The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-02-22

morning, ma'am."
"Sr said the lady, twill you be so kind
as to recommend me to the officer 10 com.
mand of the regiment that will sail from
Baltimore in few days!"
"ImpossibIe, ma'am, impossible" he re
piled, Then turning to tn page, he said
"who did you say was waiting for the au-
deuce9 Tell them / am at leisure
now"
"Sfr," said the lady, IL have one more
question to ask you before leave your Of
fce, and pray you answer it--are you q
Masonw
"Yes, ma'am," he replied.
"rhen sir" she said, "permit me to say
/ am Mason's wldow.-with this decara
ton ! les'e your Office"
That moment the Secretary's manner
was changed to that of the most courteous
interest.
He entreated her to be seated until he
could write few lines to the Secretary OF
State In few moments be presented
her with note to the Secretary, recon-
mending her to his sympathy and friend.
ship. The Secretary of State received her
most kindly, and gave letter to the com
maudaut at New Orleans directing him to
procure her free pass to Vera Cruz by
the first steamer Through the agency Of
the two Secretaries the lodges placed in
her hands three hundred dollars, with a
talislnanc card from the Grand Masters at
Washington, and the widow left the cap
ital city.
When she reached Pittsburg, the stage
agent seeing the letter she bore from the
Grand Master, would receive nothing for
her passsge--the Captain ol the steamer
on when she embarked for New Orleans,
no sooner deciphered it than he gave her
the best state room he had, and when she
reached the Crescent City, she had two
hundred and ninety left of her three hun
dred. She there waited on the General in
command of the Station, with the letter of
the Secretary of State, who Immediately
instructed the Colonel Ia command of the
forwarding troops to see that she had a
free passage to Vera Cruz by the first
steamer Bv all the officers she was treat
ed with the greatest poiteness and deica-
cy, for they were all Masous and felt bound
to her by ties as strong and delicate as
those which bird brother to a sister and
reioced 10 the opportunity offered them Of
evincine the benign and noble principles Of
the craft.
After passage of five days she reached
Vera Cruz anG having letter from the
commandant at New Orleans to the Amer
ican Governor she sent it to him, enclosing
the taIismanic card she received from the
Grand Master at Washington. The Gov
ernof Immediately waited on her at the
hotel aud offered her transportation to
the city of Mexico by train that would
start the next morning. The Colonel " no
the train, kindly took her in
charge and offered Ler every facility ami
comfort on her journey, provided her with
a carriage where the ccuutry was level
and with mules and palaquius over the
mountains.
Within ninety miles of the city, they were
oyertaken by detachment of dragons es
,orting government official TO the General
u command. Anxious TO get on faster,
he asked permission of Conlohel to join the
detachment, and, though informed Of the
ldu1tI dul Idti4ue vi iluluS al uaJ OH
horseback, she was willing to brave all, that
he might sooner see her son. The Colonel
hen provided her with a feet and gentle
Mexican pony and she assumed her place
With the troops escorted by the officers, and
ever fatigued till the towers Of Mexico
we're in sight.
She reached the city on the second days
attic, and in the heat of the battle at
smpted to enter the gates. An officer
lstantly aeized the bride and told her she
aust wait until the city was taken.
"Oh sir" she exclaimed, II cannot wait
ne hour in sigh. of the city that holds my
IN prisoner--I must see him, sir"
eThe city must first be taken, madame I
e again replied, with much emphasis, be
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