Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1860-12-07
A THRILLING INCIDENT.

of the following adventure:
One Sunday morning the miller and
his family set out as usual to attend di-
vine services at the nearest church In the
village of Heasel, leaving the mill, to
which the dwelling-house was attached,
in charge of his servant-maid, Hanchen,
bold-hearted girl who had been some
time in his service. The youngest child,
who was too little to 60 to church, remain
ed also under her care.
AS Hanchen was busily engaged in pre-
pairing dinner for the family, she was in
terupted by visit from her admirer,
Heinrich Botteler He was an idle,
graceless fellow, and her master, who
knew him WELL had forbidden him the
house; but Hanchen could not believe all
the stories she had heard against her low
er, and was sincerely attached to him.
On this occasion she greeted him kindly,
and not only got him something to cat at
once, but found time in the midst of her
business to sit down and have q gossip
with him, while he did justice to the fare
beofre him.
AS he was eating, he let fall the knife,
which he asked her to pick up for him.
She playfully demonstrated, telling him
she feared, from what she had heard, he
did little enough work, and ought at least
to wait on himself. In the end, however,
she stopped down to pick up the knife,
when the treacherous villain drew dag
ger from under his coat and caught her
by the nape of the neck, gripping her firmly
with his fingers to prevent her screaming
then with an oath he desired her to tell
him where her master kept his money
threatening to kill her if she did not com
ply with his demands.
The surprised and terrified girl in vair
attempted to parley with him, He still
held her tightly in his choking grasp
leaving her no other choice but to die OF
betray her master. She saw there was
no hope of softening him or changing hi'
purpose, and with full conviction of hi'
treachery, all her native courage awoke il
her bosom.
Affecting however, to yield to wha
was inevitable she answered him in re
signed tone, that what must be, must
only, if he carried off her masters gold
he must take her with him, too, for sht
could never stay to bear their suspicious
and reproaches, entreating him at thu
same time to relax his grasp of her throat
for she could hardly speak, much less dc
what he bid while he held her so tight
At length he was induced to quit his hold
on her reminding him that he must los,
no time, as the family would soon be re
turning home from church.
She then led the way to her master
bedroom, and showed the Golfer where h,
kept his money.
Here" she said reaching to him al
axe which lay in one corner of the room
"you can open it with this, while | rui
up stairs to put all my things together
besides the money | have saved since
have been here"
Completely deceived by her apparen
readiness to enter into his plans, he al
lowed her to leave the room, only exhort
ing her to be as quiet as possible, AM
was Immediately absorbed in his own op
Grafton, first opening the box, and the
depositing the money about his person.
In the meanwhile, Hanchen, instead Q
going up stairs to her own room, crep
softly along several passages, till she agai
reached her masters chamber. 1t wa
the work Of moment to shut and bol
the door upon him; she rushed to th
other door Of the mill to give the alarm
The only being in sight was her master
little boy, child five years old to hin
she called with all her might;
Run run to meet your father as h
comes from church tell him we shall a
be murdered if he does not come back
The frightened child did as she bad
him, and set off running on the road sh
pointed. Somewhat relieved by seein
that the child understood her, and woul
make her case known, she sat down for
momont ou tho ofona aaat bofo.o -. H.