New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-10-17
SOME BRAVE WOMEN.
From Ohnmbers's .Lo,n.naL

T, October 1877 the brigantine MoOrburg left
Foochou in China for Melbourne; CARVING lour
seamen the captain mate, ami last, but by no
means least. the captains wife, who was a niue
delicate woman, and her baby Ihey hau mol gone
tar thrr voyage eIe t1e crew IciI SIT aI oil0
after another died. The mate dld not succuHD en-
tirelv but became reduced 10 skeleton ana was
incapable of doing much while the captain MN
self WAS almost in as miserable plght, MS legs
having swollen tremendously. and has body being
a mass of sores. His wife alone held up uhcei me
terrible heat, although she mad nur-Gd the sch ~.
they needed nursing no longer. had looked wei 10
her baby's needs had done duty at the wheel ~
regular watches, and taken her share ot seaman
work besides To make matters WoIsf, Ine siiip
spruDg leak which the captain luckily Was ahie
ia stop: and eventually the Moorburg got INTO
Rrisiane harbor half-ful OF water with two SICK
men on board as heI crew all told. ana woman AT
the helm: the gallant woman bringing not ohIy the
ship but her baby safe INTO port III,
some time IN 1871, woman named lDeiesa
Maria dwelling in the village oil fratel on 'Ae
frontier of Portugal ana SPAN On the way HIoSs
the fields with her husbands dinner was toid ny
shrpherd-b0y that he had seen Won pro" ing
about Never having seen one ID net me 1tie PuI~
down her basket, and directed by the lad, climbed
TO a bIgI place. and looking eagerly around. de-
serted the animal in the act OF deN curing "A ainp.
TIiI,n, tn scare the brute from It's prey, the boy
sLnuted at il aud peted il with stones so ihlFlai
inc the wolf that il left It's meal uhhnlsneu anu
made for its disturber. Jumping up III inc niue
fellows face, tearing the flesh, and then puiilhs
him to the ground. What dld the hnrFoi-sulCkeh
onlooker dO-run awaYY Not She ficklns nv q
large stone. she rushed on the neaSi' ana Sc'As'
Mold M him La vain ne bit ana tore htT nrsl IHe
uudaun4ed woman contriVed 10 keep ms Intods
closely infolded by her left arm WnlIe sie pa'
his had with the stone, and at length kllc, MN;
Meanwhile the villagers had Doeh alarmed anu
came hurryIng TO her aid armed Win guns SbicAS'
and stones; meeting Theresa on her way nome GOV
cred with blood from terrible wounds IN her lace
arms and hands. They carried Der 10 tne hospl'ai
M Mira where pitiiul to tell she expired exactly
month afterward cOnSoled IN hei uylll2 houIS WIN
Ll;eving that she had not sacII ilced hcr lie in
vain. a false belief. alas! fer the shephera-n3y
died of hydrophobia IA day OF '"o "i''i NO ="
mented deiverer. - -. -. .
Courageous in another wav was woman OF the
Commune who during that terrible rising had
worEed day and night in the hospital, assisting
certain surgeon. whose SERVICES we're irecIS Itn-
derrd 10 men with whose cause ne nad no sym
nathv When the insIIr1ectltn was queiieu' the
doctor was arrested and marched OH 10 oo trsu ny
-, hal court-martial. As he approached lhe
Joor az the tribunal lie met his late le,naie ass,S
coming ont between two soldiers. WY AuSlo'
h- EXCLAIMED. d" how came you mere Loohlne
hord nj him with uurecOgniZng eyes, she reDIcu :
= | dout know you, SIT ~; denial ne ~ uoNn 20 d
fear Of acknowietgng tne he rot off
and was set at liberty TO learn tpa' Au9ic hi'u
Loru shot and was on her way 10 ucath W eii 'Ic
had rrpudiated all knowledge OF illH' ana lorporc
anpealing for his and. rather than COMPROMISE HIM.
| anu render his chance a despeiate one 49,
| A pDor sci Vant-gul OF Noyon, I'D France, oloe q
| ,nveJ herself a real heroine. a common sewer oi
p.o t dantb had been opened for repairs. the open
! ir1 heinp covered at night with some plAhkihe
but those in charge OF the operations ~ no
! nlace any lights near, 10 VAIN "aNI'hetS Va
I rt'n,,.r i'm their path. Four men returning nome
| from work stepped on the planks, Wnlch pelns
ell and 'rotten gave way under their weight anu
raninitated them to the bottom. 1t was some
| time before any one became aware Oh What nav
| hanneued and when the people gathered i"uni'
| No man among the crowd was daring enough 10 re-
ooJ to The frantic entreaties of the wives OF the
| prt,n,ned men by descending that foul AMI loath-
some depth Presently tragle-ooklng Rirl Oh So
entccn x.enp1ng to the front, said quietly III 20
do,yn and nv "a, save the poor fellows ana crea-
| tures calling themselves were not ashamed 10
! stand NV and see Catharine NasSeur lei GOWN on
| her valiant but fearful mission.
Then ensued few long minutes Oh alAious su'
pense before the signal haul up WIS feit anu w
! still breathing but unconscious men were WIN Ih'
| gallant rirl brought to the sur lace Nlgh eX'
| haustad as the effort had left her, the heroic
| maiden only STAYED to gam breath before descend
! inc again, regardless Of the risk she ran:
| This second venture nearly proven fafal upon
reacllinr the bottom of tho sewer and Taste ming
| rome around one PROSTATE FORM Catharine felt a.
| thong oh she were being stranglcd by an lnvisIbl'
| hand Unfortunately the Iope round her owl
| waist had become unfastened; Ard wneh' aftei
erop1ng along the dripping, clammT wall her hanf
=. tourhed IL she had not strength sufficient 10 pull
l down Dazed as she was, she SUI had he1 VIII
| abont her: and loosng her long hair, twisted TN
| Inyuriapt tresses with the rope. The rope wa
| haulsd mp; aud the horrHed crowd beheid the IN
| animate form of the brave young girl swinging ey
| her hair and TO all appearance dead FRESH ar an
| nrompt administration of stimulanfs Drouent Nor
| cons,iouxnsss, and the happiness OF knowing ba'
n sp4 had failed IN sayinR AL, hei brave ehooa OF
| had rrstaaod thIce Of tho bread winneis 10 thei
o.. He