Bisbee daily review., 1903-02-18
A REAL H][EIRW1NIE
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would have in it an important element
 of happiness. Such cases. vice versa, have oceurred-5hat is, woman who has shown herself heroic has lived to an old age in the enjoyment of her honors.
 During the American Revolution a
 mall palisade fort erected on the site of the present city of Wheeling was the center of small settlement. The dwelling of Colonel Ebenezer Lane stood about POO feet from the palisade, and in it were kept many of the supplies of the fort. One mOrning-it was Sept. 1. 1I11-a man rode up to the place. threw himself from his horse and excitedly announced that one Simon Girty, with a large number of saYages, was adVanc- ing to its capture, This man Girty was descended from the lowest order of people, his father having been an out law and his mother a disgrace to her sex. Simon had inherited the worst proclivities of both. Captured by the Indians when a boy, he had become one of them, and their savage prac- tces were as natural to him as if he had been born an Indian. Such was the man who was advancing at the head of several hundred red men to murder the men, women and children within the palisade. The place was made ready for defense, and Colonel Lanes house, occupying a favorable position for resistance, was made a part of the inclosure to be defended TheTe were but dozen men to protect the women and children who were hud dled together in the palisade, expecting the worst possible fate.
 Tbe party came up, and Girty de manded the surrender of the fort, which was of course refused. Then commenced a fire from besieged and besiegers which was kept up tin night. when it ceased. At midnight the negro cook Sam, seeing a flicker of light through crevice in the palisade looked for the cause and saw an Indian outside attempting to fire the palisade Sam shot the man dead and aveFted the danger.
 The next morning the attack was re newed with a hollow log bound witl chains for a cannon, but the log burst at the first discharge and killed several of the besiegers, Enraged at the fail ure, Girty attempted to carry the fort by storm, but the rifles within were true. and he lost many men without accomplishing his object.
 It was now discovered that the sup ply of powder in the fort was about exhausted. There was keg in the Lane house, but to procure it some on, with it exposed to the fire of the Iu- dians. The commander called for .. volunteer to make the attempt. an at tempt that would almost surely resul! in death. Every man in the fort volun- teered
 Among the women was a delicate girl, Elizabeth Lane-she was nick named Patty-who had recently re turned from school in Philadelphia. From the refining influences of a schoO' in what was then the first city in the land she had been transported to a wilderness and now was confronted with savage warfare. There is but one position in which we can imagine such a girl under such circumstances, and that is pale and trembling, eagerly scrutinizinG the expressions of those defending Der to learn if there is any hope. Patty Lane was the very coun- terpart of this. She stepped forward as volunteer, a volunteer to run gantlet of bullets that would bring al net -TafV aN r,V, ,NS .V -l. volunteer, but pleaded to be allowed to go, arguing that the men were all needed for the defense of the lives Of the women and children; that not q mans life should be risked in this way, but the life of woman, who was moi fit for hardier service. If she were killed, she would not be missed.
 It was not only the offer that was surprising but the Spartan arguments by which it was supported. The men all knew that they were true. Reluc- tantly the commander gave his con sent. Patty, kneeling for a moment in prayer, arose and, sallying forth, with the fleetness of a fawn cleared the space between the fort and the house DelOTe lne SdNdSts BOlttch Ter DI lts'l recovered from their surprise. Not shot was fired at her. Placing the pow der in a tableclOth and tying it about her waist, she started on her return trip.
 This return was a very different mat. ter from the going. The savages had been warned and were on the alert. Besides the bundle she carried was sure evidence that she was transport. ing some article contraband of war Patty ran as rapidly as she could i'm peded by her burden. Scarcely had she started when a bullet sang by her. then another and another. It was like shooting bird on the wing. The few seconds during which she was ex posed to fire were terribly long to those who were watching her from the fort There was every chance that she would not make the goal. Half, three-quar- ters, seven-eighths of the distance was covered, yet she ran Was she struck