Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-09-05

give me better temper, and sometimes /
conquered, and sometimes | didn't. But
there had sprung up in my heart bitter
feeling-Hatel
"It is an ugly word, but was sure that
hate had crept into my bosom, and, like
venomous serpent, had stung me till l
was full of poison. But oh, thank God
that He saved me from knowing that aw-
full ending that might have been.
Zone day, when | had worked in the
mill month, and Ben had been very kind
in showing me my duties, and had been
silly little fool while he did it, standing
there, awkward and red, my heart beating
so that he must have heard i'll had a
test that shall never forget, no, not to
my dying day.
"Lottie Hill stood at the window near
her frame How beautiful picture the
girl madel She had trained bit of flow
ering vine in one corner of the sash,
which she was dusting now, taking off
the dead leaves. The mill-works had
stopped for some reason. l stood watch
ing Lottie out of the corner of my eye
when, without looking that way, l saw
Ben come in, saw her turn round, saw
him make sign to her, at which her face
grew radiant. Oh, how sick I felt my
teeth came together hard. Then Ben
went up to her loom and leaned over, and,
admiring the vine, said something, his
eyes fixed on hers. If there wasn't love,
almost worship in her face then, there's
no such thing as love. Her eyes shone
like diamonds. Then he looked round and
slipped something in her hand-a love
note, of course, and left her, smiling to
himself
"Thinks l, and that's the way you play
with hearts, Mr.. Ben! and when mo-
ment after he came around to me, never
looked up.
Something's the matter, he said.
t'In my silly anger l thought he was
bantering me.
"'You are mistaken, Ben Munsen,' l
said hotly, nothing is the matter with
me-
"'But meant the mill, he answered
laughing, the machinery has stopped
'"Oh;' my face was afiame, but l
wouldn't look at him.
"'It isn't often l get chance to chat
with you lately he said, smiling right in
my eyes in way that made me angry.
"'Why didn't you stay with Lottie
Hin?' l asked, and my voice sounded
unnatural to myself.
Well, l reckon little Lottie has got
something better to do than to talk to an
idle fellow he made answer.
DO nave L, L Sdlu sHOTtly, lOr at lHdG
moment hated him. Why did he come
there to show his power over mef for l
knew he read me like book, my poor
blind worship and all, my helplessness,
my cruel suffering.
''He looked astonished for a moment,
but suddenly cried out, 'oh, what splendid
colorp
cit was my hair, catching the sun. /
thrust my hands over it wildly. My tenn
Piles throbbed, the tears were hot beneath
my eyelids wanted to scream, to rave
at myself for being such fool that l
never could hide my feeling.
At that moment the overseer called
him, and looked over to Lottie. An
evil spirit had taken possession of me and
was raving for some outlet. Lottie stood
with her back toward me, her light dress
| touching the frame, her cheek just show
ing the deepening Gimples as she read.
1t made me furious to see her attitude OF
perfect grace-let her be doing what she
would, the spirit of grace and beauty
| pervaded all her motions, I thought bit
terly.
"Suddenly, slowly, so slowly one could
hardly see them move, and going by
jerks, the great betting began to slide
round-just little, then stopping, then
gliding a little more-then at stand still
all the smaller bands and wheels and
cleaning shafts keeping company. saw
now. All, that wicked, unseen devil al
my elbow, l saw that her dress was touch
ing one of the wheels fastened to the great
central shaft. Horror curdled my veins
but I was silent. Again the wheel re
volved-stopped-sh never stirred-she
never knew it-nobody knew it but-that
the terrible iron fingers had gripped hel
by half breadth of calico. Any mo-
ment, knew now, breathless as l stood
and watched, any moment, | knew
all might be going swifter than l could
think.
eff kept still, Ben soould aeoer naarrg
L0ttie Hill, would never torture me by
careless courtesies. That was the top oi
my hate. Just then, in my heart, wa;
murderer.
"God mercifully kept the works low
till saw vision-that fair, sweet face
and form crushed beyond all possibility
of recognition my sin-paralyzeG
energies asserted themselves. l dashed
across the intervening space, reckless Of
my own life, creeping under the low
crawling gearing until reached her
was very strOng-threw my arm around
her and pinned her, as it were, to the
window-sill.
"'Don't move cried-took the SHARP
knife which used in my work, and with
one or two rapid thrusts severed hel
dress from the betting just in time. A
minute-half a minute more
"She turned deadly white as she saw
the pieces of her dress rapidly lifted anG
rolled up, up, till it reached the murder
GUS iron teeth, and then she gave a great
cry, turning as white as ghost.
"As for me I had tainted, and when
came to myself l found one pair of eye:
gazing down upon me, whose thrilling
passion made me tremble again.
You brave, beautiful little girl = ht
murmured-'my own, brave, brave dar
lingp
"How strange that was! too sweet t.
hear. turned my head away as 1 hal
sobbed
''I saved her for you, don't talk tina
way to me-
"'But 1 aoM talk that way to you,' h,
cried, and, bending down, kissed me
You didn't think cared for little Lottie
Bless your true loving heart, Lottie ha
been married these six months to Me-
Vassar, and the young scamp sent all hi
letters to me, and l had to go crawlin.
about to meet her in by-places, so tha
nobody should suspect. And yesterday
gave her the last letter, thank Godl tell
ing her that he is on his way home-an,
he's struck vein of good luck, som
way, SO that he need not fear to own he
and everything is coming out right
''Do you see what 1 came near doin,
but for Gods merciful Intervention?
laid there, white and shivering, and thel
1 told Ben the whole, from beginning t,
} end, not sparing myself, and then tfie
to tell him to leave me, for 1 was to
wicked for any good man, but he woul
not.
"'Why, didn't you save her life at tn
r risk of your own, you precious darling.
= he cried, and held me close in his arms
"Well, never can think or speak of
l without crying little, but you see
made another girl of me. Come wha
may, l daren't be angry or jealous now
and as for dear Lottie, confessed every
2 thing to her, too. 1t seemed as if 1 wan
, ed somebody to punish me, but Lotti
t said she only loved me the more for col
f quering my great temptation, and thoug
she is Mr.. Vassar's lady, and lives i
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