The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1868-05-29

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her danger, and formed her plan for
escaping It,. "A s.5tf.bs 4fl.s-.a,,,,.t !
Retreating into the mill she double-
locked and bolted the door, the only APP
parent entrance into the building, ever
ry other means of access being prevent
ed by strong iron grat.ngs liked up a.
fgainst all the windows and then took
her post at the upper easement deter
mined to wait patiently her master'sr re-
turn, and her own death, If indeed in
evitable, for she resolved fully to enter
into no terms and that nothing should
/ induce her to give up her masters pro-
perty into the robbers hands. rIr1s
She had Just time to secure herself in
her retreat, when the ruffian, holding
the screaming child in his arms, and
1 brandishing knife in one hand, came
up and bade her open the door, or he
would break it down, adding many aw-
! ful oaths and threats to which her Only
answer was that she put her trust in
| God. HeinIich, who from his window
was witness to this colloquy, now called
out to cut the child throat before her
eyes il she still persisted in refusal, 1
| Poor Hacnchen's tried heart quailed
at this horrible threat; for moment
her resolution failed, but only for q sim
! Gle moment. The death of the child
could be of no account to them. while
her own death was certain II she admit
ted the assailant, and her master, too,
would be robbed, sf.i4, .,..=4.. a...
She had 10 reason either to suppose
that her compliance would save the | fc
of the child. Di'9lt - hhe 'is5sA1s3
1t was torisk all against nothing, and
she resolved to hold out to the last,
| though the william from without again
made his threats. saying that if she
would not open the door. he would kill
the child and then set fire to the mill
81 put my trust in God," was still tile
poor girls answer. % > ,notza,.oU
4 y In the meanwhile, ,sthe ruffians set
down the child for a moment to look
| for combustibles tocarry out his threat.
In this search he discov red a mode
of entering the mill unthought of by
Haenchen. 1t was large aperature in
| the wall communicating with the. great
wheel andsthe other machiiiery Of tile
mill, and was q part entirely hnprotect-
ed; for 1t had newer been contemplated
that any one woald seek 70 eiiter by so
dangerous an iulet. ssiilG1 Z n % n0s
+ Trim, phaat ut this discovery, he re-
turnedlto tie the hands and feet Of the
poorchild to preventi its escape, and then
stole back to the aperture by which he
4 Intended to affect an e,itranec.i foh
I .t9nThe situation OF the building preven-
ted Haenchen seeihg'anyt,iing of this,
tbut a thought meanwhile esstrtlck her. =
! 70 was iStintlay,a a day The mill never
worked--if therefore the sails were set
in motion,the whole neigborhoOd would
4 know that something unusuall was the
matter, and vher master especially
would hasten home to know the mean
ing of anything so strange. Elst +
/ q, Being all her life accustomed to the
machinery of the mill, it was the work
/ of a moment to set it in motion--a brisk
| breeze which sprang up at once set the
sails flying. The arms of the huge en-
gine whirled around with fearful rap
idity, the great wheel revolyed slowly
on its axle, the small gear turned and
creaked, and groaned according as the
machinery came into action, the mill
was in ulloperation. /
/ 1t was at this moment that the ruff
fan Intruder succeeded in squeezing
himself through the apperture in the
wall, and getting himself lodged in the
interior OF that great drum wheel
4 His disniay however, was indescriba
DIt WtiCti W
led about with its rotation, aud found
/ that all his efforts to put a. stop to tile
powerful machinery which put it in
/ motion orito extricateih himself from his
i perilous situation, were tru.tless. In
4 his terror lie uttered sErieks and impre-
cations II jTlc Hse6gLH Egfl1oh +
b. AstonIshcd at the noise, Haenehen'
ran, to the spot, and saw him caught
like rat in his own trap, from which
It was no part of her plan to hberate
| him. She. knew he would be more
frightened than hurt II he Kept within
his rotary prison, without any rash at
tempt at escape, and that even ifhe did
become insensible lie could not fall out
| OF it. 5=ee -....l..I.. F, i.-..ll.- f...s
| In the mean time the wheel went
round and roundwith its steady unceas-
ing motion; and round ana round he
| he went with. it, while sense remained
beseeching Haenchen with entreaties,
promises, ard impotent threats which
were all equally disrcgarded, tillby de-
grees, feeling and perception failed
him, and he saw and heard no one.
He fell senselcss at the bottom OF the
engine. aud even then his inanimate
body continued to be whirleG around
as before for Haenchen did not dare
trust appearance in such ayillian, and
would not venture to suspend the wor-
kings OF the mill or stop the mill gear
and tackle from running at its fullest
speed. ssaH - lIHHy -. joy,.
At length she heard a loud knocking
at the door and flew to open It,. 1t was
her master and his family, accompanied
by several of his neighbors, in the ut
5 most excitement and wonder at seeing
| Al. ls; ;,,f a Snnl
and still more so when they found the
!, poor child lying bound upon the grass,
III who however was too terrified to give
them any account of what mad happen
ed. ..ggL !,
, Haenchen in a few words, told all,
and then her spirit which had sustained
her through such scenes of terror, gave
way under a sense. of safety and relief
and .she,fell faiuting in their arms. and
was with much difficulty restored.-
J. The macl inery of the mill was at once
stopped and the inanimate ruffiian
). dragged from his dreadful prison. j
I Heinrich, too was breilght from the
millers chamber, and both in a Short
time were sent bound under a strong
escort to Bonn, where they soon alter
4 met the reward OF, their crimes. N
The story OF this extraordinary pres
ence of mind concludes by telling us
, thar Haenehen thus effecttIaHy cured
!. bof her penchant for her unworthy low.
Il er, brca ne eventually the. wife OF the
, miIler's eldest son, and thus lived al
, her life IN the scene.uf her Imminent
+ danger and happy deliverance.8 a. z
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