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her dishes and her eyes, resolved to fly to arms, rather than submit to so dastardly a scheme of secession. She piovided herself with a uniform necessary to a volunteer of the genus homo, scratched her name boldly on the list, end stepped off to the fife and drum.The Colonel gave her an honorable discharge, a free pass upon the railroad, and sent a sergeant with her to Colqmbus, as a sort of body guard. The affaii created much excitement, and crowds of sympathizing soldiers accompanied Susan to the depot. She had no hoops, nor anything in the shape of female apparel in the camp, and she left us as she came, panting for war! Her last words were that she would be back again—for her P should not leave her.The bravery evinced by this young and pretty girl, is a part of that virtue which renders female character lovely, aud Miss Jones leaves us with her fair name still unstained. :
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Beaver Dam Argus
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Jun 14, 1861
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