The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-02-26

man AT the uoor, TapplhS lihpatently.
"' No, no. said |, as directed.
"He resumed his trampng up and dowu
and went back to my patient. She beck
oned me to come close, and whispered
"' Saye my child the living one | mean
hide her oh, hide her from him! Whci
he demands the babe, give him the poo
little dead one-he cannot hnrt that! An'
he will not know there was another. Oh
hide and saye my child
Master, l was used to queer doings, bu
this was little the queerest But if | wa,
to conceal that second child in order to saw,
it, it was necessary to stop its mouth, fer i
was squsliing Ike wild cat SO took
vial Of paragorie from my pocket and gave il
! drop, and it went off to sleep like an angel
| wrapped it up warm snd lay 1t along with
my shawl and bonnet in dark corner
Just then the man wrapped again.
49, Come in, MASTER said |.
No, bring me the babe said he.
- tsok up the dead infant. Its mother
kissed its brow and dropped tears upon its
! little cold face and | carried it to the man
outside.
- Is it asleepy the william asked me.
Yes, master, said |, ss put it, well
| wrapped up, IN his arms, very sound
asleep
$50 much the better said the knsye,
walking away.
II boited the door and went back to my
patient. With her free hand she seized
mine and pressed it to her lips, and tnen
held up her left hand, pointed TO the we'd
ding ring upen her THIRD finger.
al Draw il of and keep it,, she said con
ceai the child under your shawl, aud take
her with You when you 60; save her and
your fortune shall be made
Il declare, master, hadat time to think,
before | heard one oil them wrecnes rap a.
tue door.
a. Come get ready to 20, said he.
She also bechoned nae. FASTENED to
her. With eager whispers aud iuIporing
gestures she prayed me TO take her rins and
save her child
- But you,' ssid I-'who is to attend
you:
49, DO not know nor care Save her =
The rappin, continued. | ran to the cor
ner whore had left nay things. | put on
nav bonnet, made . sort OF sling around my
ncck ot the silk hsndk kercher, oreneI tue
large part Of il like = hammock and isii the
lite sleeping baUe there. Iuen | folded
ny oig shaw around nav hreset ana nobody
sny the WISER. lac rapPlng ~.5 very in
patient.
- am coming said |.
80 Remember whispered the poor girl
- wii, Sad |, AMI went I'D opened The
door There steed t'.;L-r william wi;h his
hrad covered with black Grape. | dreaHIt
{; Eoth.nc but bl. .Aesded demons ior .4
months ai.erwsrd-
- Are VOC ready > says he.
ls~, yoar Worship says |.
49, Come si'nE, then
"Ani binding another six handkerchief
rouD,: my EYES, il. lead m- s.oas.
Instead Oi nay E.u.c a carriage stooi
near tie horse block.
- Get H. lays he, holding the pistol to
nv ears BY way Of an argument.
| got IL. tie jumyed up upon the driver :
Sesf, and we Grove Ike the wind. Ia ano;h'
er direction from which we come, in course,
for there WAS II" carriage road there The
carriage whired along a; such a rate it made
me quite giGdy. Al last 1t stouped again g,
The man 10 the mask 20, down and oPened d
t door.
a. " here are you taxing me- says L
80 Be quiet says lie, Or and with
that he put the pistol 10 my cheek, ordered
me o get cut. take tue bondage from my
eyes. and walk before him. | did so, and
- " dm.y hat we were in 8 part OF tire
coUn try that was never at before. We
were il dai 4 road through thick forest.
% the eft SIDE Of the road, i'll clearing,
snsod All old house; dun Light WAS burn
int n Il .Ow wiaaow.
Go on in there, sad the william, put
tin q the pistol to my head. A the door
>to Cd sjar went in to narrow, daIn Pas
sage. tue man al the while Al my back. lie
op.ned door on the left side, and made me
60 into = dark room. Just then :he uUio!-
;unate child, that had been movln- restless
" be gan to wall. Vel it might, poor
starved tnl"g
WHAT'S that" says the miscreant, un-
der his breat and stopping short.
".It amt nothing, sir, says !, ana
'hush-h-h to the baby. But the poor lat
tie wretch rsise- sGuali.
"'Wha: is the meaning OF this! says he.
Where did that child come from! Why
the demon don't you speak and with that
he seized me again by tie scruif OF the neck
ard shook me.
".Oh. master for the love OF heaven
don't saws /, this is OF Is poor, untortun.
ate infant as !tS patents wanted get outen
the way, and hired me to take care cn.-
And have had il wrapped up usder my
! shawl all the time 'cept when was 10 your
house, v aen pat it asleep in the corner.
%. Hurnph und YOU had that child con-
! csslsd under your shawl when FIRST stop
/ ped YOU in the woods z
49, In course, Master, says |.
{" Whose is it:'
| Master says |, lists dead Sc
cret for ! haldent another lie ready.
I "He broke out into rude scorniui laugh,
and seemed not half TO believe Inc an yet
! not TO care about questioning me too close
" He made me SIT down then IN the dark
and went GU, ard turned the key on me.
wet nv finger with the paragorc and put il
! To the baoy's lips to quiet the pains oi han
ger. Ti.en heard whispering in the neX
| Dom. Now nay eyesjght never was good
but 10 make up fer 1t believe had the
sharuest ears that ever was, and | dom
think any body could have heard that wills
ue.;rC but ME. | saw little glimmer O
iirb, through the ChiEks that showed m,
where the door was, and SO creeped up t'
it and put my ear TO the keyhoie. StI!
,hey Whispered so low that 10 ears c0uiC
q heard them but my sharp ones. They
was taking about selling some woman ans
child. | should 'av been uneasy if they
hadn't called the woman Kate. Ny wiiiaiI
Offered EN- for fifty dollars, but tother vii
lian wouldn't give cent. He told my vii
lian, as he called Captain. that he'd take EN-
of his hands and 10 mere. And then the,
threatened each other, and went out o III,
besrin'. And in the morpin' the new wiliiaI
came and took me and the child off in shs,
and drove down long way TO the beach
and hailed vessel on the river and took II
aboard and sold US to the captain right afor
my eyes, and thea went ashore, and We wa
carrie of out to sea, though | cried, an
'sp,ained, and spostulated all the time.
, Now, sir, come a strange providence
which the very thought of it might conycr
a hesthen. We had been to sea about tiv
days when dreadful stermriZ l tell you
marster, that looked like the wrath of God
Rugged the bsby to my brea.t-and wen
10 pTaving IS aard as ever l could pray.