Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-06-22

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nor -"
"Nonsense-it is idle TO say that salt
peter is not poison; whole ounce at
time. Terrible burning, pain in the stom
ach, you say. Warm water, girl, imme
diately" " -H
81 tell you Doctor, you have called a
the wrong"
'Fiddlestick-no matter whether | cal
it by the wrong name OF not, poison il
poison, call it what you will. mus
apply the stomach-pump immediate
"Get out of the House, blockhead; III
have none ofyour Internal machines thrus
down my throat. l tell you again; am
not" at..-
"Ah! what an obstinate old man! and
just on the brink ofthe grave, perhaps
Some people will have their way, though
they die for it. But we cannot wait. -
SEQ TO the"
"Bless me! he begins to rave! See
how his eyes roll. 'Fis the effect of the
poison. Quick! quick! seize him by the
arms-hold his mouth open. Poor man /!
| fear it is all over with himp
My condition was now desperate. |
was already in their clutches; but despair
gave me strength. lent the Doctor
punch in the ribs with all the force could
exert, which threw him over backwards; (;
and in falling, luckily for me, be knocked
down one of his assistants. Ere they had
a moments time to pick themselves up,l
attacked the third, and pitched him out
of the room. Then returning to the two
fallen heroes, | succeeded in trundling
them through the doorway on all fours.--
| then clapped the door TO, and locked it
in an instant. For moment imagined
myself in safety, but presently overheard
them speak of fetching crow-bar and
bursting open the door, "to save The poor
creatures life," as they compassonately
added. Not an instant was to be lost
| hurried on a few clothes, stripped the
bed to make rope ladder, fastened it to
the window, slipped out silently, and gil
ded idHO the street. ran through The
first narrow lane | came TO, without look
ing behind me, scampered up an alley and
down another, and did not think myself
out of danger till was entirely out Of
breath.
What became of Dr. Burdock cannot
say, for felt too great horror at The dan
ger ! had escaped, ever to 60 near the
scene afterward. took new lodging, ,and
began to recover from the effects Of the
catastrophe. There's nothing like sud-
den fright for taking down mans flesh
however, for long while, could moi
hear the door-bell ring ola morning with
out being thrown into cold sweat; and
if ever the nightmare assailed me, it was
sure TO come in the shape of a stomach
pump, with nozzle as big as the boiler
of a steamboat sticking fast in my wind
pipe. After time Recovered some Sc
renty of mind, and was master of tol.
cradle appetite. All! with what discon-
solate regrets did look back upon the
golden days of good eating! when the
peaceful calm of my mind resembled an
unruffled ocean of turtle soup, and each
happy year glided round with as noiseless
and undisturbed auniformity as fatgoose
revolves on the spit!
One day | was interrupted in the midst
Of my dinner--I think had not felt SO
good an appetite for many month.
had been but an hour and half at table,
and several courses remained to come |
on. was told there were persons at the
door desiring TO speak with me. "Partic-
lIarly engaged" said |. "But they are
come on very urgent business, and must
be attended to-" said the servaht-and
observed a strangely mysterious express
on of face with which this was uttered.--
hurried to the door, hardly knowing
why. No man in his senses surely ever
would have left his dinner for such thing.
But let that pass. There was fatality
about it. At the door was met by four
men bearing on their shouldersa coffin!-
was horror-struck; all the terrific fore
Dodings and frightful images which had
my Imagination from the begin
ling returned with tenfold blackness =
My hair rose on end. | stood aghast,
rooted to the ground, and had no power
10 move!
"Are you Mr.. BrowDs" asked one Of the
speciress 5g&
" lam, ,"raplied I. (JohnBrown, good read
er, ismy unfortunate name.
"Here is the coffin we have made for
you. We have worked upon it with
all possible despatch, because we knew
YOU would want It immediately.n
"But have noparticular desire 10 be
buried" said !, trembling; and una
BILE 10 stand without leaning against Tie
wall.
"That is neither here nor there.'' they
replied. "Our business is TO bring i |
to this place for Mr.. Brown, who is
10 be buried to-day; You are the
mau,''
'tBut am NOT dead, nor likely to de-
have lust eaten hearty dinneF-that Is