Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-04-26

the negro, between whom and his mistress he saw
there existed some kind of mysterious relationship,
which he could not understand All at once as they
entered narrow street, he bounded from her side
and smelled at the bundle carried by the black
The next instant he tore it fom his grasp with his
teeth, and brough. it and laid it at Biddy's feet.
what are you doing, Brunl He is CARRYING my
bundle for me. Don't be so rude"
biddy restored the bundle to the alarmed negro.
with Teproving glance at the dog, who shtunk
along beside her with an ashamed look, Till by kind
word she restored him 10 her confidence.
"Datblg dog, mighty sharp, missus," said the ne
gro who at every step glared his round white eyes
over either shoulderto fhe was likely to be as
sailed again IN The discharge of his function of por-
Hell moi hurt YOU" said Biddy, smiling at his
/ fears.
HE hab mighty sharp teeth, missus! Yah, yah 4!
think he sensible dog-yah, yah, YAH guess he
tink niger steal um bundle"
SIS the intelligence office good ways from here a.
she asked, anxious To reach il,
-Jiss toun' de frs corner OBJ de secon' street,
seben dsqrs from &c ne ope-g knows de place
! like dc'pruierin -..is
HAeaSing Biddg on her way to The intelligence Of
tlce, let US return 10 the farmhouse she had lott
Just as Biddy was startled from her pleasing remn.
iscences OF the hour in which Edward Morris had
won her guileless heart, by the ratng of The stage
coach, Mrs Woodruff was awaked from her sleep
by more than usual sonorOus snore of her lord or
tdlner NdsSal, DaNu Woodhull. IL was Just the peep
OF day, the hour busy housewives love to rise and
set TO work. Her first thought was of her prisoner
IN the attic. Hurrying on her clothes she FASTENED
iorth from her sleeplng-roem and opened the stair
door, She listened and all was still Yl.. y
"lhe jade She sleeps sound enough for all her
bread and water! Biddy-Biddy Woodhull,n she
screamed up the stairs But Dddy was being whirl
ed alongthe turnpike in stage coach, and could
not hear her, nWhy don't you wake up, YOU law
thing, you!" added the mother in louder and an
grier Tone. "If come up there, I'll wake YOU up
with vengeance u Again Mrs Woodruff listened
and all was still. Quicker than old women usually
move, but not cross old women, she FASTENED to the
water pail snd filled great ptcer with wator-
Softly she crept up stairs into the dark attic and felt
her way to the door She felt along, and felt 4long,
still all was vacancy! .. ...t. u
"Where can the door he I" she almost spoke A.
loud She took another step forward, struck her
shin against it and pitched headlong upon it. The
pitcher was smashed the water deluged her to the
skin, and her nose was broken in the fall The
mise of this mshap, added to her screams of fright
and, fury, awoke Miss Euphrosia from dream of a
spruce Chatham street beau who was in the act of
falling at her feet when her mother fell over the
door, awoke Miss Sally from visions of connubial
bliss with John Burn, and reused David Woodruff
to his feet as il the house had been on fire.
| "Oh, what is the matter ?" shrieked Miss Euphro-
STA and Sally, flying from their room in their night
| dresses.
g am killed and murdered Mercy, help ~
shrielSed their mother, while the water from above
! leaking through the floor fell trickling uloa their
! faces. a-'- i,f Mf4
'Yossges J. shsis rnurdere,ll seeI The .blpod y
snriekedsihe delicate Euphrosia, TEn1 ste,ried to
faint but could not for want of sufficient blood OF
| her own.
''Ill soor know what's the matter, gals" said
David, striking light and fastening up stairs in
his drawers, followed by his daughters, they soon
saw how the whole affair stood Mrs. Woodruff
not fn hnrf ilafo md al
her nose while her dress drpped with water As
soon as the light appeared she recovered her self
possession and looked around. The door, for which
she had been feeling, instead OF being in its proper
place, lay beneath the bed and she had stumbled
over it she now saw A glance told her that its
hinges had been drawn en- the inside. The whole
truth flashed instantly upon her ready mind.
"Wheres Biddy ~ she cried looking under the
bed and in every Part of tie room. "She's esca-
ped :"
"Where, how ?" cried the sisters, bewildored with
| surprze. mot by the window. "
! "Window Fools What need of jumping from
windows with door off its hinges, and laid on its
back 10 walk over, yes and TO break neck overl
She's got off in the night by going down stairs =
Here's the knife saw her have in her hand, This
was her screw drver!'
| sand she's taken her clothes and best Sunday ha,
with her !" cried Miss Enphrosia. in unalloyed as
punishment
Sand her paraso, too :" exclaimed Sally, who
found no trace of it after looking about the room
"She shall pay for this" said Mrs. Woodruff
COMPRISING her thin lips with spteful rage. "She's
gone 10 some o. the neighbours with a doleful story
of being locked up. I'll lock her up and tie her toe
i'll catch her again."
Perhaps she's gone to the poce-office, to CON-
plain" said David, whose Indignation sometimes
got the better of his fears Of his wife, and who now
felt angry that Bddy should have been locked up, Of
which he had not known before; i've hearn OF pa
rents being put in 'he Tombs there, for i'll usage
to their children.
This was great and bold speech for David and
it produced the effect he intended. Mrs Woodruff
turned pale, and so did the amiable Miss Euphrosia
swell, she was obstinate and wiiul," said Mrs
Woodruff, as il excusing herselfto her alarmed con
science land il a mother isnt allowed 10 manage
her own children, | wonder who is I"
"Well,' said the pale and and guilty Miss Eu-
phrosa, I'm sure never treated her bad 7"
swell, you'll hear on her again, / reckon in
way you won't like" said David, grown bold at his
success, and nwardly reniced that his favorte hac
shown such spirit as TO escape from the tyranny he
daily Witnessed, but could not prevent.
, snow. guess. you'd better hold your peace, Da
vid WOodhnll," said his wife, letting her wrath, bel