The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-12-16
IL know that already"

I've got secret, too, and that's my grand
experiment"
AS it is secret, sspposs you will
not tell mo what it is?"
20, yea will, though, but-but p~-
haps | had better not never mind, I'll
tel! you; it is simply this, to discover
What arc the different feeling. of different
persons on difleren; occasions"
81 should hardly call that an expert
ment."
"Wsuldn't you, nowl Curious, that :
yes, very curious, for, to tell you the
truth, don't myself know whether | am
justified iu calling it All experiment. But
enough Of that matter for the present.
May | ask whore you are going to I"
"To c."
"Uave you any friends there I"
None, am sorry to say. am called
there on some dsagreeabls, though i'm
psrtant business"
Then may | nave the pleasure Of your
company to dinner when you arrive
there p
"Thauk you; shall have the greatest
pleasure in accepting your kiud Invita-
ton"
"By the by, do you know how many
times We stop before we reach C-T
"Only twice, as this is an express train.
Once NJ Al, at O'Clock, and second
at f, At o'clock"
And VIXEN are We due a, C-T
"A'haIf past s, l believe"
THANK you"
Thus, for = time, our conversation On
ded, but We often renewed il again, and
| began to regard my compauion as
clever, kind hearted, though rather &c
centric old man.
Sometime after we had passed NJ,
my sccentric friend composed himself for
a sleep, aud was soon snoring, and it WAS
not long before followed his example.
My dreams were troubled. First Of ALL.
T dreamed l was being hung then that
| WAS being handcutisd =; and, last, Of all,
ia at great weight was upon inc, and
tn at something was pressing heavily upon
my chest. then woke, with start, to
find myself bound hand and foot, with u
rope passed round my neck, and fastened
to the umbrella rack behind, in sush
manner that if struggled in the least |
should inevitable choke myself and my
fellow traveller was standing over me,
with one knee on my chest.
What are you doing" said /; but
my sentence was cut short by agag
which my eccentric friend thrust into my
mouth and tried behind my head. lie
then stood away 10 look at his handi.
work, with eyes glaring like those OF a
Wild beast, and his whole frame trem
bling with excitement.
"Now," he said, with a wild laugh.
now 1 shall be able to try my grand ex-
pertinent Now l shall be able TO and
whether the heart can be extracted while
a man ID alive, without killing him -
Twice | have failed, but the stars have
told me that third time shall not fail.
o, fame, glory, Immortality, have you
in my grasp! What, pi,ituI fool do you
turn pale and trsInble? II you die, YOU
will die a glorious martyr to scshce and
if you live, you aud will share the glory
Of this grand discovery !"
From this ridiculous rhedomontsGs, |
perceived that my pleasant eccentric
travelling companion was q raving ma
MAC. What was | to dol could not
move hand or foot, or even speak, aud
the madman was arranging on the seat
in front Of me collection Of bright steel
which he took from the ma
n"gany box which have mentioned be
fore. Was there any help for me /
tried to remember how long it was after
We left NJ before | went asleep, as
thought if wo got TO r, the
maniac wosld be discovered, and should
be relieved from the horrible death which
now seemed imminent; but as bad been
doing some time before 7 went regularly
of to sleep, | found that | could not in
the least remember what time had
passed.
After some time spent in preparing his
my prosecutor began to pre-
pare me by unbuttenipg my waisIcoat
and bearing my breast. AT length every
thing seemed 10 be to his satisfaction,
and he took ups sharp, keen bladsd
knife. / shall never forget my sensations
whom l saw that little glittering ins,ru.
nent, SO soon to 10 dyed With my blood.
felt cold shuddsr run through my