Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-12-27

ne Tuuldn lalQ Inc infant lot HlOlEcnt
on the swdrd as he. sought for combusli.
bles wherewith to execute his latter threat.
In this search, he espied, perhaps the only
possible clandes,ine entrance to the build
ing. 1t was large aperture in the wall,
communicating with the great wheel and
the other machinery Of the mill, and was
a point entirely unprotected, for the rea
son that the simple occupants had never
supposed it feasible for any one to seek
admission through such a dangerous inlet,
Elated with his discovery, the ruilian re-
turned to the infant, and tying the hands
and feet Of The child, threw il on the ground
even as butcher would fling lamb des-
tined for the slaughter, to await his time
for Staying. He then stole back 10 the
aperture, by which he hoped to effect an
entrance. Al this was unseen by the
dauntIess girl within.
ln the meanwhile her mind was busted
with thousand cogitalions. She clearly
perceived that no means would be left IN
tried to effect an entrance, and she knew
that on the exclusion Of her foe depended
her own existence, A thought struck her.
{ 1t is Sunday said she to herself, ',he
mill never works on the Sabbath; suppose
] set the mill agoing now? 1t can be seen
altar off; and haply my master, or some of
his neighbors, wondering at the sight,may
haste hither to know the cause. a lucky
thought she exclaimed; Ills God sent it 10
men
No sooner said than done. Being all
her life accustomed TO the mill gear, it was
but the work Of moment for her TO set
The machinery in motion. A brisk breeze
which sprung up, as it were by the special
lnterposition Of Providence, at once set the
sails fly ing. The arms Of The huge en-
CINE whirled round with fearful rapidly;
the great wheel slowly revolved on IFS
axle: the smaller gear turned, and cracked,
and groaned, according as they came into
acton; the mill was in full operation.
1t was in that very instant that the ruc.
han Diether had succeeded 10 squeezing
himself through the aperture in the wall,
and getting safely lodged in the interior
OF the great drum wheel. His dismav,
however, was indiscrbable when he began
i fou he Ybh aET qbeat with its rotation, and
powerful machinery which set Il inn in mt6lll'6hY,
or TO eXtricate himself from his perilous
were frultless. His cries were
most appalling; his shrieks were truly fear.
ful; his curses and impreca,ions were hor-
rible to hear. Hannchen fastened to the
spot, and saw him caught, like reptile as
he was, in his own trap. 1t need not te
added, that she did not Iiberate him. She
knew that he would be more frightened
than hurt, if he kept within his rotary
prison, and she knew, also, that unless he
attempted to escape there was no danger
of his falling out OF 1t, even though he were
insensible and inanimate all The while.
Ia the meantime, the wheel went round
and round with its steady unceasing mo.
ton; and round and round went the rullian
along with it, steadily and increasingly
too. la vain did he promise the stout.
hearted girl to work her no harm; in vain
did he implore her 10 pity his helpless con.
dilion; in vain did he pray to all the pow.
ers of heaven, and allure all the powers
of hell to aid. She would not hear nor
heed him; and unheard and unheeded of
them likewise; muttering curses, he was
whirled round and round in the untiriug
wheel, until att last, feeling and perception
FL .lal htr, nnI ha md ho,rJ
He fell senseless on the bottom of the
engine, but even then, his inanimate body
continued to be whirled round and round.
as before; the brave girl, not daring TO
trust TO appearances in connection with
such villain, and being therefore, afraia<
to suspend the work of the machinery or
stop the mill gear and tackle from running
at their fullest speed.
a loud knocking at the door was shortly
after heard, and che hastensd lbither. It
was her master and bis family, accompa-
MED by several of their neighbors. The
unaccustomed appearance of the mill sailsu
in full swing on Sunday, had as she antici
pated, attracted their attention, and they
had fastened home from church for the
purpose Of ascertaining the cause Of tho
phenomenon. The father bore his little
boy in his arms; he had cut the cords
wherewiih the child was tied, but he was
unableto obtain an account of the extra
ordinary circumstances that had occurred
from the afirighted innocent.
Hannchen, in few words, told all; and
then the spirit which had sustained her so
long and 90 well while the emergency