Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-16

% az iF@o W capture the 1ugitITe as |
myself But are you sure YOU have not
overlooked any place where there might
be possibility of his being secreted 2n
here Is not corner or crevice in the
house we have left unexamined. and un
less he might DC able to squeeze himself
into some rathole, | think it is impossi-
bic for him to be in the house was the
answer of one of the men. We saw no
one, with the exception of n young girl
who eas apparently very much surprised
II not alarmed, at our sudden advent into
the room. presume she is this old wo-
mans daughter, he added to the captain
pointing to the mother of Mariana. as
he spoke
The captain, after addressing few
words In a low tone, to his men, again
turned to the limner's wife, and bade her
summon her daughter to his presence. as
he desired to question her relative to the
young man, who it how appeared, had sue
cessfuily eludcd their grasp.
Ah !" calculated the captain, while an
apparent smile was visible upon his coun-
tcnance, as he noticed the approach of
Marianna who came slowly toward him,
blushing deeply because of the ardent
gaze OF so many Strangers" All she
comes BY heaven the young damsel
is by no means Unlocking She is beau
tiful too beautiful to inhabit so isolated
a spot as this. Modest aud dilfdens-
artlcss and simple combined with other
qualities, l think rarely found in :; woman
belonging to the city"
Come hitler, pretty maiden" lie at
length added, directly addressing her.
She obcycd his summons and the cap
tain carefully questioned her concerning
the matter which had brought him to the
place But he could not elicit anything
that would throw light upon the where
abouts of the young stranger, and after
addressing few more words to her, which.
by the way were little more than coarse
flattcry relative to her beauty, &c. and
which were but little relishcd by Marian
ma herself, he prepared to depart with all
possible speed, reluctantly obliged to con
fess to himself that the young fugitive
was beyond his power, or at least for the
present
Notwithstanding, his conversation with
Marianna had allayed rather than excited
his suspicious, he was determined to leave
four of his men at the cottage, with the
faint hope of their being enabled to dis
cover their enemy somewhere in the vi
cinity, either that night or the day fol
lowing
The four men who were to tarry behind
much to the chagrin of the limncr's wife,
accordingly were picked out; and after
giving them a few instructions, the cap
tain, with the remainder, took his depart
urG.
! The incidents recorded from the time
of the appearance of young Rodolph, up
to the period of the departure of the Aus
trian captain and his men, although we
have been much longer relating them,
scarcely occupied the space Of half an
hour.
Marianne, and also her maternal parent,
were much relieved from their anxictics
in regard to the safety of the youthful
stranger on the departure of the Austrian
detachment and It's leader, though, to say
the truth, they still had some little appre-
tensions left. OH account of the four men
being left behind They wisely presumed
there was some doubt left in the mind of
: the captain, concerning the whereabouts
of the youth, or else the four men would
not have been left there. The conversa-
/ ton with the mother If not that with the
/ daughter, had given him reason to suspect
that all was not right; and perhaps there
would have been but little altera ton in
/ his thoughts, even had she known nothing
of the place of RodoIph's secretion
! Friendly, Of course, to her own country
people, knowing that the citizens Of Hell
vctia were groauing under worse than
Egyptian bondage,-an desiring to be
hold the day when they might be enabled
to effect the emancipation Of their goodly
land, she could not but doubt tie relation
Of the Austrian captain, concerning the
brutal actions he. in vague terms laid
upon the shoulders Of Rodolph Guess
ing that some agsravating circumstance
on the part of some one Of the tyrant's
mymidons had aroused the indignation of
the young man, she blamed him not her
every thought was in his favor still
Mother and daughter watched the de-
tachment until it disappeared from their
view, and then entering the house togeth-
err they were soon followed by the fuu.
Austrian soldiers y substantial repast
was soon in readiness for the soldiers
which they did ample justice to, after the
fatigue Of their recent march.
Two of the soldiers, soon after, laid
down to rest themselves, while the other
two seemed inclined to keep a vigilant
watch about the house, and noticed every
movement Of Mariana and her mother
with the most jealous scrutiny. So strict
had been the injunctions of their captain,
that they dared not drink freely of the
wine which they happened to have III their
cantccns, through fear OF becoming stim-
ulated. and therefore less watchful
In spite, however. of their watchfulness,
Mariana at length succeeded in carrying
to Rodolph some refreshments, which she
knew he must absolutely be in want of that
night. without their being any the wiser
for it. 4 bright smile-a look Of Joy
an expression Of gratitude, repaid Marian
na for her kindness and care, In bringing
to him the food he so much required.
On Rodolph's iuquiring. she stated, in
as brief a manner as she could, the events
traDspiring after his secretion and then.
saying that she was SO narrowly watched