The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-12
ROMANTIC STORY
San Francisco Paper Tells Of a
Girl Soldier.
Followed Her Kansas Sweet
heart In Mems Clothes.
DISCOVERED AT LAST.
Was Put Ashore by Col. Fun
stOn at Honolulu.
Returned to Meet Regiment and
Marry Her Soldier.

The San Francisco Call prints a four
column illustrated story about Kansas
girl following the Kansas regiment IN
the guise of a man and being discovered
and put off the vessel at Honolulu me
p. J. Moore referred to appears IN the
roster of Co. E, and his address is given
as Waverly.
The Call says;
Sadie De Lande. who is called also
White after her foster parents, viii wed
p ! Moore private in the Twentieth
shin Tartar which left Manila nearly a
month ago with that regiment aboard
and her betrothed have had a sensa-
tional Dre-nuptial honeymoon together the
story of which is now made pubic.
Sadie De Laude was of that turn Of
mind which longs to do something new
under the sun such a turn OF mind N
men is called enterprise or the spirit OF
harsher names She desired an adven-
choke with horror and she found it
After graduating al a hlgn Scnool IN
Kansas. Sadie, who was an orphan, was
sent by her foster parents to an academy
conventional Sadie was kept in a straight
jacket of discipline She did not ike to
be so checked and curbed and resolved
that to free herself she would take nus
band
sins at ConeyviIe, Kansas she met P. J.
Moore. Moore had already enlisted in
come to San Franciseo With his regiment.
1t was agreed that Sadie should 60 with
might travel with the regiment in dis
guise- Passes are not granted to women
Sadie made herself a uniform and sat
be done in time Her hair was shingled
and when she put the uniform she was
of a soldierIy height and figure In that
garb and secure from discovery she trav-
eled to San Francisco.
AT Camp Merritt she devoted herself
20 a study of the military life Discipline
was rather lax in the regiment. in those
days she says and she was able to fan
out much danger of detection She de-
and was one of the most graceful sold
1ers in the awkward squad once she
tainted during a prolonged drill, but her
sex was kept a secret.
"When. the. regiment went board the
transport Indiana Sadie was still in the
ranks Two days out from port, how
ever. the guarded secret came out. She
ashore al Honolulu. There she passed a
hsr solqler betrOLheds whom she speaks
of familiarly as P j.
came hither on the NIaripOsa last week.
q. 1 was delighted with Honolulu she
said, and there was only one reason
which could induce me to leave it. 1 have
an appointment to marry p. J. in this
In personal appearance Sadie is rath-
er pleasing She IS tall and has a girlish
face Her speech is that OF educated
Ny experience has changed my opin-
ions and ambitions she said last night,
ploits. Not to count seasicI1ness ana me
initiation OF discovery to deter one. All
the romance has left my head. But I had
a remarkable time
Before L boarded the train in Kan
sas p. j. called at the house to see if
had lost my courage and resolution He
found me all equipped. 1 had on my feet
pair of French-heeled boots He told
me the feminine shoes would betrav me
took q pair Of my uncle's shoes and put
them on over my own We reached the
train just before it pulled out of the de-
At Camp Merritt one or two of the
boys We're let into the secret and thev
shielded me. When we We're on the IN
Word came that there was to be a check
@ @Ioll eau eau; IN the eXcltement, however. I
eluded the officers
Discovery came all of a sudden. Col
onel Funston in person with a guard of
four men came down upon me on the
nominious arrest As / was marched u Iip "a
the hurricane deck. two guards ahead
1ne oI5lcers wives stare at me. That was
prlety OF your conduct%
Miss Pc Lande was confused a mo-
H1enl and then exclaimed.
Never until a minister's wife fnsuIted
10or, vhiI T5S Talang IN the captains state
room Wflle ne went among the ladies to
The chaplain's wife sent a MESA e-a 'vI7fc6
VS. not gong to furnish a WardrOba for
female ays-that she bsS bae1
called to higher mission The csn+siIS's q
VIE having no high mission had a char
itaDIe 51es ResrI Ian and fitted me out
until We reached Honolulu. The dav he
Lore We anchored at that port I was <
en- peIore eourt-martial. Colonel Fun
sLon. MAJOR Metcalf, Captain Christv and
y. j. We're present, besides Major whit
man VINO conducted the examine ZION He
asked VINO cut my hair, who gave me
the uniform. where got the shoes and
other impertinent questions. I declined To
tell anything and was sent back IN tbs
etateroom- P J. was fined s20-and sent
INTO the brig for thirty days OF until the
=" At Honolulu Capt. Harry Evans Of