Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-03

thy breast; I wiiiplace my knee across thy
arms, thus; so that thou cannot ibiure me
when tho1 retufnest 70 consciousness. Il
hope may be the humble instrument of
tanning thy fereey Warlike nature, and
make q better. and more Fespeetabls man
of theR.pi Is dir bsis3ui6. ir5,l Z.
5 As the Quaker concluded. Jim began to
show signs of returning life. The first inn
pulse of Jim, when he fairly saw his con-.
dition; Was to turn Nathan off. He.strug7
gled desperately but he.was in a vice. his
effort was unaTailing, ce eF Il s1l dos ,.s
! "Friend, thou must keep still until am
done with thee" said Nathan II believe
lii am an humble instrument IN the hands OF
God to chastise thee, aud I trust when
am done with thee thou wilt be a changed
man. Friend James, does thee not repent
of attacking me o. t.ef ttr So.
''No, ,"'said JAMES 'ls. me up, and I'll
II Vim not iet thee mp, inpious
| wretch replied Nathan tiatest thon'
profane the name OF thy Maker win
punish thee for that-I viii check thy
respiration for moment" 'A'ath
Nathan, as good as his word, clutched
him by the throat. He compressed his
grip, as gurgling sound could be heard
Jim's face became distorted; a ,tFemor ran
through his frame. He was evidently un-
dergoing a process of strapgulation. The
Quaker relaxed his hold, but not until the
choking process had sufficiently, as lie
thought, tanned the peryerse spirit of jim.
1t took some moments for Jim to inllale
sufficient air to address the Quaker.ipr
EIwill knock under.n said jim; t'euough;
let me np,nsli.. iavssJ HF.a.f tssF ~ q
'FNoEthon hast aot got half enough,' p re-
piled Nathan. "Thou art now undergoing
a process of moral purifcation, and thou
must be contented to remain where thon
lyest until am done with thee. 5Thoujust
iProfaned the name of thy Maker, friend
James" continued Nathan, "confess, dost
thou repent thy wickedness p" q H Il
mo, hanged if do" growledJim. q
"Thou perverse man." replied Nathan,
in an imploring tone, "say that thou re-
pentest of thy wickedness." i--'i5si
HI'll be hinged if do,'' growled Jim. "
"Will thou not?" replied the Quaker
.'mustI use compulsory means? 1 will
impress thy windpipe aguin unless thou
givest me an answer in the affirmative-say
quick, art thou sorry2"
''No, I-y-e-s," shrieked Jim in gurg-
ling tone as the Quaker's grip tightened,
eyes, am sorry"
as thy sorrow q godIy sorrow" inquired
Nathan. i' 'a-5ih. '.'-" "
Jim rather demurred giving an nfFirma-
tive answer to this question, but gentle
squeeze admonished him he had better
aYes, replied Jim, "now let me up"
al am not done with thee yet" said Ma
than.
.'Thou hast been disturber Of the peace
of this neigbborhood time out of memory
thy hand has been raised against every
man-thou art brawler Wilt th0u
promise me that in future thee will lead
more peaceable life-that thou wilt love
thy neighbor as thyself?"
"Yes," answered Jim, hesitatingly, "ail
but the Quakers." Z i7s -s5.
rThou must make no explanation" re-
piled Nathan. 81 insist on an affirmative
answer" .'-t "1'
"If / say yes to thatAT'll die first"
A struggle now ensued between tile two,
but Jim had his match. 's''' :.
aThou must yield, james" said NathHu,
at insist on it," and he again grasped Jim
by the throat. ~ will choke thee into
Submission; thou must answer affirma-
tiYeIy-say after me, 4 promise to loyr
my neighbor as myself, including the
Quakers y"
II promise that2" said jim; am be.
cursed Il do" '.''1 "ii'''
81 will check thy respiration if thou
don't" replied Nathan "wilt@- thou
yield2" quo" lA u 20 t.i+
mo, / WON'T I'll be blasted if I dD.'n
answered Jim.
"Tiee had better give in, p replied Ma
than. tetI will choke again, it thee does
not-see my grip tightens." "a go. y
And Nathan did compress his grip, and
the choking process again went on. Jim's
face first became distorted, then purple
his tongue lolled out, and his eyes protru
ded from their sockets-his body writhed
like q dying mans. Nathan persisted in
holding his grip until Jim became entirely
passive, he then relaxed his hold. Jim
was slow in recovering his speech and his
senses; when he did he, begged Nathan for
mercy:s sake TO release him ~ IN
aWhen thee will make the promise 1"
exact from thee, / will release thee, butno
sooner replied Nathan. 'eu
Jim saw he was powerless, and TINT the
Quaker was resolute. He felt it was no
use 70 persist in his stubbornness.
~ will give in," he replied, "t will
promise 10 love my neighbor as myself"
.iIncluding the QuAkers ~ insinuated
Nathan p i'
ayes, including the oaakers," /" replied
Jim. ''.5--S =, +. '.'. = ~ 6. -.
"Thou mnyest arise, then, friend James,
answered Nathan, t!and trust the lesson
thou has learned to-day will make a moro
peaceabIe citizen of thee, and l hope a bet
ter man. - l-
Poor jim was completely hnmbled; he
left the field with his spirits completely
cowed. Not long after this occurrence the
story became 6ruited about, This was
more than Jim conld bear. He soon after
LEFT the scenes of his many triumphs and
late defeat, and emigrated to the "far
west" The last 1 heard. of him he was
preparing 10 make another move. Being
pressed for his reason why he again eihi
grated, he. said colony of Qnakers were
about moving into his neighborhood. He
was under an obligation to love them, but
he was Of the opinion that distance wOnld
lend strength to his attachment.
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