Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-12-16
A HEROINE.

Thetoilowing singular achievement occurred
In this neighbourhood afew nights since We
record It a. am example of that happy presence
OF mind and resolution in the weaker sex, which
are worthy OF imitation.
The heroine OF the sioryis the wife of mill
tamari, who Is now serving his tour of duty
at Norfolk They are poor but respectable per
sons, who live IN tile county of Hanover, about
10 or 2 miles from this CITY. Their house is
near the farm OF Mr.. Bo0t@right: it is small,
and has but single room to 1.-THE woman
IS mo her, with an infant about months old
y few nights since she retired to bed, lonely
and unprotected, with no one but her sleeping
ihiaht beside her. The night was dark and ia |.
hy-the feeble light of the fire alone glimmer.
ed IN the rpom.--Amidst such 4 scene, SO cheer
less and tun Of gloom, SO well calculated To ex.
cite the fears OF women, she was disturbed by Il
suddenrsp At the door She asked, who was
there a grab & authoritative voice demanded
al entrance. She again enquired the name at
the intruder. Th~ person without ie lied, that
J. she dld not open the door immediately, he
would brt ak it open. She begged him to wait
FORA moment aud she would let him n-Hay-
ing huddied ON few cIothes anu thrown some
hght-Nood nptn the FIRE, sic opened the door,
and was surprised TO fiDt. negro man, slsye
oLherneiShnour NJ Downright She demand
cd 81 ilim what ne wanted He informed her,
with an authoritative air, that he had come to
sleep with her. Being acquainted with the f-
low, she replied with more confidence than She
souid otherwise have assumed, thst he must be
drunk and out of his senses None of YOUR
AIRS, lrep'ied the rufaan my mind is made up, I
viii sleep IN that bed tonight or take your life %
ieffihcd by his manner, made desperate by iiel
stuauon, yet determined TO yield her lie raa
ther than submit to his wishes, she vet had cou-
rage enough to devise sckeeme for her escape
winch she Carried into instant execution. Look
ing down at his feet, she discovered that they
were muddy. "Why says she you cant think
" sleep IN my bed with such fees as these
you must wash them'' The fellow thinking
himself en- the eve accomplishing MS wishes,
very readily assented to the terms--And She,
pouring Some water into noggi;l, seated him IN
aciiair on the hearth, with his back toward the
rest OF the room. Stepping back, she seized an
axe which lay on table near the door, and ere
the splashing OF the wateroYer his feet permit.
ted nm 10 suspect her intentions. she whiried
'lle axe with such tremf ndous effect upon bis
skull, that he iell dead from his seat. She
caught UP her child, alisled out of the house
AID made the best of her way through, the rain
and gloom OF the night to her neighbour MIR
BootwESht. To him she disclosed the TERRIFIC
eysn,s which had just traHspired when ie re-
Plled, IN manner that do, han credit, SO tll.s
ne WAS sorry to lose such fellow; but, that so
far tro.n Blaming her, he commended the sbi
re which she had exhibited in the defence of
her Ufrfue" Persons were immediately sent TO
Tie scene of these transactions, when the evi
dences her heroisn were placed before them
30 eneetnai was the blow, which he mad receiv-
ed, So powerfully had her arm, neryed by des-
Pera'ion and terror, fallen upon his skull, tina,
~ the ACT OF tumbling into the hea tn rom has
stopping Posture his brains had fallen from
therleav;ty into the noggin between his feet
ESiqgir1.