The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
THE ADVOCATE.
A WOMAN SOLDIER.
SEXUAL To a War Romance Re-
vailed BY a Lawsuit.

The Circuit Court, at its next ses-
sion, will find before it a case bristling
with romance The litigation is over
a land title.
In the early days of the war COM
psny of guerrilas made their head
quarters in the Bennett neighborhood,
in an adjoining county. One of the
members of the company was a
dashing Young fellow known as Jack
Mason. None of his followers knew
his antecedents, but as he was
jolly, good natured, enthusiastic and
brave in raids. no questions were
asked.
MasoI was feminine in form and
conduct, but this was attributed to
his youth. In a skirmish one day
Mason was wounded, and left at the
house of a family named Orth.
Here it was discovered that Mason
was girl. Her wound, through
painful, was not serious, but kept her
confined to her bed for several months, !
during which time she became a
mother. After her recovery she dis
appeared, leaving some jewery and
money for the baby.
The excitement of the war caused |
the Orths to forget the girl, and they
came to look upon and love the win
some baby as their own, and did the
best they could for her.
She grew to womanhood and mar
ried young farmer, and now is the
mother of two children.
Her husband owned some land in a
distant county, which he sold. Later
a question of title came up, during
which the waif was called to testify.
During the hearing Mrs. Mayhem told
her life story as she had it from the
Orths. The local newspapers made
some reference to her story, which was {
republished in several places, includ-
ing Knoxville.
This last was seen by the wife of a &
prosperous merchant in a country S
town in Tennessee and created the s
widest joy in her bosom.
In Mrs. Mayhem she recognized her
baby, lost for years, and she came OH [
to investigate. a
Her story is that shortly after her U
marriage she bacame jealous of her L
husband and accused him, as she now a
knows. falsely. They Quarreled, and II
he left her.
Iu despair and ashamed to go to her
parents, who had forbidden her to X
marry, and being young and roman 0
tic, she fed as far as she could, and
oined the guerillas. L
After the birth of the child, with Z
out resources, she ran away from the Z
Orths, intendeding to return home, ~
tell all to her parents and then return ST
for the child. When she reached her Is
home she found she had overtaxed her al
strength and was i'll for many weeks. IL
When she recovered she could not te
locate the baby. She had not made III
any inquiries about the country nor II
sven the nearest town while at Orth's, Oil
and the ravages of war, together with II
the constantly moving bodies of the "
army in East Tennessee prevented II
search. pr
After the war search was made,
'ut without success, and the baby was IL
siven up as lost until the publication u
ame to her notice. The mother, who Ii
lad been reunited to her husband, at Gu
nee came to Orth's, was recognized. ~
nd proceeded to see her daughter, who 81
vas frantic with joy at seeing the n
mother she never expected to know. IN
All this story will be confirmed in sa
he next session of the Circuit Court
7hen the land case comes up.
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