The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-09-14
NOW A GIRL DKFENDED A FORT.
A STORY FOR GIRLS.

Women are told if they would vote
they must fight. To all such we com.
mend the following story of the bravery
and sagscity of girl of fourteen, who
defended fort for week, her garrison
consisting of two cowArdly soldiers, one
cSyhom she prevented from blowing up
tSQrt; two boys of ten and twelve, an
oiu of eighty, and q man who had
red gun. For a week she held
~ M is at bay; cheering the fright
,~omeA and children and still more
csH. neo soldiers, going without food
N5R' always on the alert, and at last
Doug ner charge in safety to de-
49,. OF forty soldiers sent to her aid.
;. Zaniss We copy, wih the asNaa IN
Justice of history towards women, does
not give her full name-only Madeline,
although the lieutenapt's name, who
came to her sid, is mentioned.
This feat of Madeline is one of the
most courageous on record. It was not
Q sudden squirt of enthusiasm, but long
contested battle with willy foes without
the fort and cowardly friends within.
From Brant and Red Jacket, by Edward Eggleson
and Lille Eggleson seelye.
There was settlement called Yer
chires, some twenty miles below Mon
treal. Settlers must always have place
of refuge. Here was fort connected by
q covered passage with block house.
One October morning in 1872 the inhsb-
itants were in the field at work. There
were but two soldiers at the fort. The
commander and his wife were absent.
Their daughter, Madeline, girl of four
teen, stood on the landing with hired
man, when she heard firing.
run, Mademoiselle, runT cried the
man; "here come the Iroquois."
Looking around the girl saw the In
dams near at hand. She ran for the fort
and the Indians, seeing they could not
catch her, fired at her. Their bull.
lets whistled round her and made
the time seem very long,
as she afterward said. As soon e. Made
line reached the fort she cried out: "To
arms! to armsw hoping that she would
get assistance But the two soldiers
we're so frightened that they had hidden
in the block house. When Madeline
reached the gate Of the fort she found
two women there crying for their hus-
bands, who were in the field and had
Just been killed. Madeline forced them
In and shut the gate. She instantly took
command OF the fort and went TO ex-
anime her defenses. She found that
some Of the palisades had fallen down,
leaving holes through which the enemy
could easily enter. She ordered them
immediately set up and even helped
among them herself. When the littls
commander repaired to the block-house,
where she found her garrison 1.-TWO, one
was hiding in the corner, the other viii
. lighted match in his hand.
what are you going to do with that
match?" said Madeline.
Light the powder and blow us AL
mp" answered the soldier.
"You are miserable coward, said the
girl. "Get out Of this place"
People always like to obey in time Of
peril the one person Of resolution and
GOODNESS. The soldier did ~ Madeline
bid. She then fnug aside her bonnet,
put on hat and took gun. Medicines
whole force consisted of the shove men
toned soldiers, her two bF0thers Of ten
and twelve years Of age and an old man
Of eighty, with somo women and chill
dron-
ssIst a. Aght 10 H. dsath, !" said Made.
Me- y hse bsothsss. I'VE ere fghting