Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1856-02-27

=, "yseli but knew better T.. 49,.
1n"pe struggled whit was tho sbo..
Ell, Lieu 70 XIII. Only they could not SEQ il "
mere 1t still sat, hooking. mockino 49,.
), al the long night through; and thew wotoh;r
!" my room' and yet.so blind that thew co,I5
, hoI perceive 1t | do not know how Low a..
tury OF mine lasted, but | think if must ha,s
been weary time. At last, one night 7 woto
"' from troubled sleep, and 10 ! the shane vos
gone An then wept for Joy that was free
Dc from H. and then was proud, very prond for
II was gone, and had conquered it at Iostr
Is "ell' time went on, and resolved T u.o,,1,
escape. How do you suppose I went 70 ,,orI.
- n.y. pretended to be cured of my madness
livery day the doctor came to see me. Rn, No,
me alone. | could hear him coinr 70 o,o.,.
room all along the corridor, and so knew ,,.to.
ne was coming long before he GOT to NV door
must deceive him, | knew, as well ~ avon.
Dody else Oh, it was hard task I'm, an
, He WORST OF my madness was that con)d M,
: "eiP thinking Of the oldest things. and whom
TAXED my tongue would utter tilem. Townvor
schooled myself to talk to him. 7 nr,c,;s,l
speaking IN calm, low voice. studied ,rbo,
should say accustomed myself to rise and
oow' as If he were entering the room TL5
not speak much, but what | said v,s roo,.o-.,i
nue." II was reasonable | used to saw that
IeIt better; that was tired of conG,ono,,
'"a' hoped shortly to be permitted TO retur,,
lome' and sometimes Chat ,oaS clever tbo,,,h,>
asked anxlously after my wife.
"OAe day she came to see me. You cannot
think what an effort her visit cost mo Oh II
looked SO pale' and timid, and pretty that dav
anu iorceu myself to sit down by her; 70 t
say 10 ber all the things had learnt 10 saw - +
the doctor; to take her hand in mine. and al Il
| lohSed to XII her so the whole time. Bpt d
ala not. An, no | even kissed her cbooL :, n
parting though could have yelled ,Io,d g.. y
rage as ! bent over her Tdon't know whether II
e"oy SUN suspected me, but was not rele,snd re
lor al! my pains. So determined TO b. IN q,
Ahe" the doctor would find me ont if ! only
Pre'enueu; therefore, ! starved myself II. Iii
IA: WASH I that fine! This is how did
EVERY day, instead of eating the fond tho, ST
brought to me, put half of it under ,a,. mr.
Doaru 10 the hoor' and half left saying that
'e'' III ana could eat no more. Each cav
III more and more, so that it should seem a. Is
ny appetite grew constantly worse. And no., W
got hI-only did eat just morseI now and wi
men 10 keep me from dying. | suffered faor me
uly' but still played my part out and met ,Io Ma
octor's eye with one as quiet as his nv, A, mo
asst he said that must be renovod e. . I
a'' VI 'ne mousse and that required air. or n In
mould never recover. And then did I no, sen
iugh' even though | was SO i'll, to think bou, aud
mad outwltted him. My new room was nloo. :.
ant and looked over garden. At the end or upo
le garden was railway. BY this RAILWAY lou
ade up my mind to escape. Aha, what low fair
De flying along behind that carer engino- :"
ying away away, and never stopping! Sob pea
knew well that must have money to do this on
ioney where, how could get money Yon :
VI see presently. did not mean to die. Won Par
row. SO ate more now and got better. II is 4"
y every one let me tell you, that is brave he,
l'ugh toendure starvation as did. Mailman {"
towards! Well, they used to Iot no II
an III Tue garden after awhile, but with the try
ee,er always beside me. By-and-bye the doc. sick
'egan to speak of my release as of tb;no that
a tmight be IN time-and then-then. n ltbouob Lon,
e md for which / had been working was al attel
ostwlthln my grasp, felt an irresistible nou- de
compelling me to escape, and not to w,i; or possi
tame deliVerance. Day and nipbt T vo;. 81
'oi 'neH tame dellverance Day and night he c.
"aIsd and watched to do it. it."
he opportunity came soon. One MORNING whom al
vas Walking with the keeper in the garden. who He
ouid come out but the doctor, and what sboud comp
uo-7'he senseless fool but order the keen "K
10 60 IN. Oh, how my heart leaned and 40
nced within me when he said il! ButI ke,t all
y stu very still and calm LISTENING 70 Tho | was
ms footsteps on the gravel walk till be woo child
te' quite gone. have told You that tho child
way Crossed the bottom. Well, towards must
spot went carelessly, as if by accident Her
know and ne with me. horfid
'Thispeautifpl day will do us good NJ. togeth
- he said to me, in his smooth. dacoi,e,i aye
e. rare 81
lie was walking with his hands in H.; "Bu
chinKlng the gold coins as he ,von, - ed.
W needed His
'lhoPe that you may soon eniov ,,o gloomy
=" -FOUR own estates' he continued "Ah
ne io~ked SO sleek and selfcon6dort .ua i"i ulsa
ing as he seOke then, that hated him more o.
D ever. s1s. ''u nun more his lord
did not aar. "He
uffer NV ewes u'u my voice in,answer, half my
e seen them for on nlln' Could he and he
NV purrose T. 'hs'a"t' ne would have she W,
.emitv of ne cara. 'hen we reached the the nigl
m from th,b;ah bo ana stood looking "The
below Tharo - upon the level train claimed
re betwssnns .na 49, Nothing but low "Of
rned upon him. a - :" y instan' fou dor
: Die y + sb,;aLoa Is ~. ed" -.
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