The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-07-04
4 HEROIC GIRL
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Ea fise yszr g777. Wtlen The British
tr-..r- fr IT, ra5d.fie state see nasrsssi-
fugoa q PnflzdsiIalia- and Wasi.ins-
t..r - fi.e E.szi n tile Coloaiai Amy
-. slafnz aII - czsuld g. kasF tiisln
srsB ertsrine r. essy. Genezaa Baf-
.ara. 81 b. fzes~ fr8i III laorlh -
us~ ~ Lake fl4-lplzin and lall'itd
s.~r crsau Poi1L Her - Hiet =
lsra Rs.ir = Indians vto sent sith
susv b Crg-u Bollt and Dom
dsnsza
T.,.--e InalaIl-. erus4- esTuulilg and
-s~age IL fileir nstuse Werr fhe Hta-t
ta~7se elssaies tie Aneriszn -aldiers
aad saunsry people had - fssT- Ihey
v-.--. wo--s than the Hes-izEi7- the To-
r5e- and tise British rsg1liars al l'ut %
ersher-
4 fe.Ir n rroogs unler Golollal
et.-i,-rI feld Forz Heury asaiIls- ihs
Br;ff.h and tl1e Inliail- hl- Tie g7rn-
- a. zrs,Izzlly diminished . 2 few
Hunfr-s r1en- They zlere fisaiis i1s'E-
5sg - rs..s. -la11-, and t.le Hlajor-
5rrur fi.e assa- nr ol1e .lay ~ InesF
fi,4a ard I.rls.g rlizla ilar11zil tlle ei8e-
nv llu--. uer. alt ~ - q land =
Fndlsl- uho g.-yrie3 liout In eTe-y
dirsetioE
Wf-fzr rlle -soeEzie -srEgssEfiins tis-
e.- fhe 1sraar-. vil5 vHer= ai-0 -s'-dl-r-s
rad ,irfasa thelr s1or-- and eatzie sIar-
- fr rae fngaier-. and tilelT Eive-
e,d ch18rea. wnh tileIr hau--ilo-d
.u-5- w se ins5fs tle foTr- Al
IT, aupraeh - tl.e IlllisH- tie Arzie
.-s-i-sn y -Eelre 5rar- Hlen- un1er
ff.e egmnand = Caioael -:seI.8eri- d.
-e-a.a.-s ~ III tl8.s--r Iiva~ a. dsarlg a.
49,. and 1s- kuo-Finz llaE tar q
- hs1r ny tlle re-il-ia-cl.lslI-- might
-. ti.ey hoI.-I 5or 1he ts--t
Bat tf.ezr E.sH.i-r va marry exi-lla--
taI aad tE.sre srz- ~ eilaue-of keeIs-lg
ri.e 1rasr- q las - auy otteT mails
-rHe aIe then rsIle-llis=rsl -ilzr ~ a
szau l.aIi.lznE jll-t ,glt-i,ie tie stoek-
sd tta-e uaz k-z - P3-,leT tisi
Izsd le-a Glrza-ssn sil-u lise o-her r
e-4-u-rs e.rr-l 51-iie ttse fortified
rzss- E-- vho soaii 90 feT 3, ~
zlo ezzli - -Iare3 frla 1ile small
zarrl-aE-
Erarr rlla Ea- u-elel 4 sseh 2
tfuz Tlelr lezder VA. 8 lgrzve and 3
.zs-sas nau. Boz he knog tlat LII
F-aiss 49, tiseEe. LII dgfy Eas o. pro
tsr riie f-s AID save LIE helpla-s vl-
u.len aud e.liIdrel frsn The savzs- eru-
e.fy . tis enemy several = his h.z=t
1lel siIlzei - -. lut - eglld not
1sake ~ tl= nllu1 70 la.a--s sBs q theIn-
- great seemed o. him the ri-z = vent
uriuz zlfifu r4nse g the IHdian's
r1L.lallzlsE
i calueE o3IllIlaIll any man % %
f5r tae 3r5sder. b. sid II tii=r- i-=
auv aue zIlling - take Ihs ms he
Inu-t a-sa1u- aii responsibility y tiie
venture
Vgh-t w4 20 o. done Tbe powder
filey lll.s have -oou s; Eo.Ild l,- to-
Iate rtls- -lraee- srer- coming near
eraH ri.e time. Thrr al the Hlen a-sfe
eagerly dl--a-7ln- which q them
c5ald i.-r - rhe hardy deei, uheH q
l1ave eiri. Wa0a history knows -
Elzalath Zane. appra-eied Colonel
Shepherd a. b. stood listening 70 the
arguments n the men
-.Let n.e ~. -4id -i3e. y can iring
the powder a. s-ell - any one 49,. and
i J b. not ooia= hack with iI-Why.
you H.ll h. I0 Eror-e n than rou ar
n9w- Il s0ald Rot b. Ike losing q
man.
Afier much hesitation they - her
-. thinking tie Indians W0uld te l,,--
l5srly o. attack her than Inau NeTy
carefully they Watched ber-tlie-e iu
-ide ilse flrt-a- -fe eros--i the oFan
sFane befane T. until she reached the
hou~- in 'vhieh the powder Wa
- dgltf. 4 Tie -aEaza- had rl-he,i
uplu her. tle 2at.- ~ the -ioeizade
sslid have i-7el opened and the men
rrsald have deEsnd-d with their lad
f-=sil the brave girl tllar had - n5bly
rl-kssi ief lie.
Blt -he neseised her destination b--
Fore th= -svaer- had fairly -sen whz;
va- tae object u her expedition out
siie the gate u the -tocksde- Return
inz- -ie again had O. cra-- tie opsn
sfae-
Perlar- the weight - the keg II
powder Iia,le her fo1t-teI- slower Per
har- the Inliail- had a Suspicion ~
sEiizt it sa- that Elizilssh carried ia
her ho-u--p1n apron, for with q Wild
EFhsap tiley ID ily-a shower u arr5ws
rrIGi h=r hezd-not one u which,
h9serer, harmed her-and two Or
tlree of tbe nsane,t sewage nushei
towards her ~ the gate Il the outer
izuielie opened and shut quickly be-
hind her.
The Fsl-.l-r that Elizab-th b-5lght
hsld oli walL ani the Indians. judg-
ine from ihe inee--sHl firing the garri-
s1n k-p. ~ that reiHfo-eemeut- had
arn.rei- Withdrew and In them ulidi--
iarisei until the main BODY Of the
lrsuf,- came r. iheir neIie[