The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-11

. vhom we're lasl1 - ess
,rsr,,+hAr q vsn y IN inS6a1d
Iather blind ana the. dy1q4sE for
the family Wa the ealG - apels
4asser. The kAtherlald ~ eAGa9eo
n war. Albert HasDer was draSeea
and staryation stared the family Afhe
face. when Kunieundes saAnounce4 1ef q
intAntion >of going into the army -
her brothers place. The fanilyf
eu. trembling and fearful a. discoyery.
while the brave GIRL put on her
brothers clothes, Initiated his appsaf
ance Ii every possible way, ana
marched away with the Others draNed
to the war. Patriotism 10 strong N
the German woman, and 1t cave 70 tnS
spirit OF Kunigunde Hasser 2 courage
fully equal to that Of the men IN neF
company Her letters home were re
ouent and they were all signed with
her brothers name and addressed 20
herself, Before many weeks Of army
life were gone by the girl grew 0es-
perately homesick. but that made no
difference. She proved herself - good
a soldier as the brother those place
she filed could possibly have been.
Cheering letters addressed to himself
| came to her from Albert and never
| once did she think OF giving up the
/ desperate role she had assumed
During her term of service she
fought in three battles, but was never
once wounded Twice she was made
a prisoner. 1t took quite as much cour-
age to face the rough treatment OF tne
prison life as it did to stand frm 20
her purpose on the battlefield. Tney
were subject to the greatest hardsh1ps
and fed on water and hardtack, with
barely enough Of that to keep them
from starvation After being pris-
oner for six weeks Miss Hasser ss-
caped. She cunningly eluded the
guards, and when the prisoners were
next counted one was missing. She
, was recaptured in week or two, ana
her second period Of imprisonment was
three months long All the suffering
that could go with being huddled with
a host OF other prisoners In a place
, that was not a decent abode for rats
and never once getting enough OF the
toughest fare to satisfy hunger, she en-
, aured and no one ever suspected her
| secret
, 1t was Just after her third battle that
! trouble came in the shape or dlscoV-
l ely. There had been great slaughter
b among the forces. 1t seemed as II most
!; of the men in her company had oeei'
killed. She expected to be killed her-
: self, but special providence seemed
y to protect her. for she was not ever
| nI bn nf the, com
n pany gathered about campfire. some
u dropping on the ground. worn out VIII
Il the strain OF the battle. others path
le ing the CRIME and perspiration fron
e their faces and hands. The woman
'e was among the latter, and sometn1n
aroused the suspicions of fellow sol
~ der. He watched her for few nc
ments and then went up to where sn
~ stood and asked her name. She CAV
- the name OF her brother.
l Are you sure you're man?' aske
-. the comrade doubtflilly.
o. Quite sure she responded cooll
e. but with trembling knees.
OF He went to the captain OF the con
IN pany and told his suspicious.
lst called the surgeon and then the won
H. an knew the last hope OF remalnii
us undiscovered was gone, and she co,
fessed that she had come In a
lc- brothers place and told the story
Ia the substitution. She expected to
BILE 49,. ,,+h,,,,uh ~. ,ffoar assrred> h
a that no harm should come to her. I
ih- her knees and in tears she begged the
'se' to allow her to say a prayer and VII
so a farewell to her mother before tn
condemned her TO death. For -soi
Va time she could not be made to und'
~. stand chat she was to receive no pt
ip, ishment other than an honorable
s. charge for the noble part she
played
The scene around the camp hre v
one that will never be forgotten
ohu those who saw it. The heroic and
len triotic part she had PLAYED touched
INTO hearts of the toughest Of the men, /
many a soldier who would not d;
ress uttered a groan beneath the surgeo
ring i-n;eo n,,sbod AWAY a tear with
the soiled. blood-stained sleeve OF his
form.
din =, FOIL T., ,
inds o. "a .'. ,,,,,,o OF -,
i+.Ia and for a long time he lost track
nv her, but when his term OF service
the army expired he sought for
a;,,a until he found her, but she could
be persuaded to become his Wife.
.,,, Miss Hasser's tear that when
g,;s;, company discovered her deception
hrotber would he Obliged to go