Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-03-22
ROMANCE OF TWO VARS.
STORY or TWO REJECTED MARY
LAND LOVERS WHO FOUGHT.

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When the war with Mexico was declared.
Samuel Mccusdy was merchant ID
Grantsville. i beautiful mountxin village
in western Maryland, with DECLINING
business and without the perseverance, 10
restore + 70 liz former condition. Of psaa-
perity. He was fond 81 the gay iife of ths
towns and had contraefea debts, and h1d,
moreover, fallen in love withont any ~
parent chance Of his affections being 70
deprecated He was bright, intelligent.
gallant, with 4 fine presence. YET lii
charmer held him aioof- She respected
him, did not disdain him, yet she had fean
for the future and rejected his suit.
Then came chsnee or the disappointed
lover to enlist, win glory on foreign field
and return 10 claim attention with the
halo Of warriors deeds about him.
Oddly enough. there was another CO
like this IN the neighborhood- Samuel Nc
Cleary, q sturdy, handsome young stage
coach driver, had likewise found an unre-
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| II was ID the middle III March. lSx7. that
| the gallant Captafn Walker cams ridin.
\ through the Cumberland region ii ssarch
1 OF recruits for the Mexican campaign. Me-
| C,cary was ripe for adventure ana IL
| Joined II had been agreed between him
/ and McCurtIv. they being fast friends that
l they should enlist together hut Me(yurdv
| was away from home at the time. and on
1 his return. hearing Of the enlistment OF his
/ friend. he followed the com raand acrnss the
country to Newport. XIV. where be. too.
| Joined the company.
| MeCleary was great favorite with the
| commander. a good fellow in every way
4 the soul OF honor and one 81 the brayest
soldiers eyer under fire. He was always at
the front with Walker, and when they fell
they were together in the van.
4 The two Marvlausiers did not seek shell.
| tered places in the campaign. They were
there for fighting and for glory. and they
knew that it must be sought at the fore.
Walkers rangers gave them annie oppor-
/ tunity for active work. for this gallant
band was the first to dash forward into
dangerous places and do desperate deeds.
/ They went into the battle of HumantIa
together and but one of them came out
McCuriy 1t was fierce fight, though
the numbers were small ON each side
McCleary fell with his captain, pierced by
many Mexican lances, and was buried on
the field.
McCurtiy went on and passed through
all of the battles OF the valley of Mexico,
without a wound beyond a scratch from
one OF the peculiar copper covered balls
used by the Mexican forces.
MeURDY's PROPOSAL
He was present at the final capture of
the capital, and then, with a company of
500, ne volunteered to go down to Vera
Cruz with the first train of sick and wound
ed. On his return to the city he was Sc
lected by the commandment of tie City
! Guard as his clerk, being an excellent pen
man The capitol building was made the
. headquarters of the invaders, and from
t.se, al.