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A Woman’s Heroism, or The Plucky Pale Face Squaw 9
A Thrilhnq Story of interest to Citizens of INewton County and This Section.
Cx was many years ago, when
this country of ours was one
vast wilderness, thinly set
j [erged by the whites, but frequently
by roaming bands of eav
g tbat the incidents of my
iy [lot took place. just
very far from Bethany,
jttle way over the line in Tulia
o county, can be seen the site
quaint obi settlement, where
,
e lived a happy little family,
sisting of husband, wife and a
le l,oy ot about eight years of
The father, a man of medium
,
llit, broad shouldered and
k-ily built, but as spry*as a cat,
evidently a stranger of fear.
L most of the men of his day,
kv a s kind hearted, generous and
. His countenance was bright
apparently presented the ap
pace of a joyful disposition.
I mother, robust,, dignified and
A in respect fit
E ss, was every a
|companion tor her husbaad. almost
.ere in the midst of an
pn forest, this little family of
fe lived contentedly in a log
with only one room, In this
retreat, tar away from the din
uproar of the city, and un¬
esttd by the prowling red skins,
|r had spent two summers,
lugh the hardships were many,
they lived happily in their
kited home.
lit alas! happiness, that bright
shine that clusters about every
Ithstone of the fireside, depart
! This life is not one of sun
je—cloudy days will come,
y come to this little family,
y had never been separated for
bgle night, but the time had
e when the father mutt le.ave
pe. During the early part of
third summer of his sojourn in
wilderness home, he was un
peted blina. called away to North
Hts little crop of corn
ph he had made the year before
like most of the crops of the
lent day—gave out before ilie
crop come in. Knowing that
h 'lild be away for several weeks
wishing to provide for his
fly jthe before he left, he sought
mfiler of a little grist mill
pted on tht north prong of the
pchee Fife river, and arranged for
to get meal until his ro
| home. Having made a few
l r hasty preparations he set out
lorseback through a dense wil
pess bn his destination. In the
f a fortnight his wife went
|he Ik but miller for the promised
contrary to all expeeta
r the meal was nut forthcom
I > hether from contrariness
ai lily of the miller to comply
his c ntract, is now T a matter
Hectare, but be that as it
1 tre woman was undaunted,
u pon her return home set her
to work to conjure up some¬
s 1 satisfy the pangs of hun-
see these new suits and compare them in price and
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Neckwear, Etc.
Big line Gent’s new neckwear. Also a knobby selec¬
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Our store is filled with new things of use and beauty,
and we desire very much to have every man, woman
and child in this territory come and see this great gath¬
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50 per cent.
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gei of herself and little boy. The
corn in the field had not arrived at
that state when the gram is form
ed, so it was useless to think of
roasting eais. \\ hat cou,d she do!
W hat mui-t she d* ? Hei situation
was critical. Alone in her foiest
home with no bread and no friends,
things looked squally. Most wo
men would have given way to a fit
of weeping. Not so with the hero
ine of my story. Disappointed, but
not discouraged she hunted about
among the pumpkin vines which
covered the ground m the little
corn patch,' and luckily found
tk“m laden with young pumpkins,
scarcely half grown and “us green
as gourds. J 1 Gathering a few ot
those in her apron, she hurried
home to cook them for supper,
These pumpkins were cooked with
rut, any ingredients, save a little
salt and water. For days and
weeks this noble woman and her
lit'tle son had no other food. When
he complained she consoled him
with the promise, that father would
provide more wholesome diet when
he came home, Not a word had
they heard from the father since he
left home. Indeed they had not
seen a face since their unsuccessful
trip to the mill. The days and
weeks seem to drag heavily by,
and green pumpkins for breakfast,
dinner and supper were becoming
nauseating, Still the husband
tarried, and the wife began to fear
something had beta’len him.
The month of July was slowly
passiug away, The father stall
lingered, for what reason the
mother could not surmise. The
days seemed longer and more
lonesome; and many were the
questions that the bright eyed
urchin asked about his absent
father. The anxiety of the wife
for her husband increased from day
to day till the mental strain was
almost unbearable. Already the
sufferings brought on from lack of
proper food, began to tell on her
strength and her iron will began to
wane. And now, when least pre¬
pared for new trouble, she was
forced to pass through a trying or
deal.
One night white darkness en¬
veloped the hut and its surround
ings, our heroi.ie, lying on her
couch and wondering why her be¬
loved tarried so long, felt that she
had a presentiment of something
dreadful, In vain she sought to
throw off the depression; in vain
she counted sleep, but. somnus had
flown to other regions. The merry
chirp of the cricket was hushed,
and the melancholly sung of the
whipporwill seemed more rueful
than ever as it echoed and re
echoed around her wilderness
home. Her nerves were taxed to
their utmost tension as she tossed
upon a restless bed, keeping an
ever listening ear for ber loved
THE ENTERPRISE, COVINGTON GA
ones’ footsteps, she heard a slight
noise just outside the door, i k Ah,
he has come at last!” she paid,
thinking it was the long looked-for
husband, and with a single bound
she reached the door and threw it
wide open, fiat the sight t hat met
her eyes was enough to terrify the
boldest man. Before her stood the
redskins decked in war paint and
brandishing their tomahawks,
Quick as a flash she slammed the
door to, and barred it. Loud yells
rent the midnight air. For a
j ment they seemed to congeal the
blood in the veins of this woman,
She stood speechless and motion
less. A silent prayer went up to
! heaven for divine aid Meant,.me,
the Indians were not idle,
ceiving that they had been discov
ered, they made an open attack
upon the only door of the hut.
The reader must remember that
the houses of the pioneers, in most
cases, were built to resist the at¬
tack of Indians, and this hut was
not an exception to the rule. When,
therefore, the Indians failed to
batter down the strong oaken door,
they mounted the top of the house,
hoping to go through the roof.
The boards, being fastened with
weights, were easily removed, but
another barrier lay between the
savages'and “the paleface squaw.”
The barrier was in the nature of
a loft, made of heavy slabs, strong¬
ly pinned to ihe joist. Tin* In¬
dians, it seems, were intent on cap¬
turing the woman and looting the
premises; hence, they made no at
tempt to take her life. Failing to
remove the loft, they leaped to the
ground and attempted to push out
the chinks in the wall. While
this was taking place, the woman
in the hut had fully recovered from
the shock of seeing the Indians at
her door. Her formpr energy and
determination came back to her in
almost, an instant. Trouble and
anxiety had given place to grim
determination. Women always
put their best foot forward and the
more hopeless the situation, the
more determined they are to suc¬
ceed. With an axe in her hand,
the only weapon she could com¬
mand, she stood like a wild beast
at bay, ready to spring upon the
first savage that showed his head.
She had not long to wa’t. The
savages were so iutent on taking
the woman alive that they searched
every crevice over and over again.
At last they found a little hole
about fourteen inches square in the
back wall of the room which, up
to this time, had been dignified
with the name ' of window. This
window, as I shall now call it, was
closed by a piece of slap, made to
slide back and forth, and fastened
by a peg in the wall. The woman
had been careful to close this win¬
dow and fasten it with the peg
every evening. But the little boy
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We have seen many pretty lines of Shoes, but we must
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is by far the handsomest we have ever shown. From
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every foot, a style for every taste and a price that will
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Our specialties are Arnold’s King Quality Shoes for
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Men’s Hats.
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other answer can be given. No
earthly help could have benefitted
her; not even her husband, had he
rode up about that time.
Scalped alive! What could be
more dreadful? What. more re¬
pulsive? What more trying to hu¬
man nerves? S ene would consid¬
er death a welcome substitute.
After scalping the woman, the In¬
dians set fire to the house and
hastened away.
While this last act in the terri¬
ble drama was taking place the
ever watchful woman had her eyes
on (he hated redskins. As soon
they were at a sufficient distance
from the house she determined to
risk an attempt to save her dwell
lug Busing from her prostate
condition, weak, but unmindful of
her bleeding head, she put forth
her failing strength to extinguish
the flames, which were slowly
burning at one corner of her house.
Succeeding at this she fired a ! argp
brush heap in order that tile In
dians might not think that then at
tempt to burn the house had failed
The smoke soon arose in black
volumes, and the distant veils of
the savages, as they rejoiced over
thfir incendiary purp ise, t<fid that
they thought the hous^ was burn
ing. Not until these blood curd¬
ling veils hail died a wav in thedis
ranee, did this heroic woman think
<>f her scalped head. Weak to the
point ot exaustion and almost
blind fn.m the blood that trickled
down her face, she sank down on
the dooistep to concentrate her
thoughts upon her condition.
\\ hat had happened seemed
more like a nightmare than a real¬
ity. Where v.as she? Where was
her husband? Where was her little
boy? Oh! she had scarcely given
him a thought till now. Then
everything turned dark. She reeled
ans fell in a swoon, How long
she lay there, she never knew.
When she opened her eyes her lit¬
tle boy waf standing over her bit¬
terly crying and tenderly calling,
“Mama! mama! what aits you: ?’>
Feebly raising her hand she caught
him around the waist and pressed
had shut it on the previous even
mg and had left it slightly »j*r.
When the Indians found this win¬
dow they gave a yell of triumph
• and pushed the slider back. The
■ next moment a warrior tried to
squeeze his writhing body through
it , but the woman was on the alert,
She heard the slight squeaking as
the shutter slid back, and knew
what it meant. Like a tigress,
she sprang forwaid and, with one
! blow, severed the Indian’s head
from his bodv. This was repeated
j until three heads dropped at her
feet. Then the woman calml y
' closed the window and fastened it
with the peg. This was not done
i a moment too soon. At the other
end ot the house she heard an In
diauArop down through the chim¬
ney. This she had bean expecting
fmm the first, and was not taken
unawares. With the agility of a
cat, she sprung forward and let
drive her axe through the spinal
column of the painted warrior.
With a cry of anguish and sur¬
prise he fell at her feet,. Another
blow sent him to the happy limit¬
ing grounds. This last, blow ended
the attack for that night.
An axe, wielded by the muscu¬
lar arms of a determined woman,
became a deadly weapon. So,
doubtless, the Indians thought.
At any rate, they withdrew for a
cousifitation. As was afterwards
learned, they determined to “raise
the siege,and make an attack on
the miller and his family. In this
they were successful and, after nm
tilating the bodies of the unfortu
nate family and taking off what
j plunder they could carry, they ap
plied a torch to the house.
Elated by the bloody scalps,
which they had carried as trophies
of their late success, they deter¬
mined to make one more attack on
the “plucky paleface squaw,” as
they called the heioiue of my
stoiy
Arriving there the next morning
about 10 o’clock they found her in
the cornfield near the house, still
undaunted, gathering green pump¬
kins for her accustomed meal.
Fearing to approach too near, the
Indians decided to shoot her on
the spot. Several rifle shots rang
out almost simultaneously on the
clear morning air. With wonder¬
ful presence of mind the woman
fell upon her face, as if dead, al¬
though not a shot had touched her.
Seeing her fall a large Indian war
| rior ran lip and, casting perfectly a quick
glance at her as she lay
motionless, stooped down and
scalped her, thinking all the time
moveddS MstryX
ord ea i. Why te9t they (that did o? not mutilating put her j I
to a severe !
fier body) can only be surmised.
Doubtless her prayer for divine aid I
th! igh't before saved her. No J
Sfhe lowers of Monetf
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him to her bosom. Then whist v»r
h'S in bis ear she bade him bring
some water and bat lie her face and
head. Swiftly the 1 itt !e feet made
tneir wa y to the spring, and filling
his coon-skin cap full in the brim
the little fellow hastened back and
slowly poured the wa'.er on his
mothers wounded fa •e. After a
few moments, by the help of the
little boy, she managed t > crawl to
the spring and there cap full sifter
cap full of pure water cooled her
throbbing temples Slowly her
wits returned, and slowly she re¬
alized the truth of Inr terrible ex¬
perience. Now that it whs all over
she resolved to make the b-st of it
and live for the sake- f !^ r f r t t l
boy. She had almn-i given up all
hope of ever seeing h-r bn-b i.od
again and were it not for the little
boy, she Would not cate to hve.
l’he little boy, wln> v. a-. himself
a hero, had silently witn<--si«d rim
night attack, but was a bs on t hi j
next, morning when i h<* 1 nd i,i ivs
returned, having gone to bury i h“
Indians heads that hi- mother had
decapitated the night before. For¬
tunately he did not return tail at
ter his mother had fainted.
The husband returned in a short
white afterwards, and as the soo¬
shine of better days -et m, the
dark clouds passed away.
This was the last attack of In¬
dians.
The woman fully recovered and
her husband declared <>ii many oc¬
casions that he had lhe Liest wife
in the world and pr< mi- al never
to leave her again, He kept his
promise.
Tradition says that the incidents
related in the above story ore true,
and the woman for many years
was a consistent member of Beth
any church.
(continued next week )
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