The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-11-18

on her brow Aefew ealnf words from
Washington, and the visitors departed.
After this the people of Monmouth called
our heroine Captain Molly.
n The mother Of Molly was found on q
cold winter evening of 1850, ut the door
of Col. Epps, so chilled that she died
| without being able to tell the name of the
child in her bosoln.0 The child coakkon-
lv tell that her name. was Mary Mrs.
] pps had a child named Mary, SO to dis
tinguish them, the stranger was called
Molly. She possessed decided character,
seeming as old Peter said "mighty grand
in her spirit" ~
When considered old enough, Molly
was sent to school with Col. Epps' chill
dren The master, determined to begin
as he could hold out, disliked the steady
look of Molly's tranquil eye.
s'What is your name girl!" he sternly
demanded. ~ r5 |. a8 t
'Molly." W
"Molly what:'
"Molly-nothing. -
"What Y exclaimed he sharply, while
sllppress-d laughter fell on his ear from
all directions.
'Molly-nothing," was answered deci-
dedly.
',Do you see this!'' he asked, taking
his ferule.
. Eyes, ST."
'Then give me your name-your
whole name or | shall bring it out Of
YOU with my fcrule. Are YOU going to
tell me 2"
mo, sir; I've told you all I can
tell"
''You have, eli? Hold out your
hand
A strong sharp blow fell upon Molly's
little palm, succeeded by a passionate
scream. In fourish;ng the ferulc, it hit
the desk and fell from the masters hand.
He stopped to recover it, when, swift as
an arrow, Molly darted upon his head,
and thrusting her aching hand into his
locks while with the other she held his
head down, in the energy of desperation
brought out lock of his hair, which she
held up in triumph to his bewiiderel rec
ogni5ion In another instant she rushod
to the door, anal, without hood or blanket,
ran home. e.t
Molly delighted in equestrian fcats, and
she could without effort control the most
spirited horses One day having rode
alone to the next settlement, in hope of
finding letters from q friend engaged at
Ticonderoga, she was returning thought
fully, when, coming to q lonely spot, at a
distance from human habtation, young
Indian i'll full war dress sprang out from
his hiding-place, with an eye which. bodel
no good. Black Princess horse
stopped ana breathe firiousIy,, as WAS
her habit when alarmed.
GO on like dart" sid Molly, lii
hurried accents. But before Black Pr;n-
cess could move, the Indian seized the
bride firmly with one hand, while with
the other he aimed his tomahawk at Moly's
head. ta'"
At the first touch Of the bride the
horse sprang backward, and rearing al
most perpcndieularly, to the imminent
risk of Molly's losing her seat, she came
down, striking the Indian with her hoof
so sharply upon his breast that he fell in
stantly to the ground. She then, with
fierce tread, passed over his body lcav
ing him insensible.
swell done my noble Princessw cried
Molly; ga second time have you saved
my hfew Giving rein to the horse she
sped forward as rapidly as possible.
In quarrel between two Indian
chiefs, friend of Molly's-Jane Mac
Crca-whose story is contained in our
Revolutionary annals, was killed and scalp
ed by an Indian who, grasping the long
curls, fourished the scalp before the say
ages with yells of triumph.
This was too much for Molly's endu-
rance Selling the tomahawk which lay
on the ground, she threw it with all the
violence in her power at the head of the
chief who held the scalp. 1t missed him,
but struck another Indian who stood a
few steps behind, fatally cleaying his
skull. The Indians set up fur Gus
war-cry, and bound Molly to a tree to be
burned alive. This was prevented by
the approach of soldiers from the Amer
lean camp.
A WOMAN has suggested that when
men break their hearts, it Is the same as
when a lobster breaks one of his claws,
,,,,,.bor ,nro,t;,f. immediately and GROW