, and the whole family
Of ten are now in the same service, viz:
John d. Hickox, the father, and his sons
John H., George w., James, David, Will
lam, Edwin, Abner, Charles, Albert-one-
tenth of a full company of infantry. Prof.
ably there is not q parallel case in the Uni
ted States.
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