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'wheel furthest from the dam, of
course the upper rims of the buckets
were visible, and the Indians did not
doubt that they beheld a flight of
stairs; only it puzzled them to know
why they should bend in out of sight.
“See,” said Mrs. Henderson, “my
husband fixed the stairs so that if any
body found them, they should think
the bottom was gone, and that nothing
was kept down there. But you must
be careful, and cling to the steps.
Hold on with your hands and you will
be all right. When you get down to
where you see the last step you will
And other steps leading clear way
•down. Hang on, and you will find —
But —»” and she clasped her hands be
seechingly, “if I go down and show
you the great big box, and tell you
how to open it, you will not kill my
little ones?”
“It is so much as they are worth, me
no kill anybody.”
“Then follow me. Be careful, and
hold on tight. It is down here —down
here I will show you enough to pur
chase the lives of myself and my chil
dren —I promise you!”
With a quick, nimble movement, the
little woman leaped upon the great
wheel, and, grasping the edges of
the buckets, she swiftly descended to
the bend, where she let herself hang
by her hands, and then dropped upon
the wet, slimy floor of the water
course. And we may here remark,
that though water had free egress
from this course, a man could not
so easily obtain it, since it had been
protected by stout upright bars on
■purpose to prevent thieves from gain
ing access that way to the mill, and
Ellen knew that what would keep men
out would now serve to keep them
in!
The moment her feet touched the
floor she gave one look to be sure that
the savages had started to follow her,
and then she darted around to the
breast of the wheel, and up by a small
portable ladder, emerging into the
room she had just left through the
small trap she had first opened. She
drew the ladder up after her, cast her
eyes toward the larger trap, to see
that the enemy had disappeared—and
then, with the swiftness of light, away
to the wheel in the room above, and
in a moment more the flood gate was
"hoisted, and the water was on!
What whooping and howling! what
shrieks, and what groans of despair!
Ellen went down and closed the big
trap, and then left the Indians to
themselves. She reached the house,
and sat down and considered. Could
the Indians possibly escape from the
doom to which she had consigned
them? No; it was physically impos
sible. And with this conviction upon
her, giving her assurance of the safety
of her little ones, she sank down, and
knew no more until she felt a pair
of arms around her, and a voice cry
ing out:
“Oh, Ellen! Ellen. In God’s name,
look up!”
It was her husband, and by and
by he knew she was alive and strong.
“The mill, Ellen? What is it the
children are trying to tell me?”
And by and by the little woman was
able to tell her own story; and when
she had done, her husband and the
hired men went out to the mill and
stopped the wheel, and then went
down into the sluice, where they
found the three Indians, whom, with
much labor, they got out and got into
the house. Red Knife and one of the
others were dead, and the third died
during the night; but before he died
he confessed that they had planned to
butcher Mrs. Henderson and her chil
dren; and he also told where, in the
'woods on the bluff, might be found a
THE GOLDEN AGE FOR WEEK OF AUG. 28
number of horses they had stolen from
the people of that sec Lon.
The horses were found and return
ed to their owners, and within a
month from that time a splendid top
buggy, with horse and harness to
match, was delivered at Henderson's
door by the people of that district, as
a slight token of gratitude and esteem
which the donors held at heart for
the “Border Heroine.”
THE MOABITISH DAMSEL.
(Continued from page 13.)
mind on such an occasion, and 'mid
such circumstances?
Soon the humble little ingle was
reached, although weary and tired, yet
she was eager to relate her story.
Naomi and the young woman, after
they had been refreshed with a supper
of milk and barley leaf, sat down to
converse. The aged woman listened
patiently to the words of Ruth, as
she told of the visit of Boaz and his
friendly conversation.
When the story was finished, the old
lady spoke words of encouragement
and maternal advice. Then she said,
with trembling voice: “Blessed be
he of the Lord, who has not left off
his kindness to the living and to the
dead.” Then she pondered for a mo
ment. She thought of the damsel’s
faithfulness and untiring efforts, and
looking up at Ruth she said: “Would
you care if I should seek to make con
ditions better for you? Boaz has no
wife and probably thou mightest be
suitable companion for him. I know
where he is now. I saw him before
the going down of the sun, with the
keeper of the mill, and I heard him
say that he would pass the night
there, because they are winnowing
barley.”
Ruth replied that she would obey.
“Adorn yourself,” Naomi said, “and
go down to the threshing floor; you
will find there all the companions with
whom you labored today, and when
Boaz has eaten and drunk you mark
where he retires. When he is weary
and falls to sleep go and uncover his
feet and lie down thereat, and then
he will make known unto you the
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things which are in his heart.”
The woman said with trembling
lips: “All that thou sayeth unto me I
will do, ’ and she arose and put on
her adornment and departed. When
she reached the threshing room of the
mill all were merrily engaged at their
duties, but soon it was growing late
and all retired, but Ruth, secluded be
hind a heap of corn, noticed carefully
the spot where Boaz slept, and when
ali was still and sobber within and
without she crept up and lay down at
the feet of the sleeping man. At mid
night, aroused by a dream, he looked
and beheld a woman lying at his feet.
“Who are thou?” he exclaimed.
She said: “I am Ruth, thine hand
maid.”
“Blessed be thou of the Lord, my
daughter,” he replied: “For thou hast
showed more kindness in the latter
end than at the beginning, inasmuch
as thou foliowest not young men,
whether poor or rich. And now, my
daughter fear not; for all the city of
my people doth know that thou art a
virtuous woman.”
When the morning was come, before
the light had dispelled the darkness,
she arose and Boaz said: “It is true
that I am thy near kinsman, but there
is one nearer than I.” And saying
this he assured her that he would first
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consult that person concerning his
duties as a kinsman, and if he would
not consent to purchase the parcel
of land which was Elimelech’s estate,
and take upon himself the duty of a
kinsman he, himself, would do so, and
he gave her six measures of barley
and she went home to her mother-in
law.
That day Boaz, true to h s promise,
went to the gate of the city where he
was likely to see the other kinsman
of Ruth, and when the man came he
consulted with him concerning the
purchase of the old estate, in the
presence of a company of citizens, be
cause it was a legal affair and neces
sary that there be witnesses.
The man was poor and therefore
financially unable to make the pur
chase. Then Boaz, who was after do
ing the right thing, told him in the
presence of the witnesses that he, be
ing the next kinsman, would pur
chase the estate of Naomi and Ruth,
and take unto himself the Moabitish
damsel as his wife. He said to the
elders and all the people present: “Ye
are witnesses this day, that I have
bought all that was Elimelech’s, and
all that was Chilien’s and Mahlon’s,
of the hand of Naomi. Moreover, Ruth,
(Continued on page 16.
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