The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-09-26


suffered the warm embrace Of the roooei
5 but returned it, (for what will not necesis
excuse? he at length said ...
|, Como along, then, and lead us round :
The d trust you ladies Of rank, oa
wc'll venture for once. But let me tell 20
beforehand, that If you were twice as hand
some as you are, this weapon should cleav
your skull the moment we saw the least Ill
position to betnay u.s."
"Then 1t will be safe enough-and If thl
were the only condition of my being put t
death, would outlive you all, and even tn
wandering Jew himself"
The Baroness smiled when she pronounce
these words, and hastily caught up tn
nearest lamp as though she had been q
anx Gus as any Of them to collect the plum
der and bc gone-conducted the whole com
pany through every apartment, opene'
every door, every drawer aud every chest
assisted in emptying Them and packing VI
the valuables; looking with the utmost in
difference over the mangled bodies; spok,
with the familiarity of an old acquaintance
to each one of the horri troop; and will
lingly aided with her declicate hands, in the
most laborious occupation. ...
Plate, money, jewels and other valuable,
were now collected together, and the cap
tain of the banditti was giving the order for
marching when his destined bride eaugh,
him by tho arm. "Did not tell you," said
she, "that you should not repent making q
friend of me and sparing my life. You may
indeed have every thing in places you find
open; but it is a pity you cannot come at
treasures that are concealed. What, do you
suppose that among Golfers so full, there are
no secret places? Look here and then you
will be convinced to the contrary"
She pointed to secret spring in the Bar
on's desk. They pressed upon it, and out
fell $1,000.
"Zounds !" cried the leader Of the rob-
bers, "now l see you are an Incompatible
woman. Twill keep you for this as duch-
css."
"And perhaps better STILL" she replied,
laughing, "whcn l tell you one thing more.
I am well aware that you must have spies
who informed you Of the absence of my ty-
rant--but they did not tell you of the four
hundred guildes which he received ycster-
day."
"Not syllable; where are they?'
so, sa enough! under half dozen
locks and bolts. You would certainly not
have found them and the iron chest, had it
not been for me. Come along, comrades,
We have finished above stairs, now we'll see
what's to be done underneath. Come along
with me, l say, into the cellar"
The robbers followed, but not without
precaution. At the entrance Of the cellar,
provided with strong trap door, man
was posted as sentinel. The Baroness did
not take the least notice of this.
She conducted the whole troop to vault
at the farther extremity Of the cellar. She
unlocked il, and in the corner Of this recess
stood the chest she had described. "Here,"
said she, giving the captain bunch OF keys.
here unlock itand take what you can end
as wedding gift, if you can obtain the con-
sent Of your companions rs readily as you
gained mine" ........
The robbcr tried one key after another,
but none would ft. He grew impatient
and the Baroness seemed still more 80.
"Lend me them." said she, "I shall find
the way sooner. Indeed, if you don't make
haste, the morning may oyertake us. Ha
the reason why neither of US could unlock
it is because | have the wrong bunch of
keys. I'll soon obtain another
She ran up stair, and presently they
heard her coming down; but she went
slowly as if out of breath with the haste she
had made.
"I'ye found them" :" cried she at dis.
tance. She was within about three steps of
the man placed at the entrance of the cellar,
when she made spring at the wretch, who
as. little expected the dissolution of the
world as such an attack. A single push
with her strength stumbled him down stairs
from top to bottom. In twinkling she
closed the trap door, bolred it, and thus had
the whole company secured in the cellar
This was the work Of single moment. In
the next she flew across the court yard, and
with candle set Gre TO detached pig.sty.
The watchmcn in the ncishboring village,
perceiying the flames, instantly gave the
alarm. In few minutes the inhabitants
were out of their beds, and crowd of farm
ers and their servants hastened to the man
sion. The Baroness waited for them at the
gate of the courtyard. "a few of you will
be sufficient to put out this fire and to pre-
vent it from spreading. Bnt now provide
yourselves with arms which you will find in
abundance in my husbands's armory. Post
yourselves at the avenues Of the cellar, and
suffer not one Of the murderers and robbers
shut up in it to escape lr. ..eea
Her directions were obeyed, and not one
of them escaped the punishment due his
crimes.
NEw MACHINE. The Scientific American
has picture Of a milking machine, by which
tho operation Of milking cows is rendered
much more easy than the old way. That
paper suggests an improvement, namely :