Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-22
Revenge of an Injured Woman.
The Laporte (Ind. Courier relates
The following tragical and ludicrous

The Laporte Ind. J Courier relates
the following trasical and ludicrous
series of occurrences;
" An Irish girl, young, an orphan,
and of good character, while going
home one night last summer, was over
takeE on the common by an Irishman
connected with the Lafayette and In
dianapolis gravel train-a man from
the same county in Ireland, and with
whom she had an acquaintance. He
lnsulted her with dishonorable propo-
sails, and finally by force, as she allie
ges, accomplished her ruin. The
poor girl went home, weeping. and
heart-broken. For weary months she
brooded over the outrage, and at last
the blood of an Emmett seemed to be
infused in her veins. The helpless,
friendlesS orphan girl, blushing for the
dignity Of her womanhood, but strong
IN her resolute purpose, became a
second Joan of Arc in her strength
and resolution. She procured large
bowie knife, and following the man
like shadow, cornered him in an out
house on Monday night. He had re-
fused to make the only reparation in
his power by marriage, and with cry
OF anguish and revenge, she sprung at
his throat like the furies. The bright
blade of the knife glistened in the
light Of the street lamp, the blood
spurted from cash in his cheek, but,
eluding her deadly onslaught, he fed
to the house and took refuge in an
upper room. She followed quickly on
his track, gathering up an armful Of
bowlders as she pursued. The door
was closed between her and her re-
venge, the lock turned, the bolt sprung,
and the wrong doer thought himself
safe from pursuit; but he had under
estimated the strength Of an Injured
woman, and had yet to learn that
hell hath no fury like woman scorn-
ed" In an instant one of the heavy
powders went crashing through the
panel of the door. The entrance then
was easy, and she bounded into the
room, confronting the poor culprit,
who covered in a corner, begging pit
eously for his life Finish him and
bad luck to the likes OF hin" exclaim.
ed the woman of the house, who had
rushed in and understood the situa-
ton. Hit him for his mother" cried
a mad wag, who was contemplating
the scene with satisfaction. "Ill mar
ny you tonight; anything, but spare
me" he exclaimed, the blood stream
ing from the wound in his face, and
trembling in every limb.
I 1t was a thrilling tableaux-a full
grown man covering in the coward
Ice OF conscious wrong at the feet
of the woman he had wronged. Wo-
man like she relented, and they mar
ched off together to Father Hamilton
for repairs. The good father aroused
from a sound sleep, was not over am
liable, and when he learned something
OF the particulars, he came down like
four thousand of brick, Kiln count, on
the offending skalawag. But he could
not withhold the solemn sacrament of
the church in the divine ordinance of
: marriage, and the twain were made
: one flesh. A large crowd, attracted
: by the first assault, and gathering
fresh recruits at every corner, mad
! followed the novel bridal party to the
I, residence of the priest. They throng-
ed in his little front yard, and men,
women and children OF every nation
: allty aud every iaith, climbed on the
, fence and peered into the windows
, Suddenly the fence broke down with
} its living adornments, and they fell in
| heap-a perfect wreck of Irish, AM
! erlcan and German; Catholic, Protes-
tant and Inidel Patrick, Matilda and
Biddy-silks and woolsys, pinks, tarl-
=, ton and check apron, cashmere and
corduroy, brogans and CATERS, pahta-
looms and panties Father Hamilton,
startled by the noise, rushed out in his
t'CoIuOheo, anu eilluhiuS IL a 1iOe VI
, Donnybrook Fair, ordered the peace
and called for the police, but the good
people were only intent upon getting
out of the pile, and an Irish soldier
whose legs were dreadlully mixed up
: liz this miscellaneous assortment, sol
: emmy AYERS that he found number
nine gaiter on his left foot when he
, got home. The "happy " couple left
on the gravel train this morning, and
if the husband survives the honey
: moon, Biddy, We are sure, will train
him in the way he should go" A wo-
: man of her nerve and resolution can
: not fail to make a good vile. She
? will be equal to any emergencies.