The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-07-22

make himself contented for minute or
two, and then passed into another
'''SI% ! The 40 san.lsrat to address hailw. hi; lw.S
her uncle, who, on seeing her enter the
rodn, Jumped fn xstonsh'nent from his
chair. aud calling her by name, de-
,,,anieG nov she Had escaped2from her
room, and where she llaA been. Her
'"s "rhou tshHdi ID human an shape. s"', allow
v6t, hka one hour III remUve your efttIts
from this house. The actual possession
OF my property you have long deprived
me Of aud vain ~ thought you had made
arra,lye,heilts by Which you could have
deprived me, of 1t, Through life; but |
have. frustrated yasu witetd deSiyns-zI
Sarf now mlstft~A ASfMy oAti house, fdr
was this moment married, and my
husband is now in the front room.'
isa must now leave-the newly married
couple for a short tsEre, for the purpose
! Of revertiig to the previous history or
Mrs. Tudor. She was the only child of
very wealthy gentleman, whom |
shall designate uS Mr.. A, not r.collcct-
! ing his actual name; and for the same
reason l shall give to his daughter the
! name of Eliza. He had Spared neither
lItlt ttI I"Ii~t III liiS SauN va 49,
daughter, slle being the only object OF
his care and regard, his wife having
died when, she was quite young; and
before his death whicl, took place when
she was fourteen orHteen years OF age,
he had the satisfaction of witnessing
her one of the most accomplished and
beautiful Nouug ladies' of London.
\ short time previous 70 his death jhn
arrangement was entered into between
Mr. 4. and brother of his, by which
his brother was to have his dwelling
house, his servants, horses, carriages,
an, such other property as had ila been
DEPOSITED in banks for the benefit OF MS
daughter, till the time Of her marriage,
when the possession of them Val, to he
given up to her husband 1T wasa con
dtion OF the agreement that in case
Eliza died without marrying, the
property was TO 90 to her uncle and his
family.
I,1alidely after tie TasnSof Mr..
A., his broue took possession of the
and eveA thing went on vtry qgre<r,u Y
far some, ,lno onth4, when E.haa Scover
Ell i,l h%r uncsesandshies family, TIN. De
termination that shelshouiA never mar
ry-,lrg rerru tory whFlh trorp what
has already been said, must be Obvious
to every reader. ,Unluekily tor ~
she'd not discover tue: tiah"lit.h laot
in season to Illustrate 1t III ITS bud. III
was nothing less than this: to shut he,
up in one Of the centre rooms in th.
third story of the house; to prevent her
leaving it by keeping the doors and
windows boited, and refuse her nssnci
a'es, by telling them wl,rH they called,
thatsh WAS either at school, or IA spnle
OF the shops on business, or had taken 4
ride into the country for health, and t.
see some Of her relatiois--o by telling
them srn1e,hing else equally destitute
of truth. ......r .ri.,.,.... ..,
Eliza generally received her meal,
through small door in the ceiling,
from the hands Of her unfee'ing aunt,
with whom her cries for liberation from
her lonely and dismal prison hou-e
were. no more eiirctual than they
would have been had they been direct
ed to the idle wind.
Three years was the unfortunate Till
thus shut out frrn ali communication
Miththe world, when me mornin : .licl
scanty breaii fast was carried ts her by
AN old female servant Of her father
Eliza once more discovering the face oi
her old friend and servant Juan, burst
into tears, ard attempted several times
To speak. but was unable IT,. Juan vel
understood the inca ming OF these inco
herent sobbings, and said, herself al
most unable to speak from emotion
"Uu>h, hush, Eliza, mistress; speak
not; L understand all. Your tyran'
aunt was taken suddenly i'll last might
, and the doctor says it j. doubtful
wiether she long survives. l viii &fct
r ys,u again AT Noon, 'and at evening
|. Some of your old servants have Ion.
: been planning mean. for your escape
and are now in hopes of ctlrcting IT;
, and without waiting for Etizas thanks
; and blessings, tripped down stairs.
) Eliza although unable for some time
to partake of her $ inlpe repa~t, did 50
, at last with better zest than ever be
f fore. Her old servants were still ahou
the house, aud bent upon her rescue
, Most welcome, soul.insplrlnS mtelll
gence!
WHAT" said she to herself, 'is i
possible that | am to be delivered from
this vile,place, of confinement? Is, i
g possible there lives one who seeks IN,
: liberation and happiness? Is it posi-
: bic that all connected withthe establish
r ment-MY OWN establishment-do no
g possess hearts Of adamant' God speed
: thee, Juan, and thy associates In til.
f work of love and mercy
), 1t is unnecessary I" detail All III
i ninuti:p Of the scheme for Eliza's es
cape, and the several interviews Acl
: between her and Juan, for the the thre
f. days she supplied Eliza with her meals
v Suffice it to say, that on the evening
y the fourth day after the above Inter
O view, Eliza was turnished with an in
p strumcut to unbar the window, an
\. wa4 promised "A rope ladder. tie folio"
d u',ling evening to effect her escape from
h pune of the windows in the rooi
o. adjoining; but having unloosened tn
bars of the windows the same evenln-
d she determined not to wait till the TO
: Iowlu. evening for the promised laddcl
not Knowing but the plot of the servant
O might be discovered by her uncle, or H.
II SOME of his children; and she accord
y ingiy went to work making u rope Il
s such it may be caIledl from her be
J. clothes, BY tearing them into strip
+ and tying the ends together. After
:. few hours labor she completed he
J.. rope, but f, airing it might not be str"n
d enough to support her, it was som
|. time before she dared attempt a de>een
e But breterring death to longer con iiil'
Ntnsnt, and fearing that sIla nliAht /
4 ) date Ct cyl she resolsed, to make the a
i tehibt, 'resigning herself ihto the hano
: of Him who is the orphans friend. Sh
:, did make the ATTEMPT and was success: