The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-10-07
PLUCKY GIRLS.

MISS Nellie heeu Is lno name OF
young woman of Georgia who accom-
panied her uncle to Nag's Head, North
Cardinals delightful resort. One after
noon she accepted an invitation from
one of her admirers to go sailing on the
sea. The day was pleasant and the
young folks enjoyed themselves, start
ing just before sundown to return to
the shore. In going about the boom
struck the young man terrific blow on
the head and hurled him into the water.
Miss Reed instantly seized boat hook
and by hanging over the rail, exercising
her utmost strength, she was able to
drag her companions body on board.
Her efforts to restore the young man to
consciousness were not so successful,
however, and it occurred to her that the
best thing to do was to sail with all
speed for the shore. She had never
handled boat, but she had watched
sailors closely, and in a few minutes the
craft was scudding along at lively speed.
Most persons would have been appalled,
at such task, especially as it grew
dark and the wind freshened. A steady
run of thrce-quarters Of an hour brought
the boat to its landing, and then the
plucky Georgia miss delivered her
wounded charge into the hands of his
friends. The young man recovered from
the blow and the young woman became
the admired of the Nag's Head company.
Swope and Mrs. Swope are barely ont
of their teens, and yet they have found
time to meet, to court, to love, to marry,
quarrel and to part. The Swopes live
at Mendoza, Ill. When they parted the
wife carried off the baby. The other
day the baby was taken by its mother to
the court house, and the father, snatch
ing it from the maternal arms, tried to
get to his carriage near by. Mother,
mother. in-law and quite a number of
women performed wild war dance
aro4nd the paternal kindnapper, but the
kid was mapped and placed in the hands
of a nurse in neighboring town. Be-
fore the child had been in the custody
of the nurse twenty-four hours the
mother made her appearan ce and, be
fore the nurse could offer objections,
she caught up the child, skipped out of
the house, drove furiously over into her
county and arriv ed safely at her fathers
house with the little charge. The spunky
heroine is now master of the situation
Inasmuch as both husband and wife are
of wealthy and respectable families, the
affair is causing considerable interest
for miles around Mendoza.
Miss Jennie Henrie is the name of a
young woman who has won the admira-
ton of the people of Kansas. Some time
ago she secured tract of land on Ash
creek. "To show what an enterprising
girl can do, says the Legan Enterprise,
"we will state that she came to that
place several years ago with barely
enough means to sustain herself after
entering the land. She went to work
by the week and the money she earned
was invested in improvements on the
land until now, at which time she has
about thirty acres under cultivation, q
comfortable house, well furnished, and
other valuable improvements. By her
industry aud perseverance she has
gained the admiration of all who know
her. She will soon have a deed TO one
of the best tracts of land in that country.
We take pride in mentioning such in
stances as this, and thus they will prove
worthy example to some young men
we might mention to initiate"
A few days ago young woman who
is visiting at the Bonsall mansion in Ar
kansas City heard an unusual huttering
in the room where lot of canaries were
Upon going to seek the cause she dis
covered rattlesnake coiled around the
cage. The reptile was in the act of fas-
cinating one of the birds, as much by
the peculiar undulating motion of its
head us by its basilisk eyes. The fair
rescuer at once made an onslaught with
pair of tongs and the snake was
knocked from the cage. Shortly after
wards the young woman found it coiled
around the leg of table, and she
bruised its head 50 positively that it
gave up the ghost, The charmed canary,
though it had not been touched by the
snake, died a few hours afterwards.
A young woman, who was visiting in
Elkton, Nd, was out with pleasure
party in Captain Jollil1e's boat when the
question of craftsmanship with pistol
was discussed Captain Jollille had on
board u large caliber Smith ~ Wesson's
pistol. He pointed out to her crane
feeding along the shore, at distance of
about seventy-fve yards, and asked her
to fire att. As she was about to take aim
the crane flew, but she fired, striking it
and bringing it down.
"Its long way from this world to
the next" said dying man to friend
who stood at the bedside. "Oh, never
mind it, my dear fellow" answered the