Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-09-11
A Female Warrior and Artist.

not uniroqucntly contrastcd but the fol-
/ lowing sketch which VIC find in the West
minister RcUjcm, is, we believe, the only
instance OF record in which skill in the
use of warlike Weapons and Of the pencil
were found united in the same person, and
that person II woman.
Onorata Rudiano welded Mt once the
pencil and the warriors sword. She is
quite parsonage of romance, and VIC are
surprised that she has never figured in nov
cl or poetry. In her 23rd year. she had
| already attained SO great reputation for
artistic skill that Gubrino Fondolo, tyrant
of Crcmona, committed to her care tho
odornmcnt of lns palace. Onorata would
willingly haze declined this cquivocu hon
or, but the Marquis would listen to no refu-
sal; and to excite the anger of a man at
once so vindictivc and so INSCRIPTIONS was
/ too fearful risk.
OnUrata was not destined to labor long
. in the service Of Fondolo One day, while
occupied i'll painting the walls of one of the
apartments, courtier notorious for his dis
sipatcd habits entered the room, and offer
cd some uniustiIiablc liberties. The young
! artist Indignantly reruScd him, and on his
returning to the charge, she seized dag
ger she always wore concealed in her bod
dice and stabbed him to the heart; then
rushing from the palace, disguised herself
in man S attire and fled to the mountains,
declaring she would rather perish in exile
and a wandcrcr, but pure and untaintcd,
than enjoy spcndor and honor at homc.-
The Marquis was furious; he sent soldiers
in every direction in pursuit, with orders
to bring her back alive or dead but una
/ bic to find the place of her retreat, and find
! ing no ono capable of completing her lubors
! he promised fall and entire pardon on CON
ditlon othcrinstant return Onoyata, how
ever, had effected her escape from his do
minions. Retaining her disguise, she OBJ
tanned admttancc into one of the compa-
MES of Conpottcri then infcSting Italy, and
! by lcr courage and conduct soon rose to
tho post of captain. Her warlikc spirit
| delighted in the independence and excite
mcnt of her new career she refused to
abandon it, and continued to fight and paint
alternately for thirty years. In 14T2, her
native town, Castelionc, was besicged by
the Ncnctians. Onorata, mt the head of her
company, few to its relief; she forced the
enemy to raise the siege, but was mortally
wounded III the conflict, and died few
days later.
DIFFERENCE IN WWEs.-Two weeks
since, we were riding in the cars, when
gentleman came and spoke to a lady direct
| ly in front of us, who was seated beside a
sickly man whom we thought was her hus-
band. The conversation turned upon the
health of her companion, who was evident
lya consumptivc. "Last winter" said she,
81 went to Kansas with him The winter
| before we spent in Florida; and now we
are thinking of removing to Wisconsin, or
Minnesota for the benefit of his health. -
The gentleman expressed some thoughts
relative to her hardships in thus going away
from her home and friends, travelling SO
much abroad. ooh :" she replied, "I do
not mind that at all, if he can only regain
his health. | like New England better
than any other part of the country, for it is
home; but am willing to live anywhere
for his sake" Her husband made no re-
mark as he heard these words, but volumes
were i'll his eyes The incident, however,
did not particularly impress us, until we
stopped at station, about an hour after
wards. Then a friend entered the car and
'OOiN +" SSdO Wy Uul SltlC. llc WIS troubled
with bronchial and lung difficulty, of some
years standing. in course of conversation
we recommended residence in certain
Western State, to which he replied, in sub
| stance, 81 should have been there months
ago, if my wife had been willing to CO.
But all her friends arc here in Massachu
sctts, and no consideration could induce her
to leave tor residence so far away" We
looked at once at the strangcr-woman. whose
conversation we have cited. "Noble wfc!"
we said. "Onc of thousand, doubtless,
in this spirit of sclf-dcna for her husbands
sake" There is certainly a great difference
between these two wivcs.-Loppy Home.
IMPROVEMENTS IN TANNING Sum.
ter IEatci,mm speaks very favorably of an
improvement in Tanning Leather, recently
patented by Jesse Morgan citizen of Sum
tcrvillc, S. G.. The Hmchman says of it:
The principal points ofadvantogc embra-
ced in this new process are these Only
about one-half the bark, or tanning material
is required; the leather is taken when in
a half-tanned state, Cor more or less, and
by the application of the new compound is
finished and converted into beautiful soft
leather in few moments Some addition
al weight of leather is also gained by the
new process-say one pound to the side
This additional weight win more than bal
ancc the cost of the compond applied