The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1892-12-22
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COURAGE OF WoMAN.

pitoJS oAO COuEdSS VI WOllitll ctiiilu
great emergencies. What mother or
sister or daughter would dare to 90
out to fight the cormorant and jack
al? Rizpah did it. And so would you
If an emergency demanded: Woman
is naturally timid, and shrinks from
exposure and depends on stronger
arms for the achievement OF great en-
terprises. And she is often troubled
lest there might be occasions demand
ing fortltude when she would fail. Not
SO. Some OF those who are afraid to
look out OF door after nightfall, and
who quake in the darkness at the
least uncertain sound, and who start
at the slam OF the door, and turn pale
in q thunder storm, if the day of trial
came would be heroic and invulner-
able. God .has arranged it so that
woman needs the trumpet of some
great contest of principle or affection
to rouse up her slumbering courage.
Then she will stand under the cross
fire OF opposing hosts at Chalons to
give wine to the wounded. Then she
will carry into prison and dark lane
the message of salvation. Then she
will brave the pastilence. Deborah
goes out to sound terrorinto the heart
OF Gods enemies. Abigail throws
herself between q raiding party of in
furiated men, and her husbands vine
yards. Rizpah fights back the vul-
lures from the rock.
Among the Orkney Islands an eagle
swooped and lifted child to it's eyrie
far upon the mount aims. With the
spring OF a panther the mother
mounts hill above hill, craig above
craig, height above height; the fire of
her own eye outhashed the glare of
the eagles and with unmailed hand,
stronger than the iron beal and the
terrible claw, she hurled the wild bird
down the rocks. In the French Rev.
olutlon Gazette was brought out to
be executed when his daughter threw
herself on the body of her father and
said, "Strike, Barbarians! You can
not reach my father but through my
hearth The crowd parted, and linking
arms, father and daughter walked out
tree. During the seige of Saragossa, Au-
gustlna carried refreshments to the
gates. Arriving at the battery of Portil-
10 she found that all thelgarrison had
been killed. She snatched a. match
from the hand OF dead artilleryman
and fired 26pounder, then leaped
upon it and vowed she would not
leave it alive. The soldiers looked in
and saw her daring, and rushed up
and opened another tremendous fire
on the enemy. The life OF James I. of
Scotland was threatened. Poets have
sung those times, and able pens have
fingered upon the story of manly en-
durance, but how few to tell the story
OF Catherine Douglas one OF the
Queens maids, who ran to bolt the
door, but found the bar had been
taken away so as to facilitate the en-
trance OF assassin. She thrust her
arm into the staple. The murderers
rushing against it, her arm was shat
tered. Yet how many have since liv-
ed and died vino never heard the
touching. self-sacrificing heroic story
OF Catherine Douglas and her poor,
shattered arm. You know how calm
ly Mime. Roland went to execution
and how cheerfully Joanna of Naples
walked to the castle OF Muro, and
how fearlessly Nine. Grimaldi listened
to her condemnation, and how Char
lotte Corday smiled upon the frantic
mob that pursued her to the guillo-
tine. And there would be no end to
the recital if I attempted to present
all the historical incidents which show
that Woman's courage will rouse it.
SELF for great emergency.
GRACE DARLING.
Now | ask if mere natural courage
can do so much, what may we not ex-
pect from women who have gaZed on
the great sacrifice, and who are urged
forward by all the voices ofgrace that
sound from the Bible, and all the
notes Of victory that speak from the
sky. Many years ago the Forfarshire
steamer started from Hull bound for
Dundee. After the vessel had been
out little while, the winds began to
raise and pillows rise until a tempest
was upon them. The vessel leaked
and the fires went out, and though
the sails were hoisted Hfore and ait
she went speeding toward the break
ers. She struck with her bows fore
most on the rock. The vessel parted.
Amid the whirlwind and the darkness
all were lost but nine. These chung
to the wreck on the beach. Sleeping
that night in Longstone Light House
was girl of gentle spirit and comedy
countenance. AS the morning dawns,
| see that girl standing amid the
spray and tumult of contending
elements looking through a glass
upon the wreck and the nine
wretched sufferers. She proposes
to her father to take boat and
put out across the wild sea to rescue
them. The father says cit can not
be done" just look at the tumbling
surf!'' But she persisted. and with her
father bounds into the boat Though
never accustomed to plying the ore,
she takes one and her father the
other. Steady, now! Pull away! Pull
away, The sea tossed up the boat as
though it we're q bubble, but amid the
foam and the wrath of the sea
the wreck was reached the
exhausted people picked up and
saved. Humane societies rendered
their thanks. Wealth poured into the
lap of the poor girl. Visitors from all
lands came to look ON her sweet face;
and when soon after she launched
forth on u dark sea and death was the
oarsman, dukes and duchesses and
mighty men sat down in tears in AIN