Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-02-19
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octave you got through:' asked the man at the
door, rapping impatiently.
No, no. said |, as directed.
''He resumed his trampng up and down, and [
went back to my patient She beckoned me to
come close, and whispered
"'Saye my child! the living one l meant hide
her! oh, hide her from him! When he demands
the babe, give him the poor little dead one-he
cannot hurt that! And he will not know there
was another. OH hide and save my child
"Master, was used to queer doings, but this
was little the queerest. But if | was to conceal
that second child in order to save it, it was neces-
sary to stop its mouth, for it was squaling like a
wild cat, So | took vial of paragoric from my
pocket and give it drop, and it went off to sleep
like an angel. | wrapped it up warm and lay it
along with my shawl and bonnet in dark corner.
Just then the man raped again,
'Come in, MASTER said l.
NO, bring me the babe he said.
Il took nm the dead infant Jts nathan l;ssod
Its brow and dronro1 ,oos ,,, ~, ,;,,,,i -
and carried il 10 tho man optsiJe ''ee
is it oslcep }, the villain ostcj mo
yes. master soid Ms nmt IL ,ro,, ,rr,,o1
I'M. in his arms. very sonnd osloon ''' "'"pPe"
$50 mucb tho ho,tor s,id ,Lo tte.o .,,...
away. "''"''' ""'A'''s
al holtod tbo doo,. orl o. L, 4. ..
With her free hond she seized n,;no oJ rossoi l.
10 ber Inns and tben hciJ r, hnn c u $50 1t
ed to the wedding rnr unon her. tb'd Gnaor
.Dra,r il of and toer !, sIa sa;I ..s, ,
child under YOUR shawl and taxa hor With ,'"n
when Won po: save bar aud ,or, c,,,,,o t,i ~
made '0'' 0''"''' S''"'' W
81 declare. master. bodr,, finn 70 ,h;,,, H.
fore heard one of them wrotcbos nav, ~ ,I,, -
Come! get ready TO ro. he said
sShe also borlorcd mo has s'. -, wet,
eager whispers and imploring rest,,rcs . e' o'i
me to take her rino md s,vo To-. oI;iI i"' ~
Il do not know NOR c,r,, S,yo Lo,,,
sThe rappinq continued r"n g., flo o.,...
where had left nv thnge NM 90, ,n,. h...
made sort of Slim oronrd r W Jo'' le',,
handkerchief oneneJ tho lrGo ,ort :. ~" w.. e''N
hamm,ck and laid the LITTLE SIeen;, ~ " a,Ne Il
Thon 7 e1JoJ ,s,. 80 S'e'P'nS "ane there'-
nobodv onv tho w;.e, H. ".uu';u NY ureas' ana
patient. fF''s was very i"'-
Il am com;nc, soidI
Remember! whispered tbe moor cirl
Il win,' oaii I, ~-i WOW. n, TO- go
There stood t'other willaiu with his head covered
with black Grape dreamt of nothing but black
headed demons for six months afterwnrd
Are you ready 2 SAYS he
Yes, your worship says l.
'Come along, then
And binding another silk handkerchief round
my eyes, he lead me along
Instead of my mule II carriage stood near the
horse-block
Get in says no, holding the pistil to my ears
by way of an argument.
got in. lie jumped up upon the drivers seat,
and we drove like the wind. In another direction
from which We come, in course, for there was no
carriage road there. The carriage whirled alon.,
at such rate it made me quite ci,lly At last il
stopped again. The man in the mask got down
and opened the door
Where are you taking me = says l.
BE quiet saws he ,or -, AMI with that bo
put the pistil to my cheek ordered me to get out .
take the bandnpc from NV owns and vi bof.,o
him. did so, and saw dinly that we we're in 4
part of the country that was meyer Mt hec,rc
We were in dark road throuph Il thick Arrest On
the left side of the road, in clearing stool an old
house; dim ligbt was burrinr in a lower win
dow.
Go on in there said the villain. nuttinr tbe
pistil to the back of my head. As the door Stood
ajar I went into II narrow, dark passage. the man
all the while at nv back He onened n door ON
the left side, and made me 20 into dark room =
Just then the unfortunate child. that had been
moving restlessy began TO wall! Well II migbt
poor starved thing!
whats that = saws the miscreant. under his
breath and stopping short.
1T amt nothing, sir, saws |. and 'hush.h-h' IN
the baby. But the poor little wretch raised n
squat.
w hat is the meaning of thisr saws he. .Wbcrc
did that child come from? WHY the demon DONE
you speak Z! and with that he seized me npain h.,
the scruff of the neck and shook me
'Oh, Master, for the love of heaven DON'T, saws
I, this is only poor, unfortnet infant ne its ~,
rents wanted TO get outen the way. and hired mo
to take care on. And have had il wranncJ nm
under my shawl all the time cent when | was Is
your house, when put it to sleep in the corner.
'Humph and you had that child concealed mn
der your shawl when | first stopped you in the
woods !,
SIN coursn ,nostar
'Nhose is it
Master, says |, 'it's-its dead secret for
haddent another lie ready. '
He broke out into rude, scornful hugh. and
seemed not half to believe me and yet not TO cnre
about questioning me too closely He made me sir
down then in the dark and went out and turned
the key on me. wet my finger with the pare,ror-
ic and put to the babys lips to quiet its pains of
hunger. Then heard whispering in the next
room. Now my eyesight never was good but 10
make up for it believe | had the sharpest ears
that ever was, and don't think ANYBODY coul1
have heard that whispering but me- [ saw n III.