The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-03

accepted defeat and on its adverse con-
sequences Io show the blood that was
in them. from wealth they met the coudi-
tons that confronted them and submitted
- sacrifices cheeruly going TO the wash
lab. the spindle and the loom to support
thS widowed mothers and crippled ia
theirs and kindred until our Southland
blossoms with a heroine ia nearly every
home.
have read Of the hcroines I'm Napoleon g
Court, Families of Clcopatra's euchan-
tresses who charm post,rity. who had
but TO smile az history 10 obtain history's
smile In return Mosdames Talien. De
stael. hecamier. Charlotte Corday. Of the
deeds OF Joan dare, of Molie Pitcher and
Deborah Sampson Of our Revolution. and
Florence Nightingale If England but
when l draw the line Of comparison /
can point 20 women whose names and
Iame I'm the War between the States"
VIII surpass them in acts and deeds that
VIII only die with the echo OF time.
The battle of Nashville gave us a
heroine whose name General Hood placed
On the roll OF honor Miss Mary Brad
ford now Mrs. John Johns When
THOMAS army was pouring the Inusketrv
INTO us and Hoods army was i'm fun re-
treat. She rushed out in the thickost Of
The storm-cloud and begged the soldiers
10 stop and fight
MISS SANSON'S EXPLOIT
The famous raid of Gcreral Strcivhf
with two thousand mon. near Rome Ga.
resulting In his capture through the infre-
pidity OF "a Miss Enara Samson. was an
Instance of female prowcss long 90 De Tee
MON hered. Amidst tho living bullets
thrilled with patriotism. she jumped on
hthind Gen. Forrest and pilofcd him
across he Black Warrior The Tepieis-
ture CT Alabama granted her land and
me people iauded her fo fhe skies when
Hoods army. on the Nashville campaign
passed Gadsden. this young lady stood on
her PORCH and the army went wild with
cheers in her honor
Another heroine I'm General Morean's
cavalry tramp, on the line O. Kennedy
and Tennessee. grew 90 Doe "a terror I'm her
section. She Was as expert in horsoman-
ship as % C0ssack. dressed I'm mems
clothes and handled "a gun with the skin
OF cracksman. She bore the name Of
sue Muuday" had many encounters and
her career was exceedingly romantic.
The old scouts I'M the West will remem-
boz two other horcines through whose aid
We were often saved from attack and told
when and where TO strike. Miss Kate
Patterson now Mrs Kyle. of Lavergne
Tenn. and Miss Robbie Woodruff who
lived ten miles from Nashville They
would 60 irtC Nashville get what iufor-
nation was needed and place 10 in dee
s.enatcd tree stump or log 10 lie convey
al 10 us hy orr secret scouts. / have
often wondered II the diagram 81 works
around Nashville found ON the person OF
SAN Davis was not gotten through them.
notwithstanding the impression received
that IL was stolen from Cen. Dodge
table by q negro boy. Miss Woodruff
thrilled the scouts 10y her many perilous
achievements
SAVED HER FATHERS LIFE.
But / have "a heroine of the mountains
who developed boo war times. yet On ace
count Of her obscure habitation and the
bitter hcart-bunlngs existing between the
two factions. so nearly divided i'm her Soc
ticn. that history has not yet given her
namc merited fame ] got her record from
the Rev. j. IT, Nichols. who lived I'm her
section Of Putnam county. three miles
from CO0kcyiile Tenn. Her name was
Miss Marina Guuter. now Mrs. Joe Ilar-
rls. Her father Larkin Gunter was
Southern man. and some bushwhackers.
claiming to belong TO the Federal army
resolved to kll him. one night three or
them. Maxwell Miller and Patton. visited
Dis home and told him. i'm the presence
Of his family that his time had como 10
de They took him out from tho house