Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-12-19
A Case of Con,punctIon.

ne other day, while We Were visiting Sc
cluded spot near town, We saw a man who,
from his actions and appearance, seemed 10
be laboring under some violent mental parox-
ysm. He was seated on the fence, with his
head buried in his hands, which position he
frequently changed by throwing forward his
arms in a very pefturbed manner. as if IN The
act OF casting from him some narrowing phan-
asm that was disturbing the equanimiiy OF his
imagination AT first sgbI of him, il was our
impression tha, he was going through with a
paniomine performance but upon further OBJ
serving, that ever and anon he drew a pistol
from has bIeeches poke. and applied the muz-
zle of IL 10 his temples, we concluded that he
was melancholy individual " ho formed de.
signs against his own life, yet was reluctant 10
Gu, The thread his existence Not :eIishing The
idea that any one of our fellow creatures should
take French leave ofth, world without ma
king due preparation, We sailed forth from the
place where we had been observing hlm, with
The intention Of preventing the consummarion
OF his object. Upon seeing US approach, he
applied the pistol again 10 his crazed noddle,
aud pulled The trigger. An explosion of the
cap merely was the result 2 = 50 5Ha d H-'ae
'' What has placed you in this suicidal po-
s,ion :" exclaimed we, with emotion,
"Crime-cfime-bl black. dammiDg crime~ he
replied despondlngly.1 lss5asa oia. tsassra ssa
. Do you intend, said We, !" to erase your
guilt by blowing out your brains Pause.
reflect! Your case can not be hopeless"
'"There is no hope for me-" he answered
bringing his fists down upon his breast with a
jerk peculiar TO play-aclors. ..s...- .--..s
{" What Is The complexion of your offence p
we asked. 4" Comfort, perhaps, can be Offered
you - oaz3 rsft- sa .. - srsr a..r. r,e.
+" Mustll be the interpreter Of my shame.
The trumpeler of my sinful actions Oh my
offence Is rank-It smells 10 heaven y | eau
not remain IN the presence of him whom
have irIeparably injured ~ he cried, as he al
tempted 10 rush pas, Us. ...,
We grasped him by the coat-lails while in
the act oil beating retreat. "Say, madman,"
was our ejaculation, were unconscious Of be-
ing injured by you! Speak explicitly you
shall fnd confdanl ~ IA
We saw the iron enter into bis soul, as with
a low, kissing whisper, that nigh congealcd our
blood, he said Il HAVE NOT PAID THE sUBscRIP- |
TIoN ON. YOUR PAPER FOR SIX YEARS
Al the mention Of This inpiey our head
swan 'found- everything before US grew green
"a fendish noise, like The Laughter Of legion
OF maniacs, sounded in our ears and we were
on the point Of faintng But we recovered
+" Although your sin is dark as Erebus," We
said, almost overcome at the thought Of the
wickedness men would commit, "yet, if you
pay up without further de(alcalioD, you may |
yet be forgiven" 7.'' '''e5 @l
A weight was removed from his heart lie
again brea,hed freely. His feelings as elastic
as gula percha. expanded upon The removal Of
his burden, and striking upwards, spread
newborn glow over his re-animaied counlen-
ance. Looking up into our face with eyes
hat seemed like the embodiment OF hope and
he asked if we'd take corn -
SunJury Gas.