The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-09
an EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG LADY.


received a letter few days since, from
a friend III nine, from this State, travelling
a. pcdi@r in the valid portions Ut Delaware
and sullivan counties, New Work, in whicii
he relatcdan account oian adventure ne Aaa
which, ii ! on thiaknosth The treuaie' You
will please giye,a psaee N Jaer pa t,S,. -
story is as isiEeNs II must c4Se ~ u AIS oM'i
words - sa&s- so E
must relate a. adyeature that l met
with few DAYS since. As was trudgns
along one afternoon, ~ the town 81 ffe-
mont. ono Of the border towns .. Sullivan
county, was osersasen By whstI az hFs'
supposed 10 he a young man, n1tsaa n.se ON
his shoulder, an! being wei pleased VIII
the idea Of having company Through sAs ",
woods, | turned armand and SAID. oooa III
,ernoon, sir" sG ooa afternoon, sad my
new acquaintance. but in a tonc 81 yeite
that s-inaed, t. rscs rstlfer peeui'sr ns
suspicious were al once aroused, ana g
satisfy myself, made some inqarics IN r.
gard to hulliur ~ Il 90 Mere readily cnsH r
ed nv the voune la no I had iisits =
countered She said she had been uui eyer
since daylight: had followed . buck nearly
al day, got one slot aud wounded him-but
as there Wasss E.lse. ssfew. she -scula ACT gsi
him, and vas going Is try hllnthe next DAY,
hoping that size s9oald get another sit- tdl
him, and she Was quite certain THAI sht
should kill him. Although | canaot ere u
very good idea pf her appearances, wlN Try
10 describe her arrss. Tins oaly article. u
female apparel ssihh was a Geese flting
hood upon saeT laas., saeh as, is oitea Worn
bv deer hunters Next, an india rubber
hunting coat; her neither limbs, were eneased
IN a snug fitting pair OF corduroy pants, AID
a pair of Indian nsoeeasias upon her ieet.
She had good looking riff. upon her Shout
der, and brace ef double aaEre.led pistols
in thsssh pockets of her coat. While ~ -
formidable hunting knife hung suspended ~
her s.de.i Wisl,f1g to Witness Aer skial with
her hunting Instruments. ! commenced
baptcrinc her ii regard 10 shooting. She
smiled ana said she was as good shot as
was in the woois-aHi 70 convince the, took
out her hunting Aniie and cut .ing, about
four inchessir, diameter, N = tree, with a
small spot II, the centre. Then stepping
back thirty yards. and drawing nj one 81
her pistols, put both balls INSIDE the ring
She then. Of eighteen rods from the tree,
I,ut a. han from her ride in the very centre.
We shortly came ID her fathers house, and
gladly accepted an Invitation TO stop there
over night IT, maiden hunter, Instead VI
sitting down tn rest, a. most hunters IL
when. they ret home. remarked that she trad
,-ot the chores 10 Be. So out she 1ent--fesli
watered ana ssahiel pair al young horses,
woke Of oxen aud three cows. She went
70 the sax nil and brought & Slab on her
shoulder that Shouldn't Ike To have carried;
and with an axe aud saw soon worked i into
stove wood
Her next business was II change her
dress and get tea. v Lieh she Did IN manner
that wcuhi haze been creditable TO more
scientific cock After TIA she finished the
usua! house-Wa1s. and then sat dow and
commenced plying Ter needle N iAa nios;
lady Ike manner. ! aseert4iacd that her
mother was quite feeble, and her father
confined to the house with the rheumatism.
The whole family were intelligent, well cd
ucated aud communicative. They had moE-
cd from Schoharie county into the woods
ubout three years before; and the father
was taken lame The fist Writer after their
arrival, and had not been able q DO anything
since, and Laey Ann, Is her mother called
her, has taken charge OF. ploEghed, planted
and harvested the farm; learned to chop
wood, drive team, and do all the necessary
work. Game being plenty, sic had learned
to Use her fathers rifle. anl spent sorac ot
her leisure time Il hunting. She haa not
killed a deer vet, but Expressed her teterInn-
alton to kill one. At least, before New Years.
She boosted of having Killed any quantity Of
squirrels, partridges and other small game
Alter chatting some time, she brought a
violin from closet aud PLAYED fifteen OF
twenty tunes. and also sung few songs
accompanying herself on the violin, IN q
STYLE that showed she WIS far from being
destitute Of musical sill, A trr sperdin. a
pleasant evening We retired The next
morning she was ~ at four J'clock, and be-
fore sunrise he'd the breakfast out ali the
wav, and ter work ont ne doors amt N the
house done, and when ietr, d tra minutes
after sunrise, Sic had 1T I'D her hunting suit
and was loading her rife for another chase
after tha deer