New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-05
WHOLE NO 81.

mill, and it was point entirely unpro-
tected for it had never been contempla
ted that any one would ever attempt to
enter it by SO dangerous an inlet.
Triumphant at this discovery, he 70
turned to tie the hsnds and feet of the
poor child to prevent its escape, api
then stole back to the aperture by which
he intended to affect an entrance.
The position of the building proven
ted Hanchen from seeing anything of
this; but q thought struck her. 1t was
Sunday, when the mill was never at
work, it, therefore, the sails we're set
in motion: the whole neighborhood
would know that something was the
matter, and her master would especial
ly hasten horAe to know the meaning of
anything so strange. Being all her
life accustomed to the machinery of the
the mill, it was the work of moment
"a brisk breeze, which sprang up at
once, set the sails flying. The arms
Of the huge engine whirled around
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, the mill was in full
motion. ..r
1t was at that moaent that the ruff
an intruder succeeded in squeezing
himself thro' the aperture in the wall,
and getting himself safely lodged in
the great drum wheel.-His dismay,
however: was indescribable, when he
began to be whirled around with its ro-
tation, and found that all his efforts to
put stop to the powerful machinery
which set it in motion, or extricate
himself from this perilous situation
were fruitless. In his terror, he Ut
tered shrieks and horrible imprecations.
Astonished at the noise, Hanchen
went to the spot, saw him caught, and
it was no part of her plan to liberate
him. She knew he would be more
frightened than hurt, if he kept within
his rotary prison, without rash at
tempts at escape, and that even if he
became insensible, he could not fall
out Of it. @u
In the meantime the wheel went
round and round with its steady and
unceasing motion, and round he went
with it, while sense remained, beseech-
ing Hanchen with entreaties, prom
ises and wild impatient threats, which
were equally disregarded, till by de-
grees feeling and perception failed him,
and he heard and saw no more. He fell
senseless at the bottom Of the engine,
but even then his inanimate body con-
tinued to be whirlcd around as before,
for Hanchen did not dare to trust ap-
pearances in such villain, and would
not venture to suspend the working of
the mill or stop the mill gear and tackle
from running at their fullest speed.
At length she heard loud knocking
at the door and few to open it. It was
her master and his family, aocompa-
led by several of the neighbors, all in
the utmost CONSERVATION and wonder
at seeing the mill sails in full swing on
Sunday, and still more 50 when they
found the poor child lying bound on
the grass, who, however, was too tor
ri6ed to give any account of what had
happened.
Hanchen in few words told all; and
then her spirit, which had sustained
her through such scene Of terror,
gave way under the sense Of safety and
rclief and she fell faintiug in their arms.
and was with difficulty recovered. Tho
machinery of the mill was at once stop
ped and the inanimate rufian at once
dragged from his dreadful prison.
Heinrich, too was brought forth from
the miller's chamber, and both were in
a short time sent bound under . strong
escort, to Conn, where they soon met
the reward Of their crimes.
The hist of this extraordinary aot