Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-26
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The g1rl Jumped OH the table and ran to
the pantry. Poor creature she little knew
the return the red-nosed guest was prepared
to make for her kindness of heart. She
found knife she hurried back; she was on
the threshold of the scene of torture, when
the table ON which the robber rested his foot,
turned over with loud noise. He had up
set it in endeavoring to change his feet. Once
more he was swinging with all his weight in
the air. A piercing yell told the sudden re-
newal Of his former tortures. Duna stopped
short at the door. His hideously distorted
face struck her with involuntary horror -
she thought it was Satan's own features she
bele.d. The sight riyeted her to the spot
where she stood; she shuddered, and dared
not move a step forward. i-LJ ~ -.-!1.- q.
She looked round and saw window open.
The thought dashed upon her that she might
avail herself of the circumstance. But he
suffers so dreadfully How .frightfully he
screams The rope must he cut. Duna
advanced a few steps. That horrid gasping
mouth l. Duna tottered back, and mechanic
ally, unconscious of what she did, she raised
hefseifA the windOw-ledge, and dropped
from it into the court yard. s-41 5s- lJi.'l,.
When she was in the court yard, she knew
not what she had done, or what she had to do.
She had escaped the sight of that ferqcious
Satanic mouth, but not the influence Of her
tormentor. He had. fascinated her. He was
still lord OF her life. Her knees trembled -
she dared not withdraw herself from the win
dow. ... ...-..----
Ha !.you young jade - howled the mis-
Grant savagely "you have done cleverly.-
I'd have slit your throat like that Of q chick
ems" ..st :. |-"F 81 y1l5-r .-afig gr.,..
These words uttered in unspeakable agony
and despair, suddenly rallied the girls ener-
ges. She ran to the gate. The monsters
horrid jest had proved his horrid punishment
Could he have approached that awful moment
in which her foot hung over the grave, should
be the moment of deGverance to the inno-
cent, and of exemplary punishment to the
guilty? Here was the finger of Providence
1t is everywhere. 1t is falsehood to maintain
that vice and crime alone prosper in this
world.
She ran, and ran, till her strength was
nigh exhausted ; no one was in sight She
ran further, her breath failed her limbs tot
tered she dared not look round, lest she
should again fall into the hands of her perse-
cutor. Nowhere a living soul
She struggled up rising ground.
" All there is our butler; and there is
Vaska and Procher. Ah he too is with
them"
He, the wit, the Incompatible Ivan, the gov
ernor's valet. They were all returning home
together from the brandy shop, careless and
happy, singing love songs, cracking jokes
upon their masters, with their caps set jaunt-
lily on one side, and tacking along the road in
easy zizags. nuna ran towards them, pale,
with staring eyes and flying hair her neck
uncOvered-her wits bewildered, "Come
along, quick !" she screamed "He is hang
ing hanging the villain is hanging faster !!
faster ~
" Hey, darling little dove of the woods :"
they all cried to her, with a laugh who is
hanging Where is he hanging Give
us kiss, Dunushka. This is a merry
world"
" He is hanging, tell you Don't laugh
Run to the house. Take forks, hatchets, guns
"a thief-a murderer, with great moustaches
and a red nose He said he would slit my
throat like q chicken's-that he'd hang
me ~
They FASTENED their steps, armed them
sc'yes as well as they could, broke the house
door open and went into the parlor. The
rohber had tainted blood streamed from his
mouth and nose. They took him down and
bound him. After the return of the master
and mistress of the house, he was conveyed
the same evening to prison, and delivered into
the hands of Justice ..... ..