St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1858-11-11

without renewed his threats, saying, that
if she would not open the door to him, he
would kill the child, and then set fire to
the mill over her head. 4 put my trust
in God,' was still the poor girls answer
"In the mean while, the rufian set
down the child for moment, to loci,
about for combustibles to carry out his
threat; in this search, he discovered a
mode of entering the mill unthought of
by Hanchen. 1t was a large aperature in
the wall, communicating with the great
wheel, and the other machinery Of the
mill =; and it was point entirely unpro-
tected, for it had never been contemplated
that any one would seek to enter by SO
dangerous an inlet. Triumphant at this
discovery, he returned to tie the hands
and feet of the poor child, to prevent its
escape, and then stole back to the apera-
ture, by which he intended to effect an
entrance. The situation If the building
prevented Hanchen from seeing anything
Of this ; but a thought had meanwhile
struck her. It was Sunday, when the
mill was never at work if therefore, the
sails were seen in motion, the whole neigh
borhood would know that something unu-
sual was the matter; and her master,
especially, would hasten home to know
the meaning of anything so strange
''Beiny all her life accustomed to the
machinery OF the mill, it was The work. Of
4 moment to set it all in motion brisk
breeze, which sprung up, at once set the
sails flying. The arms OF the huge engine
whirled round with fearful rapidity; the
great wheel slowly revolved on its axle :;
the smaller gear turned, and creaked, and
groancd, according as the machinery came
into action; the mill was in full operation.
1t Was at this moment that the ruIiian
intruder had succeeded in squeezing him
SELF through the aperature in the wall,
and getting himself safely lodged in the
interior Of the great drum-whecl. Ills
dislnay, however, was indescriDab!e, wIlp,.
he began to be whirlod about with its
rotation, and found That all his efforts &c
put a stop to the powerful machinery
which set it in motion, or to cxtricate
himself from this pezilous situation, were
iruitless. In his terror, he uttered sllricks
and horrible imprecations. Astonished
at the noise, Hanchen ran to the spot, and
saw him caught like rat in his own trap,
from which it vas no part Of her plan to
l:berate him. .She knew he would be
more frightened than hurt, if he kept
within his rotatory prison, without Any
rash attempt at escape; and that, even il
he became insensible, he could not fail out
Of it.
"ln the mean time, the wheel went
round and round with its steady, unceas-
ing motion; and round and round he
vent with it, while sense remained, be-
sieging Hanchca with cutreaties, promises,
and wild, impotent threats, which were
ali equally disrfgarded, till, by degrees,
feeling and perez option failed him, and he
saw and heard nj one. lie fell senscess
at the bottom OF the engine, but even then
his lnanimate boty continued TO be whirl-
ed round as befolb for Hanclcn did not
dare trust appearl nces in such a william,
and would not venture to suspend the
working OF the mi L, or stop the mill-gear
and tackle from ,lnning at their fullest
speed.
"At length she heard q loud knocking
at the door, and ilw to open it. It. was
her master and hf family, accompanied
by several OF lis lneighbors, all in the
utmost excitement End wonder at seeing
the mlIl-salls III ta} swing on Sunday,
and still more wheA they had found the
poor child lying h\und upon the grass.
who, however, was 700 terrified to give
them any account q what had happened
aanchen, IN a few words, told all and
then her spirit, viii ih had sustained her
through such scene of terror, gave way
under the sense Of fbtety and relief, and
she fell fainting ip their arms, and was
with much difficulty recovered. The
machinery Of the mill was at once stopped,
and the inaninite rptiiiar dragged irom
his dreadful prf fbn. Heinrich, TOO, was
"AoSSnI Aoioii Hfn 0Ite hl!!crs chalapef,
ana both We're, il a short time, sent bound,
under strong sscort, to Bonn, where
they soon after meA the reward Of their
crimes. L.. ...:,.
"The story Of tlis extraordinary pres
ence or mind cong eludes by telling us that
11anchen, thus etectually cured of her
penchcnt for her unworthy suitor, became,
eventually, the wife of the miller's eldest
son, and thus Ii-ed all her life on the
scene OF her imminent danger and happy
deliverancc. 'a
AN ENCOURAGING STATE or AFFAIRS In a
recent debate in the United States Senate, the
lolfowlns 10 edifying and encouraging statement
VI '"1 our national legislation was developed.
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