Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-06-21
VOLUME vi. NO. 25.

the horrible torture l was suffering, from
hat afterwards proved to be severely sprained
lkle, listened with kind of savage joy, min
ed with fear to the curses Of my pursuer, az,
umbng at every step, he went about from
,ot to spot, calling to me for Gods sake to disc
over myself for that he meant no harm.
The sounds of his footsteps became fainter
nd more faint, and thought that, tired Of the
bsse. he had left me altogether. In few mo-
Vents The sound Of wheels on the road fell on
,niysaf. I heard them proceed rapidly in tho
VEG On we had come, and, with feeling akin
49, - lEApessv felt myself alone. knew not
. sontinaed listening to the receding
""eeis' Du. a'Sst the sound ceased altogether.
Anu men, just as Twas about ID abandon my
seltto kind OF Security, iancied again
heard them rolling IN my direction. The fear
of discovery now possessed me, "Surely, II he
returns, he will murder me-" listened, witHsa
trembling terror which can scarcely express,
to the sounds as they became gradually more and
'''"'~ a'ssisist'- S'easss Ana Bearer they came.
until my agitation almost rendered inc delirious.
held my breath as l heard the fatal stoppage
Oh the wheels and then, for q few brief moments.
no sound, no movement came. All was still az
death! Then, amid the hushed silence. arose
sound like that Of mans feet among the grass
felt he was near He was searching low ON
the ground. l even heard his breathing above
me. 1t struck me he was searching for his med
al and, graspng the treasure more closely in
my hand, listened with exulting triumph to his
prolonged search At last it seemed as if de-
spar had come over him. He rose erect, and
stood quite still, to detect, if possible, the slight
est movement in that solitude. Then, at first
slow and hesitatingy, he spoke. The echo of
his voice came back to him from all Sides
Taking courage, he called again this time more
loudly, and with a tremulous voice besought me
to discover myself and for Gods sake to restore
him the medal, the loss of which would be his
ruin in st. Petersburg# He alternately tried
now threats, now persuasions. Sometimes in
the most pietous manner, he begged me to an
swer him, appealing to my feelings of human
ity; but as he had had none for me, heard even
his sobs with relentless stocism.
Gradually he ceased his thleats entirely, and
had recourse only to persuasion, was deaf,
however, to all his entreaties, having chosen
nv retreat than to trust myself again in his power
1t seemed as though must in some way that
night find my grave, for l could not hide from
: myself the fact, that the place in which had
sought refuge was new-made receptacle for the
tenement of some departed spirit. AS crouch
ed there what thoughts of eternity filled my soul
r The question came across me, What is that state
n into which perhaps this night shall enter
g Never did it come with such force upon nv mind
: as when hiding in that little place from the re.
It vengetul cruelty of man had never injured
Deep thoughts of regret, underlined hopes OF the
: unknown future, flashed across me. Deavn
j seemed my companion. felt his presence a
t round. Within a few yards, perhaps few fee
. OF me, the marrowess bones and decaylng form
f of many gastIy corpse were Wondering away
7 minute by minute, until in the process they be-
l came blended utterly with the earth out of which
:. they sprung. pictured to myself every horror
: connected with death from the moment when
7 the slrouded body feels the first touch of the
b, cold earth to the last, when all trace save few
| blcached bones, is lost of the image once moE-
= by the soul God gave ii, but now shrunken to
: an atom by the withdrawal of the pervadlng and
y sustaining essence of life.
t The numbng cold of the air, the dark atnos-
d phere, the offensive efluyia of the mould, did
r not conspire to raise my spirits, A pang Of
: acute pain every now aud then sent thrill
It through my frame. At length heard the re-
| treating footsteps of my pursure, as he still
e CROPPED about the cemetery in search of his VIC
tim become fainter and fainter, until lost them
d altogether. dared not move. / suspected he
e was lying in wait for me somewhere, hoping
y to lull me into security by his absence But a
A. strange sensation | never before experienced
l came over me. confusion of thoughts rushed
e over my brasn. My whole lifetime swan before
: me in uneasy motion. Now on event reappeared
s. now another washed it away, and it sank in the
L. great ocean Of remembrance. My mother, my
Mt sister, my father even, stood around me- IgazeG
ID up into heaven fancied it illumined brilliantly
rs Then mist came oven my eyes, and knew ne
lie more what had happened.
~ When again awoke 10 consciousness, fel
g. myself borne along as dead and opening my
g. eyes | found several persons carrying me VI
r. what appeared the avenue leading to mansion
lis | cared not what became of me. was concloyr
n of intense pain, and tainted away imme%ss. il
wv When was again restored to conss hod and
| was to find myself on a sum-, M .rk,o
| with kind nurse tending ~ o;n MI a.
he was comparatively fro rom PAM ana O}the
o. roa1 ,np"nt ,a me labOrers, in gSenced the
bo oor,o,o.,r = complete grave,e there. The
X n;o,.t day, had discover st house, they had
n. ,hthsr I'D when told . my ssD the
e. borne me Inilns' Of my pupils. she expressed tns
or the kind m0thss 5sr me- Thought had
n, suffered great bogy pain, and much mental anx
n, ;ov never had any rerson to regret the clrcum
lie stances BY which my acquaintance with the r
ne family was brought about. was really III a new
of home and the attention with which was treated
lg soon restored the bloom to my cheeks 10 'ne
Joy of being restored to safety forgot all thOtS
of revenge, and refused to aid in bringing 10
c. Justice my enemy. The younger p !, -
to now my husband How he became SO can oii'S
,st be explained by chain of circumstances "PO'
ir. which if is needless now to enter Years ate
in ,ecognized in the face of one Of the exlleS Oh
Il,