Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1859-02-18
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''Save my child the living one mean
hide her oh, hide her from him When
he demands the babe. give him the poor lit
tie dead one---he cannot hurt that And he
will not know there was another. Oh
hide and save my child
Master, was used TO queer doings, but
this was a little the queerest. But it l was
to conceal that second child in order TO save
it, it was necessary to stop its mouth, for il
was squallng like wild cat. So l took
vial of paragoric from my pocket and give
it a drop, and it went off to sleep like an
angel. wrapped it up warm and lay it
along with my shawl and bonnet, in dark
corner. Just then the man wrapped again.
"Come in, MASTER said /.
''No, bring me the babe he said.
81 took up the dead infant. Its mother
kissed its brow and dropped tears upon its
little cold face; and | carried it to the man
outside.
''Is it asleep?' the william asked me.
Eyes, master, said /, as l put it, well
wrapped up, in his arms, very sound
asleep
$50 much the BETTER said the knave,
walking away.
Il bolted 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 the we'd
ding ring upon her third finger.
'.Draw it off and keep it., she said con
ceal the child under your shawl, and take
her with 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.
''Come get ready to CO. he said.
She also beckoned me. fastened 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 your
II do not know nor care Save herr
The rapping continued. ran to the
corner where had left my things. put
on my bonnet, made sort Of sling around |
my neck of the silk handkerchief, opened |
the large part of it like hammock and |
laid the little sleeping babe there. Then |
folded my big shawl around my breast and !
nobody wa any the wiser. The rapping was
very impatient.
Il am coming said |. s.
Remember whispered the poor girl.
81 WILL said /, and went and opened the
door. There stood t'other william with his
head covered with black Grape. | dreamt
of nothing but blackheaded demons for six
months afterward.
Are you ready ? says he.
Yes, your worship says /.
''Come along, them
And binding another silk handkerchief
round my eyes, he lead me along.
Instead of my mule carriage stood
near the horse block.
-.'Get in says he, holding the pistil TO
my ears by way of argument.
l got in. He jumped up upon the dri-
vers 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 at such rate
it made me quite giddy. AT last it stopped
again. The man in the mask got down
and opened the door.
where are you taking me ? says /.
BE quiet says he, Or and with
that he put the pistil to my cheek, ordered
me 10 get out, take thebandage from my
eyes, and walk before him. did SO, and
saw dimly that we were in part of the |
country that was never at 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 burn
ing in lower window.
''Go on in there said the william, put |
ting the pistil to the back of my head. As :
the door stood ajar l went in to narrow,
dark passage, the man all the while at my
back. He opened a door on the left side, :
and made me go into dark room. Just {
then the unfortunate child, that had been
moving restlessly began to wall Well it
might, poor starved thing
Whats thai? says the miscreant, under {
his breath and stopping short. |
1T amt nothing, SIR says /, and hush e
h-h' TO the baby. But the poor little wretch
raised squall
''What is the meaning of this? says he. !
Where did that child come from? Why r
the demon don't you speak ? and with that +
he seized me again by the scruff of the t
neck and shook me. .
''Oh, Master, for the love of heaven :
lont,' says /, this is only poor, unfortu- !
late infant as its parents wanted to get
outon the way, and hired me to take care \
IN. And have had it wrapped up under I
ny shawl all the time 'cept when / was in ),
your house, when / put it to sleep in the
he corner.
'Humphl and you had that child con- 5
,ealed under your shawl when first stop h
bed you in the woods 2
In course, Master says I. .
s'Whose is it 2
Master says /, 'ifs-it's dead secret n
or haddcnt another lie ready. 4
lie broke out into rude, scornful laugh, h
md seemed not half to believe me and yet
lot to care about questioning me too close
y. He made me sit down then in the dark.
md went out and turned the key on me. Fl
vet my finger with the paragoric and put n
TO the baby's lips to quiet its pains of |;
hunger. Then heard whispering in the
'ext room. Now my eyesight never was :
,ood, but to make up for it | believe had
he sharpest ears that ever xas anJ II .fo,,-t