Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-03
FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1862.

IN bis look ani tone, that my n'Ooi Ihn
cold. and for thu moment ! believed that
what had heard wa. true.
I" Bu, why do you seek rne'" managed
20 say.
"You were 10 come. You eame." .Ail
the ,ad voice. Z" Bot will YOU help mer'
GLOW can -"
lie drew nearer. and ben, down, ela'pinr
and unela.ping his hands In u s,rangc, ncr.
,ous way.
"There was blood upon the stairs to-
night. suppose. when Won came up'"
Upon the stairs? Why, no :"
"No. Are you surc'"
Quite"
/" No blood" he KEEP, repeating. 1t is
very strange. I, !. all because did no, ca
myself. II | had been out should have
cut her throat from ear to ear. you know
and that would have made beautiful path
to walk in"
nodded, though my heart del within
me.
"You know her blood !, Ike the car.
mine. ho went on. :" cut her once. Be-
fore she put me here. and you might have
painted y house with II, Yca would b.
charmed to 500 the color, would you no,g''
Z" No doubt. cir"
"well, then. promise you some, lean
End my way To her, only YOU mus, lead mr
through the ra'.age. I can't 90 through
there alone; always .ce him # do"
Whoy'
"Charlc'-my brother Charl,', you know
1, i.,'ry odd" be added. in an injured
tone "ihc minister ,aid he was in heaven.
and IL that j, the case. | don't SEQ why he
should always siay in that passage, and
keep me from going out"
"Shall go aud -ce ii be i. thcro now 90
| SAID. ianSyin, a chance OF escape.
No." he answered. in a terrible voice,
while his eyes began {, CLEAN. "on second
though, ! shall not 8, to hcr-.ho shall
comc tou-. know how can bring her 30
lie ,na,ehcd M the lamp bad left on tho
il5or. aud held It - ,ha; the lame touched
,hc padding on the wall. In another mo.
ment IL would have been on Ere. but the
real danger drove the imaginary out OF my
head, and spranG upon him. lie dropped
the lamp and caught me IN his powerful
arms managed to tramplc on, the flame.
and then gave all my strength to the task OF
keeping bi, talon like fingers from my
throat. Up and down the PADDED room We
struggled, Sighting for l,Ie and death, ye,
making M noise and altering M cry. The
stiffness terrified ms. What would no,
have given to have heard the sharp bark OF
Towscr below.
I, seemed an hour; I 'urrose IL was not
really more than five minutes. But tho ma.
mac. strength scented TO increase A. mine
gave way H. held one of my hand. 5shnd
me. and though Ecr, him OF io- time
with the other. hc fastened upon ny throat
a, last. We had struggled down 10 the
barred door IL va. no, quite shut, and in
utter desperation cried ALOUD fJr help. Tho
maniac ground hi. teeth. AMI uttered a
strange cry the blood rushed 20 my head,
a. h,. hand. tish,cnoi around my meek my
eye. -ccmed starting from their socket. ]
~a. just gaping out Jas, prayer for iner-
ey. when | heard noisc upon the stairs /,
the door bur-, open the great DO: dew in
with low growl. and after him came jim -.
who hunr himself upon tho mndman ani
loo.enei hi' grasp in an instant. saw no
more. for sent into a llns 'voon then
that wa. almost like Death.
when. With much Pain and anguish.
sense and re,.1n came back {, ne. ! opsr-d
my eye. and ,aw jim bending over me.
bathing ny lip. and temples With traniy
and wa,o-. was lying upon the kitchen
sei,ec; ,h, gray dawn vas stealing through
the wind,v and Towser at bolt upright In
the middle Of the loor. watching for my re-
coyery with an anxious eye. lie whinei
aud vacred hi. tail when spoke. jim
held the brandy to my lips; hc wa. pale.
and confused mark over his eye showed
that he had 20, rescued ne without, danger
on his part.
"In the name Of Heaven, who was i,
Jim ?" | asked.
Take some more brandy, sir. How in
the world did YOU come to tc in there with
him."
told him how the outer door was ajar.
and how the other one had been opened for
me. lie gavea long, low whistle, and shook
hls head.
"I,'. mi,,us', fault, and I oIt-n tells her
we shall all 30 killed in our bed. some night
IL she will go on visiting him. I, always
drives him Wild. Aud tonight che mus,
have gone or crying rs she often does. poor
thing. and 60 forgotten TO see that the doors
were quite safe. lie living mercy heard
you, sr?"
Bu, who IS lie, jim? And Why is he
here. instead Of being in o proper mad
hou.e?'
That's her fault, too. as I tells her often
enough. You sec. cir, be was taken this
way not long alter they we're married."
Good heavens /! is he her husband"
"Yes cir. may say !, to you-ihoush
every one thinks he's dead. Except the
parson. lie knows. And the doctor. lie
knows, too. It's q long story. and not over
and above pleasant. lIo went mad two
hin, and illal hi.