The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1859-02-18

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b And then master saw for ihe 6rst limo thst
lthor luccs were covered over with lltaf ,...,,,-
l couldn't a'scrcamod if they'd let mo f9r nv
uEYiea NNs gone and my senses were going niopss
WIN ~ nom the fcar that was on ue
Don't struggle come along quietly and Won,
fore. l''N' y
struggle couldn't n,slrtirelcl 10 n snvoa
ny soull lcouldntspenk Icouldnt breathe
! hscd to have a-droppod right o1tn Aiollys
back. One on EN- says says be-
"0iyo her SOME brandy i0 Aud t'other t,t,c,
Gut q TASK and puts ii TO my lips and says, says
"IIcre, drink this"
well. master. o. he had mo s,ill bv The scruH
o the neck / couldn't DO no other wav, but opon
my mouth and drink a. And as soon al I t1ok
a swallow my breath come back and mv speech,
And Oh gentlemen, soys "cf its 'vour
money or you lifs' you mean haiut it about nief
/ Deed clare 10 Che Lori.a.michiv I hntrf itk
wrapped up IN an old coitsn govcina hele In
ine plestcrng nthg chimney .coru.rnl home. end
81 you n spare my liie, you can go therc and got
you old biockhcad," says they. ovo wnnt
neither one nor tOUhcr Como along quietly and
you ehall receive no hsrm But nt the frst cry
or attempt 90 escape uiis shall stop youi" And
WIN uiat the william held the misylo OF pistol
90 NIGH TO my nose TINT l smclt brmsiono. while
tothcr one bound silk hand d-korcher round INV
leyesi and then took poor Mollv's bride and IA
hcr along couldn't see In courso. and dis-
slut breathe Tor fear % the pistol BrtI eoid,nv
prayer, 10 myself all thc time.
We'll, master, they led the mule on down The
! path until we coined 10 place wide enuuuh to
turn when they turned us round and Nd us
BACK outen the wood, AND then round ANA round.
and NJ and down, and cfoss WAYS aud leurth
ways. as cf they didn't want ne to find whcro
they were taking me.
"wen sir when they'd walk about IN this
| fused way lcadin' of the mule about q milo.
knew We was in thowoods nrain-the y,l., sen,e
woods and the very same PATH suowed bv the
feel Of the place aud the sound OF lhe bushes os
| We hit up againat them each sido. and also bv
The rumbling of the Spont 1t tumlled alone 10.
ward the Punch Bowl We went down, aud
down, and down, and lower and lower and low
or, until We got right down in the bottom of that
hollow
"Then wo stopped A gall WINS opopod. I
| put up my hand 10 raise the handkerchief. ana
SEQ where / was; but, just at that minute, flt
the mlzElo o the pistlo like ring II ice rieit
agin my right temple, and the villain growing
into my car;
"f you do"
"But jidnt-I dropped my hand down as II
] had been shot and alcrc i Ind seen ANYTHING
either So we went through the gate and up <
gravclly walk know it by the eiucklirg Of tho
| gravel under Molly's leet-and stoppcd nj a
Il
oil. put up my hand again.
| do, il you dare" says tothcr one, with the
mizzle o. the pistol at ray head
IL dropped my hand like lead So thoy lead
me on little way, and then up nomo stops. /
counted them ~ myself as ! went along Thcy
were six You see, MASTER took oil dis pains
TO know the house again. Then they opened a
door that opened in the middle. They then went
along a passage and mp more stairs-,iere was
ton aud turn, and then Ton more. Then rlon.
laRd blr P9dF3hGia 5fsl5iif1a.' hsy Was .s aifs
! "Wcll, SIR hero we was at tho top o the house.
One O. them willnns opened door on the loft
side, aud other said
"Thcre-go in and do your duty 20 and push
| ed mo through the door and shut and locked IL
ON me- Good gracious, sir, how scared wasi
| slipped off the silk Handkerchief, and feared as
| l was, didn't forget 10 put il in my bosom.
! "Ihen looked about me. Right nluro mo on
the hearth was a little weny taper burning that
showed was in u great big garrot with sloping
walls. Az one end two deep doriuor windows,
aud black walnut bureau standing between
them AT tother end a great toater bodstead
with dark curtains. There was q dark CARPET on
Che Aoor And with al there we're soiuany dark
objects and somauy shadows aud the little taper
burned 80 dimly that could hardly toll totler
from which, or keep from bronking my nose
against things as 1 CROPPED about.
And what was 1 IN this room Tor 20 do2
lcouldnt even form en- iilee. But presently my
blood ran cold TO hear groan from behind the
lcurains-then Rnother-and another--then
cry as Of child in mortal agony. spying;
"For the love Of Heaven, save mel'
Il ran 10 the bed aud dropped tho curtains, and
like 10 have tainted at what saw" I"
And what did you soel' asked The magis-
tra,e.
"Master, behind those dark curtains ! saw a
young creature tossing about on tho bod ilinginQ
her fair and beautiful arms about, and tcering
wildly at the fine lace that trimmed her night
dross. But, master, that wasn't what almost
Innde me fint-it was that her right hand was
sowcd up in black Grape, and her whole face aud
head completely covered with black Grape drawn
down and fastened securely around her throat,
leaving only small slit at the lips and nose to
brca he through !"
"What take care. woman remember chat you
are upon your oath !" said the nagistpta
81 know it, master Aud ~ hope " bo for-
given, am telling you the truth r
"Go on, then"
. "Well sir, she was young creature, scarcely
past childhood, II one might judge by her small
size, and soft, rosy skin. ] asked her TO let ms
take that black Grape from her face and head,
hut she throw up her hands and e1claimed-
"Oh, no, no, no for my life, mol"
"Well, master, / hardly know how 70 tell you
what followed" said the old woman, hesitatng
! in EN- 'Rrrassment
go right straight on like car Of Juggernaut,
womanl Rememher-the whole truth W
"Well, master, in the next two hours there
were twins born in that room--a boy and girl;
the boy was dead the girl living. And all tho
3 time ] heard the measured tramping OF one Of
/ shem Williams up aud down the passage outside
, Of that room. Presently the steps stopped, and
there was a rap at the door / wentand listened,
but did not open IL
} ''ls It all overg" the voice asked
"Bef0re j could answer cry from the bed
caused me 10 look round. There was the poor
! masked mother stretching out her white arms to-
ward me in the most imploring way, / hasten.
. cd back 70 her.
. "Tell him-no-no," sho said
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