The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-18

through the gate and up a gravelly walk,
I knew it by the cracking Of the gravel
under Molly's feet-and stopped at q
horse. block, where one O. them williams
liIteded rae off. ! put up my hand again,
"'Do If you dare,' says tother one,
with the mizzle O the pistol at my head.
II droped my hand like lead. So they
SiseAme- on . littlewey, and then up some
steps. / counted them to myself as |
weatsalong.. They were six. You see
master, took all this pains to know the
.isOass ~agsiH: ThenNthey opened door
that opened, in the middle. They then
ntfIong 4 passage and up more stairs;
there was ten and turn, and then ten
more. Then along another passage, and
&0p another flight Of stairs, just like the
sffstl Then along another passage, and
smp Eaithird flight Of stairs. They was
hahkesq h9gGa Mloie5dl i1E
aalleWsll sir, here we was at the top o.
athes house. Zone o them Williams opened
door on the left side. and t'other said
Sag"Thsre-go in and do your duty!'
and pushed me through the door and
shut and lock it on me- Good gracious.
asir, how scared | wasl slipped of the
silk handkerchief and feard as l was, |
didn't forget to put II, in my bosom.
ys|"Then | looked aboutme. Right afore
ome ion the hearth was a little why ta-
per burned so dimly that l could hard
Olybtelie t'other from which, or keep from
breaking my nose against things as l
ygroped about. i3f3i pee
efi 'aAnd what was'I in this room for to
do? oIcouldn't even form an dee. But
spresently my blood ran cold to hear a
ogfoan from behind the curtains-then an
sother-and ano!ler-then cry as Of a
child in mortal agony, saying: IN IN =.
haee For the love Of heaven, save me-!
eaaeI ran to the bed and dropped the
curtains, and liked to have tainted at what
.TsAw. eaCes1 gi % 'di-o 'f' ''
7ooae And what did you see?" asked the
magistrate. 81 a3I's " y
,sla Master, behind those dark curtains
Itsawa young creature tossing about on
4he bed, flinging her fair and beautiful
sarms about and tearing wildly at the fine
lace that trimmed her nightdress. But,
master, that wasn't what ain ost made me
4aint-it was that her right hand was
ssewed up in black Grape, and her whole
sfaee and head completely covered with
black Grape drawn down and fastened
securely around her throat, leaving only
a small. slit at the lips and nose to breath
drought, ili saJdp' -tiJ 4aolt s'' '4l
ZiasWlat! take care, woman remember
that you are upon your oath p said the
magistrate. 'sD@ o.. .lpi' h'.' ~
II know it, masterl And as Ihope
10 beforgiven, am telling you the truth!'
"Go op, them" ,,'," ,1
,ire We'll, sir she was young creature,
scarcely past childhood,i il one might judge
by her small Size, and soft, rosy skin.
] asked her to let me take that black
Grape from her face and head, but she
threw up her hand and exclaimed
ssFs aOh,no no, no! for my life, no!'
1e'ssWell master, hardly know how to
tell you what followed" said the old
woman, hesitating in embarrassment.
81 "Go right straight on like car Of Jug
gernaut woman! Remember-the whole
truthp'2nolh 4mto att9giIe
fiFmWell, master. in the next two hours
there were twins born in that roori-a
boy and girl; the boy was dead, the girl
living. And all the time l heard the meas
ured trampiug Of one Of them williams up
and down the passage outside Of that
room. Presently the steps stopped, and
there was a rap at the door, went and
listened, but did not open it." '}
eel Is it all over?' the voice asked.
4" Before l could answer, cry from
the bed caused me TO look round.
on There was the poor masked mother
stretching out her white arm toward me
inthe most imploring way. l fastened
back to her. Z y'c 8al' 4'' 2.a't
a'i"'Tell him-no-no,' she said.
FRO BE CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT.