The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-16
Some Brave women.

In October, 1877, the br,gatine Moor
burg left Fooohon in China, for Mel
bourne; carrying four ssamen, .he
captain, mate, and last but by NO means
least, the captains wife, who was a
little delicate woman, and her baby.
They had not gone far ON their voyage
ere the crew fell sick, and one after
another died. The mate did not sue
Dumb entirely, hut becs me reduced to
skeleton, and was incapable of doing
much; while the captain himself was
aim ost in as miserable plight, his
legs having swollen tremendously, ,and
his body being mass OF sores. His
wife alone held up under the terrible
heat, although she had nursed tho sick
till 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 mako matters
worse, the ship sprung leak, which
the captain luckily was able to stop;
and eventually the Moorburg got into
Brisbane harbor, half-full Of water,
with two slck men on board AZ her crew
all told, and q woman at the helm; the
gallant woman bringing not only the
ship but her baby safe into port.
Some time in 1871, woman named
Theresa Maria, dwelling In the villc GO
Of Fratel, Oh the frontier of Portugal
and Spain, on the way across the fields
with her husbands dinner, was told by
a shepherd boy that he had seen wol1
prowNng about. Never having seen one
In her life, she put down her basket,a
looking eagerly around, described the
animal In tho act Of devouring lamb.
Thinking to scare tho brute from It's
pray. the boy shouted ut it and poltod
1t with stones; SO infuriatlng the wo.f,
that 1t left its meal unfinished, and
made for It's disturber, jumping up at
the little follows tace, tearing the
flesh, and then pulling him to the
ground. What did the horror stricken
onlooker do-run away! Not she.
Picking up large stone, she rushed
on the beast and seined hold of him. In
vain ho bit and tore her flesh the un-
daunted woman contrived to keep his
throat close,y EMBODIED by her left arm.
while she battered his head with the
stone and at length killed him. Mean
while, the villagers had been alarmed,
and came hurrying to her aid, armed
with guns, sticks and stones; meeting
Theresa on her way homo covered with
blood from terrible wounds in her face
arms and hands. They carried her to
the hospital at Mia, where, pitiful to
tell, she expire ell exactly n month aflcr-
ward, consoled In her dying hours with
believing that she had not sacrificed
her life in vain. A false BELIEF, alas
for the shepherd-boy died ofhydropho-
bia day or Two after his lamented de-
iverer.
Courageous In another why was a
that terrible rising had worked day
and night In the hospital, assisting
certain surgeon, whose services were
freely rendered to mon With whose
cause he had no sympathy. When the
insurrection was qUslled, tho doctor
was arrested and marched off to be
tried by drum-head court martial. As
no approached the door OF the tribunal,
he mt his late female assistant coming
out between two soldiers. "Why,
Adele !" he exclaimed, chow came you
here" Looking hard 1T him, with
nnrecogn,sing eyes, she replied: "I
don't know you, sir" denial he set
dow to fear of acknowledging the
acquaintance of doomed man. Not Il
little to his surprise, he got of and was
set at liberty, to learn that Adele had
been shot, and was on her way to death
when she had repudiated all knowledge
Of him and forbore appealing for his
aid, rather than compromise him, and
render his chance a desperate ono.
A poor servant girl Of Noyon, in
France, once proved herself a real
heroine. A common sewer Of great
depth had been opened for repairs, the
opening being covered at night with
some planklag; but those In charge of
the operations neglected to place any
lights near, to warn way-farers Of tho
danger In their path. Four men re.
turning home from work stepped on
the planks, which being trall and rot.
ten gave way under their weight, and
precjpltatcd them to the bottom. 1t was
some time before any one became aware
Of what had happened; and when tho
people gathered round, no man among
the crowd was daring enough to re.
spond to the frantic entreaties of the
wives of the entom bed men by descend.
Ing into that foul and loathsomo deptb.
Presently, a fragile-looking girl OF
seventeen, stepping to the front, said
quietly: an. 60 down and try to
save tho poor fellows;" and creatures
calling themselves men were not
ashamed to stand by and SEQ Catharine
Vasseur let down on her valiant but
fearful mission. Then ensued q few
long minutes Of anxious suspense be-