The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-03-05
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( AUTHOR OF 1.-THE BRIDE OF \ sVENIid,' y iii
DEsLRTED WIFE" ETC. ETC, ETC.
TCoNrrNUED.
HIiave -ou got through: asked the MAJ
at the door, rapning impatintiy.
''No no. said /, as direted.
'He resumed his trampiE up and down
and went back to my pntnt. She beck
oncd me to come close, audShlspered
''Save my child! the ling one mean
hide her! oh, hide her frm him! Wher
he demands the babe, give him the poo,
| little dead oae-he cannot hrt that! AnC
he will not know there was apther. Oh! h!dt
and save my child
'Muster, was used to qusr doinSS, hu
this was little the quecrcs But if va,
to conceal that second chldn order to save
| it, it was necessary 10 st p mouth, for il
was sQualling like wild ct. SO | took ;
| vial Of paragoric from II: ocket and gaIt
it drop, and it went oti sleep like al
angel. / wrapped it UP wTm and lay il
| along with my shawl m bonnet, i'll E
| dark corner. Just then ihemaI wrapped
again.
| "Comc IN, mastcI, said
go, bring me the babe,' said.
81 took up the doad iniat. Its nothcl
kissed its brow and droppedtenrs upon il
! lutte cold face; and carrid it to the muI
! outS, It..
lis 1t aserp:' the wil.ianssked me.
"Ies, naster,' said |, al put it wei
wrapped up, in his arms, yer sound asleep.
$50 much the better sid the knave
! waking away.
& b0.tcd the door and wat back to N,
natjo0t. With her free hail she seizrl
nia" aHi pressed it to her r, and ther
he'd up her left hand, poInt1 to the wed
/ ling ring upon her third fuge.
/ "D-aw II off and keep it, he said; con.
| cca the child under your >hwl, and take
her with You whom you so; aYe her ans
your fortune shall be maie.'
declare, master, haln't tin" to think
before heard one Of them wgetshes rap g
the door.
''Iomel get ready to 60 he sal.
'Sne also beckonuI me. hasteled TO hcl
With eager whispers and imp.orin; gesture.
she prayed me to take her ring all, save hel
''Bnt ron,' ~ai3 !--'who is TO at'nd YOU:
81 60 no! 5now nor care! Saw herr
he rnrpjn~ C'n'iulrd. ! rn to the
rnrr'~ wt."r" hai ."it my thin;s. pu
uo my bonnet, mad" q sort of s.Ir- arounl
my ncnA Of the silk handkerchief, o,uned tht
lar@' ra7t Of it like hammock md lajl
iii" i;t.r sleeping babe there. 1mn fold,
e.i ny Jjg shawl around my hreas and no.
body any the wiser. The rapplngwas very
81 nm 2Ominr.' sad l.
"'Rcmembc.' whispered the poolg girl.
81 viii said ], ana went and opened the
door. There stood t;other wii,anwith his
head coverd with black Grape. deamt OF
nothing hnt bIackheaded demons for SIX
months afterward.
'.Arc you ready?' says he.
"Yes, yoor Worship says l..
''C,mc along, thr0.'
'And binding another silk handkerchief
round my eyes, he lcni me along.
instead of my mule carriage stood near
the horse block
"Get in.' sAys he, holding the pisti! to
nv ear by way Of an argument.
got in. He jumped upon tn, drivers
other direction from which We come, in
course, for there was no carriage read there.
The carriage whircd along at such q rate it
made ne quite giddy. At last itstop2Hd
again. The man in the mask got Gown and
opened the door.
Where are you taking me?' says l:
''Be quiet says lie, 'or-'an with
that he put the pistil to my cheek, ordered
me to Get OUT, take the bandage rom my
eyes, and walk before him. | did 50. and
saw dm.y that we were IN a pat Of the
that wars never in before. We
were in dark road through thick forest.
On the left side of the road, IN clearing
stood an old house; dim light was burning
II lower window.
$50 in there said the william, putting
he pistiI to the back of my head. As the
door stood aiar went into narrow. dark
passage, the man al! the while at my back.
lie opened door on the left side, and made
me 60 into dark ro0n. just then the
child, that had been moving
began to wall! Well it might,
poor starved thing.
whats that" says the misc7cant, under
Ms breath and stopping abort.
''It amt nothing, sir says |, and 'hush
= to the baby. But the poor little wretch
'a;sed sqvaI.
sWhat is the moaning Of this?' says he
Where did that child come from? Why
he demon don't you speak, and with that
,c seized me again by the scrulf Of the neck
md shook me.
"0h, Master, for the love ofheavcn don't
'ays !, 'this is only poor, unfortunate in
ant as its parents wanted to get outen the
way. and hired me to take care on. And
rave had it wrapped up under nv shawl all
he time 'cept when was in your house,
rhon put II to sleep u the corner.
''Humph. and you had that child conceal
ii under your shawl when first stopped
'ou in the woods?'
sin course. Master says |.
'Whose is it =
"Master,' says I, 'it's-it's dead secret
'or haddsnt another lie ready.
'lie broke into rude, scornful laugh,
md seemed not half to believe me and vet
not to care about questioning me too closely.
lie made me sit down then in the dark. and
went out and turned the kew on me. Iwet
my finger with the paragorlc and pu. it to
In Inc haby's lips to quiet its pain of hunger.
Then heard whispering in the next room.
Nov my eyesight never was good. but to
make up for it believe had the sharpest
'ars that ever was, and don't think any
,ody could have heard that whispering hut
ne. | saw a istle glmmer Of light through
he chinks that showed me where the door
sas. and 50 ] crseped up to it and pu. my
'nr tc the key-hole. Still they whispered
% low thst no ears could o. heard them but
ny sharp ones. They was talking about
cling sone woman and child. should
az been uneasy if they hadn't call
d the woman Kate. lNy william offered