Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-13

? we'll to her. Instead OF cOndoltng with
him. she told him that II he had fought
like a man in all probability he would
not have gone to the gallows. She was
sorry for him. OF course, she acknowl-
| edged, but not sorry enough to shed
tears She besought him, however,
TO go to hts death like a man and so
1 wipe out as far as possible the memory
I OF his craven conduct in the fight.
MARY REEDS LIFE.
Rackam and the two men sentenced
I 20 die with him that day went 10 the
gallOws smilingly. The other men Of
the band were hanged I'm the February
following, but although neither Mary
Reed nor Anne Bonney sought or eX-
pected clemency the authorities refused
to hang them. There was as much, II
not more, OF an adherence to inhict-
ing the death penalty on women in
those days as there Is In these times,
/ and as the stories OF the two women
pirates became known through their
conversations with the Port Royal
Judge; people came 10 look upon them
as more sinned against than shining.
Mary Reed. II was learned. had been
born in England and had been bred
and reared in deception. Her mother.
when very young. had married a youth
who soon after their marriage went 10
sea and never returned. The fruit OF
this marriage was a son. A year later
Mary was born and. the son dying.
Mary's mother decided 20 substitute
her illegltimate child for the legitl-
mate one IN order 10 have the child
come in for the wealth Of her hus-
bands mother Mary. therefore, was
reared as a boy AS she grew up her
mother explained TO her the secret OF
her birth and the necessity FOR con-
ceallng her sex. At various times the
grandmother wanted 20 adopt the child,
| but this the mother. Of course, would
| not consent TO. Instead, each time she
| got the old woman 20 increase the al
| lOwance made on account OF the child.
| Occasionally the mother and grand
| mother quarreled and unfortunately
| for Mary, the old woman died at such
a time and left Mary without shilling.
The child being no longer source
Of income 20 her, the mother had no
further use for Mary and so abadone1
her
Mary. CARRIED az a boy, reared as a
boy and having had the companion
ship only OF boys all her life, now
could do nothing except look Tor work
as a boy. She had tho good fortune
10 obtain a position as footboy 20
Frenchwoman Of wealth, and she re-
mained I'm this position several years.
As she grew IN years and strength she
got tired Of servile employment ana
began to look about for something else.
Having a love for the sea ana a touch
OF romance in her disposition she en-
listed on a man OF war. Here she
learned enough OF seamanshlp 10 NJ
her well Tor the part she was 70 play
later on in life. After several cruises
she sought adventure ashore ana went
10 Flanders. where she enlisted In a
regiment Of Infantry as cadet. She
was a brave, dashing soldier. but there
was little chance for poor soldier,
no matter how brave or how dashin6,
10 advance I'm those days, for commits
sions were bought and sold and the
person without money might serve
throughout life without promotion
MARRIAGE OF THE TROOPERS.
Giving up the infantry in disgust.
Mary next enlisted in a cavalry regi-
ment In this she distinguished her
self So as 20 win the applause and es-
TEEN Of an the officers Of the regiment
Just then romance entered the lie OF
MARY 10 bring confusion TO her. she
was very brave and she was very mod
est She had the faculty Of most brave |
persons Of winning the amectionate re-
Rprd OF their companions. The tent |
Young Flemish trooper. who thought |
Mary was the bravest young man In |
the world No wonder that Mary, her |
natural tendencies checked and distort- |
ed throughout her young life. should |
fan passlonatcly I'm love With him The |
violence or her feelings Was such that |
she neglected all her soldierly dutieh |
and acted so peculiarly that she ~os
considered insane. one day when me
handsome trooper was expressing ms
SORROW over her condition she astonish-
ed him by throwing herself into his
arms and telling him she was a woman.
Rut his astonishmont WIS no greater
Than that OF the entire regiment the
next dav when the two troopers were
married IN public. All the officers were
present and so were thousands OF citl-
zons.
Married and dressed Tor the first time
I'M her life In tho clothes women wear,
Mat.v left the army and. with her hus-
hand. opened an Inn. and for luck called
IL the Three Horseshoes. She had a
fair measure o. luck for a few years
and was we'll on the road 10 prosperity
and ease when her husband died, the
wars ended business fen on 90 little
or nothing and she was left once more
with "a problem of making "a living for
herself
A PIRATE IN SPITE or HBRsELF.
There was not much opportunity for |
hor ln Europe. she thought Anyhow
the death of her husband had cut all
the tics that held her there ~ she en-
gagged passage for America in a French |
ship For an unattached Young Wom- |
an a. make tho trip across the ocean Ia |
those days was unthought OF, 80 for her |
own protection she resumed the garb /
of "a man. The ship she sailed in Was |
captured b. English pirates, and a. she |
was the only English speaking pora0n /
ON board. the pirates, after plundenng |
tho vessel and is passengers Of eNery- I
thing of value took her on board their I
craft and allowed tho French snip 20 I
proceed. They had no idea she was
other than she seemed 90 be-a fine,
handsome. rosy-cheeked young English
mun-and she became one of the pirate
crew There was nOfhing else for her
10 DO, she continued Hlth tho pirates