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Show Mi. OCEATJJHEnOINE. NbaOonquereil Mutiny on "-liliiori1 unit Mrttta Maveil llrr llnabniiil. . r On tho nvor llrrntn, a littloatrcam which divides tho Htntc of Connecticut nml Now Vorlr, In tho vlllaRn of l'ort Cheater, In n pretty coIUro, reside, r. little wonmn of tin. assuming manners, ulioaodoodof heroism, says tho Naw York Press, will llvo ns lonn as stories ot tho sett nre read nnd deeds of prowess cited for tho emulation of others. I January n, 16.V, n little after midnight, and on tho ocean ncaring Ht Helcnn, was tho jrocnl American ship Frank N lhaycr, commanded by Captain Ilobcrt K Clark. Boon after tho lnldnlKht walrlt waschanged tho captain was roused front n sound sleep liy hearing Ins nanio culled In a, tono of alarm, I'carinB that all was not r!jht with his ship ho hurried up tho companion-way In his nlRht clothes. As his head appeared above tho companion-way ho received n number of stabs In tho face, neck and head, but l.o managed to soo that his assailants were two Manilla Indians, members of his crow. Ho fell lo tho floor beneath, whoro the lit dlans followed him and plunpcil their knives j Into his side, leaving him for dead The carpenter, tho lookout man nnd muto wcio killed Tho bilanco of the crew were locked In or terrified, and tho captain, his wlfo and daughter vioro left to tho mercy of tho Infuriated Manilla Indians. Tho captain, faint from tho lost of blood, was assisted to tho cabin by his wlfo Otfo ot tho lungs ot tho officer was protruding. Tho bravo woman, with a ncrvo as llrm ns adamant and with a care as guarded as that of tho skilled physician, forced tho vital parts back nud sowed up tho frlgntful wound. Bho then bandaged his faco and head and set herself to tho task of making tholr position safo by securing tho windows to tho cabin, arming herself, anil placing tho wounded captain lu n position to defend or assist In tho defensoof tho cabin I Tho precaution was taken Just In time, lor, tiring of tho vigil thoy had kept about luo captain's cabin, they determined .o flulshhlm. Uut he nud tho Intrepid woman j athlssldo ropcllcd tho mutineers, who had brokon open tho cabin window. ( Who, words can doscrlbo tho couragoof this wlfo, who stood with llrm hand by hor husband's sldo, ready to do or die, hearing moanwhllotho tread of tho Indiana thlrst- I lag for his blood. -- - --i --i Tho skulking crow, by thn courage of tho 1 wlfo and captalu, wero at last urged to ac- 1 tlon. Ono of tho Indtnns jumped ovorboard. Tho other sought rofugo In tho hold, nml when dislodged It was found that ho had set tho ship on Uru. Uo Jumped ovorboard and was lost. v& rm- i Then camo renowed horolsm on tho part of tho wlfo Tondorly tho loved captain win placed in n bont, uml after along and tedious sail ot soven hundred tulles thoy reached tho Island of Ht Helena, having been ulna days ndilfl In n boat Insufficiently provisioned, with u man almost cut to pieces. Hut tho brave, womnn was tho master spirit of tho shipwrecked, nnd today to-day alio Is pointed out us tho bravo wlfo of tho equally bravo Captain Ilobert IC Claik. |