The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-10-17


battlefield sNhN IDG4A Yp4l -: being
something quite original; whereas it
would simply be case of history re-
peating itself, for that there have been
many such heroines the following par
ticulsrS XAl. REpys: 10 hrs. lCArietiIn!.e 9I!.
is q well-known esampl& che having
served as . foot soldier and dragoon in
several campaigns under William Ill.
and the duke of Marlborough, acting as
a squadroa leader of the Soon greys st
UlsnheiIm and Han,ill1eS.f Z she died dJfay
8, f739. Hannah Smell was ano thsr fe-
male worthy, who, having been deserted
by her husband, adopted male a@tine,
and travelled to Coventry in search of the
rpneYsyss Sh&petherss enlisted in Col.
Gnise,s regin)ent Of 4eots and mafched'
with them to Carlisle at :he time OF the
Scotch rebellion of 1745. She afterward
enlisted in Fraser's regiment OF ma
rines, and ,prSo9ededA to- Portsmouth,
whence she sailed in Admiral Bosca-
wen's squadron for the East Indies.
There she assisted at the siege of
Pondeherry. when she received ~
wounds. Through all her adventures,
including couple OF foggings, she
managed to preserve the secret of her
sex, and concerning the application of
the .cat" it was said: ns.4 AEass
4"17annah In breeks behAv'd 80 we'll
That mons hef scftArzssx oosid tells" ! s
At the close of her military life, how
ever, she revealed her secret, and was
awarded pension of Els IS. per an
mum. Later on she started publh
house under the sign of "'rhe Widow
in Masquerade" and did such a roaring
trade that q comfortable old age was
assured to her. = = ss~
There is Mary Anne Talbot, q fine.
comely young woman, to judge by an
extant portrait, who served four years
as soldier and sailor in the name Of
John Taylor, and took part in Lord
Howe's gloriouS victory onJuEe Il She
died Eebruary Z, 1908, agsd 80 years.
One print represents her holding q cut
lass in one hand, and Frenchmans 3
head in the other; another in which she
is representing q press gang. Coupled
with the memory of Fcntenoy, 174S,
there il that Of PAobe Hessel, whose
monument in q Brighton churchyard
states that she was born at Chelsea in
1913; that she served for many years as
a private soldier in the Fifth regiment
of foot in different parts of Europe, and
received q bayonet wound in the arm at
the @bo~es engagement. : EiNng at
Brighton, her case became known to
George ~, then prince regent, who
sent to ask her what Hum OF money
would render her comfortA BILE. "HAf
guinea a week." replied old Phoebe.
Twill make me as happy as princess. /"
This. therefore, by hin ma jestyss com
mand was regularly pAid her till the
day OF her death, which took place De-
oember 12,> 1924, when. she attained the
age Of 108 years.
Again, there is Mary Dixon, who was
aearly le years in the army, and fought
atWaterloo. She was still living in 1865.
when she was described as "a strong,
powerful old woanan-" Above all there
is the remarkable, II not unique case Of
DR.. Barry. who died at Corfu in July,
1865. This lady said to haye been the legit-
innate granddaughter of q asScotch earl.
is surmised to have adopted nals attire
and the medical profession from attach--
ment to an army surgeon. Never in her
lifetime had dnyone the slightest sus-
picion Of her sex. While staff surgeon
to the care garrison, 1She most s2nseS
49, &~rEs 80 -
CAafl% Sersf, Pus& 4Huea-saSd
sone dspJsitid 4hedoasof was ~ e
quently guilty of fragrant breaches of
discipline, and on more than one occa-
sion was sent home under arrest, but
somehow or other, the offenses were al
ways condoned at headqu,rterA The,
late earl of Albemarle relates in his
that on sitting next to
her at mess, he noticed "a certain eff
feminacy in his manner, which he
seemed to be always striving to over
come, whie-AiAAtylesof Of ecqpvTrsatfR
was greatiy SUI perfor to that one usuI11y
heard ut mess-table in the days Of nom
examinations" In Hart's
Army List for 1865, the name Of James
Berry, M. D., stands at the head OF the
list of inspectors general Of hospitals.
In the July Of the same year, her death
was announced, and the next day it was
officially reported to the horse guards