Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-01-08

and the windows of the carriage were
covered with ice in a minute, and [ coulG
see nought but the inside. where | was
sitting with this strange man. And he
never said word. But still we gallopeC
on; and after a good bit, | heard the
murmur and dash of river hard by
above the clatter of the hoofs, and We
crossed bridge, | think, for we went ur
and down for a minute, as if we had beer
IN a swing. And then tae sound of hoofl
died away altogether, as if the horses wert
galioplng over gravel or soft turf; anc
presently the carriage stopped all of {
sudden. A footman stood at the door the
silent man jumped out.
" Stay there p he cried, as he went
with gesture of authority stay therep
And there staid, for [ were coward-like
with being carried off like that aad
didn't know if my soul were my own
WhatL the old woman say, though ?"
thought to myself. The carriage moved {
bit and stopped again. "Now, then, my
lad !" said the footman, opening the door
But | weren't going to be ordered
around by such cattle as he. Says I, "Pm
on thy masters business, and if thou
doesn't speak respectful I'll smite thee IL
the ear-hole.o It's well to stand on you1
dignity with these chaps, you see.
"Oh, l beg your pardon p says the man
more respectful "but you will step into
the housekeeper's room?n
And with that [ fell off the high horse
I'd been riding, for to tell you the truth
were thinking for a while | were perhaps
rightful son of lord as had been stolen
in his youth and that they were taking me
home to the halls ofmy fathers, and hap
pen were going to marry me to the
daughter of the -usurper, to make all
square. But says /, Pll stick to the old
woman" Not but what the flesh is
treacherous, and happen I'll have chang
ed my mind when I'd seen the young one
But, however, all that was knocked in the
head when heard the funky tell me to &c
up to the housekeeper's room It were
only dressing job, after all
! Well, before I'd got well inside the
door, an old chap dressed in black catches
| hold of me by the elbow.
"Creecher 81 says he; ''Creecher %
+" Yes, Pm Creecher,p says !. "Whats
your pleasure ?"
go, you're to come this way directIy.2
And away we went along the passages
and down stairs and up stairs and pres
emily I've came to long corridor beauti-
fully carpeted, and the old man tapped at
a door and 8. young woman opened It and
says she, " Is he here ?n And the old
man says, yes
"Gome ln," says she "my lady will
speak with you directly"
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beautifully furnished, with easy chairs
and sofeys ans ali the luxuries of the
season.
Well, my dear,o SAYS / to the maid
and so your mistress is going to the bal
But it'll be well nigh time to come home
before she gets there"
Hush,' she sayst putting her finger t.
her lips.
began to think it was death Job as !
had got on hand. Eve had such Jobs
afore now, when the corpse was young
| and bad beautiful hair, All and many
time my fingers has itched, for, says | to
myself: It's pity such lot of beautI-
| iul hair should go down to the worms:
when i might be going Oh enjoying itself
atop of some other young woman's head
and could tell you tale or two about
that. But it wasn't a Job of that kind |
found, as l heard somebody moving in the
next room and such a soft little moan as
went to my heart. And then somebodo
came out tall, splendid lady, dressed
in black satin, as naughty as a queen,
"Creecher," she says, " are you Creech-
er? Don't speak, but listen to what tell
you. A lady has had an accident-has
been severely burned. Remedies have
been spphed-plasters, what not. Her
hair-o
L understand, my lady; you want M
to take it off. I'll do it in a iify, if you'll
lend me one ofhis lordships razors, for ]
was that hurried when | came away, |
left mine behiud me. I've got my scissors
and comb, my LADY," say5 /, pulling 'em
out, "because as luck would have it, I'd
just cut chaps hair as wa going to
fight next
Silence p she says, "Creecher
looking at me quite disguised and beck
oning the girl, she said, ".Take the fire
shovel and throw them things away"
But [ wasn't going to loose good set
of tools, so | clasps 'em into my pocket.
and buttons up my coat, and says |.
Now, your ladyship."
And she says, "Amelia throw some
thing over the wretch.D
And with that Amsiia broug ght white
gown with sleeves, which smelt as beau
tlful as a nosegay and wraps me up in ii,
and | caught glimpse of myself in the
glass, and, thinks I, you mig ght take me
for parson when he's agate at the seven
commandments.
"Now," she says, "Ureecher hold yoir
tongue and listen to me- Whatever hap
pens, she must not lose her hair you up-
derstand, it must be saved at all hazards.
Now come and do your duty"
Eli but it was pitiful to see the poor
lassie, half sitting, half flying, in q thing
atween an easy chair and couch. All
her face was covered over but her eyes,
and they seemed to burn Such sad, pitt
ful eyes | never saw before nor since.
She'd had beautiful long hair, that came
down to her knees almost hut eh it were
in tanglo, all knotted and twisted, and
raveled together with the messes and
poultices and all kinds of things tn ey'd
put ON her head. No, there wasn't a
thread OF 1t anywhere that wasn't bound
up and twisted. Well, looked at it and
| shook my head.
"My LADY, says |, ait would take
twelve hours hard work, without stopping
to untwist that hair"
"Well, them says she to me, "why
don't you begin ?n
" But" says l, "your ladyship, do you
know what twelve hours is, sitting up with
man pulling away at your tangled
hairs? Why my lady," [ says, "l don't
think as [ could stand the job, as am hale
and we'll and as for the poor Young lady
there, why, bless my heart, it would Kill
her,"
But her ladyship did not take any notice
of me.
"Well," she says to the young l.dy,
"you hear what he says: are you ready
to begin ?"
And the lassie gave little sigh, heart
breaking little sigh, and she says in q
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