Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-03-06
Selected ,yflistellann.
Charming a Maniac.

Net many years sjlce. while travelling thro'
tie State ot GeorE a. Glanced 10 Vas, over por
tICH Of the country which, with the exception of
few houses. was entirely deso.a,e. Riding over
tie G-fe. night UurX( ec;edly came on compel
ling me 60 look around tor some habItatIou. Not
very far distant saw a small house. which l
determined II pas-Ible, 10 obtain shelter foI the
uigl.t- AIMING at the loHly tenement ! knock
ed and the door opened by fine luokIu =
man, who. with southern hospitality bade me
show my saIdic.' Accordingly | d!smouuied.
and having seen nav horse stabbed was led in
20 the house. there / found a middle aged lady,
WHO my hest Informed nae. was his wife Al
ter EartakIuE 81 a substantial supper, we began
TO converse about local matters during the
course Of which tie lady arose, and bidding rs
good night. sought her room. While departing
she removed small wullen cap from her mead
wien ! discovered that portion Of her hair
Was white. The host uo,lcrug my apparent
surprise, Informed ne that has wfes hsir was
prematurely gray. owing TO an adventure which
She once experienced. Having eNprt ssed a de-
sire 10 hear it. he narrated The feliewing Incl
dent. adding that lac had never left the house IL
the ulgLt since lis Cccureuce:-
''TI.e time vfeu the adventure occurred i
nearly sax mclti- since. Ny business which
v;- that If "A Wa ctsu.5u IN the adjacent village.
rendered II necessary for me 10 lie absent four
ar FIVE nights I'm the week, leaving nay wife
alone a tirs. Size MAS sotIew hat afraid durIu 2
Hy absence and j fiet fore procured Tor lie, 4
small pistol A. leigh becoming somewhat
hulder she laid i1e veaIou aside, and hualiy
placed lt iii au old chest among some other ar
i.c!cs. This ci e~i VAS kept on he lower floor.
A few months elapsed 10 his manner. and with
the exc p-iau et a few heulghted travellers. 40
enc called lu my absence. was IN The habit.
OF coming home about four or five o'clock in
The morning. or about day break | wuuld re-
man in during lie DAY. and at night return 10
q tier
departure g man came 70 tie house and demand
ID admission. Il was our custom 10 welcome
all sucA applicants Accordingly he was 2d-
n.Iited. and uu alludIug To bis hunger food Was
furnished HIM. While eating. my wife had an
opportunity oGuoticlug lin. He was tullthI
man. with dark AaIr and a singular appearance
generally He seemed soneW hat uneasy. anu
worked lis hand ConvulsIyeiy. This did not
alarm her aS she attributed 1t 70 dItfidence-
After he had finished his meal he sat fof a mo-
ment, then spcIuEIuE suddenly to his feet, de-
sired mv wIte to show him u a room II She had
enc 10 spare A. he clused the door. she
tic,d that his ewes cleaned with strange lus-
tire. bat ttIaRin- THIS was owing to the hight OF
the candle she was uot uneasy but bidding him
good fIElt. dismissed the subject from further
Consideration. About an hour later she retired.
Her room WAS adJola.ug the one occupied by the
stranger.
These were the only apartments on the up
per t'sor Directly beneath the windows of tile
two ryorHs was . wooden shed, from the roof 0i
which access could be gam TO either q the ap-
artuetfs- Wishing Ju uaEe her success Is
secure as . possible, I had a sDa4. iroa clasp
which when placed Ill . certain position. would
rc~i,; any external attempt TO open the window
All tie doors were strongly cured by iron
belts These precautions may appear unnece>-
~a.y hut ~ The house = IA l"nly dss"is'e
spot. tIey were requisite for oar protection.
That uI1ht size fastened all the doors. but f'r-
pot the -p thus leaving the window uuguari
ed Ha,.s fallen asleep ste dreamed that Size
saw a niau standing or tie shed aud after
moment climb Iato tie room. She thought be
approached and cazed for moment upon her
ard then drawing knife from the sheath, was
about IN strike when Size awoke. The noon had
now risen, and was shining into the room max
in- every object visible, She then discovered
she position Of the Gasp, and vas about rising
Is is~teu i. wien she heard = noise. as - some
ere walking on the shed. Terror kept her from
moving. Mean while il seemed nearer, untll
at length /, paused directly beneath the window.
She kuew Il w7s not caused by an animal from