The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1859-02-25
THE HIDDEN HAND.
BY EMMA D. E. N. SOUTHWORTH,
AUTHOR OF "THE BRIDE OF AN EVENING, ="
1.-THE DESERTED WIFE," ETC., ETC.

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/ 4" Have you got through?' asked the
man at the door, rapping impatiently.
's's" NO, no, said I, as directed. gf
"He resume ed his tramping up and
down, and I went back TO my patient
She beckoned me to come close, and whis-
pered-E VI VI sth II AEAA iVfN
,',or Save my child the living one I mean!
hide her! oh, hide her from himl When
be demands the babe, give him the poor
little dead one--he cannot hurt that
And he will not know there was another.
Oh! hide and save my child"
d" Master, I was used to queer doings,
but this was little the queerest. But If
l was to conceal that second child in or
der to save it, it was necessary to stop its
mouth, for it was squalling like a wild
cat. So took vial Of paragoric from
my pocket and gave it a drop. and it went
off to sleep like an angel. I wrapped it up
warm and lay it along with my bonnet,
and shawl in dark corner. Just then
the man wrapped again. .a3E53 .da9 .
""Come in, MASTER said l.
"'No, bring me the babe be said.
4 II took up the dead infant. Its moth
er kissed its brow and dropped tears up
on its little cold face; and carried her to
the man outside. 4 nE9a&a9 Z s1sh5
"sIs it asleep?' the william asked me.
".Yes, MASTER said /, as / put it well
wrapped up, into his arms, very sound
asleep 'Dl2l' lal9t'. . '.li.s- .... !, siaI.;
"'So much the BETTER said the krave,
walking away. si iasl 70 Do -, ID ri T.
81 Ibolted the door and went back to my
patient. With her free hand she seized
mine and pressed it to her lips, and then
held up her left hand pointed to her we'd
ding ring upon the third finger. W
.s7a" "'Draw it off and keep it, she said;
conceal the child under your shawl, and
take her with you when you 60; save her
and your fortune shall be made iiia
ri declare, master, I hadn't time to
think, before I heard one of them wretches
rap at the door. i, ie,. rss'.6 or
'"Come! get ready to co. he said.
safs.Sbe also beckoned me. I hastened to
her. With eager whispers and imploring
gestures she prayed me to take her ring
and save her child.
"'But you, said I-'who is to attend
you?' !. (.
"The rapping continued. I ran to the
corner where had left my things. put
on my bonnet, made sort Of sling around
nv neck of the silk Handkerchief, opened
the large part oft like q hammock and
laid the little sleeping babe there. Then
folded my big shawl around my breast
and nobody any the wiser. The rapping
was very impatient. p ,-,1 gP s.,,.i ,.3 i.3,.l q!
"I am coming" said I. 1s rsg9 y 4 y
i 'RememberP whispered the poor girl.
".I WILL said !, an d went and opened
the door, There stood t'other william
with his head covered with black Grape.
I drsampt Of nothing but black headed de-.
mons for six months afterward. hs' o. e.
"'Are you ready?' says he. ., =
,o "'Yes, your: Worship says !. Il aai
"'Come along, them 81 s.seIla T
binding another silk handker-
cher round my eyes, he led me along.
''Instead Of my mule q carriage stood
near the horse block. vA-cisa aa .d5E y,
".Get in,' says he, holding The pistil
to my ears by way Of an argument.
I got in. He upon the drivers seat,
and We drove like the wind. In another
direction from whence we come, in course
for there was no carriage road there
The carriage whirled along at such rate
It made me quite giddy. Atlast il stop,
ped again. The man in the mask got
down and opened the door. Z