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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=539604" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Hanchen, the Maid of the Mill</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Near the village of Udorf, on the banks of the Rhine,<br>There lived a miller and his family, once on a time;<br>And there yet stands the mill in a state of decay,<br>And concerning the miller and his family, attend to my lay. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">The miller and his family went to Church one Sunday morn,<br>Leaving behind their darling child, the youngest born,<br>In charge of brave Hanchen, the servant maid,<br>A kind-hearted girl and not the least afraid. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">As Hanchen was engaged preparing dinner for the family<br>She chanced to turn round, and there she did see<br>Heinrich Bottler, her lover, and she sincerely loved him,<br>Then she instantly got him something to eat and bade him begin. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And in the midst of her business she sat down beside him,<br>While he did justice to the meat and thought it no sin,<br>But while he was eating he let fall his knife,<br>Then he commanded Hanchen to pick it up or else he'd take her life. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then as she stooped down to pick up the knife,<br>The villain caught her by the throat, and swore he'd take her life,<br>Then he drew a dagger from under his coat,<br>Crying, tell me where your master's money is, or I'll cut your throat. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">And still he threatened to kill her with the dagger in his hand,<br>If the poor girl didn't comply with his demand,<br>While in his choking grasp her breath was fleeting faster and faster,<br>Therefore she had no other choice but to die or betray her master. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then she cried, mercy, for Heaven's sake let go thy hold.<br>And I'll tell thee where my master keeps his gold;<br>Then he let go his hold without delay,<br>And she unto him thus boldly did say. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Here, take this axe and use it, while I run upstairs,<br>To gather all my money, besides all my wares,<br>Because I'm resolved to fly along with you,<br>When you've robbed my master of his gold and bid France adieu. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then deceived by her plan he allowed her to leave the room,<br>Telling her to make haste and come back very soon,<br>Then to her master's bedroom she led the way,<br>And showed him the coffer where her master's money lay </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then Heinrich with the axe broke the coffer very soon,<br>While Hanchen instead of going upstairs to her room,<br>Bolted all the doors upon him without dismay,<br>While Heinrich was busy preparing to carry her master's money away. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then she rushed to the mill to give the alarm,<br>Resolved to protect her master's money, while she could wield an arm;<br>And the only being in sight was her master's boy of five years old,<br>Then she cried, run! run! and tell father there's a robber taking his gold. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the boy did as she bid him without any doubt,<br>And set off, running on the road she pointed out;<br>But at this moment, a shrill whistle made her stand aghast,<br>When she heard Heinrich, crying, catch that child that's running so fast. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">But still the boy ran on with might and main,<br>Until a ruffian sprang up from the bed of a natural drain;<br>And snatching the boy in his arms, and hastening towards the mill,<br>While brave Hanchen was afraid the boy would he kill. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the villain came rushing with the boy towards the mill,<br>Crying, open the door, or the child I'll kill;<br>But she cried, never will I open the door to thee,<br>No! I will put my trust in God, and He'll save the child and me. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the ruffian set down the child, for a moment to look about,<br>Crying, open the door, or I'll fire the mill without doubt;<br>And while searching for combustibles, he discovered an inlet to the mill,<br>Saying, my pretty maid, once I get in, it's you I will kill. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then he tied the hands and feet of the poor child,<br>Which caused it to scream with fear, very wild;<br>Then he stole back to the aperture to effect an entrance,<br>And when Hanchen saw him, she said now is my chance. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So the ruffian got safely in the great drum wheel,<br>Then Hanchen set on the engine, which made the ruffian reel;<br>And as he was whirled about, he screamed aloud,<br>And when Hanchen saw him like a rat in a trap, she felt very proud. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">At length the master arrived and his family,<br>And when she heard his kindly voice her heart was full of glee,<br>Then she opened the mill door and let him in,<br>While her eyes with tears of joy were full to the brim. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Then the master set off the engine without delay,<br>And the ruffian was dragged forth while he shook with dismay,<br>And Heinrich and he were bound together under a strong escort,<br>And conveyed to Bonn Prison where villains resort. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">So thus ends the story of Hanchen, a heroine brave,<br>That tried hard her master's gold to save,<br>And for her bravery she got married to the miller's eldest son,<br>And Hanchen on her marriage night cried Heaven's will be done.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=William+Topaz+McGonagall">William Topaz McGonagall</a><div class=q>
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