Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-07-20

the sails were set In motion, the whole
neighborhood would know that something
was the matter, and her mastsr especially
would hasten homo to know the meaning
Of anything 80 strange. Being all her life
accustomed to the machinery of the mill
It was but moments work to set all in
motion-a brisk breeze which was blow.
ing, set the sails flying. The arms Of the
huge engine whirled round with fearful
rapidity, the great wheel slowly revolving
upon its axis; the smaller gear turned
and creaked, and groaned, according as
the machinery came into action, and the
mill was in full motion.
1t was that moment that the ruffian in.
truder succeeded in squeezing himself
through the "perturs the mill, and get
ting himself lodged in the great drum
wheel. His dismay, however, was indis.
cribable, whom he began to be whirled
about by its rotation, and found that all
his efforts to put q stop to the powerful
machinery which set it in motion, or ex.
tricate himself from his psrilous situation
were frui,less. In bis terror he uttered
shrieks of horrible imprecations. Aston
ished at ths noise, Hanchen went to the
spot, saw him caught in his own trap from
which it was no part Of her plan to liber.
ate him. She knew he would be moro
frightened than hurt, if he kept within his
rotary prison, without any rash attempts
at escape, and that even if he became
insensiblo he could not fall out Of it.
In the meantime the wheel went round
and round with its steady and unceasing
m motion, aud round and round he went,
while sense remained, besesching Han.
chen with entreaties, promises, and wild
impotent threats, which were equally dis
regarded, till by degrees feeling aud per-
ception failed him, and he heard and saw
no more. He fell senselsss at the bottom
Of the engine. but even then his inani.
mate body continued to be whirled round
as before, for Hancheu did net dare to
trust to Appearances in such villain, and
would not venture to suspend the working
Of the mill, or stop tho gear or tackle from
running at the fullest speed. At length
she heard loud knocking at the door,
and flew TO open it. II was her master
and his family, accompanied BY several Of
the neighbors, in the utmost eonsterna.
ton and wonder At seeing the mill sails in
full swing on Sunday, and much more so
when they found the child lying bound on
the grass who, however, was too terrified
to give any account Of what had happened.
Hanchsn, in few words told every.
thing; and then her spirit which had sus.
tanned her through such scenes Of terror,
gave way under thes sense Of safety and
relief, she fell fainting in their arms, and
was with much difficulty recovered. Tho
machinery Of the mill was at once stopped,
and the inanimase ruffian dragged from
his dreadful prison. Heinrich, too, was
brought forth from the miller's chamber,
aud both were in . short time, sent bound
under strong escort to Bonn, whore they
soon met the reward Of their crimes.
The history Of this extraordinary act Of
presence of mind concludes by informing
us that Hanchen thus efiectually cured Of
her penchant for her unworthy suitor, be.
came eventually the wife Of the mller's
eldest son, and thus lived all her life in
the scene Of her great dangers aud happy
deliverance.
OPINIONS ABouT LEARNING TO SHoo1--
The RIGHT PosIrIoS.-A Maryland cor.
respondent of the Scientific American, as
serts that twenty years experience and OBJ
serva.ion have taught him that any person
may become . good shot by observing the
following directions: "Allow the rifle to
hang in the hands in an easy manner, de-
clined at an angle Of about forty degrees ;
then raise it steadily but quickly in . line
with the object, the eye ranging carefully
over the sights, and at the instant the oh.
ject arrived, is covered, touch the trigger" "
lie says, II find there is a moment
when the gun is absolutely still, that 10
the instant the upward movement is ar
rested. These directions observed will
certainly make good shot. II the sight
is lost At the first trial, it caa be recovered
by a second. Any deviation from this
rule is fatal to accuracy
Some Americans in Australia wsrc or.
dered to raise pole and display the flag
of all nations from it. They did % they
were commanded, and pstticoat waved
in the breeze.
Life is like flower garden in which
new blossoms are ever opesins IS fast as
others fade.
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