Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-20

if it be done at all, it must be done quickly, as
the household will shortly be back from Hersel"
The ruffian relaxed his grpe and finally, let
go his hold. Her reasons were all cogcnt with
his cupidity.
"Come," she said; "quick quick! no delay
The money is in masters bedroom"
She tripped up stairs gaily ar laik, he fol-
lowed closely at her heels. She led the way in
to her masters bedroom, and pointed out the
Golfer in which the money was secured
"Here," she said, reaching him an axe which
lay in corner of the room, ''this will rench it
open at once and while you are tying it up,
shall just step up stairs to my own apartment,
and get few things ready for our flight, as
well as my own little savings for the last five
years"
The ruffian was thrown off his guard by her
openness and apparent anxiety to accompany
him. Like all sgotists he deceived himself,
when selfdeceit was most certain to be his de-
struction.
"Go lass" was all he said "but be not long.
This job will he done in a twinkIing."
She disappeared at these words He imne-
diately broke open the chest, and was soon en-
gagged in rummaging its contents
AS he was thus employed, however, absorbed
in the contemplation of h..S prey, and eagerly
occupied in securing it on Ills person, the brave
hearted girl stole down the stairs on tip toe
Creeping softly along the passage, she speedily
gained the door of the chamber unseen by him.
and likewise unheard 1t was but the work of
a moment for her 10 turn the key in the wards
and lock him in. This done, she rushed forth
to the outer door of the mill, and gave the a.
arIn.
"FIy! fly" she shrieked to the child, her
masters little boy, an infant five years old, the
only being within sight or sound of her. "Fly
fly to father! fly for your life Tell him we
shall all be murdered and he haste not back
Fly fly
The child, who was at play before tho door,
at once obeyed the energetic command of the
brave girl, and sped as fast as hist Tiny legs could
carry him on the road by which he knew his
parents would return from church. Hannchen
checred him onward, and insprted his little
heart as he ran
"Bless the, boy bless thee I" she exclaimed
on the gladness of her heart ian master ar
rives in time, will offer up taper on the altar
of our blessed Lady of the Kteutxberg, by
Bonn"
She sat down on the slone bench by the mil
door to ease her over excited sglIit; and she
wePt, as she sat, at the thoughts of her happy
deliverance.
"Thank God she calculated, "thank God fol
this escape. Oh the deadly villain! and SC
fond of him, too"
A shrill whistle from the grated window OF
the chamber in which she had shut up the ruffiar
Heinrich, caught her ear, and made her start a
once to her feet.
"Diether Diether!" she heard him shout
"catch the child, and come hither am fast
Come hither Bring the boy here, and kill the
girl"
She glanced hastily up at the easement from
which the imprisoned villains hand beckoned t.
come ore in the distance, and then looked anx
iously after her infant emssary. The liltlr
messenger held on his way unframed, however
and she thought to herself that the alarm vase
false one, raised to excite her fear, and over
come her resolution. Just, however, as th
! child reached hollow spot in the next field
l the channel of natural drain, then dry with tn,
+ heats of summer-shc saw another ruffian star
, up from the bed of the drain, and, catching hin
! by his arms, hasten towards the mil in accor
; dance with the directions of his accomplice-
t In a moment she perceived her danger, and in
moment more she formed her future plan 0
proceeding. Retreating into the mill, she doubl
t locked and bolted the door-the only apparen
5 entrance to the edifce, every other means o
obvious access to the interior being barred b.
: means of strong ilon gratings fixed against al
the windows; and then took her post at an up
d per easement, determined to wait patiently ehe
S her masters return, and her consequent deliver
d from that dangerous position, or her own death
o if it we're inevitable
It "Nover," said she to herself, "never shall
leave my masters house prey to such villains
n or permit his property to be carried off befor
y my eyes by them, while have lite and strengt
8 to defend it,"
e She had barely time to secure herself within
e when the ruffian from without, holding the haE
= less child in one hand, and png sharp knii
e in the other, assailed the doorwith kicks, an
curses, and imprecations of the most drcadfl
a character
't "Confound thee !" he cried, applying the tu
l. est epithets of which the free speaking TeutoI
ic languages are so copious "qpen the door,
n i'll break it in on ye!"
Z "Ifyou can you may," was Al the noble gl
:" replied "God is greater thanyou, and In hi
10 put my trust"
e "Cut tho brat,s throat :" roared the imprisor
ed ruffian above; that will bring her to rel
ii son."
ID Stout hearted as was poor Hannechen wa
y she quailed at this cruel suggestion. For mi
e ment her resolution wavered; but it was on
for a moment. She saw that her own dea
at was certain if she admitted the assailant, al
D. she knew that her master would be robbed
y She had no reason to hope that even the life
the infant would be spared by her complanc
OF 1t was to risk all against nothing. Like di
ID Greet girl, she consequently concluded 10 ho
m fast in her resolve to abide as she was,Ewhi
te life remained, or until assistance should rea'
q her.
of can ye open not the door," shonted the v
y, lain from without, accompanying his words wi
n, the yilest abuse, and the fiercest imprecatior
y, 81 will hack this whelp's limbs to pieces wi
re my knife, and then burn the mill over yo
lis head. Twill he o merry blaze ltrow."
30 81 put my trust in God," replied the dauI