New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1880-06-30
Brave Mary Owens.

deed, was Mary Owens, of Pennsylva~
mia. She accompanied her husband to
the army, and fought by his side until
he fell MORALLY wounded. Then she
quit the army, and returned home in
full uniform to tell her friends and
neighbors of her strange experience for
woman, and of her sufferings and de-
votion to her country's flag. She was
in the army over eig hteen months, and
during that time took part in three
severe battles. In the first engagement
she was wounded by q ball in the face,
and fell on the field In her third bait
tie she was again hit; this time in the
arm. Her wounds required her to be
taken to the hospital, where her true
sex was discovered and the circum-
stances of her being in the ranks made
known. She had enlisted in the town
Of Danville, Montour County, Pa, under
the name of John Evans. 1t appears
that her father was opposed to her
marrying her sweetheart, Owens, and
threatened her with violence if she did
not give him up. The brave girl, moth
ing daunted, married Owens secretly
and then d0nned the blue and went with
him to the war. Her husband was with
her in the same company, and SO heroic
ally did Mary endure the hardships of
the camp and the dangers of the field
that no one suspected her sex until she
was wounded. She saw her husband
fall dead by her side. and then returned
home wounded and widow. She was
young, rather pretty, and slight in
form. This brave woman was of Welsh
parentage, but genuine Yankee in
pluck and spirit. Of course, she was
tor long time q heroine in the
neighborhood where she lived. !
doubt If any woman in America ever
had more romantic career than brave
and plucky Mary Owens.-Cor. hilo>
delplIia Press.
A Horse Story.
Pantlind, who used to keep the Orms'
by House, tells good story on him.
self In connection with the purchase OF
. horse. He was going from Carson to
California, and resolved to buy horse
and light wagon, and travel in that way,
because other people generally travelled
on the railway, and Pantlind doesn't
like to do things as other people do
! He was offered horse at reasonable
| figurc-"a horse that Hank Monk used
| to drive" the owner said. Pant. hunt.
ed up Monk and asked him what kind
of horse it was. "That hoss," said
Monk, in a drawing way" that there
boss was always my favorite -
Pantl;nd was in hurry. He didn'l
wait for further particulars, but rushed
off and bought "that boss" ut once
He hitched him up and started Off
that is, he tried to start off, and put Ii
a good deal of time trying. The horse
was balky to the last degree. "Con
found him." said Paltlind, "he'd ball
going down HILL" The bland smile O
the hotel, keeper was replaced by an an
Ely fr0wn when he found Hank Monl
and reproached him for recommending
the horse. Il didn't recommend him
Pant. wouldn't recommend him TO
nothin' 'cept to feed crows "Why
hang it, didn't you say tGat he wa
year favorite horse?'' -: Why, no,
didn't and you didn't wait to hea
what l wanted ter say, no how. wa
goin' ter say that that boss was m,
favorite safety-brake in goin' down hill
with the coach. You see, when &c
tie rheumatic in my off log I cam
handle the brake; so Doc Benton h
allus puts that there boss on wheel
and he's So everlasting, all-fire
lazy that he hangs back all the wa
down hill, and holds the coach BET
tern can. / was ALFRED sorry whe
| heerd Doc had sold him. -Tir0ini
| (NeUl ChrOnicle