Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-01-25

the hiatt of knife he was Furnishing.
The poor old man, unconscious of the ex
treme and bloody character Of his visitors
essayed to call for help. when Poor Jack
unable to- control himself (alas !! thes,
human passions y plunged his knife int,
the heart Of the wretched man. TIE
house was then searched below, but with
Out any issuesof success. Rague Their
determined to go and torture the servan,
glrb who was notorious for her timidity,
into disclosure OF the secret of the hid.
den money. The girl had heard all tina,
had ~transpired. and was partly attired
when the ruffians entered her chamber
The child, at the risk of its life, was cry.
ing with cold and fear. asas. -
'Where did your master place his
money 2" was the first iRterrogatory put
to the girl by Rague. adi 7.a. =
"He would be angry if told YOU" she
replied, firmly. n''al -at
HE is dead" said Jack, abruptly.
and can't be angry" His money can
do him no good, and we want It,"
IL am afraid shall do wrong to tell you
what 1 know Of it" said Mary, without
evincing fear. l.
Right or wrong, you must tell, or we III
serve you as we did old Findlay," remark
cd Rague, ferociously. $50 aa-
"Well," responded the girl, after ap-
pearing to reflect an instant, "come with
me, and I'll show you where he buried bis
money" r..r.s#. ..E .-.H ~
The idea Of digging, publicly, and in
the snow, for murdered mars treasure,
was hardly rrlishable, and the tories be
gan to grumhle their displeasure, when
Mary restored their good humor BY telling
them that the money grave was in the
cellar. 1t was then fashionable to bury
vaIuables and cash, to preserve them from
the tories. and nearly all the coin belong
ing to patriot families the watches, sill.
YER spoons, and jeweiry, alse wac de-
posted either beneath the surface of the
earth, or in some place equally secure and
difficult of discovery.
Before the tories proceeded to the eel.
lar, Jack quietly murdered the child, be.
caure it made "too much noise" The
girl made no remark, but, as if nothing
had occurred to disturb her, trimmed q
light, and led the way towards the cellar.
10 reach this, she was compelled to pass
the CORY form of her butchered master. -
She did pass it, and blanched not. Rague
expressed his surprise at her GOODNESS,
saying he had heard she was Unfortunately
timid, to which she replied, she had been,
but had recovered the courage which ma.
ture had originally given her. Getting
to the cellar. which was entered through
a trap cut into the floor, she pointed to the
| right or eastern corner, and babe them
dig. She was about to depart, then, i'm.
agining that Der duties were fulfilled, and
she was at liberty. But the tories would
not allow her to stir. they said. until the
discovery of the money proved that she
| had not deceived them. The girls situa.
ton was then frigh'ful, inasmuch as she
had deceived them, and knew nothing of
Old Findlay's circulating property. They
soon excavated the earth to the depth of Q
foot. .s-r. -4.ga-
"How much deeper have We to 20 Z"
inquired Rague, after having commanded
her to hold the light. si 0oja aa3
81 don't know" answered Mary, "bus
believe he stoodu TO his hips in the hole"
Hell take it We shall not get thro'
till morning, was Jacks remark, as both
he and his companion resumed their labor
with energy. Mary, hardly daring to re.
feet upon what she was doing, RECALLED
them with story which developed the
fact thatthe amount buried must be large,
that it would make them rich, and that, if
they would give her very small share
for her trouble, it would make her inde
pendent of domestic servitude for life.-
Delighted with their prospect, they resdi.
ly agreed to give her as much as she tho't
would place her in the position she desr.
ed to stand in, Two feet Of earth was
upturned, and Rague began to feel with
ifhe could touch the chest. lsa1as1 -'ia9a
''lf only had apick. nowp' he said,
as it'head did not expect to get one. q
''A pick!'' cried Mary. "OhI one
stands by the door Of the house I'll get
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Before they know what she was doing
shehad gone up the step ladder and thro'
the trap; and in the next instant they were
fastened innthe damp, dark, and dismal
cellar. to which was not a single window
or other aperture. Mary had shut the
| trap, and, with all the strength she could
employ, set a heavy piece Of furniture
upon it. g With the speed of lightning al.
most, she put allsihe articles Of bulk in
the room upon the door, and was happy
10 find that they were sufficient to keep
the tories in their prison. She then hun.
ted up a hammer and nails, and made
them completely secure, so far as the
blockaded method OF egFsss was concern.
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