Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-11-25
From the n. Y Musical Gazette.
THE HUCKSTER FRAU OF VIENNA.
By RICHARD sToRRs WILLIS.

} The following strange incident happened while
| l was living in Germany.
! In the neighborhood of Vienna there dwet a
! Young peasant woman, who supported herself by
the cultivation Of vegetables which she disposed OF
in the Vienna market. She inhabited a small
house, attached to whichwas her vegetable garden
Young as she was she had been married but her
husband had died, leaving her little girl, who
who was just old enough to run about and play
with the other children in the neighborhood.
The mother was still handsome, and DESTROYS of
4 second marriage. About this time indeed there
was visiting her young man for whom she had
conceived an affection and whose proposition of
marriage she was now beginning impatently TO
await But 10 proposal was made. a dark
| thought finally crossed the young Woman'S mind.
that there must be some obstacle in the way, and
that this obstacle was in all probabilitv-thc child.
! An unnatural struggle of jealousy took place,
which resulted in the fearful Observation-Disclosures
would make away with the child.
Beneath her house was deep cellar, where she
occasionally stored vegetables. Taking her child
by the hand one day, She led it down stairs and
thrustipg it inside, closed the door, locked it, and
hurried up stairs.
The same evening her lover came ; thev sat
chatting together hu; no mention was made of the
little absentee The next day, after descrtion of
twenty-tour hours the mother went softly down
and listened 1T the door. The quick ear of the
child caught her mothers step, and She implorcd
her 10 take her out Of that dark pacc-Shc was so
cold and very hungry No answer was returned,
and the mother crcpt quietly up stairs
In the evening the lover came again. They
took supper together, and passed social evening.
After the second twenty!our hours had passed the
mother made another visitto the child. Again the
little sufferer heard her, and with feeble voice beg
rcd for crust of bread-only one crust of bread.
This pulled little upon the mothers heart, but
her purpose was fixed.
Another day passed The mother went quietly
down stairs and listened. All was silent. She
opened softly the door-the child lay dead.
Taking swiftly the body up stairs, she laid it up
on a bed; and Immediately making a great outcrv
called the ue9hbors together telling them that her
child had suddenly died. And SO it seemed.
The day after there Il funeral. The child
was lying in its coffin bcstrcwu with flowers bro I
by the little p!aymatcS in the neghborhood, who
had come 70 attend the funeral of their lost favor
tc The procession moved toward the quiet
GottsS0cter, Gods acre. where was to be planted
this little seed of an immortal flower. A clergy
man was in attendance. The mother stood look
ing down upon the grave, over which the holy man
was repeating, with a solemn voice,
"O0r Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be
thy name: thy Kingdom come thy Will be done on
earth as it is in heaven. Gre rs this day our d4h
. brood"
! y piercing shrek, and the mother fell with a
groan 10 the earth. Looking wildly around her
she then, IN crazcd and gibberish accents related
10 the shuddcriug throng the grave the very deed
her own hands had committed.
/ She lived not long after. Crazed and smttcn by
/ the hand of God, She miscrahly died; signal in.
stance OF the Great Rcvcngcr, and Il startling les
sonupon the words: Gre US this day ou, dgiI,
iYtud.