num_pages: 348
description: THE heroism of woman is the heroism of the heart. Her deeds of daring and endurance are prompted by affection. While her husband, her children, and all the other objects of tenderness are safe, her heroic capabilities repose in peace, and external troubles have little power to disturb her serenity. But when danger threatens the household, when the lurking savage is seen near the dwelling, or the war-whoop is heard in the surrounding woods, the matron becomes a heroine, and is ready to peril life, without a moment's hesita tion, in the approaching conflict. When the family is overpowered, and the dwelling burnt with all its pre cious household treasures, she submits without a mur mur ; but when the life of husband or child is menaced, Bhe throws herself beneath the threatening tomahawk, and is ready to receive the descending blow to save the loved one. Captured and dragged away from her home, she endures fatigue, braves danger, bear.s contumely, and sometimes deals the death-blow to the sleeping captors, to save the lives of her children. . Such is woman's heroism. Such heroism it is the purpose of this collection of narratives to illustrate. If the reader will bear in mind, as he peruses these thrilling histories of woman's noble deeds, that affec tion prompts her daring, this volume will afford him much instruction as to the true character of woman. It will show her noble generosity and self-devotion in their true light ; and will prove that chivalrous cour tesy, which, by common consent, is always and every where in our noble country, accorded to woman, is no more than her well merited reward.
language: English
title: Heroic Women of the West
titlecomplete: Heroic Women of the West
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Dissertations-G