The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-02-22

"S ~ ccSdp' bld't. bpEaiu atC Ui- Eat. =
We shall have at least an equal chance q
being upset in the darkness Of these dread
ful mountains"
a pair Of saddle mules would have
been safer conveyance. certainly" $50
the minister.
Cd Hurricane knew that but though :
great scnsuals., he was :. brave man, anc
80 he had rather risk hit life in 4 close car
rage than suffer cold uron . sure footcC
mules back
After many DELAYS and perils. the rasto,
aud Old Hurricane arrived at their dcsti
nation. called the Nitc}i'- Hat CT Oit Hat,
Cabin In one corner IF the but. on :
ragged couch. lay eray-hared and ema
ciated woman, evidently nigh unt" death
On being Informed that magistrate had ar-
rived. she insisted on every body else leav-
ing the room, as she would speak with hiu
alore. Her request having been complied
with, Old Hurricane drew frona bis pocket
a Bible. administered the ont, and then
said
Now then, my god soul he began the
truth. the whole truth, and nothing brt the
truth, you know But first. Won name
Is it possible you don't know me. mas,
ter"
Not |, in faith -
For the love OF heaveu, look NJ me and
try 10 recoliect me, sir, It is necessary
some one in authority should be able to know
ne, said the woman, raising her haggard
eyes To- the face OF her visitor
The old man adjusted his spec,acles and
gave her a scrutinizing lcyk, excIaiming a,
Intervals
Lord bless my soul it is it amt it
must it cant be Granny GrewelI--the
-the-the-ndwife that disappeared from
here some twelve or thirteen years ago
Yes master. am Nancy Greweil the
ladies' nursc, who vanished frum sight -
mystcriOusly some thirteen years ago ~ re-
piled the woman.
Heaven help our hearts And for
what crime was it you ran away Come
make a clean breast Of it, woman You
have nothing to fear in doing - for you
are past the arm of earthly law mow
know it, master
'And the best way to prepare to- meet
the Divine JUDI Is t. make sl the rcp1-
ration that you can by 3 ful confessions
Il know it, sir---if had committed a
crime: but have committed I'D crime.
neither did run away
What! what, what'-Nhat was itibcu
Remember, witness, you ave on yonr oath.
Il know that, sir, and | will tel! the
truth; but it must be in my own way
At this moment violent blast OF wind
and hail roared down the mountain side
and ratified against tue walls, shaking the
witchs hut, as if it would have shaken it
about their ears.
1t was proper overture to the tale that
was about to be told Conversation was
impossible until the storm ravcd past and
was heard dying in deep reverberaIing ech-
oes from the depths of the Deviis Punch
Bowl.
sit is some thirteen years ago began
Granny Grcwell. upon just such night
Of storm as this, that was mounted on my
old mule Molly, with nay saddlc-hags fuii q
dried YARDS, aud s.illed waters and sich, ~
allus carried when was ont tcndln' Oh
the sick | was on my way a-yolnc "a see
a lady rs | was sent for to tend
We'll, master I'm not 'shame9 IL say.
as | never was afraid of man, beast, nor
spirit and never stopped at 2 ing ont all
hours of the night, through the most lone
some reads, ii So be | WAS called upon :,
To do Still must say that jest a. me and
Molly, my mule, got into the deep thick
Lonesome woods as stands round the oc
Hidden House in the hollow. did fec
aueerish, cause it was the dead hour O
night and it was said how strange thing
were seen and hearn, yes, and done too, II
that dark, deep, lonesome place ! see1
how even my mule Molly felt queer too, b1
the wav sLc stuck up her ears, stiff a
quiils. So, partly ta keep up my own -plr
lts, and partly 10 courage her, says |, Mol
w. says |. what are ye afraid on! Be
man, Molly. Bat Molly stepped cut eau
iious and picked uP her long ears all tn
same.
We'll master. it was - dark | couidn
see = S3Tu past -IpiiN 'aiS' "''i ''.' ~
was sn narrow and :hc bushes - tnlcl; "
could hardly get along; but just as We cam
To- the little creek as they call the spout
cause the water jumps and jets along tn
cmIties into the Punch Bowl, and just :
: Molly was cautiously putting her fore fo(
r into the water, out starts two men from tn
t bushes aud seizes poor Moily's bride,
: Good heaven exclaimed MAJOR VA
field
c We'll, MASTER, before couid cry on
one of them williams seized me by the scru
Of my neck. aud with the other hand g
d my mouth he says:
: BE silent, you Old fooi, CT Ill bio
: your brains out
: And then, master, saw tor the III
time that their faces were covered over wit
black Grape couldn't a-screamcd
they'd let me, for my breath was gone al
J. ms senses was going along with it from t!
J. fear that was on me.
Il Don't struggle come along quietly al
Ven shall not be hurt. says the man u b
spoke before
'' Struggle, | couldn't a-siruggled to
II saved nv soul couldn't speak,
couldn't breathe, liked to have a-drcpP
ID RICH. offer Moily's back. One on 'cm sa,