Year: 1861

hre TO- the mill over her head Il put my


trust in God" was still the DOOR girls an.


swer In the meanwhile, the rnfian $, /


down the child for q moment. to look for


comoustibles to carry out his threat. In


TINS search be discovered y mode Of enter.


ing the mill, unthoHght Of by Hnuchen. II


was large aperture in the wall. communi.


eating with the great wheel, and the other


machinery in the mill, and It was e. point nm.
protected, for it had never been contcmplat.


ed that any one would seek to enter II bv
so dangerous an inlet. Triumphant at this


discovery, he returned to tie the hands of
the poor cmld, TO prevent its escope, aud


then stole back to the aperture by which he
intended to effect an entrance


The position of the buildings prevented
Hlnchen seeing anything Of this-but a
thought struck her. 1t was Sunday, when
the mill was never at work if therefore
the sails were set In motion, the whole
ncghborhOCd would know something was
the matter, and her master would imme.
diately hasten home 10 know the meaning
Of anything so strange. Being all her life
accustomed to the machinery at the mill, it
was the work of moment 20 set ali in mo.
tion-a brisk breeze which sprong up at
once, set the sails flying. The arms of the
huge engine whirled round with fearful
rapdily, the great wheel slowly revolving
on its axis the smaller gear turned, aud
creeked and groaned, according as the ma
chlnery came into action, and the mill was
in full motion


1t was at this moment that the rufian
intruder succeeded in squeezing himself
through the aperture 10 the mill, and get.
ing himself lodged in the great drum wheel.
His dismny, however, was indescribsble,
when he began to be whirled about with its
rotation, and found that all his efforts to
put n stop to the powerful machinery which
set it in motion, or cxtrieate himself from
this perions situation. were fruitleSs. In
his terror he uttered shrieks and horrible
imprccations. Astonished at the noise,
HOnchen went TO the spot, saw him caught
like rat in bis own trap, from which it
was no part of her plan to liberate him.
She knew lie would be more frightened than
hurt, if he kept within his rotary prison,
without any rash attempts to escape, and
that even if he became insensible, he could
not fall ont of it.


In the mean time the wheel went ronnd
and round with its steady and unceasing
motion, and round and round he went with
it, while sense remained, beseeching Han
chen with entreaties, promises, aud wild
aud impatient threats, which were equally
disregnrded, till by degrees, feeling and per.
ception failed him, and he heard and saw
no more. He fell sensnIeSs Mt the bottom
of the engine, but even then bis inanimnte
body continued to be whirled round as be.
fDre, for Hanchen did not dare to trust to
appearances in such villain, and would not
venture to suspend the working Of the mill
or stop the gear and tackle from running
their fullest speed. A length she heard
loud krockiug at the door, and flew to open
it. 1t was her master aud his family, ac.
companied by several of his neighborS, in
the utmost CONSERVATION and wonder at
seeing the mill sails in full swing on u Sun.
day, and mnch more so when they found
the poor child lying bound on the grass,
who however, was too terrified to give any
account Of what had happened


Hanchen, in a few words told everything,
and then her spirit which had sustained her
through such scenes Of terror, gave way
under the sense of safety and relief and she
fell faintng in their arms, and was recover
ed with much difficulty. The machinery Of
the mill was at once stopped and the mani
mate ru(lian dragged from his dreadful
prison. Heinrich, too, was brought forth
from the miller's chamber, and both were
in a short time sent bound under a strong !
escort to Bonn, where they soon met the
reward of their crimes.


The history Of this extraordinary act of
presence Of mind concludes by informing US !
that Hanchen. thus effeclually cured of her
penchant for her unworthy suitor, became
eventually the wife of the miler's eldest
son, and thus lived all her life in the scene
of her great danger and happy delverancc.