Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-04-05
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1861


a life that cannot be spared You are
all bravc---almost too brave--since you
so eagerly court death for the honor it
will confer on the name Of him who may
die in the noble attempt to save the rest.
But not another heroic defender of this
fortress must be lost Already thirty of
the forty-two we numbered this morning
are gone; and shall we take another from
the gallant twelve that remain? No, no
this must not be The powder must
be procured from my brothers dwelling
but let the first attempt to obtain it be
made Ivy one who cannot use a rifle. l
wiH 90 !"
There is an almost simultaneous burst
of, "No ! no mol" from the astonished
listeners to this heroic offer.
Il am resolved ~ replies the noble
heroine; "seek not to alter my determin
alton p
"But you will be killed !" cries one.
"Then shall die with the consolation
of knowing that, so far, this brave little
garrison is not weakened"
"No, no--leave this adventure to us ?"
cries one Of the last disputants; eve can
run faster than you, and are therefore
more likely to be successful. We can
not yield this peril to lady, the fairest
of her sex, and see her throw her life
away--we should not be acting like men,
and shame would ever rest upon us"
"The race is not always to the swift,
nor the battle to the strong,' proudly re-
plies the noble girl. "What is my life
compared to yours, who can skillfullY use
the rifle against our savage foe, and are
required here for the protection of the
helpless beings who stand around yon .
Look at these little, innocent children,
each of whose lives is as valuable as mine;
and remember, their whole dependence is
upon you'
"Lizze Lizzie T. now interposes one
Of her two brothers who were present
"this must not be You must not go
! We cannot suffer it and retain the name
of men. You cannot comprehend what
you asll--you do not consider the peril
Remember, you ARE Just from Philadel-
phia, where you have lived in safety, in
ease, in compaI ativc refinement and luXu-
ry; and you cannot surely be aware oI
the risk, the danger of trusting yourself
alone with q savage, merclless foe, who
spares neither sex nor age Consider
there arc numbers of Indians strollng
about yondct village, to whom your scalp
would be a prize of victory; consider
everything, and give over this mad folly -
"Brother," replied the fair girl. "you
have seen little Of mo Of late, and you
know little of my invincible will, or you
would not attempt to thwart me in what
| havc resolved to perform. Come |!
come we lose time. Open yon gate, be-
fore it is too late. and let me CO. for go |
must; something whispers me that the
good God will sustain me"
In vain they try, with reason, with re-
montsranc @ with representations Of the
danger put in every conceivable form,
with ailectionatc appeals, with downright
! pleading, to induce the brave girl to aban.
don her purpose; and at last. with the
utmost reluctance they yield assent to hel
heroic proposition Instantly that con
sent is gained she strips herself Of every
unnecessary article of clothing, and de
mands that the gate be opened to her.
All crowd to the gate speaking word'
Of affection encouragement and hope
Now it slowly opens, and attracts the at
tention OF the saVages in the village, whc
wonder ii sally or surrender is to follow
The fair girl now fixes her eyes steadily
upon her brothers house; the Histance il
sixty yards; she measures it in her mind
she calculates tho time that will be re
qured to reach it; she draws long breath
and now, like ball from cannon, sh
bounds from the fortress; and sincere
earnest prayers. from the hearts of ever,
being she goes forth to save, ascend t,
Heaven for her protection and safe re
turn.
Sec how she flies over the intervening
space, with tho basilisk-eyes of man,
swarthy savagcs fixed upon her, whC
stand amazed at the daring of a woman
and are lost in wonder at what can be tn,
meaning of such u desperate act and how
the hearts of her white friends beat with
hope and fear as they behold yard after
yard of distince put between them anc
her VIII she succeed a.? win those
brutal savages stand idle and not moest
her. who il thus. with noble hcroisn
almost unparalleled in the annals of his
tory, thurst,ng herself into their very
hands--rutting herself into the power o
beings that are unprepared to show mer
cy? God hel p her God sustain her
How long the distance seems for space
that is so short
There she nears the hose; she reache
= it; she enters it; and now they move to
: ward the building; they do intend to cap
ture her after all; God help her, poor girl
See they draw noarer--nearer; they ar
I almost ut the door. Why stays she 81
! long? Why does she not come bacl
l whilo there is an opportunity On
minute moro and it will he too late
: There there she comes she comes
u She holds some dark object tightly in he
I grasp; she has the powder; tho fort vii
% be saved But no no l----shc is lost
g she is lost Tho Indians SEQ her. the
o now comprehend her purpose; they boun
: after her with terrific screams and yolls
: they raise their muskets; they fire; the
throw their tomahawks. Still she come
on--on nearer--nearer; tho balls pas
70 her they lodge in tho walls she is It'll
unharmed. Ono moment more The
gain upon hcy-God help her One mo
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