Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-12-09

give me a'dfth. ne only oelne IN slgnt was
her masters boy, child of FIVE years old; 10
him she called with all her might, run. run 10
meet your father as he comes from church; tell
him we shall all be murdered if he does no,
come back The frightened child did as she
bid him. and set of running ON the road she
pointed out. lea as5 >
Somewha, relieved by seeing that the child
understood her, aud would make her case known
she sank down for a moment on the stone seat
before the door, and full of conflicting emotions
Of grief and thankfulness for her escape, she
hurst into tears. But at this moment a shrill
wis,le aroused her attention; j, was from her
prisoner, Heinrich, who opening the grated win
dow above her head, shouted out to- some ac-
complice without TO catch the child that was
running away so fast, and TO kill the girl
Hanchen looked around in great alarm, but
saw no one. The child still continued to run
with all his might, and she hoped that il was
but false alarm TO excite her fear aud over
come her resolution when jus, as the child
reached hollow in The mex, field, (,he channel
of natural drain) she saw a rufian start up
from the bed of the drain, and snatchiug up the
child in his arms FASTENED wi,h him towards
the mill, in accordance with the directions Of
his accomplice. In a moment she perceived
the full extent Of her danger, and formed plan
for escaping it.
"Re,rea,ing into The mill, she double locked
and bo,ed the door, the only apparent entrance
into the building, every other means Of obvious
access being prevented by strong iron gralings
fixed up against all the windows, and then took
her post at the upper easement determined to
await patiently her masters return, and Her
consequent delivery from ,ha, dangerous posi-
ZION, or her own death, if indeed inevitable, Tor
she was fully resolved 70 enter into no terms,
and that nothing should induce her 10 give up
her masters properly into the robbers hands.
She had barely time to secure herself in her
retreat, when the rufian, holding the screaming
child in his arms, and brandishing knife in
one hand came up and bid her open the door,
or he would break ii down, adding many awful
oalhs and threats; 10 which her only answer
was that she put her trust in God. Heinrich
who from his window was witness Of this col
loquy, now called out 10 cot the child's throat
before her eyes if she still persisted in her re-
fusal. Poor Hancheu's heart quaied at this
horrible threat; for moment her resolutions
failed, but only for a moment The death ol
The child could be no gain 10 then" while be'
own death was positively certain if she admit
ed The assalant, and her master, too, would be
robbed She had no reason either 10 suppose
,ha, her compliance would save the life Of the
child. Il was 10 risk all against nothing, and
she resolved TO hold out TO the last, though the
william from wi,hou, renewed his threats saying
that if she would moi open The door 10 him he
would kill the child, and then Sc. fire TO The
mill over her head. put my trust in God,
was still The poor girls answer.
In the meanw lille, the ruffian Sc, down th,
child for moment, to look about for combusti
bIes TO carry ou, his threat. In this search, h
: discovered mode Of entering the mill un
thought Of by Hanchen. Ii was large aper
,ure in The wall, communicating with the grea
wheel and other machinery Of the mill, and
! was a point entirely unprotected, for it ha
, never been contemplated that any one wonl
, seek TO enter BY so dangerous an inlet. Tri
, umphan, al such a discovery, he returned 4
tie the hands and feet Of the poor child,to pre-
vent its escape. ard lhen stole back 10 the ape,
lure by which he intended 10 affect an entrance
| The situation Of the building prevented Han
chen seeing anything Of this, but a'hough' ha
meanwhile struck her. Ii was Sunday, whe
0 the mill was never a, work if therefore, III
/ sails were sci in motion, the whole neighboI
n hood would know that something was the ma
d ter, and her master especially would haste
. home to know the meaning Of any thing $
D strange.
Being all her life accustomed TO the mach
S merry Of the mill. il was the work OF momen