Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-29

black cellar way yawning beneath it
Here Tatterdemalion stopped and sale
that she had word to say to her broth
er before she took Annie home, ant
wouldn't Annie step in for a moment
Her bro her had the most beautiful
piping bulfinches in golden cages inside
and she was sure that for her father.
sake he would make Annie a present o
one, golden cage included. The bul
finch was irresistible, and Annie follow
ed Tatrerdemalion down the black cellar
way. She thought Of Aladdin, and thu
unpromising hole by which he entered
that cave in which lay all the treasure
Of the world. The cellar opened into n
long dark passage, dripping with that
horrible moisture which oozes our thro
the subterranean walls, along which An.
ME. with her little heart going pit.a-p pal
trottcd along side of Tatterdemaion. .sus.
tanned by the cleaning vision of lovely
bulfinch, with black crest and rosy
breastplate. cleaning his hill on wires oi
pure &, Id. which gIittered before her ir
the dusk. AT last. Tatterdemalion made
a snort turn, dived through what seem.
ID to be a hole in the wall. draggn.
Annie in after her, and the chlld found
herself in a damp, grimy cellar, warmed
by fire o scraps of wood that was bur
ming on the earthen floor at one end. and
II dimly by camphene lamp made OF
tin.
As the old woman entered, tall
round d-shonldered man, apout twenty
Ell Iht years old. with fiat white face
and bullet head. rose from the mlscra.
be fire over which he was crouching and
came forward.
NV ell, what have YOU got there - he
asked in a snrl voice.
"Only kid" answered the fricnlly
cid woman in a careless way; shes got
some nice things on though"
"Last. eh y interrog ttel the man.
"Lost in the Park echoed the old
lady. but she ad led in solemn tone.
I'm going to take her home presently.
for her father is particular friend OF
mine Mr.. W. You know Mr..
W."
This speech seemed TO contain some
secret humor. for 20 Annie's great amaz :
ment, the pair burst into loud fit OF
laughter, which OF course made Annie
cry.
Come now young un, dry up. and
Iet's see what you've got. Hive YOU
got ny money
Il want to 20 homa-takc nc home
why don, sou take me home :" roar-
ed the little maiden with moist Ia iigna-
tor.
Cant let yor 20 home with such a
nasty hat on, sail the man snat hing
off her h al the article in question. which
was a miracle OF ribbons.
Annie screamed with rig, and terror,
bat the work Of spoliltion went on The
old ltdv, apparently penetrated by de-
sire that she should be restored to her
parents in suitable condition. declared
that the clothes She h ID on were fight
full. Her ne4. silk troek, her pretty lit
tie brooch of coral and gcll. he, bronze
morocco shoes, her cambric basque, ex-
qui,itelv embroidered. her gloves, her
waist belt. with its gold clasp, were al!
appropriated. and the poor chill stood,
bIushjng and half naked. on the cellar
Il ,or, with her checks white with terror,
and her little heart D eakiny.
"IIallo wot's this - said the man,
taking her frail hand in his own dirty
paw. A gold ring, by criky, come
give it up In moment he had twis-
I'D he birth lay gift oft the little inser,
avin. it hrai>el aul blee ling vita the
viol nee. But the chilts crowning mis-
erv was when she saw her little silver
portemonngie taken from the pocket OF
her frock, and prof.ne hands lingering
the stcrcd five dollar gold giece which
She had kept whole year. and which
corstitutcd d her entire wealth.
"lon nasty people, said Annle,rous-
ed to the boiling point, "if you don't
give me back my clothes, my papa will
kill you. and mama will slay yon; and
III tell papa what you have done; and
want to - home. there :. and tht young
iadV brought up eNhausted.
To her utter astonishment these dire
threats seemed to have TO particular
tcrrors for the old WON IN or her compan
ion. Bat while Annie was stlll griev.
ing with the lingering thunlers of her
anger. the former came deliberately up
to her yes her father frienI-the So
cable old woman approached and box.>
her ears Annie was conquered. Shc
sat down on the floor and cried her best
They threw her fl thy patchwork o.
RAYS, and told her to put it on. She
obeyed. still crying, though her fair SKIN
erept at the contact with the loathsomt
thing. This done. she sat down on the
floor and cried. She could not realiz
what had betallen err. Everything
looked vague and shapeless through the
mist OF tears. 4 blurred paaorama o
fireworks and old WON n. a. d her owr
country hcme, surrounded by bulinchc,
on golden trees, passed to and fro before
her mind eyes. She was becoming stu
pefed with grief and terror. Sac was
aroused from this lethar5y by loud
"hush :" from the old woman. Then d
silence. and listening, and in an in
slant Annie was dragged by the man tc
big wooden box, and thrust IN, with a
promise clenched with an oath, that il
she uttered so much as cough, hel
throat would be cut from ear to ear. and
she would then be hung by the hair ovel