Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1875 — A Courageous Woman. [ARTICLE]

A Courageous Woman.

Mr. Moms Fogg, a wealthy fanner, lives n mile from Gorham Village, Me. He is a widower, and his housekeeper, a Mrs. Jewett. On Tuesday forenoon a knock was heard at the front doori and on opening it Mrs. Jewett, who was alone in the house, saw a tramp standing there, n He asked to see the mistress of thq house. She replied that she was.the only mistress , at the time!:' The man then inquired sot the gentleman of the house, and WaS told he was down in the field, He appeared ; very anxious to see him, and wanted Mrs Jewett to go down and call him.. She refused, and told the fellow she couldn’t talk with him any longer, and shut the door in his face. While the lady was j talking she thought she heard some one up-stairs, so she went directly to lur room and, taking a pistol, stepped into another room, where, sure enough, she was com ’ fronted by a large and ugly-looking aim,, who was endeavoring to secrete himselt in a closet. With the utmost coolness Mrs. Jewett aimed her' pistol at him rfttd requested him to depart. He demurred at first, when the lady made another step forward and cocked the pistol. The fellow then ran down-stairs and up fhe.road. The man at the front door also disap. peared. —Boston Herald. ' ’ *•