The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-14
A WARRIORS wOOINa.
The Beautiful Girl who Captured
Gen. Hancock's Heart.
New York ~Journal.1

The name of the gallant soldier
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock. is
familiar to millions of Americans,
But few know of the many and qreai
hardships which he labored under
before attaining his present honora>
bic position. He was born in Mont
gomery Co., Penn, February IA, 1924.
His father was the owner of a we'll
paying farm there. Unlike most
farmers. Mr.. Hancock made up his
mind to give his son all the benefits
OF a good education. At the e of
elk years he was sent to an academy
for young gentlemen in the neighbor-
mood: He remained there until he
was sixteen years of age, when he was
graduated with high honors. His
parents then wished to put him at
work in a large wholesale dry goods
house in Philadelphia. He had diff,
ferent views for himself, however.
and asked that he might be permitted
to 60 to West Point to study for the
army.
MI. Hancock placed no obstacles in
the way OF his son. He was admitted
to West Point in 1910. He devoted
his time entirely to his books, and
was thus enabled to graduate after
foul years with a Lieutenant's COM
mission. He returned to his fathers
home, but he was of a too active tenn.
permanent TO remain long inactive.
With a party of army men he started
out to explore the great West. Their
first stopping place was at St. Louis. |
Wlere they remained.
zen. Hancock at that time made it
a practice to take a ride on horseback |
every morning. While taking his |
usual daily constitutional throuoh
the streets of St. Louis early ono
morning his attention was attractad
,oy, the sight of a handsome young
iady standing in the window of one
OF the most fashionable houses in the
city. Up to this time he remained
perfectly heart whole notwithstand>
ing That numerous young society
ladies' were only too eager to become
Mrs. Hancock. But the lovely coun-
tenance at the window gave him his
nrst heart futter. Almost involuntar-
ne stopped his charger and DOTTED
MS nat. The young lady blushed di-
V!aely, waved one fair white hand at
am IN token of farewell, and then
let b window curtains fall. he
rode towards his MOTEL blushinp like
schoolboy, thrilled with a new and
sWeet sensation. After RETURNING to
his hotel he became so abstracted "a
10 excite the attention of his com.
rades. The vision of a fair yonnr
girl standing at the window kent
continually In his mind. He confd
not resist the temptation to 90 again
aud take a look at the house where J
as divinity lived. AS he reached the !
place she was just leaving the house ,
b arm OF a tall, grayswhiskered !,
gentleman. The young ladv annar- !
'ntly recognized MIN, for rosy blnshea :
'nased one another in rapid success .
across her fair countenance !
With her companion she entered a !.
handsome carriage standing in front :
u the house and was rapidly driven {
way. The brilliant young officer :
determined at all haz ards not tn lot =
his opportunity of finding cnt who =
ne Was pass. He hailed a cab. and !!
the driver a handsome "un.T =
directed him to keep the carriage in I
light. Who a describe his feeIinrs
VheD, after an hours riding. he saw
carriage containing his charmer
raw up before the door of n of his
Id army comrades. In q moment II
is mind was made up. He dismissed Il
is cab and walked slowly in the di, 7
of the house. He knocked u
'r admission and was at once F
shered in by his friend in person. t.
With many bushes and much hes. tt
ancy be made known to him the el
hole affair and begged to be intro a
need to the young lady. His friend p'