Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-01-19

detachment, and, though informed of the
langor and fatigue of riding all day on horse
back she was willing to brave ALL that she
might sooner see her son. The Colonel then
provided her with "A feet and gentle Mexican
pony and she assumen her place with tho
troops, escorted by the officers and never
fatigued till the towers of Mexico were in
sight.
She reached the city on the second day
battle, and in the heat of the battle attempt.
ed to enter the gates An officer instantly
seized the bride and told her she must wait
until the city was taken.
'Oh sir, she exclaimed, ''Icannot wait
one hour in sight of the city that holds my
son prisoner must see him, sir. p"
"The city must first be taken, madam,
he again replied, with much emphasis, be-
coming excited.
II cannot wait sir she replied my SON.
may be ill-dying in chains-in u dungeon
-one hours delay may remove him from
me. Oh! must go to him-I will entei
the city,"
Madame" said the officer, '''you canno,
reach it but by crossing the battlefele-you
will surely be killed. :"
''Sir, - said the lady, 81 have not travel
ed from Virginia to the gates of the city tC
fear to enter them-thanks for your kind
! lcSS--d UnOuSdnu HcdTtlclJ tIldlkS lOT you
and the officers who have been so kind tc
me. shall always remember these officers
with the most grateful feelings of my heart
but don t dctain me longer. Yonder isa
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 to her side and
admt nished her of danger and imprudence.
Sir" she replied this is no time to
talk of prudence and fear-my son, my only
son, is a prisoner in chains. | am told that
Santa Anna is in the midst of yon glim-
mering group. | will seek him and in his
hand place the talismanic card which bear
he is Mason, and will certainly heed
me- "
'War destroys all brotherhood, " said the
officer who was not a Mason. She made
him no reply, but watching him a moment,
struck her pony and darted across the field
ofdeath. AT that moment the masked battery
that moved down one-half of the Palmetto
regiment, opened-yet right across the CORY
field she was seen galloping on her white
pony, avoiding the retreating platoons by
semi-circle around their fank-the next
moment she was seen coursing over the
ground in the rear, the battery in full play.
Hundreds seeing her, stopped, forgetful of
the storm Of iron balls that howled around
them, and gazed upon her as an apparition.
All expected her to fall every moment, but
on she went with fearless air.
THAT woman's love for her son has made
her wild, said the officer who attempted to
| arrest her flight.
"She will surely be killed." exclaimed
another.
ga mothers love is stronger than the
pains Of death, exclaimed soldier.
The God of battles will protect her, -
said Tennesseean. ''She will reach Santa
Anna safe and sound as roach
The soldier was right-she went over the
field Of death and reached Santa Anna un-
hurt. He received her politely, and when
she told him her errand and presented he,
taismal,lc card
Madame, said he, II am Mason, and
know the obligations of the Order in peace
and in war. When your son was taker
I prisoner he mortaly wounded my materna
nephew, who is now dead, but he shall be
restored, for will not refuse your reques,
IN the face of the letters you bear. y
lie immediately gave her an escort to the
city, with an order to restore her son to her
y arms. The order was promptly obeyed, and
that very day, as he pl plomised, she embraced
her long lost son.
So much for mothers love and so
much for the protecting arm and noble sym
pathetic heart which MasCns ever extend
to lovely, helpless women. Oh if widow
hood be the doom of woman, who would not
be a Mason widow? Who would not be
Mason wife, mother, daughter or sister
in the hour Of peril and need