if nave sworn upon tho Altar of God, eternal Hostility, to every form of Tyranny over tuo Mind of Mau.-Thomas Jeflerwn. MINTED AND PUBLISHED BY II. WEBB, Volume lili BLOOMSBURGU COIiFMBlA COUUPT PA SATI7I&BAY NOVEMBER StO, 1839 Number Hi. - , ,,: i OFFICE OF THE DEMOCRAT, Dppositu St. Paul's Ciiuricii, MaIn-bt. STAc COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT will be published every Saturday morning, at TfFO DOLLARS per annum, payable half yearly in advance of Ttu'o Dollars Fifty Cents, if not paid within the year. ?o. subscription Will betaktn.for ft shatter period than six months norariy discon tinuance pcrmitieui until au arrearages are aiscnafgcai , J! D VJEIi 718 ME NTS not exceeding a tquart will be conspicuously inserted at vne jjollarjor the Jirst three insertions, and Twcntu-five cents for eilcru subse quent nserlioiu icy A liberal discount wade to those who advertise by the year. LETTERS addressed on business t must be post paidi THE MILLERS MAID, Thera is a lonely mill Close beside the little hamlet of Udorf, near the Rhino shore, between the villages of Hersel and Urael, On the left bonk below Bonn. This mill is said to havo been the scenac of the follow ing story i It was on a Sunday morning, ' agio ldng ago,' that the miller of this mill, and his whole family, went forth to hear the holy mass at the nearest church, in tho village of Hersel, The mill, which was also his resi lience, Was left in charge of i servant-girl named Hannehen, or Jenny, a stout-hearled lass, who had long lived with him in that capacity. An, infant child, of an age unfit for church, was left in her charge likewise. The girl was busily employed in prepar Ins dinner for tha-r,",-r . -nutt. his family, when who should enter all ol a Biidden but an old sweethart of hers, nam ed Hcinrich Dottelor. lie was an idle, graceless fellow, whom tho miller had for bidden his house, but whom Jenny, with, tho amiable perversity peculiar to her sex, only liked, perhaps, all the better because others gave him no countenance. Sho was glad to see him, and she told him so loo; and although in the midst of her woik, she not only got him something to eat at once, but also found time to sit down with him and have a gossip, while he despatched the food she set beforo him. As he ate, how ever ho let fall his knife; ' Pick that up, my lass, said he in a jok ing way, to the good-natured girl Nay, Ileinrich,' she replied) 4 your back should be more supple than mine, for you liavc less work to make it stiff. I labor all day long, and you do nothing. But, nover mind ! 'twould go hard with, mo an I refus ed to do moro than that for you, bad though you be.' This was spoken half sportively, and half in good earnest; for, kind-hearted as the girl was, and much as she liked the scape grace. sho was too honest and industrious herself to encourage and approve of idle ness, and a suspicious course of life in any one else, however dear to her. She stoop ed down accordingly, to pick up the knife. As sho was in' the act of rising, however, the treacherous villain drew a dogger from tinder his eoat, and caught her by the nape of the neck, griping her throat firmly with his fingers to prevent her screaming the Avhilo. ' Now lass,' he said, swearing out a bad oath at tho same time, where is your mas tor's money ? I'll have that or your life; so take your choice.' Tho terrified girl wnuhlfatn have parley ed with the ruffian, but he would hear noth ing sho could say, ' Master's money or you life, lass 1' was nil tho answer he vouchsafed to her entrea ties and adjurations. ' Choose at once,' was tho only alternative he offered her; 4the grave or the gold !' Siq sawlhat there was no hope of mer ry at his hands; and, as sho saw it, her na tive resolution nwoko in her bosom, Like the generality of her gentlo sex, she was timid at tiiflcs a scratch was a subject of fear to her; a draw of blood caused het to rami; an unwonted sound filled her soul with foat in the night. But when her en ergies wdre aroused by any adequate cause, she proved, as her sex have ever done; that in Courage, in endurance, in presence of mind, and in resources of emergency, she far surpassed tho bravest and coolest men. 4 Well, well, Ileinrich !s sho said, resign edly, 4 what is to bo, must be' But if you take the money, I shall oven go along will ye. This will be no home for md any more. But ease your gripd of my neck a little don't squeeze so hard; I can't move, you hug me so tight; and if I can't stir you can not get tho money that's clear, you know ucsiues time presses; and it it be done at all, it must be done quickly, as the family will shortly be back from Hersel.' Tho ruffian relaxed his gripe, and finally let go Ids hold. lief reasons were all co gent with his cupidity. 4 Come,' sho said; 4 quick, quick i no delay : the money is in the master's bed room.' She Gripped up stairs, gaily as tt lark he followed closely at her heels. Sho led the way into her master's bedroom, and pointed out tho coffer in which his money was se cured; 4 Here, she said, reaching him ah axe which lay in a comer of tho room, 4 this will wrench it open at once : and while you ato tying it up, I shall just step up stairs to my own apartment, and get a few things ready for our flight, as well as my own lit tle savings for the last five years.' Tho ruffian was thrown off iiis guard oy her openness and apparent anxiety to ac company him. Like all egotists, lie deceiv himself, when self-deceit was most certain to hajliii-iloelriwlio --. . . 4 Go, lass,' was all he said; 4 but not long. This job will be done in a twinkling.' She disappeared at the words. He imme diately broke open tho chest, and was soon engaged in rummaging its contents. As he was thus employed,, however, ab sorbed in the contemplation of his prey, and eagerly occupied in securing it on his per son, the brave-hearted girl stole down the stairs on tiptoe. Creeping softly along the passages, she spaedily gained the door of tho chamber unseen by him, and likewise unheard. It was but the votk of a moment for her to turn the key in the wards and lock him in. This done, she rushed forth to tho outer door of the mill, and gave the alarm. Fly, (ly !' she shrieked to tho Child, her master's little boy, an infant five yeara old- tho only being within sight or sound of her! 4 Fly, fly to thy father ! Tell him we shall all bo murdered an he haste not back. Fly, fly!' The child, who was at play before the door, at onco obeyed the eiiefgdtic command of the brave girl, and speed as fast as his tiny lfigs could carry him on the road by which he knew his parents would return from church. Hannchon cheered him on ward, and inspirited his little heart as he ran. Bless thee, boy bless thee ! she ex claimed, in the gladness of her heart; 4 an master arrives in time, I will offer up a ta per on tho alter of our blessed lady of Kreutzburg, by Bonn.' Sie sat down on the mono bench by tho mill door to ease hor over excited spirit) and sho wept, as she sat, at tho thought of her happy deliverance. 4 Thank God I' she ejaculated, 4 thank God for this escape. Oh, tho deadly vil lian ! and 1 so fond of him, too l' A shrill whistle, from tho grated window nf tho chamber in which she had shut up the ruffian Ilenrich, caught her1 ear, and made her start at once to her feet. 'Diether! Diether i' she heard him shout 4 catch the child, and come hither ! I am fast. rComo hither 1 Biing the boy here, and kill the gitl 1' Sho glanced hastily up at the casement from which the imprisoned villian's hand beckoned to soma one in the distance, and then looked anxiously after hor infant ernii sary. The little messenger held on his way unharmed, however; and she thought to hei- self that the alarm was a falso one, raised to excilo het fear, and overcomo her reso lution. Just, however, as the child reach- ed a hollow spot in tho next field the channel of a natural drain, then dry with tlie Heats of summer she saw another ruf fian start Up from the bed of the drain, and catching him in his arms, hasten towards the mill, in accordance with the directions of his accomplice, in a moment she per ceived her danger, and in a moment more she formed her future plan of proceeding. Retreating into the mill, she double-locked and bolted the door tho only apparent en trance to tho edifice, overy other means of obvious access to tho interior oeing barred u.. -r r . uy in,uana ui airoiig iron-grauiigs nxeu a gainst all the windows; and then took her post at an upper casement determined to a wait patiently either her masters return, and her consequent delivery from that dangerous position, or her own death, if it were inev itable. 4 Never,' said she to herself, 4 never shr'l I leavo my master's house a prey to such villains, or permit his property to bo car ried off bolore my eyes by them, while I have life and strength to defend it.' She had barely time to secure herself within, when the ruffian from without, holding the hapless child in one naud, and a long sharp knife in the other, assailed the door with kicks, and curses and impreca lions of the mostdaadful character. 4Coufound thee, he cried, applying the foulest epithets of which the free-speaking I eutomc languages are so copious ; 'open the door, or HI break it in on ye' 'If vou can you may,' was all the noble aim in lifin I put my trust V 'Cut the brat's throat 1 roared the Impris oned ruffian above ; 'that will bring hor rea son.' Stout-hearted as poor Hannehen was, she quailed at this cruel suggestion. For a moment her resolution wavcied ; but it was only for a moment, She saw that her own death was certain if she admitted the assail ant, and she know that her master would be robbed. She had no reason to hope that even tho life of the infant would be spared by her compliance It was to risk all against nothing. Liko a discreet girl, she consequently held fast-in her resolve to abide as she was while life remained, or until assistance should -reach her. 4 An ye open not the door,' shouted the villain from without, accompanying his words with the vilest abuses and the fiercest imprecations, 'I'll hack this whelp's limbs to pieces with my knifo, and then burn tho null over your head. 'Twill bo a merry blaze, I throw.' 'I put my trust in God,' replied the dauntless girl 'never shall ye set your foot within these walls whilst I luvo lifo to pre vent you.'' The ruffian laid the infant for a moment on tho sward as he sought for combustibles wherewith to execute his latter threat. In this search he espied, perhaps tho only possible clandestine entrance to the buil ding It was a largo aperture in the wall communicating with tho great wheel and the other machinery of the mill and was a point entirely unprotected, for the reason that the simple occupants had never suppo sed it feasible for any one to seek admission through such a dangerous indet. Elated with his discovery, the ruffian returned to the infant, and. tying the hands and feet of the child, throw it on tho ground even as a butcher will fling a lamb destined for the slaughter, to await his lime for slaying. Ho then stole back to tho aperture, by which he hoped to effect an entrance. All this was unseen by the dauntless girl with in. In tko meanwliilo her mind was busied with a thousand cogitations. She clearly perceived that no means would be left un tried to effect an entrance, and sho knew that on the exclusion of her foo depended- her own existence, A thought struck! her 4 It is Sunday,' said sho to herself; 'the mill never works on the Sabbath, suppose I sot the mill a-going now ? It can be seen far off, and haply my master, or some of his neighbors, wondering at tho sight, may hasto hithor to know the cause. A lucky thought,' she exclaimed 4 'tis God sent it lo me l' No sooner Said than doho Being all her life accustomed to mill-gear, it was but the work of a moment for liar to set ths machi nery in motion. A brisk breeze which sprang up, as it were by the speciol inter position of Providence, at once, set the sails flying. The arms of the huge engine whirled round with fearful rapidity ; the great wheel slowly revolved on its axile ; the smaller gear turned . and creaked, and groaned, according as thoy came into action the mill was in full operation. It was at that very instant that the ruffian Diether had succeeded in squeezing himsel f through the aperture injhewallrtrfia get ting safely lodged irMlifrintSior of the greatf drum-wheel. His dismay, however was describablo when he begau to be whirled about with its rotation, and found that all his efforts to put a stop to tho powerful machinery which set it in motion, or to ex tricate himself from his periloos situation; were fruitless. His cries wCre most ap palling ; his shrieks were truly fearful ; his curses and imprecations were horrible to hear. Hannehen hastened lo tho spot, and saw him caught, like a reptile as he was in his own trap, It need not bo added, that she did not liberate him. She know that ho would be more frightened than hurt, if ho kept within his rotary prison and she knew, also, that unless he attempted lo es nonn il.A.n t.i n . .1 - 1 " 1 II? . liiaminatu all the while. In the meantime tho wheel went round & round & went the ruliian aloner with it, steadily and unceas ingly too. In vain did he promise the stout-hearted girl to work her no harm ; in vain did he implore her (o p,ty on his help less condition ; in .vain did he pray to all the powers of heaven, and adjureall Ihe powers of hell to his aid. She would not hear nor heed him ; and, unheard and un heeded of them likewise, muttering curses, he was whirled round and round in the un tiring wheel, until, at last, feeling and per ception failed uiin, and he saw and heard no more. He fell senseless on tho bottom of the engine, but even then his inanimate body continued to be whirled round, and round, and round, as before ; the bravo girl not daring to trust to appearances in con nexion with such a villian, and being there fore, afraid to suspend the machinery, or stop the mill-gear and tackle from running at their fullest speed. A loud knocking at thd doof was ehortly alter heard, and she hastuncd thither. It was her master and his family, accompancd by seveial of their neighbors, The unac customed appearance of thu mill-sails iu full swing on the Sunday, had, as she anticipa ted, attracted iheir attention, and lhey had hastened home from church for the purposo of a6ceitaiiiing the cause of the phenome non. The father bare his little boy in his arms ) he had cut the cords wherewith the child was tied, but he was unable to obtain an account of the extraordinary circumstan ces that had occurcd from the affrighted innocent. Hannehen, in a few words, told all ; and then the spirit which had sustained her so long and so well while the emergency last ed, forsook her at once as it passed away. She fell senseless into the arms of the m ller's eldest son, and was with difficulty recovered. The machinery of the mill was at oncd stopped, and the inanimate ruffian dragged forth from the great wheel. Tho other ruffian was brought down from his prison. Each were then bound and sent off to Bonn under a strong escort ; and, in due course camo under the hands of thd town execu tioner. - It was not lontr till Hannehen became a jbride. The bridegioom was tho miller's don, who had Ib'ved her long and well, bit With a passion previously unrequited. They lived thenceforth happily together for many years, atid died at a good old age, surroun ded by a flourishing family. Td tho latest hour of her life, this btave-hearied vomait would shudder as she told the talo of her' danger, and her dellefance; A Tale of grenaiU. BY WASHINGTON 1RVIN. There was ortcc a poor mason or brick layer in Grenada, who kept all the sainta days ahd holy days, and Sti Monday in the bargain, and yet he grew pbdrer, and could scarcely,carn bread for his ntimerous family. Qne night he was rddscd from nis first sleep by a knock at the door. Ha openad it, and beheld before him a tall mea gre cadaverous looking priest 4'Hark ye, honest friend," said the strand ger.Vl have oftertrjbserecLlhai you are a good Ghristain, and one to be trusted ; will ydli uuderldko a job this very night ?'' "With all my heart, Senor Padre or! condition that I airt paid accordingly.'' 44 That you shall be, but yod must suiter yourself to be blindfolded.'', " To this the mason made rib1 bpjectidn; sd being hoodwinked, he was led by the priest through various rough lanes and winding passages, until he stopped be'fdre the portals of a house. Tho priest then applied a key turning a crcaking'lucki and opening what seemed to be a ponderous door: They quickly entered, tho door was closed and bolted; and the mason waa Conducted through an echoing corridor and spacious hall, into the interior part of tho building' Here the bandage was removed from his . In the center was the dry basin of ah bid Moorish fountain, under which the priest requested him to form a small vault, bricks and mortar being at hand, for that purposo. He accordingly worked all night, but with out finishing the vault, Just beforo day break, the priest put a piece of gold lntd his hand, and having agnin blindfolded him conducted him back to Ids dwelling. 44Aro you willing to retUrri and complete your work 1" . 4 Gladly, Senor Padre, provided I ant well paid,"' , 44 Vell, then, to morrow at midnight t will call again." "Now1 said tho priest, 4,you niust help1 me to bring forth the bodies that arc to bd buried in this vault." At these words, ho followed the priest with trembling steps into a retired chamber of the mansion, expecting to behold somd ghastly spectacle of deathj but was relieve ed dn seeing three or four 'porlly jars -stand ing in one corner, lhey were evidently full omoney.and it was with gicat'difficulty that ho and the priest carried them to thd lombi The vault was then closed, the pave ment replaced; and all traces df the work obliterated. The mason was again hoodwinked and led forth by a routo different from that by which he had come. After lhey had wan dered for a long time through a perplexod maze of lanes and alleys', they halted, Thd priest then put two pieces of Gold into hid hand. 44 Wait here,'' said he, 14 Until you hear the catedral bell toll for matins. If you presume to Uncover your eyes beforo that time, evil will befall you. So saying ho departeds Tho masoit waited faithfully; amusing himself by weighing the gold pieces in his hand and clinking them against each other. The moment t5io bell rung its ihalnl peal, he uncovered his eyes, and found himself1 oil the banks of. the Penil, from whence hd made thd best of his way homo and reVelled with his family for a whole fortnight on thd profits of his night's work, after which hd was as poor as evfer. Ho continued to work a good deal, to keep Saints d.tys and holy days from year to year; while his faun y grow up as gaunt as a cruw of gipsies. As ho was sealod ono morning at thd door of his hovel, he was accosted b i ft A