The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-07-25

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indulgence, for the sakeOf my family, if not
for myself, and to make as good promises
to him as could have any hope Of keep
ing.
/ did not hear from him on that day nor
the next, Wednesday, but / found on
Thursday he had been abroad in pursuit OF
me without finding me. imagined he
had forgotten the appointment, or else did
not mean to wait for it. feared he would
eomein upon me at my lecture hOur,Orwhile
| was preparing my experiments for it
therefore l called at his house on that
morning (Friday) between eight and nine
O'Clock, to remind him Of my wish 10 see
him at the College at hall past one-my
lecture closing at /. | did not stop 70 talk
with him, for the conversation would be q
long one, and | had my lecture to prepare
for, for It was necessary for me to have my
time, and also to keep my mind free from
other exciting matters. DR.. Parkman
agreed to call on me as / proposed. He
came, accordingly, between half past one
and two o'clock, entering at the lecture
room door. l was engaged in removing
some glasses from my lecture room table
into the room in the rear, called the upper
laboratory. He Immediately addressed me
with great energy "Are you ready for
me, sir2 Have you got the money!"
l replied, No, DR.. Parkman,' and was
then beginning to state my condition, and
nv appeal TO him, but he would not listen
TO me, and interrupted me with much We
hemehce. He called me scoundrtl and
liar, and went On heaping ahe most bitter
taunts and opprobrious epithets. While
he was speaking, he drew a handful Of pa
pers from his pocket, and took from them
my two notes, and also an old letter from
DR.. Hossack, written many years ago, con-
graduating him on his success 10 getting
me appointed professor Of chemistry
"You see," he said, 81 got you into Office,
and now | will get you out Of it." He put
back into his pocket all the papers except
the letter and the notes. l canDottell now
how long the torrent Of threats and invec-
tives continued, and | cannot recall to mem-
DRY but a small portion Of what he SAID at
first, l kept %interposing, trying to pacify
him, so that | might obtain the object III
which | sought the interview, but | could
not stop him, and soon my own temper
was up forgot everything, and felt no.
thing but the sting Of his words.
was excited to the highest degree Of
passion, and while he was speaking and
gesticulating insthe moss violent and men
acing manner thrusting the letter and his
FIST into my face, in my fury | seized
whatever thing was handiest, tit was a stick
Of wood,) and dealt him an instantaneous
blow with all the force that passion could
giveit. did not know, or think, where
| should hit him. nor how hard, nor what
the effect would be. 1t was on the side Of
his head, and there was nothing to break
the force Of the blow. He fell instantly
upon the pavement. There was no second
blew he did not move. stopped down
wei him and he seemed TO be lifeless.-
Blood flowed from his mouth, andl got a
sponge and wiped it away. l got some
ammonia and applied it to his nose, but
without effect. Perhaps | spent ten min
utes in attempts 10 rescusitate him, but !
found he was absol tely dead. In nv hor-
roF and CONSERVATION, ! ran ~instinctively
to the doors and bolted them, the doors Of
the lecture room and the laboratory below.
And then what was | TO do2 1t never oc-
CURED to me to go out and declare what
had been done and obtain assistance. |
saw nothing but the alternative Of a sue
cesstul movement and concealment of the
body on the one hand, and Of infamy and
destruction on the other. The first thing
| did, as soon as | could do anything, was
to draw the body into the private room ad-
1lning, where | took off the clothes, and
began putting them into the fire, which
was burning 10 theupperl laboratory. They
were all consumed there that afternoon,
with papers, pocket book, and whatever
they contained. l did not examine the
pockets, nor remove anything except the
watch. ! saw that or the chain Of it hang
ing out. took il and threw il over the
bridge asi went - Cambridge. Ny next
move was 70 get the body into the sink,
which stands in the private room by set
ting the body partially erect against the
corner, and by getting up into the sink
myself, succeed in drawing it up there.
It was entirely dismembered. II was
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