Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-12-09

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: lock, ahd SO pulling it towards he -
' This she did with all the energy {
! despair ation- But, at the best {
/ times, this would have been diff
! cult thing to do: and now that sh
' had to contend with the unhatura
} strength Of 4 maniac, her chance c
safety vas poor Indeed. Fear how
t eyer: and til E love Of life, gave ney
) yigor to her frame, and sustained he
ih those t eT'ible moments. Il lelel
, bad got the Handle Of the door ol
the outside, AID was trying to force
her way in, while Fanny clung tht
more tightly and despairingly I'd tht
lock, we'll kl owing that upon thi$ de
Ipended her safety. Butin a few sec
ohds the sey Gritty Of the exertion hat
bathdd her b hands in a olammy pei Espi
ration, and with horror scarcely tc
! be del escribed, she felt that the Sc turi-
! tt of her b old was relaxing. The
dopr opened Slowly, but surely and
sHp png bacl<E ards and forwards in hel
effbrts to counteract the force the
mam4c was applying to it. AS the
figure of Helen was thus revealed to
her, Her dark hair tossing wildly over
her night dress, and her arm making
tlDrus IS with the shining b b d G
through the partially opened door,
the courage which had hitherto sus-
]tained her now gave way, her wea RED
hands relaxed their hold, and ute ering
j but one more piercing cry, she fell
back upon til ) closet floor senselfss.
| 1t 50 happen ed that the dress sing
room in which, for that night | had
been put to sleep, Joined the rooin b in
Which these scenes took place. One
Of Fanny's piercing shrieks aroused
ME, and | had started from my bed
in terror, impressed with the idea
that the house was on fire, though not
k moving from which direction TIE
alarm proceeded. Ina moment | had
partially dress ed myself, when anoth-
er shrek told me pl;Ainly from what
qdar5er they Ga me-.
The second door Of the dressing
70 pm. which oSened in to The bedroom
Would Of courFe be locked. Without
losing time by trying this picked up
a heavy portnfanteau, which had for
tunately been unpaeked,and swinging
it round me, burst open the door,
and threw down a dressing table pll-
ced agiunst it op the side, ! sprang
into the gooml
] shall not forget the scene. At
the closet ae4r Was Helen Warning
ton, with mad ness stamped on every
look and feature, her night dress in
ard her disheveled hair
Ealing down DYER her shoulders. Her
Ieft-alm supported the passive form !
Of Fanny Stanley, who lay senseless
and motionldss in her grasp, while
bf fright band welded the k nife, T
which she appeared to plunge into
the white bosd m upon wLichthe moon
shone SO placidly. 10 note all this
vas but the " ork Of ah instant, in an
other instanf ! was at her side
She had turned 10 me as I came
up, and with a sort Of saddened re-
look in her eyes, said,
Would you stand b. stween me and
God:.'
Before she could use the knife on
Fanny s form or anticipate what l /
yas about to do whirled the knileoutI
# her hand. AT onca she threw Fam
" from her, and rushed to the bed
ide to re-pos ses herself Of her weap-
N, but third " myself upon her, and
leld her firmly to the floor. Others /
lad come to the docr and were trying :
Intellectually to obtain admittance. =
Among them l heard Sir Georges
-oice calling IN dispair on his daugh-
er's name, for he had recognised her
farming cries, and had fled along the
orridor in agony Of terror. / called
oudly tohim to 60 round by my room
Thieh it seem ed, in the hurried ex-
itement of the moment, 10 one re- :
as communicating with my J
DOM. DIRECTLY afterwards they 7
oined me. it wanted no words to 5
xplain the sad tale, and poor War {
ington, who was one Of those who {
lad rushed in, was the first to assist 4
ne in securing his sister. Others as
listed Fanny, y,Thowas still in swoon- {
ng state. and bore her from { h Q Il
oom (