Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-02-19


4 dropped my hand like lead So they
lead me on a little way, aud then up. some
steps counted them to myself as went
along. They were six. You see, master,
took all this pains to know the house
again. Then they opened door that oren-
ed IN the middle They then weut along .
passage aud up more stairs--ihere was ten
aud turn, aud then ten more. Then along
another passage, and up another flight OF
stairs, just like the FIRST. Then along anoth-
er passage, and up third fight OF stairs.
They was alike.
We'll, sir, here we was at the top O. the
house. Que y them williams opened a door
on the lett side, aud t'other SAID
'Thcre--go in aud do your duty y and
pushed me through the door, aud shut and
locked it on me. Good gracious, sir, how
scared | was ! slipped of the silk hand
kercher, aud feared as was, | didn't for
get to put il in my bosom.
Then looked ubput me. Right atore
me on the hearth was IA little weny taper
burning that showed was in great big
gnrret with sloping walls At one end two
deep dOrmer windows, aud black walnut
oSNNNOh AuSsh' Nv NN"Ns
end u great tester bedstead with dark cur
tains There was u dark carpet On the
floor. And with all there were SO many
dark objects aud SO many shadows, anu the
little taper burned SO dlinly that could
hardly tell t'other from which, or keep from
breaking my nose against thugs as crop
ed about
Aud what was in this room for 10 do
couldn't even form an idee. But present
ly my blood ran cold to hear grOan from
behind the curtains-thcn anOther-and
another-Ihen cry as Il child in mortal
agony, saying
For the love Of Heaven, save me y
4 ran to the bed aud dropped the cur
tains, aud liked to have tainted at what
saw
And what did yo1 see p asked the mag
istrate
Master, behind those dark curtains
saw young creature tossing about OH thu
he'd, hlnging her fair aud beautiful arm;
about, and tearing wildly at the fine lac'
that trimmed her night dress. But, master
that wasn't what almost made me faint-i
was that her right hand was sewed up il
black Grape, and her whole face aud heaC
completely covered with black Grape draw
down and fastened securely around heI
throat, leaving only smnll slit ut the lip
and nose to breathe through =
What !! take care woman remember
that you are upon your oath 7 said the
magistrate.
i know it, mnsteri Aud as hope Il
be forgiven, nm telling you the truth 7
Go on, them
We'll, sir, she was a young creature
scarcely past childhood, If one might judg
10y her small size, and soft, rosy skin.
asked her to let me take that black crap
, from her face and head, but she threw VI
her hands ard exclaimed
/ Oh, no, no, no for my life, no .
b well, master, hardly know how to tc
, you what followed said the old woman
G hesitating in embarrassment.
Go right stra ght Oh like car Of Juj
t geruaut, woman Remewber--the who
l. truth =
q We'll, master. in the next two honl
e there were twins born in that rOOIn--a hO
and girl; the boy was dead, the girl Twin.
= And all the time l heard the measure
trnmping of one of ;hen villains up an
e down The passage outside of that room.-
# Presently the steps stopped, and there va
y IL rap at the door. went and liStenet
but did not opeu it,
r is it all over? the voice asked.
Before could answer, a cry from Il
e bed raused me to look round There WI
h the poor masked mother stretching ont h,
d white arms toward me in the most implu
y ing way. FASTENED back TO her.
IL Tell him-no--uo.' she said.