The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-06-21
FEMALE COURAGE.

in solitar, house at Wcilheim. Her
ia,her and the rest oi the iamIy had gone
TO church, when there appeared at the
door an old man apparently hall dead
with cold. Feeling for his situation,
she lei hin. in, and went into the kitch.
en- to prepare him some soup. Through
window which communicated from
the room she had left him in with the
kitchen she perceived he had dropped
the beard ne had on when he entered.
that he now appeared a robust man and
thar he was pacing the chamber with a
poinard in his hand. Finding no mode
of escape, she armed herself with chop
per in one hand and the boiling soup in
the other, and on entering the room
where he was, first threw tho soup in his
face, and afterwards struck him blow
on the neck with the hatchet which de-
privcd him of sense-At this moment a
fresh knock ut the door occasioned her
to look out ofthe window, when she saw
a strange hunter, who demanded admit
tance, and, on her refusal threatened to
break open The door she immediately
got her falher's gun, and as he was pro-
ceeoling to put his threat into execution,
she shot him through the right shoulder,
on which he took to the forest Hall an
hour after, third person came and ask
ed after AN old man who must have pas
sed that way. She sald she knew moth
ing of him; and after useless n,enaces,
it she did not open the door, he also pro-
ccedcd to beat it III, when she shot him
dead on the spot The excitement OF
her courage being now at an end, her
spirits beg ~ 10 sink, and she fired shots,
aud screamed from the window, until
some gend'armes came 10 her; but She
would not open tic door until the return
OF her father
The reigns OF George III of England
and Louis XIV OF France were yer, si-
miar, as appears from the following par
allel. What happened in the tine Of
Louis XIV IN England, was seen III the
timc OF George Ill in France. Both
reigns are the longest in both empires.
Louis XIV reigned 72 years, George Ill
60. Louis XIV saw Charles the First
brought to the scafiold BY the republican
party: In George the Thirds time,
Louis XVI was beheaJed by the repub-
lican p;ssy in France. When Cromwell
was protector, the royal family OF Eng
land, found protection in France under
Robespiere and Bonaparte, the Bour-
bons were protected by George Ill.
Louis XIV saw Charles ii ascend the
throne OF his father George III saw the
throne of France restoredlo the Bour-
bons. Louis saw FIVE English monarchs
on the throne, Charles |, Chasles IL,
James III, William and Mary Annet,
and the Usurper Cromwell George iii
saw in France five rnonarchs, Louis XIV,
XVI. XVII, XVIII, and the usurper
Bonaparte. -
Petition. About the second year of
the Kings reign, man by the name Of
George King, was convicted in Dublin,
Of a capital felony. lie drew up'a me-
mortal to the King, which he forwarded
with the following lines:
George King to King George, sends his humble
petition, .-.....--..,S ..... Y.----r-r
Hoping King George win pity George Kings
condition: ss.
fixing George to George King will grant long
day. a st,. 0t
George King for King George forever win pray
rN ttat
During the administration Of Sir Rob-
ert Walpole, the transportation OF con-
victs to this country proved a very great
grievance. DR.. Franklin wrote to the
Minister the thanks Of the colonists for
The maternal care of Britain to the coun.
try, SO strongly manifested in this in
,tance and as satisfactory proof Of A.
7,erican gratitude, sent him collection
of attlc-snakes, which he advised him to
have introduced into his majcsty's gar
ems at Kew, in order that they might
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