Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-03-01


"' Have you got through g. asked the
man al the door, rapping iinpatien;ly.
- No, no, sd /, as directed.
"He resumed his tranpipg up and
down, and | went back to my patient
She beckoned me TO come close, and
whispered
"' Save my child the living one mean
hide her on. hide her from him When
he demands the babe. give him the poor
lIttle dead one-he cannot hurt thai =
And he will not know there was anotner
Oh hide and save my child
Master, | was used 10 queer doings,
but this was little the queerest. But if
| was to conceal that second child in or
der to save 1t, it was necessary to stop its
mouth, for 1t was squalling like cat. SO
1 took a wal of paragorIc from my pocket
and give 1t drop. and it went off 10 sleep
like an angel. / wrapped it up warm
and lay 1t along with my shawl and bon
wrapped again
- Come IN, MASTER said |.
as No, bring me the babe, be said.
g took up the dead infant. lis mother
kissed lis brow and dropped tears upon
lis lille cold face and carried 1t to the
man outside.
- Is 1t asleep? the william asked me-
"' Yes, MASTER said /, as put 1t, well
wrapped up, in his arms, very sound
asleep
g SO much the BETTER said the knave,
Walking away.
Il bolled the Door and went back TO
my patient. With her free hand she
seized mine and pressed it to her lips, ard
then held up her left hand, pointed to the
wedding ring upon her third finger.
- Draw ii Oft and keep it, she sa id
conceal ths child under your shawl, and
take her WIN you when you go, save
her and your fortune shall be made.
Il declare, master, | hadn't time to
think, before heard one OF them wretches
rap at the door.
! g. Come . get ready TO go, SAID.
/ g She also beckoned me. | fastened
10 her. With eager whispers aud inn
/ ploring gestures she prayed me to take
/ her ring and save her child.
/ a. But you,' said l. who is 10 attend
you?'
/ "s | do not know nor care! Save her =
THE rapping continued. | ran TO the
corner where l had left my things.
/ put on my bonnet, made sort of sling
around my neck of the silk handkerchief,
opened the large part of 1t like a ham,
mock and laid the litlie sleeping babe
there. Then / folded my big shaw
arond my breast and nobody any the wiser.
The rapping was very inpatient
- am coming, said l.
8. Remember whispered the poor
girl.
IL WILL said 1, and went and opened
the door, There stood t'other william
with his head covered with black Tape.
dreamd of nothing but blackheaded de-
mons for six months afterward.
Are you ready g says be.
50 Yes, your worship, says L.
- Come along, then.
.s And binding another silk handktr-
chief round my eyes, he lead me along.
Instead of my mule carriage STOOD
near the horse block.
Get in,' says he, holding the pistol
10 my ear by way of an argument,
/ got In. He jumped up upon the
drivers seat, and we drove like the wind.
In another direction from which we come,
| IN course, for there was no carriage road
there. The carriage whirled along al
such rate il made me quite glddy. Al
last il stopped again The man IN the
mask GO, down and opened the door.
- Where are you taking me g says /.
- Be quiet says he, Or and
with that be put the pisili to my cheek,
/ ordered me TO get out, take the bandage
from my eyes, and walk before him.
did SO, and saw dimly that we were in a
part of the country tha, / was never at
1 before. We were in a dark road through
a thick forset. On the left sid e of The
road, In a clearing. stood an old house ,
adm light was burning IN lower VIM
dow.
". Go on in there said the william,
putting the pislii to the back OF my head.
As he door stood al ar | went u 10 nar-