The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-04-27

iair, with light blue eyes and delicate chin r.,
lace was oval and full, but void ofaxnreos;oo
io'e' iear, reveng-, nor pleasure, could
""eeu III It's solid outline. HIS eyes stared
d eNeiyIhing' without appearing to see, and
""en "e SpoNe' there was rarely any meaning
IN nus words He followed the men in their
various duties, like dog following his nnasta,
whenever he was struck or started by hoa,s-
vans mate, he ran up the main rigging scream
ing al The top OF his voice, and never paused
untii he had performed the first evolution which
nae made him a maniac.
as the Old sailors story runs. the ship arri-
yea al plymouth TO be decked and reftted.-
Inc captain aVaIling himself of the leisure.
was gong 10 De married, and the news was
communicated by his servant to the cook wbo
soon circulated It On the birth-deck amono fine
men, VINO cursed him and all Of his kin.
MS servant came on board OF the hulk whare
the men were lodged, the evening when tha
captain was TO be married. Crazy Joe nhe
name the boy was known by) met him at the
gangway and asked hlm nlellisentjv if the
captain would be married that evening. and
"heFe. The servant gave him the infor-
NATION he desired, and went about his business.
That night while the captain was urdres-
sing, ne was s-ized b. the throat and dragged
TO the brdaI-bed.
"Look, fair lady, on me-" said crazy Joe,
"out do not scream, orI will kill you Look
on me- hold within my grasp devil who
Delights IN cruelty-a meIciess fend who has
ScouTged the backs OF hundreds of brave men
rutlan who has robbed me of my reason. |
hold hlm within the grasp of deaib, at the verv
moment his black soul thought itself within the
reach OF bliss. Monster look upon your lady
'hlnk one moment OF the heaven OF earthly ioy
almost within your reach-then think of me.
poor crazy Joe, and OF the hell to which send
you! Die, wretch, die -
When The alarm was given, the strangled
oody OF The captain was found lying alongside
OF the brldal-bed but the manlac who killed
him was never recognized aiteIward. He be-
ongTd TO Cornwall and probably found shelter
from pursuit 10 the mines, until the excitement
passed away.
The lady stated at the time, and many wears
afterwards, that the attack of the maniac was
SO sudden and silent that she knew nothing of IT
until the curtains were pushed aside and she
teit the pressure of The captains 5odv bent over
the edge of the bed. Joe held his victim a.
round the neck with his right hand, and turned
him from side TO side as easily as if ne had been
child, while the fore-fnger and thumb of the
LETT had grasped her own throat, ready to ex-
tlngulsh her life if she attempted to rarse an
alarm.
fiis face was pale and death-Iike bis eyes
stared, but were motionless and every word he
uttered seemed TO issue from the very depths of
his soul. The captains looks were terrible De-
yond description death left the impress oflero-
city upon his darkened Features How the
maniac entered or left The room, she never
knew his departure was as noiserss as his en-
trance. So paralyzed was she with fear, that
an hour elapsed before she could muster cour-
age 10 call for help; but she thanked God, when
the captains cruel character became generally
known ashore, that she had been rescued from
his alliance.