Worcester daily spy., 1858-09-02

COURAGEOUS WoMAN.-The following
account of the courageous conduct Of Young
lady has been communicated to a New Jersey
aper
IA Mr.. M, whose health was found to be
impaired by the climate of the seaboard, was
induced to remove from the city Of New York
to the interior of Illinois, his family consist
ing of his wife and three children, the Oldest
young lady of seventeen summers, and the
youngest some three years. EARLY that
spring maiden lady, a particular friend of
the family, and very much attached to Mrs
NJ. and her children, removed from New York
and took up her abode with them. Sne had
not been long in her new home before she was
suddenly taken away by death. While Mr.
and Mrs. M. were attending the funeral of
Miss W., Miss NJ. was left in charge of the
house and the young child, and the room con-
tanning the effects of the late Miss W, which
was situated on the second story of the house.
was locked by the young lady, ard the child
put to sleep in an adjoining room, while Miss
M. was busyIng herself with her duties below.
Some time sfterward Miss NJ, hearing a
noise up stairs, and supposing the child had
awoke, proceeded to look after it, but found
it sleeping quietly. With a thought as quick
as electricity, she concluded that some one
had entered Miss WIS room from the outside
for the purpose of robbing it. Acting on this
theory, she Immediately went down stars,
procured her fathers double barreed gun, and
returning, opened the door of the room of the
late Miss W.. when her expectations were
fully realized in beholding stout man in the
very act of appropriating gold watch and
chain, which he had just taken from a trunk
Of the late Miss w.
She ordered him to lay down the watch,
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titude and manner, very readily complied,
She next ordered him to take the money from
his pocket which he had extracted he de-
MED having taken any, when she gave more
peremptory order, accompanied with suitable
movements of military nature, when he,
thinking discretion the better part of valor,
produced the money and deposited it with the
watch. She then gave him the passage and
orders to march, which he readily obeyed.
On the return of her parents measures
were taken which proved successful, and the
fellow, after being caught. was speedily
brought to trial. fully identified, convicted,
and sentenced to the State Prison. and the
Court caused to be presented to the young
ladya testimonial in the form Of beautiful
pin, with a suitable inscription.
A short time after this the young lady was
at home alone, as before, and her parents not
ASbuAhlbb ~ AdAh3 bl6 buOh pIeChQLl0n to
fasten the outer door. She had not long
done so when she heard knock, but before
exposing herself to danger, she took precau.
ton to provide the means of defence in the
same two barreled gun she had used on the
former occasion.
On carefully opening the door, strange
man presented himself, and inquired Are YOU
Miss M.
She replied 'Yes; what do yeu want >
He inquired again, Are you the Young
lady who mad man sent to the State Prison >
She replied Il am
Then, said he, Il am his friend. and have
come to put you out of the way and drawing
a long dirk knife, was proceeding to enter
the door, when she deliberately aimed the
gun at him, and told him if he advanced a
step he would be dead man.
She Immediately noticed that he changed
countenance and began to tremble wherein
on she, pursuing her advantage, ordered him
to about face, march, which he very readily
obeyed, and as he was retreatng she pave
him parting salute by discharging one bar
rel Of her trusty companion, which unfortu
nately only accelerated his retrograde mo.
ion."