Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1851-07-17
Heroine Of the Revolution.

Many will remember that, towards the close Of the
war, Colonel Tarleton passed through North Carroll
ma. Owing to some not known, he spent two
nights in Halifax countyone within the hospitable
grove of Willie Jones the of Halifax and the
other higher up in the county, near "Quankey Chap
ell" Either because he was scarce OF provisions
and horses, or from malicious desire to destroy the
property of American citizen who were opposed 10
the British, he caught all the horses, cattle, hogs,
and even fowls that he could lay hands on, and des
troyed appropriated them to his own The
male, and most OF the female inhabitants OF the coun
try fled from the approach of the British troops, and
hid themselves in the swamps and forests adjacent;
and when they passed the upper part of the county,
while every else left the premises on which she
lived, Mrs. Powell Chen Miss Bishop 'stood her
ground, " and faced the foe fearessly. But it would
not do they took the horses and cattle, and among
the former, favorite poney of her own, and drove
! them off TO the camp which mile distant.
Young as she was, she determined to have her pony
again, and she must necessarily go to the British
camp, to go alone if would accompany her.
And alone, she went, foot at night, and without
any weapon of defence, and in due time arrived at
the camp.
BY what means she managed to get an audience
with Tarleton is not known but she appeared before
him unannounced, and raising herself erect, said
60 have come TO you, sir, TO demand a restoration
of my property, which your knayish followers sole
from my fathers yard.''
''Let me understand you Miss" replied Tarleton,
taken completely by surprise.
"Well, SIR said she, ''your roguish men in red
coats came TO my fathers house about shutdown and
stole my pony, and have walked here alone and
protected.to claim and demand him; and sir, must
and will have him. | fear not your men. They are
base and unprincipled enough to dare TO offer insult
to unprotected female; but their cowardly hearts
will prevent them doing her any bodily injury"
And just then, by the light of camp Fl c, espying
her dear little pony at little distance she con-
tinued, "There, sir, is my horse | shall mount
him and ride peaceably home and if you have any
regard for their safety, you will see, sir, that am
not interrupted But before | go, | wish TO say to
you that he who can and will not, prevent this base
and cowardy stealing from henroosts, stables, and
ban-yards is no better than the mean good-for moth
ing, guilty wrctches who do the dirty work with
their own hands Good night, sir.''
And, without waiting further, she took her pony
unnterruptedly and galloped safely home for Tare-
ton was so much astonshed that he ordered that she
should be permitted to do as she chose.
Mrs. Powell died in her native county, in 1910,
after she had attaineda green old age One of her
grandsons, VIM S. Parker, volunteered in the Mex
lean war. Another, Richard B. Parker, is residing
in Halifax county, n. c., most esti,nable and
| worthy citizen. And granddaughter, Mrs. Mary
E. Sledge, (wife of w. T. Sledge, and sister of the
two first named gentlemen also lives in Halifax
county, besides other relatives who all doubt dc
Justice to her memory; but others should do likewise
for she was of the noble spirits of "the time:
that tried mems SoulS''