Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-04-06
ALady of varied Accomplishments.

ALady Of varied Accomplishments.
! must relate an adventure thai I met with
few days since. AS was trudging along one
afternoon, in The town Of Fremont, one Of The
border towns Of Sullivan county, N. Y, was
overtaken by what at first supposed was
young man with q rifle on his shoulder, and
being well pleased with the idea of having
company through the woods, turned around
and said, Good afternoon, sir Good after
noon, said my new acquaintance, but in tone
Of voice that sounded to mef rather peculiar.
My suspiciess wore 81 once as5used, and 10
satisfy myself, made some inquiries in regard
TO hunting, which were readily answered bv
the young lady whom had thus encountered.
She said she had been out ever since daylight !;
had followed buck nearly all day, got one
shot and wounded hm-but as there was little
snow, she could not get him, and was going
10 try him the next day, hoping she should get
another shot at him, and she was quite certain
that she should kill him.
Although cannot give very good idea of
her appearance, will try 10 describe her
Dress
The only article of female apparel visible
was close fitting hood upon her head, such as
IS often worn by deer hunters. Next, an In
dia rubber hunting coat; her neither limbs
were encased in snug fitting pair Of corduroy
pants, and pair of Indian moccasins upon her
feet. She had good looking rifle upon her
shoulder, and brace Of double barrelled pis-
tolls in the side-pOckets of her coat, while a
most formidable hunting knife hung suspended
BY her side. Wishing TO witness her skill
with her huRting instruments, commenced
bantering her with regard 10 shooting. She
smiled and said she was as good a shot as was
IN the woods, and TO convince me, took out hel
hunting knife, and cut ring, about four inches
in diameter, in a tree with small spot in the
centre. Then stepping back thirty yards, and
drawing up one Of her pistols, put both balls
inside the ring. She then, at thirty-fve rods
from the tree. put ball from her rifle in the
very centre.
We shortly came 10 her fathers house, and
| gladly accepted an invitation to stop there
over night. The maiden hunter, instead of
sitting down TO rest as most hunters do when
they get home, remarked that shs had got The
chores TO do. So out she went, fed, waiered,
and stabbed pair Of young horses, yoke Of
oxen and three cows. She then went 10 the
saw mill and brought slab on her shoulder
that | should not like to have carried, and with
an axe aud saw soon worked il into stove wood
Her next business was to change her dress,
and get tea, which she did in a manner which
would have been credtabe to more scientific
cook. After tea she finished up the usual
house work, and then sat down and commenced
plying her needle in the most lady-hke man
ner. 4 ascertained that her mother was quite
feeble, and her father confined 10 the huus,
with rheumatism. The whole family were in
telligent, well educated, and communicative
They had moved from Schoharie county intc
the woods about three years before, and the
father was taken lame, the first winter afieI
I their arrival and had not been able TO do any.
thing since, and Lucy Ann, as her mother
called her, has taken charge Of ploughed
planted, and harvested the farm; learned tc
chop wood, drive team, and do all the neces-
sary work. Game being plenty, she hat
learned 10 use her fathers rifle, and spent some
Of her leisure time in hunting. She had no
killed deer yet, but expressed her determine
tion TO kill one, at least, before New Years
She boasted Of having killed any quantity O
partridges, squirrels, and other small game
After chatting some time, she brought a violir
from the closet and played fifteen or twenty
tunes, and also sung few songs, accompany.
ing herself on the violin, in style THAT showed
she was far from destitute of musical skill
After spending pleasant evening, we retired
| The next morning she was up. at -four o'clock
and before sunrise had the breakfast oui Of tht
way, and all he. work OUT Of doors and ia tht
house done, and when left, a few minute;
after sunrise, she had Oh her hunting suit, anc
was loading her rifle for another chase afel
! the deer er.-H0me Journal.
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