Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-09-08
with its rotations and found that all
his efforts to put stop TO the power
lll machinery which set II 10 motion,


his efforts to put q stop 10 the power
fal machinery which set II in motion,
or to extricale himself from his peril
Gus, situation, were frultless, Ills
criea were most appalingi hls shrleks
were truly fearful his curses and I'M
precautions were horrible to hear,
Hanchen hastened TO the spot, and
saw him caught, like a reptile as he
was, In his own trap. II need not be
added that she did not llberate hun.
She knew that no would be more
frightened than hurt, It he kept with
10 his rotary prison, aud she knew
also, tha, unless he attempted to es-
cape, there was no danger OF his TALL.
ipa out of it, even though hc were in
sensible and inanimato all tho while.
In the mean time, tho wheel went
round and round with tbs rufliaa along
with it, steadily and increasingly, too.
In vain did he promise the stout
hearted girl to work her no harm in
vain did he implore her pity on his
helpless conditions IN vain did he
pray to all the powers Of heaven, and
adiure all the powers Of hell, to aid.
She would not hear nor heed him;
and unheard and unhceded OF them
likewise muttering curses, he was
whirled round and round in tho un'
firing wheel, until at last feeling and
perception, tailed him, and he saw and
heard no more. lie fell scnseless on
the bottom OF the engine but even
then his inanimate body continued to
bo whirled round and round and
round as before; the brave gtrl not
daring to trust in appearances in con-
nection with such q villain, and being,
therefore, afraid to suspend the work
ing of the machinery, or stop the mill.
gear and tackle from running at their
fullest speed.
A loud knocking at the door was
shortly after heard, and she hastened
thither. 1t was her master and his
family, accompanied by several OF
their neighbors. The unaccustoned
appearance of the mill.sails in full
swing on the Sunday had, as she had
anticipated, attracted their attention.
and they bad fastened home from
church for the purpose OF ascertalnlng
the cause of the phenomenon. The
father bore his little boy in his arms /;
he had cut the cord wherewith the
child was tied, but he was unable to
obtain any account of the extraordln-
ary circumstances that occurred from
the affrighted innocent.
Hanchen, in a few words, told all /;
and then the spirit which had sus-
tanned her so long and so we'll while
the emergency lasted, forsook her at
once as it passed away. She fell
senseess into the arms Of the miller's
oldest son, and was with great diff
Guilty recovered.
The machinery Of the mill was at
once stopped, and the iuanlmate ruff
an dragged forth from the great
wheels. The other ruffian was brought
down from his prison. Both were
then bound and sent off to Bonn under
strong escort; and in due course,
came under the hands Of the town ex-
ecutioner.
1t was not long till Hanchen be-
came bride. The bridegroom was
the miller's son, who had loved her
long and well, but with passion un-
requitted. They lived thenceforward
happily together tor many years, and
died at good old age, surrounded by
fl l:ishing family. To the latest
hour OF her lite, this brave.hearted
woman would shuodcr as she told the
tale of her danger, and her deliver
anCe