Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-15
A HEROINE OF THE REVOLUTION.

the close of the war, Colonel Tarleton
passed though North Carolina, Owing
TO some cause not known, he spent two
nights in, Halifax county-one within
the hospitable grove of Willis Jones,
near the town Of Halifax, and the other
higher up in the county, near "Quan-
key Chapel" because he was
scarce of provision and horses, or from a
malicious desire TO destroy the property
OF American citizens who were opposed
to the British, he caught all the horses,
cattle, hogs, and even fowls. that be
could lay his hands on, and DESTROYED
or appropriated them 10 his own use
The male, and most OF the female inhab-
Itants of the country, fed from the ap-
Proach ofthe Briti.h b troops and hid them.
selves in the swamps and forests ada
cent and when they passed through the
upper part of the county, while every
one else left the premises on which She
lived. Mrs. Powell, (then Miss Bishop
stood her ground" and faced the foe
tearlessly. But it would not do; they
took the horses and cattle, and, among
the former, a favorite pony of her own.
and drove them off to the camp, which
was about mile distant. Young as she
was, she determined 10 have her pony
again, and as she must necessarily go 10
the British camp, to go alone, if no one
would accompany her. And alone she
went on loot, at night, and without any
weapon Of defence, and IN due time ar
rived at the camp.
BY what means she managed TO get an
audience with Taileton is not known !:
but she appeared before him unannounc-
ed, and, raising herself erect, said
Il have come to you, sir, TO demand
restoration Of my property, which your
knavlsh followers stole from my fathers
yard
Let me understand you, miss" re-
Piled Tarleton, taken completely by sur
prise.
well. sir" said she, "your roguish
men in red coats came to my fathers
house about sundown and stole nv pony
and have walked here alone and unpro-
tected TO claim and demand him and.
sir, | must and will have him. fear
not your men. They are base and un-
Pflnclpled enough to dare 10 offer insult
to an unprotected female but their
cowardiy hearts will preventthem doing
her any bodily injury" And Just then,
by the light Of camp fire, espying her
own dear little pet pony at little dis
tance, she continued. There. sir. is
my horse: ! shall mount him and ride
fpeaceably home and if you have any of
the gentiemanly feeling within you, OF
which your men are totally destitute, or
II you have any regard for their safety.
you will see, sir, thai am not interrup-
ted. But before l go, wish 10 say
10 you that he who can, and will not, pre-
vent this base and cowardly stealing
from hen-roosts, stables. and barn yards,
is no better in my estimation than the
mean. good-for-no nothing, guilty wretches
who do the dirty work with their own
hands Il Good night sir.''
Ard, without waiting further, she took
her pony unintelruptedly, and gallopped
safely home; for Tarleton was SO much
astonlshed that he ordered that she should
be permitted 10 do as she chose.
Mrs. Powell died in her native county,
in 1840, after she had attained a green
old age. One. Of her grandsons, VIM.
). Parker, volunteered in the Mexican
war, and died at CeraIvo, in Mexico
Another, Richard B. Parker, is residing
IN Halifax county. N. c., most estima-
bic aud worthy citizen. And granddaug-
ter. Mrs. Mary E Sledge, (wife Of VT.
SIedge, and sister of the two first named
gentlemen, ALSO lives in Halifax county.
besides other relatives, who all, no doubt.
do justice not only to her memory, bul
other noble spirits of d" the time that
tried mems souls -
NEwsPAPERs.--In Delaware there are
three semi-weckly and eightweekly papers
published, the largest having a circulation
Of 2F5Q. In North Carolina there are forty
weekly papers, one tri-weekly, four semi
weekly, six semi-monthly, and one monthly.
In South Carolina there are forty-fiye papers
published, seven Of them daily and twenty
seyen weekly. In Virginia there are nine
ty-tour papers, twenty of them daiIies, sixty
one weeklies. In Georgia there are fifty
three papers published of which five are dai
i. ly and forty weekly. In Florida nine pa
Pers are published, eight of which are weekly
The LUNas:-The following simple ex
pertinent is said to be a test of the soundnes
Of the lungs:
Let the patient draw in full breath, anC
then begin to count as far as he can. slowl,
and audibly without initiating the lungs :
The number of seconds he can continue i
then to be carefully noted. In con6rmec
consumption the time does not exceed eight
and is often less than six seconds. In pleu
risy and pneumonia it ranges from nine t
! four seconds. But when the lungs ar
:, sound the time will range as high as thirt
9 seconds
: fin Old ProUer6.-'EviI communics
1t tions corrupt good manners, is proven