New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-22

spared by her compliance It was to risk all aesrist so
ing Like discreet girl she consequently held fast to
her resolve TO abide she while life remained us
assistance should reach her
Am ye open not the door' shouted the villain with
the fercest inprecations @TH hack this wheIps limbs
pieces with my knife and then burn the mill over your
head Twill be merry blaze I trow''
I put my trust in God' replied the dauntiess girl
never shall ye get foot within these walls while have
life to prevent yes
The rufan laid the infant for moment on the sward
as he sought about for eombuibles wherew execute
his latter threat In this search he espied perhaps the
only possible candestne entrance to the building II as
large aperture in the wall co1rn nicatiue with the
great wheel and the other machinery the mill ard was
point entirely unprotected for the that simple
occupants had never supposed feasible for any
seek admission through such dangerous inlet Elated
with his discovery the rufan returned to the infant
and tying the hands and feet of the little innocent threw
it on the ground butcher will anga lamb dcs-
tined for the slaughter to await his time for Staying He
tnen stole back to the aperture by which he hoped to-.
effect an entrance. AL this by the dansless
girl within.
In the meanwhile her mind was busied with thousand
be left untred to effect entrance and she knew that on
tie exclusion Of her foe depended her existence
at is Sunday she said to herself; the mill never
works on the Sabbath suppose set it going now y
esn bs seen aar on and hsgy my msse u
know the cause lucky thought she exclaimed 'tis
God sent it to me-"
toned to mill gear it was but the work Of moment for
her to set the machinery in motion b breeze which
AZ II were prOyI
deace, at set the sails flying The arms o the huge
engine wiiif!ea round with fearful rapity the great
wheel slowly revoved its axis the smaller gear turned
and creaked and groaned according they came into a-
ton the mill was in full operation
1t was in that very instant the ruan Diethe had sue
ceeded IN squeezing himself through the aperture in the
wall and getting safely lodged the interior of the great
| drum-wheel His dsnsy, however, was inaescrifabe
whep he began be whiried about with it's rotation AMI
found ali his efforts put stop 10 the powerful ma
chinery which set it in motion eztricate himself
from his perilos situation were fruitlesa His
atr,tIu
and implications were horrible to hear Hannchen
hasened to the spot and him caught like reptile
he WAS in his trap 1t need be added that she
did not iberate him. She knew that he would be more
frightened than hurt If he kept within rotary prizon
and she knew also that unless he attempted tosseepe
there was no danger of his falling out Of it, though
he insensible and nanmate all the wbils In ths
| meantime. the wheel went round and round with ii
steady uneeasing motion and round and round went ths
rufan along with it, steadily and increasingly, too.
In vain did he promise the stouthearted girl work
harm in win did iplore her nifty on his itelpess
condition: did pray to ali the powers Of heaven
and adjure all the powers of he'll to aid him She would
not hear nor heed him and unheard and unheefsd oi
them likewise nuttering curses. he wfred round
and round in the unring wheel until at last feeling aud
perception failed him, and he and heard more
lie fell senseless on the bottom Of the engine but
then his Illuminate body continued be wIiried
and round before the brave girl daring trust
ing therefore. afraid to suspend the working Of tie ma
chnery or stop the mgear aud tackle from running .,
their fullest speed
Loud knocking at the door shortly after heard and
she hastened thther It her master and his family
accompanied by several Of their neighbors The urac
customed appearance of the rsaiis in full swing ON ts
Sunday had she anticipated attracted their attention
and they had hatened home from church for the purpos
of ascertaning the Of the phenomenon The athe
bore his little boy in his arms he had cut The coyd
wherewih the child tied but he unable to otair
any account of the extraordinary circumstances that
occurred from the aifrighted innocent.
Hannchen. in few words told all and then the spirit
which had sustained her long and well while the
emergency lasted orsook her at passed away
She fell senseless into the of the iers eldest
| and was with great difficulty recovered
The machinery Of the mill at stopped and the
inanimate ruian dragged forth from the great wheel
The other ruffian brought down from his prison
Both were then bound and sent to Bonn strong
escort and in due course under the hands Of tht
4 town executioner
Il 1t was not long till Hanchenn became bride. Til,
bridegroom the millers son. whohad loved her Ion.
and we'll but with passion previously uureouited
They lived thenceforward happily together for man,
yeafs and died at good old age surrounded by ior
shng family To the latest hour OF her hfe this brave
hearted woman would hudder told the tale Of he
danger, and her deliverance
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