Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-05-28

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two years mother, if it is the will Of Providence,
we shall see each other again
Anna had written twice to William Ritter,
but these letters were intercepted and destroyed
by his mother The poor girl had complained
Of her troubles to the man in whom she had sol
long confded The family in which she had
been ;hru,t was rude and insoent In Mrs.
Rtters pride was species of cunning, which
she had exercised upon the people, who followed
her wishes with disgusting pleasure. The far
mer was sot, and his wife the most vulgar of
her sen Five wild and savage children grew
up around them, following the example Of their
parents Anna spent here weeks and months
Of suffering and wretchedness. One source OF
consolation was all that sustained her-Wlllam
had not answered her letters, but her confidence
in his noble, benevolent spirit, remained unsha-
ken She had written to her Il SER mother, bit
this letter, too, remained unanswered Where
could She look FOR help! 1t was 50 difficult to
| find good place; and how, indeed was she to
live whilst she attempted 10 find one. The
! Iule sum of money which she had saved, during
her service with Mrs Ritter she had sent, on
the death Of her fostcr-tather, TO his widow
And if she left this place, how would William
| find her again? She was certain that he would
seek her, for he sympathized SO deeply with her,
and she now felt assured that he loved her.
| And, with all the strength Of which her pure
soul was capable, she loved the gentle, noble
man. In this way patiently hoping, she endar-
ed year,-as youth rests so trustngy in hope,
why should She despair?
Butharder trials vet were laid upon her
On the birthday of the youngest child the ia
vorc Of the farmer he had presented him witt
a bright ducat; at bedtime the ducat could moi
be found All the rest of the people excep
I Anna had been out in the fields all day, and the
farmers wife, without the least hesitation, &C
cused her of having stolen the ducat Her de
malls were taken for audacity, and, in the morn
ing, she was sent to the assessor, whence she
was dragged to prison The assessor was
brother Of the farmers wife, and, like her, be
fore question was asked, was convinced o
Annals guilt.
The wretch, said his sister, angrily, 'alway
held herself so high-would always be so fine
Her former mistress told me that she had sayec
money. What has become of it? It's squan
dered First she squandered her own mon
ey and how has she stolen that Of her EN-
ploycrs.'
Her brother Immediately believed all that wa
told him. and half accuser, half Judge, he USE
every means to force Anna into confession Q
her guilt; she was thrust into dark wet prison
with foul straw for a bed, and the dread Of cor
porea punishment, and even starvation, was hell
up to her. to force her to confess that sh
had committed the theft of which she wa
accused.
She desired to be permitted to write to Ernst
the eldest son Of her foster-lather, who cou
j testify to her honesty and her bameIess life.
1t is unnecessary sneered the assessor
: The candidate IS living only few mile
u from here, on the place Of Count-,and | spak
T. to him day before yesterday about you. Whe
told him that you were ever speaking of him
+ he said his late father had something else to d.
than to adopt beggar's children, and that he d
not feel disposed to give himself any troubI
r And oaain the moor o;rI cat aIono-op,;rol
> alone far nanv lonr weeks in her m;sorabl
dnnueon into which the lioht of day scorceI
d penetrated.
e She had already been threatened with blow
t if sbc ncrsis,ed in her falscbood. and when sh
f saw the be,dIc, prenarod TO nerlorm his lrjoht
4 G office, she confessed hers, if guilty Of a Grim
e Of which she was entirely innocent.
She was then condemned to four wears i'm
prisonment in the house Of correction an
f signed a paper acknowledging the sentence to b
a jnst-by this means cutting off all appeal to
HIGHER court.
The door Of the house of correction opcne,
. to receive her in her twenty-frst year.
William found letter in Osend from thu
director Of the exchequer. The worthy mai
wrote that he could not bring himself to maxi
application for the desired dismissal from service
Ibrt that bo bod nrocnrod hin, looro Of ohsonc