The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-02-25
The Hidden Hand.
BY EMMA D. e. N. soUTHwoRTH,
AUTHOR OF 'rnE nRipE or AN EVENING"" "rHE DIX
SERTED" ETo., Ere, ETo.

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Have you got through g. asked the
man at the door, rapping impatently.
{" No, no, said | as directed.
"Ele resumed his tramping up and
down, and l went back to my patient.
She beckoned me to come close, and
whispered
e." Save my child'l the living one I
mean hide her oh, hide her from him !
When he demands the babe, give him the
poor little dead one-he cannot hurt thatl
And he viii not know there was another.
Oh hide and save my child
master, l was used to queer doings but
if was to conceal that scconed child IN
order to save it, was necessary to stop It's
mouth, for il was squalling like wild
cat. So took vial Of paragoric from
my pocket and give Il a drop. and it went
of TO sleep like an angel l wrapped Il
up warm and lay il along with my shawl
and bonnet, in dark corner. Just then
the man wrapped again.
"' Come in, MASTER said I.
No, bring me the babe he said.
%sssaQ N 9aQF Ks BROW e a aSd foSSpped Sp aSgW WSS66
its little cold face and ! carried it to the
man outside.
"Is il asleep 2 the villain asked me.
"'Yes, master. said 1, as I put it, well
wrapped up in his arms, very sound
asleep
''' So much the better, said the knave,
walking away.
al boiled the door and went back tc
my Pationt. With her free hand she
seized mine and pressed il to her lips; and
thea held up her left hand, pointed to
1.-The wedding ring upon her third fin.
lger.
"'Draw it off and keep it, she said
conceal the child under your shawl, aud
take her with you when you go; save her
and your fortune shall be made
81 declare, master, / hadn't time to
think, before heard one Of them wretch
es rap at the door.
"'Come get ready to CO. he said.
"She also beokoned me. / fastened L
her. With eager whispers and implorinl
gestures she prayed me to take her ring
and save her child.
But YOU said I-'who is to attend
to youp
az do not know nor care Save
herP
1.-THE rapping continued. ! ran to The
corner where l had left my things.
put on my bonnet, made sort of slinl
around my neck of the silk handkerchief
opened the large part Of il like a ham
mock and laid the little sleeping bab,
there. Then l folded my big shawl a
round my breast and nobody was any III,
wiser The rapping was very impatient
Remember ! whispered the poo
girl.
II will, said 1, and went and open
ed the door, There stood t'oiher villain
with his head covered with black Grape
dreamt Of nothing but blackheaded de
mons for six months afterward,
care you ready 2? says he.
"'Yes, your worship, says /.
"Come along, them
"And binding another silk handket
chief round my eyes, he lead me along.
"Instead of my mule a carriage stoo,
near the horse block.
"Get in, says he, holding the pisto
to my ears by way Of an argument
I got in He jumped up upon the dri
ver's seat, and We drove like the wind
In another direction from which VI
came, in course, for there was no carriag
road there. The carriage wbirled alonl
at such a rate il made me quite giddy
AT last it stopped again. The man il
the mask got down and opened th
door
"'Where are you taking me 2 says I
"'Be quiet, says he, 'of--'an,
with that he put the pistil 10 my cheek
odered me to get out, take the bandagl
from my eyes, and walk before him.
did so, and saw dimly that we were 10
part Of ihe country that was never a
before. We we're in dark road through
a thick forest. On the left side Of th
road, in a clearing, stood an old house
a dim light was burning in lower win
dow.
s'Go on in there, said the william put
ting the pistil to the back Of my head
AS the door stood ajar went in to a mar
row. dark passage, the man all the Whill