Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-10

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some deliverance was not soon opened
up. I never prayed muchA-God forgive
mel but just then, ] breathed deliVei-
ance. I knew that I dared not attemlt
to escape. My first movement would
have been the signal for my death -bloFi
and if ], called aloud, l might notawaksn
any one In the house, but merely infuil-
ate the madman to sueh an extent that
mightimmediateiy butcher me. What
under heaven to do / knew not; and II
the maniac, in his desire to experiment
should open a. vein, I must inevitably
bleed to death. Meantime he was wait
ing for an answer to his question, which
he repeated, rather angrily: IS
ssWhat did I think of the proposal to
bleed me to death?" x4
] was about answering somathing des-
perate, and giving myself up for lpst
when. bright idea flashed across my
troubled brain, Oh, how devoutB |
thanked heaven that I had read the
Arabian Nights inmy boyhoodl There
was my idea, which, as yet, only heayen
knew whether it would be successful or
not; I would tell him stories, and besuile
his fancy till morning, and then, surely,
/ would have some means of escape. 1
answered his question by another.
Suppose, I tell you, story sbeut
bleeding to death--or rather about man
who supposed he was being bled to death,
and died from the fright?n .a5
"Died from the fright, eh2 Let US
hear it. ," J.sl,szFse ~, !.
Very gladly I began, making itllong,
and adding as much as I possibly could
to the original, which was something !
recollected long ago to have heard about
some one who wished to ssexperinent,
and had man blindfolded, his arn ban
daged, and gently pricked, but moi snfi
cienly to bring, the blood, and thenheard
| the regular drop, drop Of blood-fr what
| he supposed to be his own blood, though
in reality only water-till he died from
| the mere supposition that he wal being
bled to death. forget the story now
but tits familiar to every one. When
concluded, I suggested to the maniac
that he should try this. model sxperi-
lmenting, and see how long ! would take a
| to be frightened to death, la 81
tstYes, yes" he answered, with 4 sly
cunning laugh; Every good, very good
and seeing through the device, with tbs
cunning of madness, he laughed agar
| as he said Very good, sir, very good
And you would take till morning TO die
and meanwhile I want q eompahion II
| the churchyard, yonder down among the
lgrave-worns, Gomez bare your arm, ant
let me do as I said I'll bleed you.
Intended to have taken your lead of
first, but I've changed my mind because
/ / wouldn,,t like to have headless com
tpanf oH g s.
Godl what was to dol II felt my
brain seethe and whirl, as though I, too
were going mad. With DESPERATE eff
fort to be calm said s33 5zs.,.
q Suppose ] Il tel you another rstor,
hrstl ,4q gjf az s.s7,srss Is n .
saOh, no, You can telIwhiIe yoa bleed,
f. Shut I shall want to watch the blooe
flow, too, !" I said, with an effort to re
lfrain from shuddering. H.ss3 8.
ssTrue,,, true" he said, isHYell, let
hear your story yquiek, begin. et
I waited for mo urging i was to-
glad to find him in the humor to listen
so I begansand related every stary | coul'
think of--as soon, as one wasidene be
jginning with 3another-and in this man
ner nearly two hours passed. As wa va
.Eabout to begin another story, he stopped