The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-08-06


Readers Of newspapers have doubtless no-
ticed, within the year past, occasional allu
sions to woman in the Western Country.
who complained Of terrible wrongs she had
suffered at The hands Of man formerly res
idcnt III this city, and threatened some dread
full retribution. The last notice other stat
ed that she hadlefi Lafayette, Indiana, IN
masculine attire and armed, and had made
her way to some townin the interioro Ohio.
Last Saturday morning, while the great
Western waslying at Mackinaw, II was whis-
|pered round that one of the passengers, who
seemed a trim boy Of some sixteen or eigh-
teen years, was in fact woman. Captain
Walker invited the youth and one Of the
| principal citizens Of Macknaw into his Of
| fee, and there being questioned, the suspi-
cious passenger declared herself a woman,
and gave her reasons for assuming the dress
she wore. She said she was married, as she
supposed, few years ago, in this city, 70 a
man whose name our informant was unable
TO give; that after living with him some years
and having two or three children, her hus-
band told her the marriage was all sham,
that he had another lawful wife, and had
contemptuously cast of her and her child
reh. III
Under these circumstances, she had sworn
to have revenge or justice. She, hae ascer-
tanned that the man who had thus deeply
wronged her was living at Mackinaw, and
she had come there to obtain recognition
Of her rights, or vengeance in default. Up
on which she exhibited Two loaded pistols
which she carried about her pefscn. Ailer
some further conversation she gave up the
pistols, and messenger was despatched to
the husband with an intimation that pas
seurer on the Western wished to see him
He soon came on board, and the 1.-TWO parties
met face 70 face. The woman upbraided
him with all the wrong lie had inflicted upon
her, and demanded reparation for herself
and children by legal marriage, at the
same time, with all the recklessness OF a
woman goaded to desperation, threatening his
life with the most vehement asseveratons il
he failed to do her justice.
AT this point the door opened, and the
man, who had covered before her, shot out
like lightning and escaped TO the shore ~
She soon followed aster, ascertained his place
ofbusiness, and sought another interview -
Asshe approached, the man, doubtless sup,
posing she.had come TO fulfil herthreats, and
fred. The ball struck near her her feet.--
She never blenched, but drawing a pistol in
turn from her vest, took deliberate aim at
him, and then lowered the weapon, saying
rs she turned on her heel, "no, you poor
contemplate wretch, it would disgrace even
woman to say you!"
The affair of course, made great noise
on the Island, but what was the issue we are
unable to state. The boat swung off soon
altar the events we have detailed, leaving
both parties ashore. We have heard many
stories about the character and the relations
Of the parties in this matter, but not enough
that we can rely upon to form a decided OPP
inion as 10 tho merits Of the case. II may
be that the woman is proaigate, but how Of
ten does the term abandoned have a strict
ness Of meaning, not Intended by these who
use it TO characterize frailty; and how many,
now the scorn and ontcasts of society, des-
perate in vice and crime, and degraded until
they have lost all semblance Of womanbood,
would be happy, yirtuous wives and mothers,
but for the foul wrong and abandonment OIL
which they have been the victims. There
is terrible wrong somewhere in the case we
have related, and our judgment, as well as
our sympaihes, incline us to believe that
the unsexed woman isthe sufferer.
THE RAT IN THE STATUE.--W We know moi
whether the following is new 10 this latitude
or not; il is, at all events, worthy Of repub-
licatien for its excellentmoral, anapplication
Of which can be readily made in any part Of
the world: sat
Hoen Thong, the Emperor Of China, was
sitting one day in the gardens Of Pekin with
his favorite counsellor, III Chi. They talked
Of the long glories Of the Chinese empire,
from the beginning of the world to the pre-
sent era; the excellence of its laws, and the
wisdom Of its government "Ti CHI said
The emperor, "whats most to be feared in /
a government?' "In my opinion, sir," re-
piled the counsellor, I. nothing is more to be
dreaded than what they call the Rat IN The
Statue" The emperor not understanding
the allegory, Ii Chi explained it TO him.
g You know, sire, = said be, e thatitis COM
mon practice to erect statues to the genius
of the place; these statues are Of wood, hol-
loo within, and painted without. IL a rat
gets into one Of them, one does not know
how 10 get him out. One dares not make
use of fire, for fear Of burning the avood; one
cannot dip il into water, for fear Of washing
off the colors; SO that the regard one has for
fhe stnfffe saves the q,0f that hna yof into II - |