Litchfield enquirer., 1860-11-08
Whole No. 1s49.

She looked round and saw O window open. The thought flashed upon her that she might avail herself of the circumstance. But he suffers so dreadfnlly !! how frightful- ly he screams The rope must be cut. Du- na advanced few steps. That horrid. ga- ping mouth Duna tottered back. and me- chanically unconscious of what she did. she raised herself to the window-ledge, and dropped from it into the courtyard.
 When she was in the courtyard she knew not what she had done, or what she was to do. She had escaped the sight of that fe- rocious satanic mouth, but not the influence of her tormentor. He had fasci- mated her. He was still lord of her life. Her knees trembled, she dared not with draw from the window.
 ha ! you young jade 1" howled the nfscfeant, savogely "you have done clev- cry I'd hav& slit your throat like a chick en's" N-''O-
 Ihesc woFiiS, uttered in unspeakable apo- ny and despair, suddenly rallied tha o;rI,s energies. She ran to the gate; the mon. stcr's horrid jest had proved his horrid nnn- shment. Could he Have supposed that ba tied the knot for himself !? Could he have supposed that that awful moment, in which her foot hung over the grave, should be the moment of deliyerance to the innocent. and of exemplary punishment to the cuilty Here was the finger of Providence. It is everywhere. It is falsehooG to maintain that vice and crime alone prosper in this world
 She ran, and ran, till her strength was nigh exhausted ; no one was in sight. She ran further her breath failed her limbs tottered /; she dared not look round, lest she. should again see that fearful mouth, lest she should again fall into the hands of her per secutor. Nowhere living soul.
 She shrugged up rising ground.
 An :! there is our butler, and there is Vaska, Prochor An he, too, is with them"
 He, to wit, the incomparable Ivan, the governors valet. They were all returning home together from the brandy shop, care less and happy, singing love songs, cracking jokes upon their masters, with their hats set jauntily one side, and tacking along the road iu easy zg-zags. Duna ran towards them, pale, with staring eyes and flying hair /; her neck uncovered-her wits bewil- dered. "Come along quick quick l" she cried. He is hanging hanging 1.-the villain is hanging ! faster faster ]"
 Hey, darling little dove of the woods p they all cried to her, with laugh who is hanging where is he hanging? Give usa kiss, Dnnushka. "Ts a merry world.
 He is hanging, tell you. Don't laugh. Run to the house. Take forks, hatchets, guns--a thief--a murderer, with great nous taches ard red nose. He said he would slit my throat like Q chicken's--that he'd hang me
 They hastened their steps and armed them selves as well as they could, broke the house door open, and went into the parlor. The robber had tainted; blood streamed from his mouth and nose the arm by which he hung had grown nearly a foot longer. They took him down and bound him. After tho return of the master and mistress of the house, he was conveyed the same evening to prison, and delivered into the hands of Jus tice and Justice could not but own, with astonishment, that never till then had so long an arm come before her.