Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-02-16

clean breas, Il il. womanl You have nothing
10 fear in doing -. for you are past he aim Of
earthly law now"
81 know H. master"
! And the best way 20 prepare 10 meef the
Divire Judge Is 90 make AL the reparstiOn
hat you can by a iall confrssioar
/ Il know i; sir--if had committed = crime.
hut save committed no crime, neither did
run away"
NAa'l vha,f whus-waa, vas Il ihenf
Rememh.r. witness. you'are on yonr oathi
i know that sir aud | viii tell the truth;
but IL N & Z. in ny own wav"
At this moment widest blast cf wind aud
hail roafed down the moantain side ani rat
tied against the wail-: shaking the wi'eh's hnt
a. il it would have shaken ii about their
ears.
II was proper overture 10 the tale tlat wa
about 10 be told. Conversation was impossI
bic until the storm raved past aud vas heard
diving in deep reverberating echoes from the
depths Of the Devils PaBch Bowl.
II j. some thirteen years ago" began Gran
ny Grewell. "rpon Just such nigh, - storm
as this. that WAS mounted on nv old mule
Molly with nv ssddie-bsgs fnil ofdrisd varhs.
aud stilled waters and sich. as Allu- carried
when was out ',endin' on the sick. was on
my way going to see lady as was seut for
10 tend
"well. master, I m no, shanei to saw. az
I
and never stopped at going cut al hours of
The night. through the most lpuesomest road.
/ IL 20 be ] was called upon - do. Sail
must say that Jest as me and Molly. - mule.
got into the deep. thick. lonesome woods as
stands round the old Hidden House IN ihe
hollow. ] did feel qneerish: case IL vas the
q ,sd hour Of night, and ], was said how
strange things We're seen and hearn. yes. and
done too, ia that dark. deep. lonesome place.
| seen how even my mule Molly felt queer too.
by the way she stuck up her ears. stiff a.
lquills. So. partly 10 keep up my own spirits.
and partly 10 courage her, says l. Molly,
says what yc GfeaFd 0ng BE a man
Molly" Bnt Molly stepped ont cautious, and
pricked up her long ears all the same.
/ We'll, master. IL was dark | couldn't
see yard past Mollys ears. aud the path
was so narrow aud the bushes - thick wc
could hardly get along; bu; just as We came
TO the little creek they calls the Spout.
cause the water jumps and Jets sloag iill Il
lemptio. into the Punch Bowl. aud just as Mol
~ was cautiously putting her frr foot into
the water. but starts two men from the bush.
es and siezes poor Molly's bridlei'
Good heaveni exclaimed Major Warfeld
well. master. before ooald cry out. one
of them Williams seized ne by the scruf OF
my neck, and with The other hand on NY
mouth he says;
BE silent. ,ou old fool. or I'll blow your
brains out"
"And then master, sav for the first time
that their faces were covered over with black
Grape couldn't a-scTeamed II thrl'd let
me, Tor my bre aih was gone and my sense>
were going along with u frsm tae fear that
was on me-"
"'Dou t s,,oggle, come along quietly asd
. you .ball not be hurt, says the man Is had
? spoke before
"S,rugele, couldnt a.s,rugrled to saved
I - ~
Il liked to have a dropped right often Moll, =
1 back one on en- says. says he:
= "'Giye her some brandy" And t'othcr
0 takes out flask aud puts Il to my lips aud
says. says he.
Here, drink this
"Well,' master. as he had ne still by the
scruff o the neck couldnt do no other WAYS
. but open my mouth aud drink IL. Aud a.
soon as took swallow NY breath come
back aud my speech
= "'Ard Oh, gentlemen says I. ',f it. your
:, money or your life you mean. haint !, about
mel Deed clare TO the Lord a ghty
q hainl. IT'S wrapped up IN ah old cotton glove
IN hole in the pla,isriag ia the chimney
corner Mt home. aud ef yoa1 spare my life
4 you can 20 there aud get H., saws !.
4 "'You old bloekhead.' says they. we want
A neither one nor tother, Come slong quietl,
aud YOU sLal receive no harm Bat ~ ia,
4 first cry or attempt to escape this shall stof
youi' Aud with lhat the villas held the mus
y zle OF pistol 80 ni IA 10 my nose that sIncl
4 birthstone, While lotker one boInd sIl
Handkerchief round my eyes, and then too
poor Molly's brdle sni led her along
couldn't see, in course, aud dissint breath,
10 Tor ieag o the pistol. But ! ssid my prayer
TO myself all The tine.
a well, master, they led the mule on dow,
le the path until we coined 10 4 place wld
le enough TO turn. when they turned us 'roan'
d aud led u back oaten the wood. All the
- round and round aui up aud down. and Gro,
d WAYS aud ieugth way, as ef they di5n'l an
AZ NE to fnd where hey we're taking u,s.
well. sir, when they'd walked about I
ae this fused way. leadia' ol the mule about
le nile. / knew We was In the woods again
sc the y.rv same woods aud the very Sane path e
kuoved by the feel the place and "a
n sound Of The bushes. As Ne hit up again,
them each side. and also hy the run0lng ,
"S the Spout a. A tumbled along toward "a
7, Punch Bowl. We went down, aad dowl
II aud down. and lower. aud lower aud love
he until We got right down 10 the bottom cf th'
hollow.
- "rhen We stopped. gate was opeue,
We put up my haud 10 raise the hsudkc,chit
Id aud zee where wa; but. iu.t az l.at minu,
lal feltihe miEs'e O. the p'stie liFe mig OIL
-. right agln my ught temple, aud lhe willis
.. II YOU Do
n = but / didn't--I dropped ny hand down
~ l;fl had been shot. and alore had seen an
hing either. 80 We went through Lac "A.
IA upa grsseliy walk knew itby q
~,aeklinr of the gravel Under Moll,'s icot
.o - stopped al a horse block. where one
hem Williams lifled NE OF. pat up a
e. hand agaln.
he miasls % the pistol Al ny head
49,. 81 dropped nv hand Ike lead. 40 Oh
-. -. ,e.s ue on htile way. aud thsa up ss'
s,.p.. eoanted shem - myself a. ws
a aieng They we're SIX. lou see. master
-. took All the pans 10 know the hoase aga
"a Then they opeaed door hat opsned "a
-. middle. They then went along passage =
- ~, more stairs--ihefc wss ten aud aturn,
,a, tien ter mote Then along another passa
go, aud - another 4 yht Of starr. ia't Hss
,,h fr.t Then alcng another passsgc. hnd a
th,rd aghl Of STAIRS. They wa. alike.
nth "wal. ar. here We va Al the top o
a. house. One % them williams opsnsd q
on the lst side. aud t'other said
o... ".There--go "a aud 40 your duty"
pushed ne through ne door. aud shut
locked Il on ne. jood gracious. sir
.r, scared wssl tipped OF the ssik hand'
one cher. aud 'sears3 as vas. didn'1 forget
sa,d pat it An my bosom.
The Then Hooked about ne. Right afofe
on the hearth weA little veny taper burn
and that shaved | was in great biz gArsst y
4 IN -lopiag walls. AZ one snd Two dep doFu
windows, and black walnut bureau stan'
.us,i bssv cen them. A. ro,her end great u
he lbedstesd with dark cariains. There W
.cme dark carpet sn tne floor. And With all
w.r. -. many a.rk af,,ecfs and a, many NJ