The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-20

The following sccount Of the courageous cosdu,
OF young lady hes been communicated 70 Ne

The following sccount Of the courageous conduct
OF young lady hes been communicated 10 New
Jersey paper:
A Mr. n. whose health VA found to 30 impaired
move from the city OF New York & the interior IL
ILLINOIS. his "a MY nsisting OF his wife and Is, co
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"a tnst spring, msidsn LADY particular friend of
the family. and very much attaahed 70 Mrs II AID
nef chi drea, removed n IN New York and tuok up
Ger abode with them She ma not been long in hsr
nes home beitrs shs was suddenly taken away By
funeral Of Mis-. W. Minis NJ vas # 10 cha 70 e ths
mouse and the yougg child and the room containing
on ,hs soly 1 Of n, ss 70 h
young lady and tho child put to sleep 10 ad oin.
tnE room. while Mis- NJ. was bussing berseif rith
taring q ise up stairs, and supposing the child
nAi swoke. to Look after IL. but found it
tricity, She concluded that some one had entered
miss y q room from the outside for the purpose Of
rubbing IT. acting or thi. tntor she Immediately
relied gun, aad returning Open d the door of the
room OF the late Miss W. when her expectations
were fully realizes, in beholding stout an in the
which he had Ju taken from truck of the late
nS Ms nv W. ii se oreTsd him to lay down the wach
manuer. vrry readily cor piled she next ordered
hin to take the morey from his pocket, ahich he
she gave = more perempIory ord r, accom-. anied
with suitable movements of military NATURE when
w. tniOkHR " discretion the Detter part OF yaiUr"
pro'uced the money md d posted it With the
watch She then gave him the pa. sage and orders
to march, which he readily o3eyef.
On the return Of her parents, IN asures were ta-
Ken (which proved successful and the fellow after
being csuyst was speedily brousht TO trial. fully
identified. convicted and sentenc d 10 the stare Pri.
son. and the Court caused to be presented to the
young lady testimonial in the form Of beautiful
pin, with suitable inscription.
short time after this, the same young lady was
at home alone before aud her parents not return
lug at darE. she took the precau ion to asfen the
outer door, she hal rot iorg do o 30 when she
heard knock but before oxpo ing herself to dan
ger she took the precau ion to pro ide the means
Of defence in the same two-barre!ed gun she had
used on the former tccasi,n. On carefully orenipg
the door, strange man presented himself and in
qnired "sre you di.sMy She replied. yes what
40 You ~autf" He inquired again. Are you the
Young lady ~hO had a man sent to the Stats Pr
,,onr she replied, am" Then" said he. II am
hi, friend. aud have come to pu: YOU cut of the
way; and. drawing long dirk knife, was proceed
ing to enter the door, VIII she dsiiberstey aimed
the gun a. him. and told him if he advanc ced step
he would b. q deaS man. She Immediately noticed
that he changed countenauce and began to tremble;
wher upon she, pursuing her advantage, ordered
him to about face, march, which he very readily
,tey ed. and as he was r treating, she gave him
parting salute, by discharEng one barrel Of her
ttusts companion. which unfortunately only accel
Grated his retroRra M >tion