Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-09

NO, sir said |, as directed.
He resumed his tramping up and down
and | went hack to my patient. She beck
oned Inc to come close, and whispered
Save my child. the living one, ! mean
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 viii
not know there was another. Oh hide and
save my child
Master, was used to queer doings. but
this was little the quecrist. But if | wa'
to conceal that second child in order to save
il. it was necessary to stop its mouth, for il
was SCALING like wild cat. SO | took 8
vial of paragoric from my pocket and give il
a drop, and it went Of to sleep like an angel
wrapped it up warm and lay it along with
my shawl and bonnet. in dark corner. Jus
then the man raped again.
"'Come in, MASTER said ].
"'No, bring me the babe he said.
Il took up the dead infant. Its mother
kissed its brow and dropped tears upon it,
little cold face: and | carried it to the maj
outside.
is it asleep the villain asked me.
"'Yes, master, said |, as put it, vel
wrapped up. in his arms, very sounc
asleep.
$50 much the better said the knaye
walking away.
II bolted the door and went back to my
patient. With her free hand she sei2eC
mine and pressed it to her lips, and ther
held up her left hand pointed to her wed
ding ring upon her third finger
'''Draw it off, and keep it, she said; con
ceal the child under your shawl. and take
her with YOU when You 90; save her ant
YOUR fortune shall be made
81 declare master, hadn't time to think
before | heard one of them wretches rap a
the door.
Come get ready to 60 ne said.
She also beckoned me. | fastened t
her. With eager whispers and implorlng
gestures she prayed me- to take her ring ant
save her child.
But you,' said l-'who is to atteno
your
II do not know nor care! Save her"
"The rapping continued. | ran to TIT
corner where ! had left my tn ings. pu
on nv bonnet. made sort of sling arount
NV neck of the silk Handkerchief, opened thu
large part of it like Il hammock and laid thu
little sleeping babe there. Then folded
NV big shawl around my breast, and nobo
DIV any the wiser. The rapping was yer,
impatient.
81 am coming said l.
"Remember,' whispered the poor girl.
al will. said |, and went and opened tn
door. There stood t'other villain with hi
al 1lo,1 Iraamt
nothing but backheaded demons for 81!
months aiterward.
care you ready, says he.
Eyes, your worship, says |.
Come along, then.
And binding another silk handkerche
round my eyes, he led me along.
Instead of my mule carriage stood nea
the horse block.
"Get in says he, holding the pistil t
my ears by way of an argument.
IL got in. lie jumped up upon the driver
seat. and we drove like the wind. In anoth
er direction from which we came, in course
for there was no carriage road there. Tn
carriage whirled along at such rate
made mo quite giddy. At last 1T stoppe'
again. The man in the mask got down ant
opened the door.
".Where are taking me?' says |.
BE quiet says he, or and with tina
he put the pistil to my cheek, ordered me t.
get out, take the bandage from my eyes, an'
walk before him. did so, and saw dimly tina
we were in Il part of the country that
was never ut before We were in darl
road through a thick forest. On the let
side of the road, in a clearing. stood an ole
house: dim light was burning in low
window.
...tioon in there, said the villain. putin!
the pistil to the back of my head AS tn
door stood aiar. went into a dark, marrow
passage, the man all the while at my back
lie opened door on the left side. and mad
me 90 into dark room. just then the un
fortunate child, that had been moving rest
lessly began to wall. Well it might. poor
starved thing
WHATS that says the miscreant, undo
his breath. and stopping short
1T amt nothing. sir, says |. and hush-h
to the baby. But the poor little wretch
raised a squat.
What is the meaning of this, says he
Where did that child come from: why tn'
demon don't yon speak? and with that hi
seized me again by the scruff ofthe neck nnt
shook me. ..
.pOh. Master, for the love of heaven. don't,
saws |, this is only poor. unfortnet infan
AZ it's parents wanted to get outen the way
and hired me to take care on. And nav
had it wrapped up under my shawl all tn,
time, cept when was in your house, when
NM II Ia sleep i'm the corner.
"lIumph. and you had that child conceal
ed under your shawl when first stopped yo'
in the woods?'
In course. Master" says |.
Whose is it?
Master" says |, ''its-its a dead secret,
for haddent another lie ready.
He broke out into a rude, scorntul laugh
and seemed not half to believe me and yet no
to care about questioning me too closely,
He made me sit down then in the dark. an'
turned the key on me. l wet my hnge
with the parasOric and put it to the baby
lips to quiet its pains of hunger. Then
heard whispering in the next room. Nov
NV eyesight never was good, but to max.
nm for il | believe I had the sharpest ear
that ever was, and | don't think anybody
could have heard that whispering but me-
| saw a little glimmer of light through TIT
ch;nks that showed me where the door was
and 80 creeped up to it and put my ear t.
the key-hole. Still they whispered so low
that no ears could y heard them but my
.b.rn ones. They was talking about selling
como woman and child should sV beer