River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-03
Forty miles, afoot2p querled, as I

| cry dat | st0e ento de quarters O5 huf
mel Prlce's pace, an jis as | vas gittin'
de chi5l 0aea the an ut Of bread ~
ICY ban, I heara McCacdy in dc lane
a-askiut:
"E4.io, K1rnel, seed any Niger wom
in 'rJuad dc p.ace?'
. De Kurhe. SAID ne hadn't, an McCur-
Is SAL:
Poe loss a likely woman, an recb on
she's healin Tor eaten"
. dI3u't cit 10 hear mo- an loss no
time a-gettin' into Auzd 'ed-acre Gavin
Hef, d leal4n' even &c pore rags | had
IN my bundle. Den / s;D.stroo lie fe!'
an tuk - lie woods, never DARN 10 20
INTO Is rJaI, far | knowe1 dsy was on
my tFac."
II lay in dc woods al dat day, in
slow dr.zziyn' r4H, bu5 when lie night
caIn OIL, 1 made tfa1's tur de road, l Tell
% plantation, an sUOi, seed
cuiigl NAN al de barn a-ieedln'; tote
uin my story, an he took me TO his
Wiie's cabin, an She stripped OIL my Wet
ciO'es, an l.HI some o Lern on me, an
uaae me drink some hot coffee. Ga,
how sae cried when to.e her all
lad gone troO Wild SD !ur on dc road.
She tote .Ie i had oH'y ten miles more
70 70; an dat WAS good news, tel you.
4AltEt tL - al III al 1tAr eAIG 70
uJ de oder TO de l0I', an deere I siep'
an rested I'll dat day an night; ray feet
| saS So sole an frosted dat when [ iust
| got up / thought | cJliuu't 20 auoder
| step, ebeu fIr my ireedom
II stayed dar two days an nights, an
lien de iaan-Satn hali ny name, "a ss1s;
u nieuty V bite soul nc mad studh-he
cot lbs master 10 ies him Or,ng a load %
! Truck 10 mafket, an 50 | started 10
I-ht, an be son c0tCh up wild me, an
rid Il dc kyu:t mos all lily way.
| showed j h Il good iren's here, vino
| 0u.d see Dat / had iastice ef could Only
~ u en-: an bless de Locd 1 did.
! Tour man, IA ssus, says ne will see Inc
500, an &c -iIerlH says / needn't te
| 4I!uad o McCur1y even e. he was 10
c4m, Ease DE- Lax VIII purtect me-"
| And Judy gave a sigh of relief and,
| auCied, of exuisation, lii i At last she
| had escaped from dat rapa bus villain,
;.s SHE called tho thiel McGGr.y.
| 81 Ju!y settled down III quiet, minis
( tering 10 tie needs Of our small house
| 3Oid, waiting, II Sublime confidence,
| or lhe Nv T. right htrgrtay0us wrongs.
| ne domestic machinery moved smooth
| s, aEd I forgot, II Il measure the bur
ieus aillci hai pressed 50 heavily upon
ne IFesIcus To JuJy's advent, when,
lue Nasty cool morning, after Sllas had
! cone to sis Ut3ics was Startled BY
saY!il scream uIc p:tcUus call upon my
| name, and rushing hastily - the door
! 1itnluR into the yard, there stood Judy
/ ssLy with fear, While Il red headed AMI
| 4hi K rct tnaa WAS holding her bv the
arm. dus dragging her toward q horse
| NLICa was held outside the fence by
| mother man, pnd near INN a third,
| whom l recognized ~ a constable, was
| urging judy 10 !orcible persuasive Ian
! -ut-e, NOT to lst the law.
! sIiI Mr.. Jones. DO you know what
/ she penalty IS fur Interfering with per
! son WAC IS sulue Tor his fTeedotu!" for
Hn-W ife penalty WIS a heavy one.
! Have You seen Mr.. -' (my husbandJ
| about THIS mateT?'
ono, madam" said Mr.. Jones; az
/ .iQye not Uit [ SAW William we'll
/ Brown lawyer "ald he said it was all
r!-ut. TOR your husband had been de-
ceived, and that McCurdy had a perfect
right 10 take the woman
/ though this stran g Tor Sias, | knew
adopted David CIoCketts maxim, "Be
sure you're r.glt and then 80 ahead, so
! / said.
"llsy you seen MIR. Hughes the
| sherE-lOr kne y she WAS legally put
/ INTO us Charge. and hIred out by him on
| the @Jyh, to my husband, and know It
! IS ~ uus Case a pgnltentiary otfense, and
/ in other heavy line for, taxing Il per-
son after the requirements OF the law
| have been Ub-ycdt'
Wei, he sad excitadly, as the two
| kiinJpDerS ware forcing Judy on one
/ III inc ,.ur-es, II assure yOu We are DO
II what Is Right, or l wonld not be
here
AIy only reply was, a. protest against
taking isis woman away uutlt Mc.---
is sent Tor anu consents 10 IL; believe
it to - an outrage against law aud hu
| mAnity, and warn you all OF the risk you
rum
OF course my words availed n0ught,
/ AMI | saw tie poor woman forced away,
with dIiated eyes and stiuddering form,
| with visions of arOarous cruelty wii!ch
/ she knew McCurdy 10 De Capasle OF,
/ despite the soft and gentle tones he ad-
hered to in my pre- ence.
/ | stood, In zed mood, watching
I the group rs they rode over tine crest OF
the hill, Just beyond our cottage, until
aroused by the CFteS OF my baby, when
| | iuned my tears to hers, and with
| sore Leart sAs down near window tina.
commanded q view OF the 70 Il. to watch
! for events which felt suro must occur.
The first was the return OF the coHsta-
| bic, after seeing his victim fairly start
ed on the way 10 bondage. | iancled
| tla rode along in sell satisfied manner,
! feeling that, dressed in his brie all
| thorty," he had sustained the majesty
! Ut the law in returning runway save
| 10 her legal owner.
l had no recourse but to wait, for
Was near Il mile from my hu3olGVs Of
| dee, with no telephone iii those days,
and not even a smas boy to bear a mes
| sage, or a nelghbOr near enough TO take
| iIdrge of b by, while | delivered it N.Y.
sell; 50 | had but 10 wait, while the lag
gard hours dragged wegri;y on.
As | sat thus n0odily-gaZing out at the
| lediies5 trees, the leaden clouds and the
! misty atmosphere, L caught glimpse OF
/ i luan on horseback, urging his horse,
by whip and spur. to his most speed,
| Is over the brow of the bill. [ felt sure
| iJ was the self sufficient constable. and
jhlt ut last he mad seen my husband
| ,whO | knew fully understood the case
oefure lie entered into il. and had made
H. mistake, as his brother lawyer had
| - careless Y stated, learned ofthe griev-
| ,us error ne had committed, and was
fastening to remedy the evil by res
| cuing judy from her pretended own
or.
| This thought. or rather conviction,
gave me comfort, courage and hope tor
| an hour or tWo. In the meantime It be-
| gan 10 rain, and as the chilly drops
chased each other down the window, |
shivereI lis | thought of the poor wOm-
an with only thln shawl 10 shield her,
! ~ with such hopeless heart in her
| BOSOM.
Just before dark / espied Silas hurry
| NJ home with rapid strIies, very differ
eat from his usual SOW and measured
GAIT. knew ne was in haste to reIsev-
uY apprehension, and perhaps to so to
| Ju iy's rescue himself
| He soon ailayed my fears, and gave
me- COmfJr, by the assurance. IN emphat-
io language, tAat Mr.. Jones, the cons a
| Die, w.,s esponslole.
| He must bring her back, said Siia5.
| and put her where the Sheriff hired
| ner, or pay the penalty, even II 1t leaves
| 4im penmiess."
>i}as, found, had been busy IN his
Office ali day, and bad known nothing Of
| what had trans PRED until near evening
| when friend came i'll and told hum; Tor
| ~ this time the kidnapping was general
| ~ known, along the ent re length OF the
| snort business street, from the ulaadiiu
| statements OF Williams. who WAS Just re
| snew nothing OF the steps taken ten
] days previous 70 secure Judy from just
such an Outrage.
| lie len me 10 return to his office, Wit
| the assurance that my cook would be
! brought back in time for supper, saying
| IS he left: "Cneer up, little womiu;