Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-02-18
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Have you got throueh?' asked tin man ut
% door, rapib'- urua'l .Hilf
mo, no. said /, n directed.
lie resumed his trampling up aud down and
at back to my patient She bcckoncd mc to
ne close, ami Whispered
Save my child the living one | mean hide
: oh, hide her from him When he demands
babe, give him the poor little dead one--hc
mot hurt that And he viii not know there
ST. g another. Oh hide and save my child
"Master, was used 60 queer doings, hut this
Is a little the queetc,t But If was t. conceal
At second child in order to save it, it was ncccs
~ to stop it, mouth, for it wa, squalling like u
Id cat. Sol took vial Of paregorc from my
ckct and gave it drop, and it went OFF to sleep
. &c an angel. | Wrapped il up warm and laid it
ong with my shawl and bonnet, in dHri corner.
ust then the man raped again
''Comc in, MASTER said |.
ono, bring me the babe, he said
81 took up the dead infant. Its mother kissed
brow and dropped tears upon its little cold face;
I'D carried it to the man outside.
'Is it asleep" the william asked me-
Yes, master, said I, as put it, well wrapped
P, in his arms, very sound asleep
$50 much the better said the knave, walking
away.
az bolted the door and went back to my patient.
18th her free hands she seized mine and pressed
to her lips aud then held up her left hand
- I'd pointed to the wedding ring upon her third fin
gcr.
'Draw it on and keep it, she said conceal the
lid under your shawl, and take her with you
len you 90; save her and your fortune shall be
ade.'
81 declare. master, hadn't time to think,
fore heard one Of them wrctchcs rap at the
D. ior.
"Come get ready to 60, he said
"Shc also btckoncd me. | fastened to her
it'll eager whispers and mploring gestures she
'ayei me t. take ner ring and save her child.
"But you,' said l--'who is to attic al you
/ do not know nor care save her =
The ripping continued | ran to the corner
here I had lit my things put on my bonnet
AIDE sort o., ius around my neck Of the silk
lndh. .. ope4cl the large part of it like a
lnm Oh ami laid tho little seepin, babe there
hen l folded my big shawl around my breast and
Ibody was ANY the wiser. The rapping was very
apatient.
81 ain coming said |.
"Ron-n'er = whispered the poor girl.
will laid and went and opened the door.
iere stood tother william with his head covered
It'll black Grape droault of nothing but black
.aded denon. for six months afterward.
care you ready :? saysh he.
eyes, your worship, says I.
"CUme along them
"Anl binding another silk handkerchief round
~ eyes, he led me along.
"lnsle1d of my mule Il carriage stood near the
.orse black
ACCT in, says he, holding the pistil to my ears
y way of an IA sument.
I got in. He jumped up upon the drivers seat,
nd we drove like the wind. In another direction
rom which we co,ne, in course, for there
jarrage road thoro. The carriage whrlcd along
At such ratio it inade quite giddy. At last 1t
stopped again The man IN the mask got down
md opened the door.
Where are You taking me " says I.
60 BE quiet Gays he, or - and with that he
put the pistil 10 ny check ordered 30 10 get out,
axe the blndlsc from my eyes, and walk before
lin. did so, MD saw dimlY that we were IN II
part Of tho country that never was at before. We
we're in II dark road throu. IA u thick forest On the
eft side OF the road in Il clearing. stlud an old
house; a dim light was burning in lower win
low.
'HO ON in there, said the william, putting the
he pis;il to the back Of my head. As the door
TODD aiAr went into narrow, dark passage, the
nan all the while at my back. lie opened II door on
he lett side and ilade me 20 into dark room.
lust then the unfortunate child that had been NOV
NJ rcstlrssly began to wall Well it might, poor
tarvcd thing?
WHATS that avs the mi.crcant, under his
,lcath and stopping short.
80 1t amt nothing. sir says J. and husn-h-h
o the baby But the poor little wretch raised II
quail
d" mats tie meaning OF tbisr says he. Where
lid that child come from, Why the demon don't
,ou speak? and with that he seized luc again bv
he scrutT Of tAu uccil aua aduu!. ulc
''0h, .iastcr Tor the love Of heaven don't, SAYS
, 'tuis l. uulr p,or uuiOrtuct infant as its ma
tents waited to get outcn the WAY, and hired me
o take ear. on And have Ind il wrnnped IN
Inirr nv shawl all the time. cent when / was in
-our ,ou.c when / mt il +, i -. in thc cp.p,r
- umnuh and van hal that child concealed |
ndcr your shawl when first s,onn,d van in tbo |
,oood y
In cour,o ,.nster, s,v.I
wins. I. /, .,
> .. Master, e,vsI .it,sit's, dead .,cretr fur |
adn't another lie ready.
'sHe broke out into q rude scornful laugh, and |
eomed not to half believe me end vet not to care
bout Questioning me too closely. lie made me sit
Town ,hen in the dark; and went out and turned the
rev an mo ,vrt NV inner with the unf,roric
md nut il to the jabg lin. tn ouict its pains Of
,unrcr. Then | heard whf.rering in the next
oon. NV nv eve.i.ht never wa GOOD. but to
make up for it | believe had the sharpc.t ears
hat ever was; and don't think any body could
ave heard that whispcrin. but me. saw a little
thinner of light through the chink, ths, showed
ne where the door was, and so crceped ur to it
and nat nv ear to the kev-hoe. still they wins
,.roi ga low that ma cars r,nll N, hoard thcu Lut
nv .bnrn ono. Thov wa. toIl,ing nbout .cllin
,oo,o ,c.n,an and chiid shnuld ov been ,nr,s,
+ thew hadn't called IN. woman Eate. NJ villain
fixed ,cm far dnv JnIlnrs hn, Fat or VILLAIN
rouldn't give a cent. lie toli NV william. as ho
called CAPTAIN. that ne take em oil hi. hand. and
no more And then they threatened each other.
Ind went out a, ms, bcori, InJ IN ,L.'.,..,,,in
Inc now VILLAIN caInr and .uol mn, and ,Lr ,LiI1
,ff in A su.y and drove down Iup, ,,ay f., the
beach, and hailed a vessel IN the river and took
Us aboard and sold us TO the cau,in ri lit otre NV
ewes and then went ashore and we wa, carried of
out to sea. though cried and 'spIained and snos.
tulated all the time.
Now, sir, comes a strange providence, which the
very thoughts OF it might convert heather We
had been to sen about five Lays when dreadful
storm rz. tell you, marster, that looked like