The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-11-14
TERMS. $500 PER YEAR.

siIuNL. -fdicu Inc cillu ANA come
= hIlhrr Bring the b1y A-E-. and Kill
= the giri
: She glanced hastily up "a tie c,tSe-
ment from which the iIupris Onrd vii
. liaE'S hand heckOned 10 some one in
E the distance. and then looSei anxious
IN after hrr infant cInissarv The lit
6 lie messenger held on his WAY uu-
HARMED. however. and she thought to
herself that the alarm was false one
- raised t9 excite LrT fear. and overcome
E her resolution. Just, however. as the
- child reached "a hollow spot in the next
"a lield-thc channel Ol natural drain.
- then dry with the heats Of summer
she Sdw another ruilidn start up from
the bed Of the drain. and. catching him
- IN his arms. hasten toward the mill. in
accordance with the directions of his
aCcOnplicr. Ia 4 moment she per-
cciNed her danger and in q moment
more she formed her future plan of
proceeding. Retreating into the mill.
she duUblr-.Ockcd and bolUed the door
the ONLY apparent entrance TO the
cdI,lce, every other means nI Obvious
4 access 10 the interior being barred by
means Of strong iron grdtingS fixed
against all the windows: and then
took her post III an upper easement.
her masters return. and her cOnSe-
queHt delivery from tllai dangerous
POSITION. or her own death. If il were
inevitable.
Never said she To herself. never
shall leave nv masters house prey
20 such villains, OT permit his proper
" 10 hr carried of before my eyes by
them. while | have life and strength
fo defend II"
She had barely time 10 secure her
self within. when the Tuflian from
without, holding the helpless child in
one hand and q long. sharp knife in
the other, aSsailed the door with kicks
and curses and imprecdti0nS Of the
most dreadful character.
"COnfOund thee" he cried. applying
the foulest epithets of which the free
speaking TeutOnic languages are 50
cOpious; open the door. or III break il
in on ye.'
If yOu can You may" was all the
noble girl replied. God is greater
than you. and in him put my trust.
cut the brat's throat rOared the
imprisoned rufiian above; that will
bring her reason.
StOut-heared is poor Ilannchen
WAS. she quailed al this cruel SuggeS-
WaVercd: but IL Was Olily for q mo-
ment. She saw that her own death
WAS certain If she admitted the aSsail-
ant. and she knew that her master
would De robbed. She had no reason
10 hope that even the life the infant
would be spared by her compliance. 1t
was 10 risk her all against nothing.
ike a discreet girl. She consequently
held fast in her resolve To abide as she
was while life remained. oT until Us
sistmce should reach her.
"An We open not the door" shouted
the villain from without. accompany
ing his words with the yilest abuse,
and the lierceSt imprecatiOnS. III
hack this whelp's limbs Ia pieces with
my knife. and then burn the mill over
/ your head.-'Twill he q merry blaze,
/ trOw."
Il put my trust in God replied the
dauntlesS girl; never shall We set your
foot within these walls whilst | have
life To prevent ye.'
The rufiian laid the infant for mo-
ment on the SWard rs he sought for
cOmbustihles WnereWith 10 execute his
latter treat. In this search he espied,
perhaps the only possible clandestine
entrance TO the building. 1t was q
large aperture in the wall, cOmRUni-
eating with the great wheel and the
other machinery of the mill, and was
point entirely unprotected, for the
! reason that the simple occupants
had never suspected it feasible for any
one to seek admission through such a
dangerous inlet Elated with his dis
cOyery. the ruflian returned to the in
FAINT. and, tying the hands and feet of |
the child, threw II on the ground even
as a butcher will fling a lamb destined
for the slaughter, to await his time for
slaying. He then stole back 10 the
aperture, by which he hoped to effect
an entrance All this was unseen by
tine daUntless girl within.
In the meantime her mind was bus
led with a Thousand cOgitatiOns. She
clearly perceived that no means would
he left untried to effect an entrance, |
and she knew that on the exclusion of
her foe depended her own existence. \
thought struck her.
at is Sunday" said she to herself;
@the mill never works on the sabbath;
suppose l set the mill a-gOing now? 1t
can be seen afar of; and haply my
master, or some of his neighbOrs, Won
deTing at the sight, may haste hither
to know the cause. a lucky thought
SIt tACldlNltu' ti> Nou SVllJ II ~
me-"
No sooner said than done. Being
all her life accustomed to mill-gear, it
was but the work of a moment for her
to get the machinery in motion. \
brisk breeze which sprang up, as it
were by the special inteTpOSItiOn of
Providence, al once set the sails a fly
ing. The arms of the huge engine
fr1g,
the great wheel slowly revOlVed on its
axle; the smaller gear turned, and
cTeaked and grO3ned. according as they
came into actiun-the mill was in full
! operation.
i 1t was in that very instant that the
ruflian, Dielher. had succeeded in
I squeezing himself through the aperture
in the wall. and getting safely lodged
in the interior of the great drum
wheel. His diSmay. however, was in
describable when he began 10 be
whirled about with its rotation. and
found that all his efforts to put stop
to the powerful machinery which set
il in motion, or to eXtricate himself
from his perilOus situation. were fruit
less. His cries were most appalling;
his shriekS were truly fearful; his
curses and imprecatiOnS were horrible
to hear. Ilannchen haStened To the
spot. and saw him caught. like a reptile
as he was. in his own trap. 1t need
not be added. that she did not liberate
him. She knew that he would be more
frightened than hurt, if he kept within
his rotary prison; and she knew, also,
that unless he attempted to escape,
there was no danger Of his falling out
Of il. even though he were insensible
and - snIN m
|. meantime, the wheel went round and
/. round with IFS steady, unceasing mo-
D ton; and round and round went the
rufiian along with il, steadily and I'M
lceasingly, too. In vain did he promise
the StOut-hearted girl 10 work her no
harm: in vain did he implOre her to
} take pity on his helpless condition; in
vain did he pray to all the powers Of
heaven. and adjure all the powers of
hell to his aid. She would not hear
nor heed him: and unheard and un-
needed Of them likewise, muttering
curses, he was whirled round and
round i'm the untiring wheel, until. at
last, feeling and perception failed him,
and saw and heard no more. He fell,
! senSeleSS, on the bottom OF the engine,
but even then his inanimate body con-
4. t;nued 10 be whiTled round and round
: rs before; the brave girl not daring to
, trust in appearances in connection
with such villain, and being. there
fore. afraid to SUSpend-the working Of
/ the machinery, or stop the mill gear
and tackle from running at their fullest
!. speed.
4 loud knocking ut the door was
shortly after heard, and she hastened
. thither. Ii was her master and his
family. accompanied by several Of their
neighbOrs. The unaccustOmeda appear
ance of the mill sails in full swing on
the sabbath, had, as she anticipated. at
tracted their attention. and they had