The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-01-07
THE NIlLLEIs'S MAID.

Il There is Il lonely mill, close beside
1ho little hamlet of Udorf, near the
aRhino shore, between the villages of
&IlorScl and Ursel, on the left bank be-
Glow Bonn. This mill is said to have
been the scene OF the following story:
1t was on 4 Sunday morning, lagos
Rlong ago, that the miller OF this mill,
ERnd his whole family, went forth to
hcar the holy mass ut the nearest
s&church, in the village of Hersel. The
Smill, which was also his residence,
Rswas left in charge Of Il servant-girl
manned uannchen. or Jenny, Il stout
f8hcartod lass, who had long lived with
khim III that capacity. An infant child,
%of M ago unfit for church, WAS left in
&hcr charge likewise.
@S The Girl was busily employed in pre-
Bparing dinner for the return of
Cher master and his family, when who
4 8shoula enter all of Il sudden but an old
atswecthoart OF hers, named Heinrich
n Botteior. Ho was an idle, graceless
y fellow, whom tho miller had forbidden
q lis house, but whom Jenny, with the
amiable porversity peculiar TO her sex,
Moniy liked, perhaps, all tho better be-
b cause others gave him no countenance.
IN She was glad TO SEQ him, and she told
sS him so, too; and although in the midst
"a Of her work, she not only got him
N something to eat at once, but also
x S2ound time to sit down with him and
p have gossip, while he dispatched the
food she set before him. AS he ate,
however, he let fall his knife.
Pick that up, my. lass" said he, in
ajoking way to the good-natured girl.
E''Nay, Hoinrich," she replied, '.your
back should be more supple than mine,
for you have less work to make it stiff.
l labor ,all day long, and you do
nothing. But, mover mindl 'twould
go hard with me an / refused to do
more than that for you, bad though
you be-"
This wS spoken half sportiyely, and
half in gopu earnest; for, kind-hearted
as the gEIwas. and much as she liked
the scaftgrace, she was too honest
and ind4'pious herself 70 encourage or
approve idloness and suspicious
course of We i'll anyone else, however
dear to ny She stopped down, ac-
cordinglNP pick up the knife. AS
she was iRtho act of rising, however,
the troacH" Pns villain drew dagger
from undo this coat, and caught her
by tho naFN the mock, gripping her
vent her cESming the while.
''Now, laSS' ho said, swearing out
bad oath aSMe samo time, "where
is your maStSs money! I'll have
that or your lIo; so take your choice. !"
The terrific girl would fain have
parlcycd with he rulfian, but he would
hear nothing slp could say.
"Your maStol3 money or your life,
lass!" was all lho answer he vouch-
safed to her ontfaties and adjurations.
"Choose ut oEe," was the only al
formative he offe}d her; "tho grave or
tho goldr'
She saw that hero was no hope of
mercy at his h9ds; and, rs she saw
it, her native rc1lution aWoke in hel
bosom Like tbl generality of her
sex, she was timita at trihes; d scratch
was q subject of bar to her; drop OF
blood caused her . FAINT an unwont-
cd sound filled hd soul with fear in
the night, But 1hen her energies
were aroused by IL adequate cause,
she proved, as her bx has over done,
thatin courage, in ndurarce, in pres
ence of mind, and in resources for
every emergency, he far surpassed
the brayest and cookst man.
"Weli, we'll, HeR$chW sho said, re-
signedly, "What to be, must be-.
But if you tako thoA AIoney, shall oven
go along with ye.9 This will be ma
home for me any moe. But case your
grip OF my neck litle--don,t squeeze
SO bard; | can't moe, you hug me SO
tight And il j can't stir, YOU can't
get the money; that'scloar, you know.
Besides, time pressG; and if 1t be
done at all, it must 30 done quickly,
as the household will shortly be back
from Hersel,'
Tho rnffian relaxedhis grip and fin
ally lot go his hold. Her reasons were
all eogent with lis cpidity,
Come" sha said ;"quick! quickI--
no deiay. Thel lmonSy is in masters
bedrocm. Fo
Size trippod upstsirs, gaily as lark;
he followed clo4e'ylt her heels. She
led.the. way ine lhermaster's bedroom,
and pointed d 81 Ane Golfer in which his
money was st3Yfed.
Here, "lshl said 'x-'ching him an