Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-04-03
Extraordinary Performances of a Lady.

The following is an extract OF lete, from per-
son travelling in the wild portions of Delaware and
Sullivanscoanties, New YorS:
!. AS lswasE trudging along one afternoon in the
flown OF Fremont, one of the border towns OF Sui
| Ivan county, was oyertaken Ivy what1 first sup
posed was young man with rifle on his Shout
der; and;ieing well pleased with the idea of hav-
ing company through the woods, turned around
and said, "Good afternoon, sir;" GOOD after
pOon," said my new acquaintance, but in tone
OF voice tina: sounded TO me rather peculiar. My
suspicious were at once aroused, and 10 satisfy
myself lsmnde some inquiries inregard TO hunting
which were readily answered by. the, young lady
whom thus encountered. She said she had been
out ever since daylight-had followed buck all.
day, got one shot and wounded him, but as there
was little snow she could not get him, and was GO
lug 10 try the next day, hoping that she could get
another shot at him, ami she was quite certain she
| should kill him. 80
Although cannot give q very good idea OF Ler
appearances, Will try 10 describe her dress, The
only article of female apparel visible was close
fitted hood upon her head, such as is often WON
by deer hunters. Next, an India rubber hunting
coat; her neither limbs were encased in q snug,
tight-htlng pair Of corduroy pants, and pair OF
Indian moccasns upon her feet. She had good.
Looking rifle upon her shoulder, and a brace of
doubie-bcneled pistols in the side pockets of her
coat, while a formidable hunting knife hung sus-
pended by her side. Wishing 10 witness her skill
with limiting instruments, commenced banterng
her with regard TO shooting. She smiled, and said
she was as good shot was in line woods, and 10
| convince me, she took out her hunting knife and
cut ring four inches il diameter in tree, with
| small shot in the centre. Then stepping back
thlriyyartis, and drawing one Of her pistols nut
both balls inside the ring. She then, al thirty-fve
rods lrcm the tree. put ball,fro her nfein the
vety centre. We shortly came 10 her fathe's house
and gladly accepted an invitation to stop there
over night. The maiden hunter, instead OF SIT.
ing down 10 rest, as most hunters do when they
go home, remarked that she had the chores 10 do
So out she went; fed, waiered and stabbed pair
n q ny en- on1t
She then went 10 the Saw-mll, and brough; slab
ON her shoulder that should not liked 10 CARY.
anu with an axe and soon worked it into st,ye
wood. .lgsF T. ~ II % r ~
Her first business was TO chunee her dress and
get tea, which she did in manner " hich won
have been creditab BILE 10 more scientific cook
Alter tea she finished up her usual house work, and
!neh sal gown anu commenced plying her needle
III very lady like manner. ascerlained that her
mother was quite feeble, and her father confined
10 The house wlthrheumatIsm. The Whole family
We're intelligent well educated, aud cumInu MICA
tive. They had moyet! from Schoharie c, unity i'm
10 The woods abEut three years lelore and the ia
Their was taken lame the first winter after Il cir at
rival, and had not been able 10 do anything since
Lucy Ann, as her mother called her, has taken
chatge OIL ptoughed, planted and harvested the
inrm, learned TO chop wood, drive team and do all
| necessary work. Game being plenty she learned
20 use her tathers rifle, and spent some OF her lei
sure Tine III hunting. She had not killed deer yet
out her dete rminatiOn to kill before
view ear S. She boasted of having killed any
quantity Of parridges, squirrels aud other small
game. Alter chatting some time, she brough,
Hioln from closet, and played fifteen or ~ enly
tunes, anu also sang lew songs, accompanying
herself on the violin in style that 81 owed she
was far from destitute of musical skill. After
spendIng'a pleasant evening we retired. The next
| morning she was up at O'Clock, and before sum
tSe had breaktas out of the way, and all her work
out OF doors and the house done, and when
lelt, few minutes after sunrise, size had OF, her
sun, and was loading her rifle for another chase
| after the deer. F.sr