Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-05-06
Vol. XV. Whole No. IA No. IS,

with all her senses on the alert but.
tue dead silence inside the house was
unorokeh by any sound that owed lis
origin 10 human agency. When the
CLOCK struck one. she rose mp, as silent
rs shadow. and stretched out her
eramped arms. and pushed the tangled
ehds oi hair out of her eyes. and began
20 SCI about her great achievement. An
hour quiet steady labour with her Jag
Eed Diade, and at the end Of that time
the Hrst great obstacle was overcome
'he TWO bars, sawn completely through.
came away from their places. and were
carefully deposited by her on the floor.
ne window WAS "A considerable hsioht
'roin the ground. but that was a difficulty
feahiiy overcome. Taking the sheet,
anu coyerlet off the bed, she dexterousIy
twisted aud knotted them into n stont
serSieeabic rope. one end of which she
proceeded To iasten round the sulmn of
one OF the bars. while the other emf
nhhg down outside nearly 10 the ground.
nut little now remained 10 be done
itaslng induced hcr-elfinto a little more
clothing than she had been in the bah;,
Oh wearing Tor some time past. but still
with her favourite red flannel drrs.;na,
robe outside. and with a white handl-cr-
chiet thrown over her head and tied un-
der her chin, she felt herself etulipped
for the undertaking. In one corner Of the
room was a rude box, in which she had
been in the habit of keeping her dolls.
anu the little scraps OF iincrv ont OF
winch their dresses were manufactured
Dhe by one she took up the puppets and
Kissed them tendcrlv II am goiny 10
leave you. my pretty ones. she murrnur
ed. lou will look for me Tomorrow
but | shall not lie here. am ooin,, ,
long. long journey; whittier, a yrt, I
hardly know but out into the snow and
cold wind, where Your tender little hud.
OF life would quickly perish leave vou
10 the care OF that good child. Peg. >h,
Will attend TO YOU when shall be far
away. And now. adieu. love not to
part from YOU, but freedom is before me-
ana | cannot stay. Adirl' my little
ones. adicu
She shut down the lid oi the box with
"A weary sigh, and then stood thinking
or trying tn think. for the effort wns
almost futile one. with her hand,
pressed tightly across her tennie, but
" whatever the idea might be that she wa.
To grasp. it was gone before sh,,
rouln seIzc II, 30. with AN impatient lit
u" 'foui -hc dismissed the subject from,
'tF mind onr more pull. to test the
strength ot the Knots ~hr had mad. iu
her rope; III" took up her knife. Kissed
Il, aud stuck ii in her gir,l-: and then
he crept through the open " indow and
-ak!nS the rope in both hands. sIid
nlinhlE to The ground. and felt that she
Na- Tree. Iher. must have been a ,ort
u mental int"Nicatinn in thu feeling. for.
!" sooner iIad she reached the groIpd
nan she Went down on her knees. anil
rnins her short black hair in both
iand>. a1 though TO steady h.r..rfn j.,
o'ic measure. -hc gave vent tn a burst
y horrible silent laughter a -nrL,c
1tn.TpT herself up andy min4+I
yards the open mour-. "rx'I<
iyht: | could dAncr--nh, he 20
,,ce only il would not b. u.r
n a lady rirrum >tanrrd ~ am.
The window through " which she h.
-caped wa, ~ IN" back "t the house.
nd Marie now found herself III ihr rick
ard IA il wa- called. from ill'h
,tl, opened at once on "a The moor.
)nr source OF di~pnic'udr va removed
rom her mind >hc knew that 'Hkt,
he. great hou~c-lp2. had gone with on"
i thr Young men 10 distant laIr, fr@
,aa told her so: - there 0h~ nn Tear "i
IN encounter with him. JUS OUTSIDE
he ricA-var,l gate. Marie e," Wa
.au.ht b> something. anh III" stopped
or :. moment +" think lai ~" "a"
. ~ a small 4riud>t"nc, PLACED thrr" i"r
he ~. OF the hnu -rholI. Next minute.
he .tonc wa going >luwiN rnnnd' VIII
he blade of Marie knifr pressed against
Is surface.
She went On her WAY after time,
walking acro>- the mopr~ III a ditc't
line from the back uf the Grange. Ihr
night was clear aud FROSTY Inc heavy
snow cloud, had broken here and there
and though the wide riff TIA" stars were
-hineing brightly. From >u"M ant
stars together. there came quit" = mu'H
LIGHT A. Marie needed, and >h" went "h-
ware, " ithnut hc-itati"n. neither kno"
iuy nor carin" hi;hrr her crinu' foot
stem. might lead her; know in@ and car
inc only thar cNcrN step t"rw r.
,nny.d her .o much further from H."
,hhorrrd prison -hr had iu>i l"tt. >hr
w,. not greatly troubled bl any thoughts
,f uur.uit: ,hc knew that, in all prohahll-
ity. her escape would not be- discovered
,ill davbrah bS which time III" ~h"uld
be- lon" miles away and she had All i
hnatic's faith in her own cunning ahd
ability to outwit her "nrmir-. >hr Wa
the sole living thing t" be seen on thAt
white desert: bur the LONELINESS "i tin
situation had no trrrnrs for her. and el'
went calmly on her way, singing no"
and again a verse from some ch""S'"
descriptive OF thr loves "i t"rNd'n aud
ph, Iii, Ia F,"a""ise-
She had lett the t'ran4'- mllr or NOR
behind her. and nov the rnad. ar rude
footpath for il Nn~ nothing mH''. I'
which She had kept. dipping from The
higher lry.l- al the moor h"9ah I" 'cu1
gently dow inward; a. il lid 80. the
sound oi falling water took her ear. and
ir litiI.. whilr she came 10 u deep clctL
or r,,iuc ia th,- hillside, AZ TIA" bottom
q. which, "A LITTLE stream. wh">r voice the
frost had uot Vrt succeeded ia -ilcnctng.
was Draw ling n"i-ilN. The cash IN the
fair hillside evidently resulted from
am. thr,.. of nature countless age, ago.
II WAS from eighty to Il hundred teet III
, d.uth. and from fifteen 10 twenty feet
MI. Both it. sides formed -heer
! preripc,- of black rock. IA bare and de-
I void Of vcr,iur.. a. on the dav they were
! first laid open Ia the -ky: but the margin
/ nf the ravine wa tringcd here and there
/ with thirkc,- OF >tuntcd shrubs. The
hath tra,er,ed hN Marie led direct t"
thi. rayiie across Which "a rude .ooi-
bridge had been throw. I" accommodate
the inmates of the Grange. for this was
the nearest way down to the hi9h-ioad
in the valley leading t" certain OUTLYING
villages wherr the family at the Grange
had sometime. business to transact, and
effected. a regard those places. SAVING
Of nearly three miles over the orthodox
road: besides which, If there was IA
heterodox road t" anywhere. old Nathan
Orchard was Just the man to take such
road from choice. This bridge over the
ravine was OF very primitive charac-
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