Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-09-02
New Series--Vol. I'll, No. Al.
A COURAGEOUS WOMAN.

a COURAGEOUS WOMAN.
The following account Of the courageous
conduct of young lady has been commu-
nlcated to New jersey paper: A Mr.. NJ,
whose health was impaired by the climate
of the seaboard, was induced to remove
from the city of New York to the interior
of Illinois, his family consisting of his
wife and three children, the oldest young
lady of seventeen summers, and the young
est some three years Early that spring,
maiden lady, a particular friend of the
family and very much attached to Mrs NJ.
aud her children, removed form New York
and took up her abode with them. She
had not been long in her new home before
she was suddenly taken away by death
While Mr.. and Mrs NJ were attending
the funeral of Miss W, Miss NJ. was left:
IN charge of the house and the young child,
and the room containing the effects of the
late Miss. W., which was situated on the
second story of the house, was locked by
the young lady and the child put to sleep
in an adjoining room, while Miss NJ. was
busying herself with her duties below
Some time afterward, Miss NJ, hearing a
noise up stairs, and supposing the child
had awoke, proceeded to look after it, but
found it sleeping quietly. With athought'
as quick an electricity, she concluded that;
L.
form the outside for the purpose of robbing
it. Acting on this theory, she immediate
ly went down stairs, procured her fathers
double barrelled gun, and returning, OPEN
ed the door of the room of the late Miss
W., when her expectations were fully re-
allied in beholding stout man in the
very act of appropriating gold watch and
chain, which he had just taken from trunk
Of the late Miss w. She ordered him to-
lay down the watch, and the fellow, noticing
her determined attitude and manner, very
readily complied. She next ordered hiut
to take the money from his pocket, which
he had extracted he denied having taken
any, when she gave more peremptory
order, accompanied with suitable movements
of a military nature, when he, thinking.
" discretion the better part of yalor," pro-
duced 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 successfully 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
lady testimonial in the form of abeautifll!
pin, with suitable inscription
A short time after this, the same young
lady was at home alone as before, and her
parents not returning at dark, she took the
precaution to fasten the outer door She
had not long done so, when she heard a
knock, but before exposing herself to dan.
ger, she took precaution to provide the
means of defence in the same two barrelled
gun as on the former occasion On carefully
opening the door, strange man presented
himself and inquired, F." Are you Miss Mp
She replied "Yes, what do you want?"
He inquired again, Are you the young
lady who had man sent to State Prison?"
She replied "I am" Then said he, ." F
am his friend, and have come to put YOU
out of the way" and drawing long dirk
knife was proceeding TO enter the door,
when she deliberately aimed the gun at
him, and told him if he advanced step he
would be dead man She immediately
noticed that he changed countenance and
began to tremble; whereupon she, pursu-
ing her advantage, ordered him to about
face, march, which he very readily obeyed,
and as he was retreating she gave him
parting salute, by discharging one barrel of
her trusty companion, which unfortunately
only accelerated his retrograde motion.
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