The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-03-08

l nu are tne hired mSTmldOns of
power! 'he cried, 'purse proud, rich
men-lyrants that grind the face of the
poor-that live ON the sweat of the poor
mans labor and rob his hungry children
OF their foodl am poor man, and the
pnor man's friend. hate you-I defy
ynu-l call you to the reckoning, YesV
he rnared. snatching up his knife from
the floor, aud waving it aloft, as ifto un'
seen hackers. "your triumph is now over
your hour has come! | call you TO the
reckoning-lO the reckoning of bloodl
Advance. men of the people, and cut
their tyranncal lhroatsI"
And with that he advanced himself =
furnishing his weapon against our arls'
tUcratic breasts. There was no with
standing that terrific charge-pell. NELL
we went. one over the other, out OF the
door, which we esteemed ourselves for
lunate in being able to close, and thus
secure ourselves from the distracted as
sailant
We then made our way down to the
bar room, where we found the grum host
aud his naughty spouse in as great alarm
and as elegant dishabile as ourselves
they. and indeed every soul in the house
having been aroused by the madman's
vociferalions.
What was to be done? The unfortu'
note man was still raging. We could
hear him humping against the door. as
if endeavoring to break through, and
roaring all the while with a phrenzled
cry of" "Victory!'-- with that savage knife
in his hand, nay, with dozen knives, per
haps, for arms and clothes were all. in
the hurry of our fight, left together in
the room--who should dare attack and
disarm hint Nobody showed an appe'
rile for the enterprise; and although the
ugly IaudIady proposed, in her ecstacy
of terror, plan that might have ended
the difficuIty--namely. that some of Us
should take her husbands gun and shoot
the Bedlamite through the keyhole, (and
really she did not seem to consider the
shooting Oft mad pedlar any very attro
cious crime 1.-THE business was ended by
our sitting up all night, in The bar.room
in extremely simple costume, debating
The difficulty
The terrible din with which we hac
been ousted from the garret did not con
tinue long, out was succeeded, first, b!
a dead, portentious calm, then y half
groaning, hal.snorling kind Of noise
that was represented by some, who ha'
, the courage once nr twice slowly Il
creep to the garret door to listen, to b'
peculiarly terrific. and which, indeed
lasted all night long.
When the morning broke. we held a
mother consultation; and finally, GROWN,
more courageous as the day grew broad
er, wrought ourselves to the resolution
Of proceeding ia body to the travel
lers room-the landlord magnanimouSl
leading the van, armed with broad axe
, ourselves intrepidIy following at hi
heels, some carrying such means of de
fence as could be gathered, and other
, cart ropes and bed d.cords to tie the mad
; man, and mine hostess behind with th
Dig. We paused moment at the door
listening to the groaning sound, whic
, was still kept up, and then softly entere
f the room, where we had the saisfaclo
Of finding the poor fellow lying yer
soundIy. comfortably asleep in The be.
bed, sending from bis upturned nostriI
those anomalous and horrd sounds whic
! now appeared to us as the natural musi
, of sleep. He opened his eyes, slarle,
upon us somewhat enquiringly, yet with
look SO extremely natural and lucid, tha
we refrained from laying hands upon hin
as we supposed would nave been neces
sary.
, Good morning, gentlemen, said he quit
Y like sensible person; IA fine mornin
/ we have after The rain;--and very fin
sleep I've had" he added. IL hope W
3 can say the same3"
a "lt's his lucid moment, poor fellow
said the varmint; and gathering up OF
n indispensibles, we all went down
/, breakfast.
The pedlar was now "the observed I
all observers" AS solemn, as sad, and
/ all appearance quite unconscious of h
/ late paroxysm. We were all too pr,
3 dent, or too generous to remind him Of j
, even by distant hint. and for the sam
! reason, we all took care not to cross hir
, in anything at the table. Whatever dis
+ he looked at was Immediately surrender
: el To him;even The ugly landlady reques
ed his acceptance of a tumbler of cream
she had poured out for her own use, bl
on which no CHANGED to cast his ey,
, Aud thus it happened that our gentle
, man. whose appetite by no means su
, tered from his affection. ate the best Q
we'll as the hugssl breakfast of all; aft
which he ordered his horse, called f
aud paid his bill, and with every air ,
, sanity departed.
{ A few minutes after. we were ourselve
on the road, laundering along in OF
mail coach, and by.and.by we caugi
sight of our exlra'lodger on the top of
hill, at cross road where, indeed, h
seemed waiting for us. as he looked bac
upon US frequently while he slowI
mounted the hill.
Mad again!" quoth the braying ger
lleman, with an air of commisseralion
poor fellow"
"Gentlemen." said the madman, touch
ing his hat with an air of great suavitI
aud giving the sweetest intonation to hi
sepulchral voice, 81 believe | forgot t
, bid YOU farewell. al all eYenls | omit