Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-05-11
A Night In the LIE OF q Physician

6rltDICcs EnOCElHg wa neafo al mi
door. The servant opened is,when man
rushed In in The wildes: disorder.
For Gods sake. DOCTOR ea;d he
come with me. its case OF life OF
death. A young girl has stabbed herself;
she is bleeding 10 death. One thousand
dollars il you save her! Come. oh. dc
no, delay!' and he rushed towards me as
if to drag me along.
hurried away with him. snatching
my instruments from the table as | pags-
ed it. think never saw before such
coavulsive grief as this mans face e1-
pressed He was a handsome man. with
one Of those faces the ladies so much
admire-jet black hair clustering in wav-
ing curls over a white forehead. The
lower part of his otherwise feminine
beard.
asked him for the particulars of the
case.
Doctor said he, make haste. shall
50 mad. Why. would give every drop
OF blood in this body to save one drop OF
hers. Oh. God' said he. preserve my
reason. She stabbed herself before |
could prevent her. Make haste. doctor.
oh my God! ny God!'
We reached the kouss. On satin
couch. in splendid room-the rich Tur-
key carpet, covered with her blood LAY
q young girl. think | never saw such
a beautiful creature. Even with palid
countenauce and bloodless lips. she was
more Of heaven than earth. What was
she when tho roses played on her downy
cheeks. could fancy
There WAS a deep wound over her
heart. and it was quite evident that the
blow had been given with right good
will. On the floor, covered with blood
lay the weapons slight Damascene dag.
ger. the handle richly set with pearls.
strongly liz up with the reflection from
the blood stained ivory.
was too late! Alas! the life blood
was slowly dripping away. That mas
ierplecs of creation was soon to be cold
and innnimate. Sts slowly opened he.
eyes and fixed them with dying love up
on the young man who had summoned
me 30 this scene Of death.
Sidney she said. Sidney am dying.
Ny own Sidney, could not live neglec
ted. told you 1 would love you to
death. Kiss ne. Sidney She sank
back. nnd death closed Upon his victim.
My companion sat for some time
straagly staring at tie lifeless form upon
The couch. could perceive that reason
was tottering on lis foundation, was
fascinated by his strange look. A, last
| went up TO him. Sir said, she is
no more. Death has released her from
her troubles
Dead! did you say she is dead. doc
tori? said he with a strange and curious
stare at me-. 'Ah. and you have murder
ed her. yelled The madman--for such he
was now. You have murdered her. and
II shall murder you. All! ah. it
will be rare sport Before could pre-
vent him he had picked up the dagger
Yes. said he with n yell. Il will murder
you with her dagger. | will stab you in
the same place. Oh. il will be rare spor,
to see you groan and struggle like she
otu. AL. uu, duu uC iAouc UOuIu db
me. Now this was far from pleasant.
! did not know how TO nct The mad
man made grab a! me. which l fortu<
na,ely eluded, and thinking it better to
fight in the dark. seised the lamp and
cast il upoa the floor. The room was
now dark. The mad man set up ter.
rife yelling. and ! could hear him lock
the door and pui the key in his pocket.
while he was muttering. Il will kill him.
will kill him. Oh. il will be rare sport
TO see him die like she did
felt my courage rise with the eIner-
gency. half determined to t,y strug-
gle with him, but | knew the increased
strength that the insane possess, and
thought it scarcely prudent. What
should / do? must do something. II,
would soon be day light. when l would
again be IN his power. felt for some
weapon with which to defend myself,
and as luck would have it, found a hosvy
dumb bell in the corner where 10y con-
cealed. Soon heard the mad man slow
ly searching for me. Iraised tho dumb
bell. may God forgive me- | said,-it
descended. and was free; the mad man