Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-06-20
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There is lonely mill, close beside the little
hamlet of Udorf, near the Rhine shore, between
the villages of Hersel and Uursel, on the left
bank below Bonn. This mill is said TO have
been the scene of the following story.
1t was on Sunday morning. cages long age" ,"
that the miller of his MILL and his whole family,
went forth to hear the holy mass at the nearest
church in the village of Hersel. The mill
which was also his residence, was left in charge
Of servant girl named Hannchen, or Jenny, a
stout hearted lass, who had long lived with him
in that capacity. An infant child, of an age
unfit for church, was LETT in her charge like
wise.
The girl was busily employed in preparing
dinner for the return of her master and his fami-
ly, when who should enter all of a sudden but
an old sweetheart Of hers named Heinrich Bot
telor He was an idle, graceless fellow, whom
the miller had forbidden his house, but whom
Jenny, with the amiable perversity peculiar
to her sex, only liked, perhaps, all the better
because others gave him no countenance. She
was glad to see HIM, and she told him 80 too
and although in the midst of her work, she no
only got hIn something to eat at once, but ast
found time to sit down with him and have ;
gossip, while he dispatched the food she Sc
before him. As he ate; however, he let fall hi
knife.
"Pck that up, my lass" said he, in joking
way, to the good natured girl.
"Nay, Heinrich" she replied, your back shol
be more supple than mine, for you have les
work to make it stiff labor all day long, an,
you do nothing. But never mind 'twould g
hard with me and refused to do more than tina
for you, bad though you be-"
This was spoke half sportively, and half i
good earnest; for, kind hearted as the girl was
and much as she liked the scape grace, she wa
too honest and Industrious herself to encourag
or approve of idleness and a suspicious cours
of life in any one else, however dear to her,
She stopped down, accordingly, to pick up tn
knife. AS she was in the act of rising how
ever, the treacherous villain drew dagger fror
under his coat, and caught her by the nape {
the neck, gripping her throat firmly with his fir
gers to prevent her screaming the while.
"Now, lass, he said, swearing out bad oat
at the same time, "where is masters money
I'll have that or your life; SO take your choice
The terrified girl would vain have parleye
with the ruffian, but he would hear nothing sl
could say.
"Master's money or your life, lass p was
the answer he vouchsafed to her entreaties an
adjuratons. "Chose at once" was the onI
alternative he offered her; "the grave or tn
gold"
She saw that there was no hope of mercy
his hands; and, as she saw it, her native rest
luton awoke in her bosom. Like the generat
Of her gentle sex, she was timid at trifes
scratch was subject of fear to her; drop
blood caused her to faint; an unwonted SCUM
filled her soul with fear IN the night. But whe
her energies were aroused by any adequa
cause, she proved, as her sex have ever don
that in courage, in endurance, in presence
mind, and in resources for every emergenc
she far surpassed the bravest and coolest me-
swell, well, Heinrich" she said, resigned
what is to be, must be- But if you tai
the money, shall even go along with ye. TIL
will be no home for me any more. But eal
your grippe of mypeck liule-don't squeeze
Ihard; can't move, you hug me SO tight An