Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-07-31

basin so as to receive the blood. he cut
the poor victims throat from ear to ear.
A slight, half audible groan, and all
was silent, save the cautious move
mcnts Of the party engaged in the "a
tai deed. They had brought in with
them large sack, into which they
thrust tie unrcsisting body. The
poor woman lay silently in her bed,
fearing her turn would come next
She heard low mutterings among
them. from which she soon gathered
that they were debating whether they
should murder her too, as they feared
that she might have it in her power to
betray them.
One of them said he was sure she
was fast asleep, and there was no occa-
sion to treble themselves more; but, 10
make sure OF this being the case, one
came TO her bedside, with the candle in
his hand, and the other with his knife.
She kept such perfect command over
herself, as not to bctray in her counte-
nance any sign that she was conscious
OF what was going on. The candle
was passed close to her eyes; the knife
was drawn across close TO her throat;
she never WINGED. or showed, by any
movement of feature or limb, that she
Iapprehended danger. SO the men
whispered that she was soundly asleep
that nothing was to be feared from her,
and went cut of the room, removing
the sack which contained the body OF
the murdered man.
How long must the night of horror
have seemed to that lone woman?-
How frightGul was it's stiffness and
darkness! The presence Of mind
which had so enabled her 10 act part
to which she owed her life, sustained
her all through the trying scenes which
she had yet to pass. She did not hur-
lry from her room at an unusually early
hour, but waited Till she had heard all
the family as,r for sometime. She
then went down, and said she believed
she bad oversight herself, in conse-
quence of being greatly tired. She
asked where the pedlar was, and was
told that he was in too great hurry TO
wait for her, but that he bad left six
pence to pay for her breakfast.
She sat down composedly to that
meal, and forced herself TO partake
with apparent appetite of the food set
before her. She appeared unconscious
Of the eyes which, with deep scrutiny,
were fixed upon her. When the meal
was over, she took leave Of the fami-
! ~, and went on her way, without The
least appearance Of discomposure or
mistrust. She had proceeded but a
short distance when she was Joined by
two strapping looking women; one
look was enough 70 convince her Oh
they were Inc young men; and one
thought, 10 assure her that she was yet
in their power, and on the very verge
Of destruction.
They walked BY her side, entered
into conversation, asked her where she
was going, and told her that their road
lay the same way; they questioned her
as TO where she had lodged the night
before, and made most minute inqni-
rics about the family inhablting the
house Of entertainment. Her answers
were quite unembarrasscd; she said
the people Of the house appeared to
be decent and civil, and had treated
her very well.
For two hours the young men con-
tinued by her side, conversing with
her, and watching with the mos. scfu.
timing glances any change in her
countcnance, and asking questions
which, had she not been fully self-pos.
sessed, might have put her of her
guard. II was not until her dreadful
companions had left her, and till she
saw her husband coming along the
road TO meet her, that size lost her
self-commanj, which che had 20 sue
cessfully exercised, and throwing her
self into his arms tainted away.
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