Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-12
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fed Molly s back Ohe:oa senssys, no~says
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s9ttsGiye her some eprandy J. ds ana Z otne.
takes out a flask and puts IT 70 my lips, ana
says, says he: .,..,,--...,,,y 49,
Here, drink this: go
. "Weh, master, as he hadome stln' Dy the
scruff O the neck ! couldn't DO ~ other ways
but open my mouth and drink it. And as
soon as took a swallow my breath come
back and my speech. - '.' Ihsooh =
"sAnd oh, gentlemen says ], If it's your
money or your Life you mean, haint It about
me |! Deed clare to the Lord-s mighty l
haint ! it's wrapped up in an old cotton glove
in a hole in the plastering in the chimney cor
ner at home, and eff you'll spare my life, you
can 60 there and get it, says I,u,au mod
"'You old blockhsad, says they, we want
neither one nor tother Come along quietly
and you shall receive no HARM But at the
first cry or attempt to escape this shall stop
you!p And with that the villain held the
mizzle OF pistol SO nigh to my nose that l
smelt birthstone, while t'other one bound a silk
handkerchief round my eyes, and then took
poor Moily's bride and led her along. l
couldn't see, in course, and i dissint breathe
for forifear O. the pistol. But l said my pray
ers to myself all the time. e.. =.
"WelI, master, they led the mule on down
the path, until we coined to place wide
enough to turn, when they turned us round
and let US back outen the wood, and then
round and round, and up and down, and cross
ways and length ways, as eff they didn't want
me to find where they were taking me- =
"Well sir, when they'd walk about in this
fused way, leadin' of the mule about mile,
knew we was in the woods again-the very
same woods and the very same path-I know
ed by the feel Of the place and the sound of
the bushes, as we hut up against them each
side, and also by the rumbling of the Spout as
It tumbled along toward the Punch Bowl
We went down, and down., and down, and
lower, and lower, and lower, until we got right
down into the bottom OF that hollow.
"Ihen we stopped. A gate was opened
and see where was; but just at that minute
r;oht ao;n NV r;oht tennIe and the villain
prowling into NV ear. -
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"But DIDN'T dropned NV hands down
as If been shot and afore had seen anv.
thing either So we went throncb the cate
nn-4 WIG nj NV
cracking of the gravel under MolIv's feet
them villains lifted me off T NIT nm NV hood
"sDo YOU dare" saws t'other one with the
az dropped NV hand ike lead Ga +bo,,
lead me on a little way, and then up some
steps. I counted them to myself az I vent
took all this Mains to know the bnuee or.;n
Then thew opened. a door that onenaJ ii t,o
middle They went alono a no SSo.o ood nv
ten more. Then along another nassaon and
I'M another flicht of stairs inst Ike tSs firSt
Then along another MASSAGE ond nm .h;,5
flight Of stairs. They was alike.
Well, Sir, here we was at the ton n, tho
house: One o them willins opened q door IN
the left side, and tother said WV. VA
"'There-go in and do your dutv y, and
pushed me through the door, ana shut onS
locked it on me. Good gracious, sn, now
scared was! l slipped off the silk hand
kercher, and feared as was, didn't forget
to put it in my bosom. ~ -~E
"Then l looked about me. Right afore
me on the hearth was little weny taper burn
with sloping walls. At one end two deep dor
ner windows, and a black walnut bureau
standing between them. At t'other end
great tester bedstead with dark curtains
There was dark carpet on the floor. And
with all there were so many dark objects and
so many shadows, and the little taper burned
so dimly that l could hardly tell t'other from
which, or keep from breaking nv nose against
th;pr, 7 rrropoI about
"And what was in this room for to do
couldn't even form idee But presently nv
blood ran cold to hear q groan from behind
the curtains-then another-and another
then cry as of child in mortal agony, say
ing:
"'For the love of Heaven, save mer
81 ran to the bed and dropped the curtains.
and liked to have tainted at what saw"
And what did you see ?'' asked the mag
istrate.
"Master, behind those dark curtains saw
q young creature tossing about on the bed.
finging her fair and beautiful arms about.
and tearing wildly at the fine lace that trimmed
her night dress. But, master. that wasn't
what almost made me faint-it was that her
right hand was sewed up in black Grape, and
her whole face and head completely covered
with black Grape drawn down and fastened
securely around her throat, leaving only a
small slit at the lips and nose to breathe
throughr'
What take care, woman! remember
that you are upon your oath p said the mag
istrate.
know it, master And as l hope to
De forgiven, am telling you the truth y
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