The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-03-20

Diess tnee, ooy-blsss thee she exclaim-
ed, in the gladness of her heart. AN mas
ter arrives in time, viii offer up taper on
The altar of our blessed lady of Kreutzburp,
by Bonn
She sat down on the stone bench by the
mill-door 20 ease her over-excited spirit; aud
she wept, as she sat, at the thought of her
happy deliveranoe.
Thank God = she calculated, thank God
for this escape. 'Oh, the deadly william =
and so found of him, too
n shrill whistle, from the grated window
OF the chamber in which she had shut up the
rufilan Heinrich, caught her ear, and made
her start at once TO her feet.
Dlether. Diether" she heard him shout,
catch the child and come hiiher, l am
fast. Cone hithsr. Bring the boy here,
and kill the girlr
She glanced hastily up at the easement
from which the imprisoned williams hand
beckoned 10 some one In the distance, and
then looked anxiousiy after her infant en-
issary. The little messenger held On his way
unharmed, however; and she thought to her
self that the alarm was false one, raised to
excite her fear, AMI overcome her resolution.
Just, however, as the child reached hollow
spot In the next field-the channel of a nat
ural drain, then dry with the heats of sum-
mer-she saw another ruffian start up from
the bed OF the drain, and, catching him in
his arms, hasten toward the mill, in accor-
lance with the directions of his accompliee.
In moment she perceived her danger, and
In moment more she formed her future plan
of proceeding. Retreating into the mill, she
double-locked and bolted the door-ths only
apparent entrance to the edifce, every other
means OF obvious access to the interior being
barred by means of strong iron gratings fix
ed against all thr windows; and then took
her post at an upper easement, determined to
await patiently either her master s return,
and her consequent delivery from that dam
gerous position, or her Own death, if it were
inevitable.
Never said she TO herself, never shall
leave my masters house a prey to such vii
iians, or permit his property to be carried of
before my eyes by them, while have life and
strength to defend it
She had barely time TO secure herself with
in, when the ruffian from without. holding
the hapless child in one hand. and long,
slarp knife in the other, assailed the door
with kicks and curses and imprecaiions of
the most dreadful character.
'Confound thee he cried, applying the
foulest e!sitheis OF which the free-speakins
Teutonic languages are so COZ ious; open
the door, or III break it in on ye.'
If YOU Can You may was all the noble
girl replied. God is greater than YOU, and
in Him PIT my trust
Cut the brat's throat roared the impris-
oned rutfian above; that will bring her 10
reason
Stout-hearted as poor Hannchen was. she
quailed at this cruel suggestion. For mo-
nleni her resolution wavered but it was on
y for moment She saw that her own
death was certain il she admitted the assail-
ant, and she knew that her master would be
robbed. She had no reason 10 hope that
even the life of the infant would be spared
by her esmplianee. Ii was 10 risk all against
nothing Like q discreet girl. she conse-
qlenily held fast in her resolve to abide as
she was while life remained, or until assis-
tanee should reach her
An ve open not the DOR shouted tie
william from without, accompanying his words
with the viirst abuse. and the fiereest impre-
cations, Ill hack this whelp's limbs to pieces
with my knife, and then burn the mil over
Your head. Twill be merry blaze. trow.'
Il put my trust in Ged,' replied The daunt-
less girl; 'neSer shall We set your foot with
in these walls whilst have life TO prevent
We
The rufiian laid the infant for moment
on the sNarl as he sought for combustibles
wherewith 10 execute his latter threat. In
this search he e>pied, perhaps, the only pos
sible clariesiine entrance TO The building. IT
was Il large aperture in the wall. communi-
eating with the great wheel and the other
machinery of the mill, and was a point en-
TREY unprotected. for The reason that the
simple occupants had never supposed it fea-
Sible for any one TO seek admission through
such a dangerous inlet. Elated with his dis
covery, the rutfian returned TO the infant and.
tying the hanls and feet of the child, threw
il on the ground even as butcher will fling
a lamb destined for the slaughter, TO await
his time for staying. lie then stole back TO
the aperture, by which he hoped TO effect an
entrance. All this was unseen by the daunt-
less girl within. In tie meanwhile her mind
was busted with thousand cogitations. She
clearly perceived that no means would be
left uGtried to effect an entrance, and she
knew that on the exclusion of her foe de-
pended her own existence. A thought struck
her.
1t is Sunday said she to herself; the
mill never works on the Sabbath; suppose |
set the mill a going now? 1t can be seen
afar off; and haply my master. or some of
his neighbors, wondering at the sight, may