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Title: The Woman with a Stone Heart
A Romance of the Philippine War

Author: Oscar William Coursey

Release Date: February 27, 2008 [EBook #24705]

Language: English

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The Woman with a Stone Heart

A Romance of the Philippine War.

By

O. W. Coursey, (U. S. Vols.)

Author of

"History and Geography of the Philippine Islands."
"Who's Who In South Dakota."
"Biography of General Beadle."
"School Law Digest."

All of these books are published and for sale by
THE EDUCATOR SUPPLY COMPANY
Mitchell, South Dakota

Copyrighted 1914

By O. W. Coursey

THE WOMAN WITH A STONE HEART

INTRODUCTION

To those whose love of adventure would cause them to plunge head-long
into an abyss of vain glory, hoping at life's sunset to reap a
harvest contrary to the seed that were sown, let me suggest that
you pause first to read the story of "The Woman With a Stone Heart,"
Marie Sampalit, dare-devil of the Philippines.

Perhaps we might profitably meditate for a few moments on the musings
of Whittier:

"The tissue of the life to be
We weave in colors all our own,
And in the field of destiny
We'll reap as we have sown."

--The Author.

DEDICATION

To Her, who, as a bride of only eighteen months, stood broken-hearted
on the depot platform and bade me a tearful farewell as our train of
soldier boys started to war; who later, while I was Ten Thousand miles
away from home on