Female courage

The following story of female courage is related in a foreign journal of the 2nd instant.

"Yesterday afternoon, two robbers, taking advantage of the occasion when people were at church, got into a detached house, situate between Vasiore and Vantoux, two villages near Metz. They got over a hedge, and were making their arrangements for breaking in the door of the house, when a little girl, ten years of age, who was the only person remaining in the house, having perceived them from a window, ascended to the garrett, in order to call for assistance, and afterwards placed herself in another window over the door. She then raised with difficulty a pick-axe, and let it fall, but the ruffians evaded the blow; and arming themselves with the pick-axe, burst open the door.

The girl, by no means disconcerted at this, seized two pistols, which the proprietor of the house had left in his cabinet, and killed on the spot the first robber who presented himself. The other took to flight, and diligent search is making after him."