The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-04
TIE FIRST LOVE OF A WARRIOR.
A Beautiful Girl Whe Captured zen.
craI HaneOsk's Heart.

The name of the gallant soldier.
General Windfeld Scott Hancock, is
familiar to millions OF Americans.
But few know of the hardships which
he labored under before attaining his
present honorable position. He was
born in Montgomery county. Pa.
February II, 1924. His fa,her was
the owner of Well-paying farm
there. Unlike most farmers, Mr..
Hancock made up his mind to give
his son all the benefits OF good edu-
cation. At the age OF 6 pears he wa
sent to an academy for young gentle
man in the neighborhood. He re-
NAMED there until he Was 16 years Of
age, when be was graduated with
high honors. His parents then wished
TO place him at work in large dry
goods house in Philadelphia. He
had different views for himself, how'
ever, and asked that he might be per
misted to go TO West Point to study
Tor the army,
Mr. Hancock places no obstacles
ia the way Of bis SOD. He was ad
mitted to West Point in 1910. He de
voted himself entirely to his books
and was thus enabled to graduate az
ter four years with a lieutena nt'e
conc mission. He returned to bis
fathers home, bat he was of too &C.
tive temperament to renain long
inactive. With g party of army
friends he started cut 10 explore the
great West. Their first stopping
place was at st. L9uis, where they
rem RineG.
General Hancock o, the time made
it practice to ride en- horseback
every morning. While taking his
usual daily ride through the streets
of st. Louis early one morning bis
attention was attracted by the sight
OF handsome young lady standing
in the window OF one of the most
fashionable houses in the city. Up
to this time be had remained be art.
whole, Notwithstanding that numer-
Gus young society ladies were only
too eager to become Mrs, Hancock.
But the lovely oountenance at the
window gave him his first heart. hut-
ter. Almost involuntarily he stopped
his charger and dofed his hat. The
young lady blushed d:vinely, waved
one fair white band towards him in
token of farewell and then let the
window curtains fall. He rode to-
wards bis hotel blushing like school
boy, thrilled with new sensation. A fer
returning to his hotel hs became 90
distracted as to excite the attention
of his comrades. a vision of a fair
girl standing al the window kept con-
tinually in his mind. He could not
resist the temptation to 90 again and
take look at the house where bis
divinity lived. As he reached the
place che was just leaving the house
on the arm OF tall, handsome, gray
whikered gentleman. The young
lady spralantly recognized him, for
rosy bushes chased one suotner in
rapid succession over her fair counA
tensnce. With her companion she
entered handsome e'rriage stand
ing in front Of the house and was
readily driven away. The brilliant
young officer determined at ell hsz-
ards not TO let this opportunity Of
finding out who she Was pass. he
hailed cab, and giving he driver 8
handsome up" directed him to keep
the carriage in sight. Who can de-
serbs bic feelings when after an
hours riding he saw the carriage Co.'s
tainin2 bis chayme- draw up at the
door OF one OF his old army comrades,
dismissed his cab and walked slowly
in the direction Of the house. he
knocked for admission and was at
ONE ushered in by his friend in per-
son.
With many blushes and hesitancy
be made known the whole affair to
him, and begged to be introduced to
to the young lady. His friend laugh
ingly complied with the request and
led him into the par'or, where the
lady ana gentleman were already
seated. He was Introduced to Miss
Mary Russell, and the gentleman
with her as her father, one of the
merchant princes of St. Louis. Be-
fore leaving the house that afternoon
he had received q cordial invitation
from Mr.. Russell to visit the house.
He availed himself of the Invitation
and thereafter became q constant
caller. -f
The sWeet-iaced lady appeared to
be as deeply in love with the young
soldier as he was With her, and six
months after their romantic &C.
quaintance was formed they we're
happily married. The young lady
has proved herself a devoted wife.
They have had two children. boy
and girl. The boy, now man of SO
years old, is a wealthy planter in
Mississippi. but the fondly loved
daughter died in 1875. in this city, st
the age of 20 years.-INew York
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