The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-11-12

"a long, long kiss-a kiss of youth and love-"
Maternal HCrOiSm.-On the 9th of January
1897, party of Indians killed George Mason at
Flat Creek, about twelve miles from Knoxville
Tenn. During the night he heard noise at his
stable and stepped out to ascertain the cause, and
the Indians coming between him and the door in
tercepted his return. He fled but was fired upon
and wounded. He reached cave, about "a quar-
ter of mile from his house, out of which already
weltering in his blood, he was dragged and murder
ed Having done this, they returned to the
honse to despatch his wife and children. Mrs. Ma
son unconscious of the fate of her husband, heard
them talking to each other as they approached the
house. At first she delighted with the hope
that her neighbors aroused by the firing had
to her assistance. But perceiving that the conver-
sation was neither in English German, the lam
guage of her neighbors, she instantly inferred that
they were savages coming to attack the house.
! The heroine had, that very morning, learned
how the double trigger of rifle set. Fortu-
nately the children not awaked by the firing,
and she took not to awake them. She shut
the door and barred it with benches and tables; and
took down the well charged rifle of her husband
She placed herself directly opposite the opening
which would be made by forcing the door Her
husband came not and she was but too well aware
that he was slain. She was alone in darkness. She
took council from her magnanlmity, heightened
by her affection for her children, that sleeping
unconsciously around her. The Iudians pushing
with great violence, gradually opened the door
sufficiently wide to attempt an entrance. The BODY
of one was thrust into the opening and just filled It.
He was struggling for admittance. Two. or
three more directly behind him were pro-
pelling him forward. She set the trigger OF the
rifle put the muzzle near the foremost and IN such
direction that the ball after passing through his
body would penetrate those behind She fired. The
foremost fell the next utte4ed scream otmor-
tai agony. The intrepid woman saw the policy
of profound silence. She observed it. The Indians
in consequence were led to believe that armed men
r were in the house. They withdrawed from toe
house took three horses from the stable and sci II
on fire. TWAS afterwards ascertaned that this hgh
minded widow had saved herself and children rom
the attack of twenty-five assaants-Butdfo Eng
4 COurtship in Puns.-A certain Mr.. Parr, be-
ing smitten with the charms of certain Miss Ann
!, Mari, provincial belle, whom he met at Harrow
gate, was exceedingly perpeyed to contrve now hc
should open his heart to her. AT length he met ne
and it for the last time that season. at puohc
breakfast and in the dread ofloosing her foreVer'
he resolved there to make desperate e1or' "
5 pop the question. Fortune favored the attempt IL
happened, that opposite the gentleman there was
plate of Parmesan cheese, and near the lauy s'oo
, chry stal dish of marmalade. Will you DO me NJ,
G the honor to accept of n little Pdr, Miss Ann
h said the lover with look full of meaning and NOV
4 ing his hand towards the cheese" Tel me iIs
Il replied the damsel, with admirable readiness, hils
It at the same time the top ofhe chrystai, ~ III
# or not you are fond of Hdrr, my tad ="
C things i'm existence ~ exclaimed INC
n youth The offers mutually aco. - ~
: dors,ood ,s rcdces of personal attachmeh, oy ire
pores although nobody else comprehend the equi,
"l, rJiSc9yered any thing in the transaction but
O,i,,,o ciylitv. The treaty thus opened was soon
. ratified. and Niss Ann Mari was invested with tho
: title of Mrs. Parr
: Many pcrsons conceive tha, excess Of poliienes
= constitutes good breeding hut they are egregiousl,
n deceived nothing can be more annoying to modes
man than 10 he pesered with cyilitles. well hr.S
's man will endcavor 10 relieve his guest from al
restraint, and will not, by imperinen' bu, well mean
N importantly, he porpcually reminding him that n