Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-03-09
Mad iap, The Hnnlfsss.

IN One cold, raw November evening, to-
wardNthe close of theI last century an. in
hitidnak Was travelling through the I'M
btokGn Wilderness which skirted the
lanRs on ekher side Of the Great Kama
.wha River, MI the western part of the
State of Virginia. NJ ounted on beauti-
fhl black pony, MHoae sleek. glossy hlie
Iietokened' the car& which Was bestowed
upon Bis greomingszYsnd whose slender,
Ebut weIl-knit3 limbs. broad chest and
spifited head showed Evidence, that he
Twas the choicd ofsatgpod Judge Of horse
4desh.s The traveller nas palFs9aaings an old
IGIndialn trail, running westaalaSlrom Cow
Ein9ton To Point PLEASANT, at tile &onfluence
Eof1he Great Kanawh,G ahd:the OHIO Riv4
Iers. The dress Of this Individual was Of
!. Il lnonurei character and i close obsexveaf
might have baen undecided which Of Nd
sexes should claim odr.sabject. FORTS OWN
IBut let us describe the costume sof this
doubtful character. >4.t
tTs# THE head was bound round with FAM
Eiag red ban lana hanakerehi4f. from be-
meath whose folds there fail, and futtered
fon Tie breeze, long, grizzled locks of
coarse, matted hair, which gave it a wild
land savage appearance la great coat OF
coarse material incased the upper part,et
1.-The figure, willie frpm either shoulder
hung suspended a bullet peuclf and a
Ipowder9horu. iii tile belt, which encom-
passed the waist Of tnis parsonage, was a
tonahlwk and. a scdiping -kniteS and an
lother belt sustained a1short but very sci
yfceable rife, Which was strapped to the
shoulders, but could bs unslung for i'm
mediate use III caseof need. The meth.
Eef limbs were eneasdd ID q pair of buck
lskin leggings, which reached from the
lhips 10 the feet. The feet we're covered
1witha pairof beautiful Indian moccasins
/ Around tile waist, and depending rwo.
thirds of the way 10 the feet was a petit
/ caQt, which, inlriding, did not form 8
Istriking a featurefin the garb Of this sing
IEular being as Il did in pedestrian att
ltude. Imagine h short, thickset, coarse
land masculine figure, with afaee bronzet
lII'bg exposure, and marked with the unmis
taxable outlinesIof care and passion, ane
4 son win have al fair portraiture Of Ann
bailey, OF i Mad Ann, the Huntress, !
As she was commonly called, for our tray
Heller was uonaaa. A woman in nothing
\ save sex, however, for every instinct ant
feeling was masculine. She hunted, rod
I and fought like a man, aud man like, shI
Il delighted in all the excitement and adven
i lure Of borderlife. She was on her wa,
d t. the garrison at, Point Pleasant, to con
Evey information 81 Importance to the com
mandant thereof service on which sh
q was frequently engaged, as she was mucl
Hess likely to Do disturbed BY the Indians
Ewbo deemed her insane. and who Away
/ looked upon i person u thatconditiou 4
!, under The special protection Of the Grea
! Spirit.
n Asnightoloses around her she prepare
|. 10 camp, for which purpose she slacken
i her pace, and after selecting d spot TO SUI
4 her, rides Oh about hhlf.a mile and dis
mounts. Relieving her pony Of his sad
ldle. bfidle, Do, which she secretes IN d
adjacent underbfnsh. she tifrns him loos
/ to craze Iii His leisures and retraees hs
steps carefully following - the trail 81
llhas Just made - to the spot selected
(which is the foot Of i large tree, who's
!. Isoots afford b sort Of niche in which 81
can reclile and sleep. She then digs