The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-11-26
SOME BRAVE WOMEN.


Men, as rule, have little admira
tion to spare for Amazonian danes
Even those who profess TO believe thai
the only natural difference between the
sexes is that Of gender, would nevei
dream Of contemning womaA fpl
wanting yalor. Excepting that form o.
It which consists in endurance Of suf
fering, coinage is scarcely yet foeog
nized rs feminine attribute, and ex
amples Of bravery in womankind arc
still held worth the noting so we shall
hardly do amiss in setting down few
modern instances not generally known
An American autholess tells Of an
Arizonian natron who, upon her house
being attacked by band Of Indians
while her husband WAS absent doing
duty ~ n legislator, deeming
Who're your case can be no verse,
The desp'ratlst il tho wlsest course,
shot down six Of the rcd men with he.
own hand, and next day wrote to her
lord
"Dear John:-The Apsches attacked
the ranch. have won the fight. You
need not come yourself, but send some
moro ammunition"
When the lives Of those she loves
are at stake. then, If ever, woman
will prove valiant but even then, it ID
odds that she breaks down as soon as
the danger is past. Lady CochranC
readily put her life 10 the hazard for
her huLband's sake, TO shame his falter-
ing crew into sticking 10 their guns
but, although il is not 10 recorded, il
would havo been nothing surprising II
she had indulged in good cry when
the end was accomplished and tho vic
tory achieved.
In October, 1877, the Ltigantine
Moorburg left Foochou. in China, for
Melbourne, carrying four seamen, the
captain, mate, aud last, but by no
means least, the captains wife, who was
little delicate woman, and her baby.
They had not gone far on their voyage
ere the crew fell sick, and ono after an
other died. The mate did not succumb
entirely, but became reduced to skel-
eton, and was incapable Of doing much,
while the captain himself was in almost
as miserable a plight, his legs having
swollen tremendously, aud his body be-
ing mass Of sores. His wife alone
held up under the terrible heat, al
though she had nursed the sick until
they needed nursing no longer, had
looked we'll TO her baby's needs, had
done duty At the wheel in regular
watches, and taken her share Of sea
mans work beside To make matters
worse, the ship sprung n leak, which
the captain, luckily, was able to stop
and eventually tho Moorburg got into
brisbane harbor. half full Of water,
with two sick men on board as her crew
all told, and woman ut the helm, the
gallant woman bringing not only the
ship but her baby safe into port.
Some time in 1871. q woman named
Theresa Maria. dwelling in the village
Of Fratel, on tho frontier Of Portugal
and Spain. on the way across the fields
with her husbands dinner, was told 10y
shepherds hoy that he had seen d
wo'f prowling about. Never having
soen one in her life, Ahe put down her
basket, and directed by the lad, climbed
to place, and, locking eagerly around
deserted the animal in the act Of de
vouring lamb. Thinking to scare the
brute from its prey, the boy shouted al
il and pelted it with stones, 30 infuri
ating the wolf that it left its meal un
finished, and made for its disturber
jumping up at the little fellows face
tearing the flesh, and then pulling him
to the ground. What did the horror
stricken on-looker do-run awayl No
she. Picking up a large stone, sh,
rushed on the beast and seized hold o
him. In vain he bit and tore her flesh
the undaunted woman contrived {,
keep his throat closely infolded by he
left arm, while she battered his hea,
with the stone, and at length killed him
Meanwhile, the villagers had beeI
alarmed, and came hnrrying to her aid
armed with guns, sticks and stones
meeting Theresa on her way home, co,
cred with blood from terrible wound
in her face, arms and hands. The
carried her to the hospital at Nizi
where, pitiful to tell, she expired e1
actly month afterward, coEsoled
her dying hours with believing that 81
had not sacrificed her life in vain.
false belief, alas for the shepherd-ho
died Of hydrophobia day or two aft,
his lamented deliverer.
Courageous in another way was
woman of the Commune, who, durir
that terrible rising, had worked da
.. and night in the hospital, assisting
certain surgeon, whose services we
freely rendered to men with who
cause he had no sympathy. When Il
insurrection was qnelled, the doCt'
was arrested and marched off to
tried by drum-head court-martiaI. 4
he approached the door of the tribuns
he met his late female assistant, comil
out between soldiers, "Why, Adele
he exclaimed, chow came you here
Looking hard at him, with unrecogn
ing eyes, she replied, 81 don't knc
you, sir !" denial he set down TO
fear of acknowledging the acquaintan
Of a doomed man. Not little to |
surprise, he got off, and was set at il
erty, TO learn that Adele had been sht
and was on her way to death when s
had repudiated all knowledge of hi
.. and forbore appealing for his aid, rath
than compromise him and render |
case desperate one.
A poor servant gill of NoyoD,
! France, once proved herself rcul he
inc A common sewer Of great der
had been opened for repairs, the op'