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56 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. horses as quickly as you can, and then come with me. — There is a man held fast between a couple of the timbers of the old mill. He is a negro, and if we can’t get him clear, you will have to ride to Sylvania for help; but we will try first and see what we can do.’’ ‘‘Yo’ suah it am a real live nigger, missus, an’ no ha’nt?’’ ‘‘Of course Iam. How slowly you move! Let me have : Maze’s rein. ’’ 3 P Not without some misgivings S’posen followed his mis- ‘tress to the old ruins, until he had caught sight of the unfortunate man pinned under one of the timbers, and held there as if in a vise. ‘*Can’t you climb up there, S’posen?’’ asked Aurian. si ‘‘T don’t see how I am going to help you very much. Be ) careful; those timbers are poor old things; look out you don’t fall.’’ The clumsy negro, aiter repeated attempts, succeeded in ascending to the second story; but when he tried to raise the weight from the imprisoned man, he found eyen his ‘great strength unequal to the task. ‘Pears yit do lift a leetle,’’ said the old negro encouragingly. z ‘‘If I had a long pole to use as a lever I might be able to help you,’’ declared Aurian. ‘‘Hold on while I see what I can find.’’ She was more successful than she might have expected, and in a moment she reappeared from the farther part of the building with a long, hornbeam pole, which had evidently done good service in years long since gone as a lever. Adjusting this, with the assistance of S’posen, so the proper purchase was obtained, by standing upon a pile of debris fallen from the decayed walls, she lent her strength to that of her attendant, when the offensive 3 timber was raised so far that the prisoner was enabled to | : free himself, at the same time losing his balance and fall- ing heavily to the floor below. ae : e¢ ~t 7 * y 4 P - nd Ss 7 ait cP yr - * : 2s oa ae a Le (se) ocala? te, “ee rn eee ee