Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-05-02

|" Ne tltta VI ttt ttuMhtAututs thut a
hoped shortly TO be permitted to re-
turn home, and sometimes THAT pas
a clever thought) asked anxiously
after my wife. One day she came to
see me. You cannot think what an
effort her visit cost me. She looked
so pale. and timid, and pretty that
day-and | forced myself to sit down
by her; TO say to, her all the things |
had learned to cay TO the doctor; TO
take her hand in mine; and-0. long,
ed to kin her SO the whole timel But
/ did not. All, no. even kissed her
cheek at parting, though | could have
yelled aloud for rage as bent over
her. don't know whether they still
suspected me. but / was not released.
for all my pains. So determined to
be i'll. 1 knew the doctor would find
me out III only pretended; therefore.
| starved myself. Hal hal wssn't that
fnel This Is how / did it. Every
day, instead Of eating the food they
brought TO me, | put half of IL under
loose board in the floor. and half /
left, saying that | felt i'll and could eat
no more. Eeach dry left more and
more, SO that II should seem as il my
appetite grew constantly worse And
then got il--only l did eat just n
morsel now and then to keep me from
dying. | suffered fearfully. but still
| played my part out. and met the
doctors eye with one as quiet as his
own. AT last he said that must be
removed to another part Of the house.
and that | required air. or | should
never recover. And then did | not
laught. even though | was so i'll. 70
think how had outwitted him. Ny
new room was pleasant. and looked
over garden. At the end Of the gar
den was arailway. BY this railway
made up my mind to escape. Ahal
what sy to be flying along behind that
eager enginc--iying away. away. and
never stoppingl Sohl | Lnew well
that must have money to do this
Money! where. how could get mon
ey? You will zee presently. l did
not mean to die. you know. so ate
more now, and got better. Il is not
every one. let me lellyou, that is brave
enough to endure starvation rs ! did,
Madmen are no cowardsl Well, the,
used to let me walk in the garden af.
ter awhile, but with the keeper always
beside me. BY and by the doctor be.
gan to speak Of my release as OF q
thing that might be in time--and then
then. although the end sor which
had been working was almost within
my grasp. l felt an irresistible power
compelling me to escape, and not tc
wait for their tame deliverance. Day
and night waited and watched to DC
IT.
"1'he opportunity came soon. One
morning when / was walking with the
keeper in the garden, who should
come out but the doctor. and whal
should he do-the ssnseless fooll-bu
order the keeper 10 90 in, saying thaI
he would walk with me this timei o.
how my hear. lesped and danced with
in me when he said i'll But l KEEP
very still-yery still and calm. listen
ling to the mans footsteps on the grav'
el walk ill he was quite. quite gone
/ have told you that the railway cross
ed the bottom Of the garden. Well
toward this spot / went. (carelessly
rs # by accident, you know, aud he
with me.
This beautiful day will do us al
good, Mr.. B. he said to me, II
his smooth, deceiiful vocie.
"1ie was walking with his hands II
bis pockets, chinking the gold coin a
he went--that gold / needed
Il hope that you may soon enjo,
the summcr on your own estates" h
continued.
"He looked so sleek and seli-con
Iident and smiling rs he spoke then
that | hated him more than ever.
81 did no. dare TO trust my voice il
answer. or suffer my eyes to dwell Of
him. Could ho but have seen then
for an instant, he would have read m
purpose. Just then we reached th
extremity Of the garden. and stoo'
looking down from the high bank upo
the level train lines below. Their
was nothing but a low hedge betwee
US and the road; in an instant | turne
upon him.
"Diew | slrieked. "Die now
am mad. am mad; and have swor
to doiti'
II had the strength Of ter In m
arms. seized and closed with hin
aud dashed his skull against the tree
, trunk hy which wo were standing. G
II was glorious yengeancel l bes
the smooth smile out OF his face ill hi
own children would not have know
I him, and then / stamped and dance
/ upon him and laughed loudly. loudl,
! Suddenly | heard the distant whist
(. Of the train at the village station "a
away. There was not moment to b
lostl tore The watch from his pocl
ct. aud ! tpolS the purse with the golt
and then, hal hal hal l flung III
body over upon the lines, and n
! train came swiftly on and on, an
4 crushed him as he layl Was not thl
! n revenge, and would any but n mac
man have thought Of itY Tell mo tha
| tell me that"
= was so frozen with horror that
4 sat as II pctn6cd, and could not utt'
| a word.
Q "Now you want to know how
/ came here" continued the manlI
y more quietly, aflera momentary paus
/ ''Well. he had this cloak on before n
2 struggle. wrapped Il round mo M
!, went straight through the gardens an
Z out Of the gate, past hls very lodg'
/ keeper: and. thanks 10 the high cola
:. mono of them knew mc--for We we
!. much Of height. the doctor and m
{ Once out OF sight OF tho housc--ll
|. dfeary. cruel housel--t seemed a.
| | had wings upon my feet. | fed avs
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