Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-03-07

with fear n the night. But when her
energies were aroused by any adequate
eau Sc, she proved, as her sex have ever
done, that IN courage. In endurance. in
! presence of mind, and in resources in ca
ses OF emergency, she far surpassed the
bragest and coolest men
swell, we'll, Heinrich" said she re-
signedly, s'what is to be will be- But If
you take the money, shall 20 along with
you. This will be no home for me any
more. But cease your grippe Of my neck
a little-doD't squeeze so hard; | can't
move, you bug me so tight, and If | can't
stir you cannot get the money, that's
clear you know. Besides, time presses,
and if it be done at all, it must be done
quickly, as the family will shortly be
back from HERSELF
The rufiian relaxed his griPe, and fl
nally let 20 his hold. Her reasons were
all cogent with his cupidity.
"Co,ne," she said, .'quick, quick! no
delay; the money is in masters bedroom.
! She tripped up stairs as giddy as lark;
/ he followed closely after her heels. She
led the way into her masters bedroom,
and pointed out the Golfer in which this
money was secured.
"Here," she said, reaching him an axe
which lay in the corner OF the room, this
will wrench il open at once; and while
you are tying it up, shall just step up
to my. own apartment and get a few things
ready for our flight, as well as my own
little savings for the last five years"
The rutfian was completely thrown off
his guard by her openncss and apparent
anxiety to accompany him. Like all e.
gotists, he deceived himself, when self
coucet was most certain to be his des-
truction.
SEQ, lass" was all he said, "but be not
long-This job will be done in twink
ling.
She disappeared at the words. He i'm
medately broke open the chest. and was
soon engaged in runmaging lis contents.
As he was thus employ ed however alb
sorbed in the contemplation of his prey.
aud eagerly occupied in securing II on
his person, the brave hearted girl stole
down stairs on tiptoe. Creeping softly a
long the passages, she speedily gained /
the outer door OF the chamber unseen by /
him, and likewise unheard. 1t was bat
the work OF a moment for her 10 turn the /
key in the wards and lock him in. This
done she rushed forth to the outer door /
Of the mill and give the alarm.
Fly, ~ she shrieked to the child, her /
masters little boy, an infaEt. five years
old. the only being within sight or sound /
either. Ely, hy 10 thy father-teil him
we shall be murdered an he hasten not /
buck. Fly, fy!'
The child who was at play before the |
door, at once obeyed the energetic com |
mand Of the brave girl, and sped as far |
as his tiny legs could carry him on the |
ROAD by which he knew his parents would |
return from church. Hanuchen cheered |
him onward, and inspired his little heart
as be ran.
BLESS thee, boy-bless thee!" she ex-
claimed, 10 the gladstone of the heart,"
an master arrives in time | will offer Up
a taper on the ALTAR of our blessed lady
of kretburg, by the Bonn"
She sat down on The stone bench by the
mill door TO ease her over excited spirit
she wept at the thought of her happy de-
liverance.
THANK God!'' she calculated ''thank
God for this escape. Oh, the deadly viii
lain!-am so fond of him?"
A shril whistle, from the grated win
dow o. the chamber in which she shut
up the ruifian Heinrich, caught her ear,
and made her start at once TO her feet.
'sDeither! Deitherln she heard him shout
'"catch the child, and come hitler! am
fastl come hither! Bring the boy here,
aud kill he girI?'
She glanced hastily up at the easement
from which the imprisoned william had
beckoned to some one in the distance, and
then looked anxiously after her infant e
missary The little messenger held on
his way unharmed however; and she
thought herseIfthat the alarm was false
one, raised 10 excite her fear aud over
come her resolution. Just. however, as
the child reached hollow spot IN the
next field-the channel OF a natural drain
then dry with The heat OF summer-she
saw another ruffian start up from the bed
of the drain. and catching him IN his arms
hasten towards the null, IN accordance
with the directions OF his accompllce.
In a moment more she formed her future
plan of proceeding. Retreating into The
mill She double locked and bolted the
door--the only apparent entrance TO the
edifice. every other means oil obvious ac-
cess to the interior being barred by strong
iron graiings fixed against all the win
dows and then took her post, an upper
basement 10 await either her masters ar
rival, and her consequent delivery from
that dan erous position, or her own death
If that were inevitable.
.Never,n said she TO herself. .neyer
shall leave my msster's house prey
to such wilkins, or permit his property
TO be carried off before my eyes By them
while have life and enghth TO defend
it.n
She had barely time TO secure herself
within when the rutfian from Without
holding the helpless child in one hand,
and long sharp knife in the other, as
sailed the door with kicks and curses, and
of the most dreadful charae-
ter.
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