Washington telegraph., 1849-06-06

daughter, little girl some ten or twelve
years old, and sometimes by one of the
soldiers with whom she seemed in a tole-
rable good humor, exchanging rude jests
with him. The tories, pleased with her
freedom, invited her to partake of the
liquor they had brought with them, an in
vitation which was accepted with witty
thanks. 'e taed 9ai"7W ati {5 'afri raifa
The spring, of which every settlement
has one near at hand, was just in the
edge of the swamp, and short distance
within the swamp was a high-snagged
stump, on which was placed a conch
SHE'LL This rude trumpet was used by
the family to give information, by means
of variation of notes, to Mr.. Hart, or his
neighbors who might be at work IN
field or clearing just beyond the swamp,
that the 'Britishers, or tories were about;
that the master was wanted at the cabin,
or that he was to keep close or make
tracks for another swamp Pending the
cooking, Mrs. Hart had sent her daughter
Sukey to the spring for water, with direc-
tions to blow the conch for her father in
such way as would inform him there
were tories in the cabin, and that he was
to keep close with his three neighbors
who were with him till he should hear
the conch again. e'o s aaem ''"
The party had become merry over their
Jug, and sat down to feast over the slaugh-
tered gobbler They had cautiously stack
ed their arms where they were within
view and within reach, and Mrs. Hart,
assiduous in her attentions upon the e'table
and to her guests, occasionally passed
between them and their muskets. Water
was called for, and as there was none in
the cabin-Mrs. Hart having so contrived
that-Sukey was again sent to the spring,
instructed by her mother to blow the
conci so as to call up Mr. Hart and his
neighbors Immediately. Meanwhile, Mrs.
Hart had slipped out one of the pieces of
pine which constitutes 'chinking' be-
tween the logs of cabin, and had dex-
trously put out Of the house through that
space, two Of the five guns. She was
detected in the act of putting out the
third The party sprang to their feet.
Quick as thought, Mrs. Hart brought the
piece she had to her shoulder, and de-
clared she would kill the first man who
approached her. All were terror-struck,
for Nancy's obliquity of sight caused
each one to imagine her aim was at him.
At length one of them made a motion to
advance upon her. True to her threat,
she fired He fell dead upon the floor.
Instantly seizing another musket, she
brought it 10 the position in readiness to
fire again. BY this time Sukey had re-
turned from the spring, and taking up
the remaining gun carried it out of the
house, saying TO her mother, Daddy and
them will be here This information
increased the alarm Of the tories, who
understood the necessity of recovering
their arms Immediately. But each hesl-
tated, in the confident belief that Mrs.
Hart had one eye on him as mark,
They proposed a general rush. No time
was to be lost by the bold woman; she
fired again and brought down another
tory. Sukey had another musket in Tea-
diness, which her mother took, and post
ing herself in the doorway, called upon
them to surrender their ID tory car
casses to whig woman They agreed
to surrender, and propose to shake hands
upon the strength of it, but the conquer
er kept them in their places for few
moments, till her husband and his neigh
bors came up to the door. They were
about to shoot down the tories, but Mrs.
Hart stopped them, saying they had sur
rendered to her, and, her spirit being up
to boiling heat, she swore that shooting
was too good for them This hint was
enough The dead man was dragged out
of the house; the wounded tory and the
others were bound, taken out beyond the
bars. and hung! The tree upon which
they were swung was pointed out IN
1888, by one who lived in those bloody
times, and who also showed the spot
once occupied by Mrs Hart's cabin, ac-
companying the designation with this
emphatic remark: Poor Nancy. she was
honey of a patriot, but devil of a wife"
toa @ Godey's Lady's Book.
Hoop ON HyDRoPHoBIA.-Hood gives
an excellent description of ahydropathlc
institution and d hvdropatic patient: .-