Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-01-12
MOXEN OF The SEA
Thee Have Folicy. 81 IA Lie on the Wave
from Choice.

from Choice.
lac sailors superstitiouS fear that 4
"oinan's presence ON shipboard invites
ill-luck has failed to deter women
whose hearts yeurn for the sea from
gratifying this desire. The PAGES of
the maritime history of the world
contain The names of many matron
and ghls in various periods who, dis
suiscd IS men. have followed a life on
the ocean wave. The majority OF
them not only proved excellent sailora,
but even fought bIavely with cutlass,
pike and pistol against the foes Of their
native land.
They did not even shrink from sail
ing under the black flag; Tor the Eng
fish women, Anne Bonry and Mary
Read, joiuod the buccaneers, tie TYP
leal pirates Of the Antilles, IN order -
gain booty TO their hearts content.
y German writer gives q number Of
names Of women who have gone = sed
among which the following are inter
esting:
Jean dc Hellevilie, 10 ayeu"e her hus-
baud, who was murdered in the wear
i343 in Paris, fitted out 4 squadron Of
ships and layagca the coast 81 Nor.
mandy, burned castles and illumincd
the seat at night with the glare of blaz-
ing villages. Jean de Dellev,}le was
famed in her age as one CT the most
beautiful women in Europe.
Sometimes jealousy has sent q YOUNG
wife to SEA in sailor garb, The ballad
of bold Hannah Smell is now known ~
all sailors. This woman was Iosa III
London in 1928, and in the course OF
time married a German sailor named
Jacob Samms, who squandpred tier lit.
tie property and then deserted bee.
To seek this faithless fellow. Hannah
donned mems attire and Went IL sa.
Her experiences during her quest
would fill volumes grave and gay, traT
ic and comic incidents alter mated. Snr
served only ON English men-of-War,
took part in numerous battles ard re
ceived several wounds. After many
years she had the news that Jacob. in
punishment for serious crime, had
been put into a sack and thrown into
the sea somewhere in France. Rom
that time she left the royal service.
where her disguise had never been dis
covered, and returned in NoHaan'a
clothes to London. The government
granted her an annual pension Of & 81
sterling for life. She is said - have
gone on the stage afterward and az.
quilted herself admirably iii sailor
characters
There arc also high-heartcd women
who have performed many brave, he
roic deeds while sailing the seas VITA
their husbands. Among them Lou; Sc
Dittmar, the wife of the captain OF he
Prussian steamer Edgar, deserves the
highest praise. On the way home tne
entire crew, except the captain and
heImsman, were attacked with SER aus
Illness. The two men undcrtooi. to At
tend to the engine, while the woman
stood at the helm and steered the ship,
and this was done night and t'ay almost
without relief, for weeks! Tue steam
er arrived in port safely, after seven If
the crew had dice on the passage. IN
this case the valuable vessel he'd aetl'-
ally been saved solely by the captaili's
wife, for it is difficult TO estiEate Whit
the two men could lave done without
her aid Captains whose ship owners
forbid them to take their wives with
them might aptly cite az an opao..rg
argument OF the example of Louise
Dittmar.-Dctroit Free Press.