Year: 1859

'' Don't struggle, come along quietly, and you shall
| not be hurt says the man as had spoke before.


q Struggle / couldn't astruggled 70 a-tayed my
| soul l couldn speak couldn't breathe liked
TO have a-dropped right often Moy's back One on em
says says he


t'.Giye her some brandy 2 And fother takes out
a flask and puts il to my lips, and says, says he
q Here, drink this -


"Well master, as he had me st by the scruh O. the
neck couldn't do no other ways but open my mouth
and drink it, And took swallow my breath
come back and my speech


"'And oh, gentlemen, says T. 'ef It's your money on
your life you mean, haint Il about me Deed clare
to the L0rd-a mighty haint it's wrapped up in old
cotton glove in hole in the pasering in tho chimney
corner at home, and ef you'll spare my fe You can go
there and get IT, says L. 6a fef
" 'You old blockhead' says they I'VE want neither one
nor tother Come alone quietly and you shall receive
harm But at the FIRST cry attempt escape this
shall stop You 7 And with that the villain held the
mzzle OF pistol nigh my nose that s.nelt brim-
stone while other bound silk Handkerchief round
my eyes and then took poor Moy's bride and led her
along couldn't see, in course, and dissint breathe
for fear o the pistol But 1 said my prayers to myself
all the time.


"Well, master, they led the mule on down the path
until we coined to place wide enough to turn, when
they turned round and led back outen the wood
and then round and round aud up and down. and
and length ways, ef they didn't want to fad
wher5 they were taking me-


''Well. sir, when they'd walk about in this fused
way, ieadin OF the mule about mile, knew was in





same path-I knowed by the feel of the place and the
sound of the bushes as hit up against them each
side and also by the rumblng of the Spout ID tuu
bled along toward the Punch Bowl We went down and
down, and down. and lower and lower and lower until
we got right down in the bottom of that hollow.


Then we stopped. gate opened. put up
my hand to raise the handkerchief and where was
but just at that minute felt the mzzle o. the pistle


like ring of ice right agn my right temple, and the will
lan growing into my


"f If you do -- 2 r


tIl,tT n ss
been shot, and afore had seen anything either So we
went through the gate, and up gravey walk-I knew
it by the cracking of the gravel under 1olys feet
stopped at a horsebiock where o. them williams
lifted me off, / put up my hand again


DO, If you dare says tother one, with the mizzre
of the pistol at my head.


II dropped my hand like lead. So they led me on a
little way, and then up some steps counted them to
myself as went along. They were six You see mas
ter took all this pains to know the house again Then
they opened a door that opened in the middle They
then went along passage and up sairsthere
ten and turn and then ten Then along another
passage, and up another flight of stairs just like the
first Then along another passage and up third flight
OF stairs They was alike.


'Well, sir, here at the top o. the house. One
o them williams opened door on the left side and
tother said


a'' There go in and do your duty 2 and pushed me
through the door, and shut and locked it on me Good
gracious, sir, how scared was slipped off the silk
handkerchief, and, feared as was didn't forget to
put it in my bosom. H3Eit &yGl.


!" Then looked about me. Right afore me on the
hearth was little weny taper burning that showed
was in great big garre with sopng walls At one end
two deep dor ner windows, and black walnut bu-
reau standing between them. At toher end a great
tester bedstead with dark curtains There was d dark
carpet ON the floor. And with all there were SO many
dark objects, and many shadows and the little taper
burned so dmly that could hardly tell tother, from
which, or keep from breaking my against things
/ CROPPED about.


g And what was in this room for to do couldn't
even form an idea But presently my blood cold TO
hear groan from behind the curtainst another
and anotherthen cry of child in mortal agony say
ing


ran to the bed aud dropped the curtains and lkcd
to have tainted at what saw


And what did you SEQ p asked the magistrate


Muster behind those dark curtains saw a Young
creature tossing about the bed hnging her fair
uautifui arms about and tearing wildly at the fine lace
that trimmed her night dress Bat master that wasn't
what almost made fant-it was that her right hand
was sewed up in black Grape and her whole and
head completely covered with black Grape drawn down
and fastened securely around her throat leaving only
small slit at the lips and to breathe through w


What take care, woman remember that You are
upon your oath !! said the magistrate


% | know it, master And | hope to be forgiven,
am telling you the truth u s


% Go on, then


" Wei, sir, she young creature, scarcely past
chiidhoou If might judge by her small sze and soft
rosy skin asked her to let me take that black Grape
om her face and head but she threw up her hands and
exclaimed


g Oh no, no, no for my life, mol


Well, master, hardly know how to tell you what
followed" said the old woman, hesitatng in embar-
Tassment. 't.fts stse t t so Fr


$50 right straight like a of Juggernant
woman Remember the whole truth T.


well master, in the next two hours there twins
born in that room--a boy and girl the boy dead
the girl living. And all the time 1 heard the measured
tampng of of them villains up and down the pas
outside of that Presently the steps stopped
and there rap at the door. went and listened,
but did not open it.


'"' ls it all overp the voice asked


" Before could answer, cry from the bed caused me
to look round There the poor masked mother
out her white toward in the most m
plorng way. hastened back 10 her


=" Tell hrn-no--no,' she said le
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