Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-10

nie, anu seated hefSelt with her face IN
the shadow. | kept my seat and appear
ed to give no attention to her.
Is Who are you? inquired my father.
/. What's that to your said she.
house" ..
what if / viii not tell you?'
:. Then you must leave the house =
Leave the house = exclaimed she, 4
should like to see anybody here try to
put me out r
IS What if call my men and throw you
out head and heels?'
you have not got any men; they have
all gone home 80 so. ''' -
How do know 2
4 inquired at the last house on the road
before I came here. It is Saturday light
and I was told that your laborers all went
home on Saturday night, and that you
lived here alone
| glanced at my father be was pale,
but his couraged cbbed not a whit He
was helplcss-not able to get out of his
chair, and he sprmised strange occurron-
ces, for he had received not less than
eighteen hundred dollars that very week
from his large wheat sales, and he saw
what was before him. This hag was eth
er decoy, or man in disguise, whose
object was robbery. l could see all this
passing thro' my fathers mind, but it did
not bow him the ninth part Of an inch
So I sat still, as if | suspected nothing
but war Of words; the hag had on an old
quilted hood, and an Old bombazine cloak,
which came to her feet and was belted a
bout the body.
You are woman p said my father.
'Of course am; what do you ask that
question for p
Have you a husband =
Yes
Where docs he live y
I'm Truxton,"
well then If you have husband, why
do you not live at home instead of gad-
ding about such nights as this alone-a
night fit only for fends to be abroad y
Why don't you set the North River
on fire ?. said she leaping from her chair
and springing towards my father, at the
back side Of my chair, and Kissing through
her teeth, I'll teach you why [ am here
My mother screamed and ran, my father
made an Intellectual attempt to get out Of
the way, but instantly yielded, resolved
to take what awaited him and I was out
of my seat as quick as. the bag, and as she
passed me on her way to grapple my faith
er, I struck her with my fist a blow under
the ear, which, but for her old cotton hood,
would have knocked her down; as it was,
it staggered her, gave me time to get the
chairs out of the way and gather myself
for fight. She recovered and looking
at me for moment, said, in soliloquy-
'Oh you choose to cross my tracks do
you! Well blow me if don't settle you
pretty quick and thrusting her hand
into her cloak, made as ifshe would draw
a dagger.
The motion maddened me, it brought
froth to my lips. | struck her half do
zen blows quick as lightning she left
her dagger go and clenched me her grip
satisfied me that | had found my match,
ay, more, in strength, and that my skill
as boxer, and my almost unequally a
bility as wrestler, must save me. l had
learned pugilism of clever English teach
er, and at wrestling, to that day, | had
never been thrown. [ knew, when felt
that gripe, that was dealing with man.
I felt that my father and mother were re
lying on.ane, and grew stronger as be-
fore said. IL ...-...--
/ We tusseled, grasped and let loose,
struck and parried, clendhed and wres-
tied, till after various attemps we found
ourselves to what wrestlers call a side
hold ] got the under arm and / lift
ed hlm--for it was no longer her-oVer
my hip, threw my leg around his, and
turned him. lie fell on the floor like a
log. intended to break his bones, but
he unlocked his cloak-it, had become
unbelted in the struggle-and leaped up
like cat. His cleak and ac0n1aH-hood
fell off together, / struck him before he
was balanced, staggered him, grappled
my left hand into his throat, and struck
him again called on my mother to open
the door, and as she did pushed him and
kicked him out | told him to take him
self out of the State or | would put the
Sheriff ,9u his track, and shutting the door dfoQqr
in bis face, walked to my father, 49,
sNIy son, said he, 'kneel down. and
did nd my mother was by my side, and
m brother, boy younger than myself
who v as awakened and crept out into the
kitchin. was also there, and father pray,
ed God for His blessing and thanked Him
for our safety, and blessed me for my cool
ness and bravery--and we all went to bed
.g Now, let your doubters tell me how
came to see this beforehand, This very
hooded and cloaked man / had seen, had
heard his threats to my father, had strug'
cled with him, and conquered him in my