The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17

and steward first in the Adelaide, then Ia
the Rover, and finally Ia the Surah. Cap
tain McIntire, but while. bound for Lon
dop ia the last named vessel her sex was
discovered. On reaching the metropolis
Captain McIntire took der before the
Lord MAYER and stated the facts. adding
thatstle had ably done an able seaman s
duty. a purse was made up for her, and
she was retained to her home IA Donegal.
Mary Ann Taylor, one Of the sixteen
ilieaitimate children OF Lord William
Talbot. ended her days as pensfoaer Of
George Ill after having successfully
masq ueraded as a man for number Of
years. She first donned male attire in
order to accompany her lover, an infantry
officer. to the West Indies. She afterWard
went with him TO France, and while act
lug as a drummer at the seige of Valen-
ciennes she was severely wounded. Re-
covering, she deserted and shipped on
board French lugger which, though she
was ignorant of the fact. was privateer.
Being captured by Lord Howe, Mary Ann
explained TO him, without revealing her
sex, her ignorance Of the ships true char
acter. She was released and shipped as
cabin boy in the Brunswick, Captain
Harvey. Being twice severely wounded
In the engagements on the glorious 1st of
June, 1894, she was sent to the hospital az
Hasiar, and during a long period OF treat
ment there still contrived 70 conceal her
sex, which at length she herself pro-
claimed 10 escape being pressed as q sea-
man on her return TO England.
The annals Of the English army and
navy abound Ia similar cases. One Of the
most remarkable is that of Hannah Smell,
born In 1923. Deserted by her husband,
q Dutch sailor, she assumed mans ap-
parel and pursued him, first as soldier,
then as marine. Though several times
wounded she ALWAYS managed to conceal
her sex, but proclaimed il at last on learn
iEg that her faithless lord had been
hanged for murder.
A London girl whose real name is not
known, assumed the appellation of
Samuel BnBdy when, in the year 1852, at
the age OF thirteen, she disguised herself
as boy and eloped with her sweetheart.
Abandoned BY him she went TO sea- still
as boy, and returning to Loudon with
out discovery, she won the affection OF
pretty girl named Mary Parlour and mar
ried her. When Mary discovered the de-
ception she WIS naturally indignant, aud
Samuel Bundy," her liege lord or rather
lady, took herself off aud shipped on a
man of-war. She subsequently, returned
to her "wife," who forgave her. and the
pair lived happilyitogether till death sep
arated them.
While strolling through old Chel-
sea churchyard IN England year
or two age, / came upon a quaint
old monument upon which was
carved the strange story OF Anne Cham
berlayne Spragg, born Chamberlayne-
She shipped, when very young woman,
as a man, on board the Griffin, man-of-
war commanded by her brother Clifford,
who connived at her escapade- She fought
bravely in On action with the French off
Beachy Head in 1890 Returning from
her campaign she married John Spragg,
aud died November 8, 1891, in the twenty
fifth year OF her age.
During the late Civil War IN orr own
country there were several cases of
women eoldiering in male attire. One of
the most remarkable of these is that OF
Mrs. William L;ndley, who fought side by
side with her husband IN an OHIO regi-
ment- A similar case Is that OF James
Fisher who, according TO Colonel Tafel.
was one of the bravest soldiers IN
the Sixth Ohio Infantry. 1t was never
suspected that Private Fisher was a
woman until she WAS admitted to the
Soldiers Home at Dayton in lss7, when
the medical examination, which Is pre-
requisite to admission, disclosed the fact
Nothing is known of her real name or her
history prior TO the war. and she declines
to talk on the subject.
Perhaps the most remarkable of all
these examples of women in trousers Is
that OF the Austrian Countess Sarolta
Way, who for years WAS palmed OF as a
boy upon her father, becaused her mother
IeAfetl 10 ulSappolub utIu " tne cooAes-
sion that their only child and heir TO vast
estates was a girl. Sarolta seems com
pletely unsexed by her mothers course.
Though now more than thirty years old
she wears male apparel, drinks. bets,
fights duels, and has iannmera bic
intrigues with women She re-
Gently married Marie Eaglshardt. a
young heiress. and quickly sqaandered
her dowry. An examination OF her me a.
tai condition by Vlenn experts recently
resulted in decision That she is morally
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