The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1873-11-12
VOLUME NJ .Xl',Kl.I-.--r-NO. XXI n /. .3l.g 3. :.

tGa. ~@lo suai titsais t39ae
gan, to eat ,it-yes, I ate it all, every
niodthfll making me feel more III.
Another slice was offered, I took It
and began to eat, but my throat
seemed to be closing- could not
swallow. w.''iAi "''3 'a'es5s9sg h"h
"Come, finish Il. Good, isn't it?
The. ladies are always fond 'ofa bit
| Of fruit Don't be bashful-Pve
something here for you to wash it
down. Nothing. like a drop Of
brandy to make it agree with you,p, .
and he touched the neck of black
bottle which stuck out Of bis, pock-
ct. .'', = '''lHih! - 'sa'''.,h s'.''
What Would. become bsS, of he? I
had once seen a dreadful woman
for few moments at.home-a new
cook she was who was, oh! SO
frighttul.. Nurse told me she had
taken brandy and was drunk. I
had thought her mad. IF he made
me drink. it, and if, when Aunt
Margery found me, but DO, this
Iwould not do; he might Kill me
first. I went on eating the turnip,
and all the while I prayed earnestly
for rescue. Was my prayer an
s;Wvefed? The train began to slack
en- its speed --it stoppedi;s But there
was no station in sight. ~ I think it
was a sidiug or something of that
kind 97t .f9"Vf ~ ILfH4
] At the side Of the carriage where
I was sitting, there was a. steep
bank which shut out all hope; at
the other side were several lines of
rail; beyondw was the-open country.
I'm an instant my torturer was at
my window. with an oath he
commanded me to 't'be still,9 and
stay where / was" / heard some
one pass: and, in reply to question,
1 suppose, say that we had been
shunted to,allow a special train to
90 by-it would pass in three min
Eutes. I called, but very family, !
am afraid, for no one answered, and
the "cad" turned on me 80 fercely
h att dare not try again. ad."
The special train swept by, but ]
hardly saw Tiny eyes, my whole
soul, were fastened on the figure OF
a man who just then came down
the green bank which was at some
distance. Ipressedumy face to the
glass. Which way would he take
He stood up for a moment; and then
slowly, lazilyI sauntered towards
me-. q The glass was. up-my only
hope was that he would pass close
and see me, for I was past calling
ormoving now. Inoted every gtri-
fling detail Of his figure and I2ess
| he was a tall, broad.shouldered gen
tleman, y dressed in light gray ;
young, and; with along, golden
1beard;l : even the carnatiou in his
buttonlhole II observed, and 1.-THE
strength and. careless tease Of his
figure as ,heileunged along. He
stopped to- whistle to his dogs, and
then again strolled op,.idly twirling
Ibis cane. 2'tt OF It.f>3i ID" ,72jE!ol
I do not know what kind Of face
was pressed to.the glass on my side
it was a wild and scared one, I
am sure; bat inaanother minute a
pair of great merry blue eyes care
fessly glanced up in passing, and.
were startled into earnestness by
the eyes they encountered; the.
whistle sounded, but, even as il did,
a strong hand was on the door:
handle, the. door was wreneEed
open, the train moved lon-he- was
beside me, T. was safe! ,a' o&t /,
II don't know what happened
then. MY deliyerer- says that I
cried, and held one Of his I. hands
tight in. both of mine, hut that I
don't believe. In the first place, we
had never been introduced, and, in
| The second, two Of bis fingers are
about as much as my two hands car
contain at once. I. know, when l
grew calm, that found him taking
care of me, and that 1 'didn'nt dis.
like it as much as one might have
expected. T don't remember how
I told him all; !. suppose the turnip
and knife, which still lay OH the
seat, helped me a little; but I do
know that he told me "not to be-
frightened, for he would not, throw.
the scoundrel from, the window, as
be deserved d"ITand that lie looked
so fierce and so strong that I could.
quite imagine j it was q habit Of his
to throw scourdrels from windows,
and that he rather liked it. What
he did was to take the creature by
the collar, and force him down, on
his knees, in spite of his piteous
protestations that che never meant
to hurt the lady-it was only a lark; /;
he would not have done it for ten
pun note, not if he had known"
: "Hold your tongue. Swallow
this, and think yourself lucky to
escape SIX months on the treadmill.
For the lady's sake, 1 will not pros
ecute you, and I'll not break every
bone in your body, as should like
to do, as it might annoy her to see