Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-01-04

luOIE HltuOut dlus
E 'Avdotya Yeremevya kind friend =
, good girl do me the favor jump upor
E the table unite my arm-pray do !
wilnot kill you; / only meant to frighter
r you. Oh how my head swims ?
The miscreant's torture touched the
kind hearted girls soul. The feeling Of
compassion not unfrequently extinguishes
in woman the thought Of their own dan
ger. What woman thinks with her heart
has been said thousands Of times since
the invention of printing. In Dumas
bosom compassion prevailed over fear,
and stihed the voice of self-preservation.
She sprang upon the table, and labored
bard and long at the knot. She could
not undo it.
DO me the favor, sweet, sweet Duna
Fetch knife-cut the cursed rope--I
am dying with pain
The girl jumped off the table aud ran
to the pantry. Poor creature she little
knew the return the red-nosed guest was
prepared 20 make for her kindness of
heart. She found knife, she hurried back;
she was on the threshold of the scene of
torture, when the table on which the rob-
Der rested bis foot, turned over with
loud noise. He had upset it in endeav-
oring to change his feet. Once more he
was swinging with all his weigh: in the
air. A piercing yell told the sudden re-
newal Of his former tortures. Duna
stopped short at the door. His hideous-
ly distorted face struck her with involun-
tary horror she thought it was Satan's
own features she beheld. The sight riv-
eted her to the spot where she stood
she shuddered, and dared not move a
step forward.
She looked around and saw window
open. The thought flashed upon her
that she might avail herself of the cir
cumstance. But he suffers so dreadful
ly How frightfully he screams The
rope must be cut. Duna advanced a
few steps, That horrid gaping mouth
Duna toitered back, mechanically uncon-
scious of what she did, she raised her
self to the window-ledge,~an dropped
from it to the courtyard.
When she was in the courtyard, she
knew not what she had done or what she
had to do. She had escaped the sight
IF that ferocious Satanic mouth, but not
he influence of her tormentor He had
ascinated her. He was still lord Of her
ife. Her knees tremblel--she dared
lot withdraw from the window.
'Ha! you young Jade +" howled the ]
niscreant, savagely; you have done q
.leverly. I'd have slit your throat like
chickens
These words, uttered in unspeakable O
igony and despair, suddenly rallied the S.
,irrs energies She ran to the gate p
The monster horrid Jest had proved his !
iorrid punishment. Could he have sup p
,osed that he tied the knot for himself
Gould he have supposed that that awful
moment, in which her foot hung over f
he grave, should be the moment of de- b
verence to the innocent, and Of exem- f
larry punishment to the guilty? Here t,
,as the finger Of Providence. 1t is h
1t is falsehood to maintain k
hat vice and crime alone per in this Il
-orld il
She ran, and ran, till her strength was Fl
Ugh exhausted no one was in sight.
,he ran farther; her breath failed her '
mbs tottered she dared not look round 81
ast she should again fall into the hands it
{ her prosecutor. Nowhere a living rl
oul r,
She struggled up rising ground.
All there is our butler; and there !"
, Vaska and Procher. All he, too I'll
with them. W
Tie, to wit, the incompatible Ivan, the n,
overnors valet. They were all return .,
lg home from the brandy shop, careless "
nd happy, singing love songs, cracking 7"
,kes upon their masters, with their caps fl
It iauntily on one side, and tacking
long the road in easy zigzags. Duna
an towards them, pale, with staring eyes fl
nd flying hair; her neck uncovered, bt
her wits bewildered. Come along,
uick quick ? she screamed. He is
angling hanging hanging the vii ,e
i'm is hanging faster fasterP be
Hey, darling little dove Of the woods,
icy ali cried to her, with laugh; who pa
hanging? Where is he hanging
i've us a kiss, Dunashka. 'Tis mer-
= world ~
He is hanging, I tell you Don't
ugh. Run to the house. Take forks, th
atchets, guns--a thief-a murderer
ith great mustaches and a red nose.
Ie said be would slit my throat like a ~
he'd hang me-
They FASTENED their steps, armed he
emselyes as we'll as they could, broke tb
e house door open, and went into the
.rlor. The robber had tainted blood
reamed from his mouth and nose. si
hey took him down and bound him. an
fter the return of the master and mis-
ess Of the house, he was conveyed the
mo o,,,y;n,, 10 r,rison and dfliyered 81