The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-16
A WAR ROMANCE.
A Woman Who Fought at Last
Finds her Daughter.

Finds her Daughter.
The Circuit Court at Burksville
Ky, at its next session will find a
case before it bri sting with romance.
says writer in the New York Re-
corder. The litigation is over a
land title. In the early day of the
war a company of guerillas mad >
their headquarters in the Bennett
neighborhood, in an adjoining
county. Oae of the members of the
company was dashing fellow kno wn
as Jack Mason. None of his fellows
knew his antecedents, but as he was
jolly, good natured, enthusiastic aud
brave in raids no questions were
asked. NJ ason was feminine in form
and conduct, but this was attributed
to his youth. In skirmish one dav
Mason was wounded and left at the
house of family named Orth.
Here it was discovered that Mason
was a girl. Her wound, though
painful, was no serious, bat kept Der
confined to her bed for several
months, during which time she BE-.
came a mother. After her recovery
She disappeared, leaving some Jaw.
elry and money for the baby. The
excitement of the war caused the
Ortns to forget the girl, and they
came to look upon and love the win.
some baby as their own. She grew
to womanhood and married young
farmer, and now is the mother of
two children. Her husband owned
land in distant county, which he
sold. Later question of title came
up, during which the wait was called
to testify. During thu hearing Mrs.
May hew told her life story as she
had it from the Orths. The local
newspapers made some reference to
her story, which was published in
several places, including Knox
Vile.
This last was seen by the wife Of
prosperous merchant in a country
town in Tennessee and created the
~ildest Joy in her bosom. In Mrs.
Mavhew she recognized her baby,
lost for years, and she visited
Burksville to investigate. Her
story is that shortly after her mar.
riage she became Jealous of her hus-
band and accused MIN, as she now
knows, falsely. They ,arreled
and he left her. In despair,
and ashamed to go to her
parents, who had forbidden
her to marry, and being
young and romantic, she fed as far
as she could and joined the guerril.
las. After the bitth of the child
without re,ou -ces, she ran away
from the Orlhs, intending to return
home, tell all to her pareats and
then return for the child. When
she recovered could not locate
the baby. She had not
made any inquiries about the
COuulTN HUI eFoU tuc ucdie ol W II
while at Orth's, and ravages of war
together with the constantly
m owing bodies of the army IN + .st
Tennessee, prevented search.
After the war search was made, but
without success, and the baby was
given up as lost until the publica.
tion came to her notice. The
mother, who had been reunited to
her husband, al once went to Orth's,
was recognized, and proceeded to
see her daughter, who was frantic
with Joy at seeing the mother she
never expected to know. All this
story will be confirmed in the next
session of the Circuit court when
the land cases comes up.
Cheap Rates to the North via the
katy"
On June 22nd the "K,ty" Will
sell, from all points in Texas, tick
ct. at one-half the regular one way
rate, plus 81 90, to ST Louis, Kan