The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-10-15
THE MILLER's MAID.


THE MILLER'S MAID.
There is lonely mill, close beside the littl'
hamlet of Jderf near the Rhine shore. betwee,
~. ,;,,o,,es ,f Jfsrse1 and TTrse, ON tha ,of
hais's - Tl Ill ~ ha.,a kao,
fi,s sce,,a nf ,ba folou;ng story
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We him Observation-Disclosures She yrss dad 10 COS
him and shestold linn SO. too and although IN
tha midst Sfyber yvork. she NOT onIv oot him
somath;ng 70 eatsat once but also foupd time r.
ait and aoss;r, Wills he d;snatcbad the food sbe
set before him. AS he ate, however, he let fall
his knife.
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NOV =, o1 t,,a ,aaS o,d II, r I'd ,ir
.sNay n He;nr;cL ;, She Isri;ed ovour hack ,nust
De more supple tnan mlne, 1or you pave less
WORK 10 MAKE 1t stiH. l labor an day long, ana
you 90 notnlng. But never n al iWoula 60
hard with me an refused To- 40 more than tnat
This was smoker half sno,.;ve,v and half in
good earnest for, kind hearted as the girl was,
and much as she liked the scapegrace, she was
too honest and industrious herself to encourage
or approve OF idleness and suspicious course OF
life in any one else, however dear to her She
stopped down, accordingly, to pick up the knife.
As she was in the act OF raising, however, the
treacherous Villain drew a dagger from under MS
coat, ana caught ner py tne nape oi ner neck,
gripping her throat nrniy with ms ringers 70
prevent 1er screaming Inc WINE.
NOW lass, ne saio, swearing OUT a pad oatn
at the same time, where is your masters
money; III nave that or your lie; 50 take
your cnolce
Inc Terrified girl would lam nave parieyed
WITH tne rufhan, but ne would near nosning sne
couia say. - Z, !,
:, M asters money or your me- lass was al
the answer ne vouchsafed 70 ner entTeaues ana
adJuratlens. "Cnoose at once, was tne only az
ternaIlve ne oHered her the grave OF tne
gold"
She saw that there was no hope of mercy at
his hands, an&as sue saw it, her native resolu-
tion awoke in heE bosom Like the generality
Of the gentle sex; was timid at trifes; q
scratch caused her td4efff4i an unwonted sound
filled her soul with feeS. the night. But
her energies were aroused - xh adequate cause,
she proved, as her sex haveucnSkefore that IN
courage, IN endurance, IN nlna ssod and
n resources Ior every Sne 81 passeu
ne Dravest ana a. coolies. meA: ~.
wen, Wen, Heinricn, sne SPA Fess9neaiy,
Wnat Is 20 oe muss De. Du sEou az, ~ Hne
money, snail even go alonE Wisns ye; es j sls s
Will be no nome Tor me any more. be4 re<2ea
your grIpe OF my neck q httissT1nQa sS9ge
q naTo can ss;. a.o 10y, aouatl you
y cant SUR, you cAn w s;.,,ll 9. -
;f Il he dome at ali. e Sys,fIst Ia dane IL
tha bouseho,d will shs}Salsshe haclS n ri
al ~ j. 80 fy
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us s,s, Gu Piuisy. -, II a. !. sga5G q a 80
=, ZONE, aug 81 81
Inc money Is ~ .s. AH4S =,
one triPped uIss1sss gaiiy a5s aess zel ne - loi-
INTO her master > bedroom. ana seut tne
coner IN wnicn " ms money was seSNse5[ g
sne saia' leacnns ni n.n; ~ ;,1a ssaoh = ,oh
;sy - sae 0Oan.i =, ra i
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sna yuss seeP " y p. Iii ~ -
.n.nss ~, reauy iol oui nlsne, % 90 ny W.
lto,e t.,s saving iof tne Il rase nye ye yeeLs. ~:
Inc ruinan was thioWn On ns suala ~ ~ nef
9pehhsss anu h1l ;y aAey p;aaIe i,sL:. snIf
IKE an egosls1s' ne ueoelsIa ~ nise ~; 54a "tem
oeceit was lnose cefIain " pe naS ue1sl uc.oI
mn lass, was an ne salu, rus pe noe ionss
shs J;sanes, m De uJn ed st - tba words He imme
ons ulSaPPea.e ea a. snS - .aa., y,
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