Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-10-31

~ know you, he cried, know you
You have been following me about for
years; you dog me everywhere. l see
you in the sunshine, in the moonlight, on
the walls, on the ceiling, in the silver
spoons, in the aquarium, in the shop.win>
dows, everywhere and everywhere. will
thus beat aud smash you, hell born image
Of myselfv
As he said this, he pounded the fraR.
ments almost to dust, danced on them,
and lssyAsaa ms they FLASHED round him
Then, seizing huge hatchet. shaped frag-
ment Of plate glass, he cried, looking to.
ward my bed:
But where is that wretch who denied
last night that invented perpetual mo.
ton? 1t was he who filled this room with
images to vex and dog me. Stop; III go
and get my razor; it'll do it cleaner"
The moment be darted into his own
room leaped out of bed, rushed into the
corridor, and quietly locked my door on
the outside. Then tried the key in his,
aud finding it fitted, locked his door too
heard hl'n scream and howl, drag
down the bed.cur,ains, and rush a, the
door, and kick, aid thump, and cut at the
wood with his razor, as he cried
Forty days have been in the wilder.
ness. Newton, let me out, and bring me
a boiled pelican: kepler. some brandy.
and water aid tell the landlord, Flam =,
stead, there's a man run away here with
out paying for his bed. Cut his throat,
tell you, for he says didut discover per-
petual motion "
ran to the end Of the corridor, where
some twenty bells hung. beat on them
all, till every person in the hotel came to
my help-landord, waitors, chambers
maids, ostlers, guests, everybody. told
them OF my narrow escape, and of the
madman, and We then arranged to secure
him-by hinging blankets over him when
we opened the door and rushed in
We did secure the man after .remen>
dous struggle, for his strength was super
human. We then tied his hands behind
him, and sent for the police to put strait
wais,coat on him and take him into
custody.
Next day his keepers arrived and took
charge of him. 1t appeared that he was
was professor of St. Bees, a scientific
inventor, who had gone mad partly from
over study, but still more from being re.
jected by lady. Ever since that reiec
ton, he had taken it into his hea d that he
was SO superhumanly hideous that 10 one,
male or female, could bear to look at him );
and he had in consequence taken n mark ed
hatred to all mirrors and looking glasses,
which he had made a rule Of destroying
wherever he found them.
.
The late gallant General Sumner, about
twenty years ago, was Captain Of a com
pany Of cavalry, and commanded Fort
Atkinson, in Iowa.
One Of his men, Billy C, had re-
ceived an excellent education. was of a
good family, but an unfortunate habit of
mixing too much water with his whisky
had so reduced him in circumstances ha;
out Of desperation be enlisted. CAPTAIN
Sumner soon discovered his qualifications,
and as he was good accountant and ex-
celIent penman he made him his conh1en-
tal clerk.
AT times the old habit would overcome
Billy good resolutions, and a spree would
be the result Captain Sumner, though a
rigid sciplinarian, disIiked to punish
him severely, and privately gave him much
good advice (atter good SOLDERING in the
guard 'house,) receiving in return many
thanks and promises of amendment bu,
his sprees became more and more frequent
One day, after Billy had been oD ben.
der, the Captain determined on giving
him severe reprimand, aud ordered Billy
into his presence before be was fully sober.
Billy came with his eyes all bloodshot
and head hanging down, when the Captain
accosted him with:
80, sir, you have been drunk again,
cease. You are man of good family,
good education, ordinarily good soldier,
neat, e'eanly, and genteel in appearance,
of good address, and valuable man ;
yet yoa will get drunk. Now | shall tell
you, once for all, that
Here Bsily's eyes sparkled, and he in .
terrupted lis superior with:
Beg pardon, Captain, did you say
that bic" was man Of good birth
and education -
ayes, did"
"And that was good soldier?'
"Cer,ain'y.' $50.
That usually lam neat and gen.
teel?'
"Yes. Billy"
Sand that | am valuable man ?"
Yes; but you will get drunk
Billy drew himself up with great dign.
ty, aud throwing himself on bis reserved
rights. Indignantly exclaimed.
y" Well, now, Captain Sumner, do you
really think Uncle Sam expects--to-to-
to get all the cardinal rirtues for twt're
dollars q month p ~
In New York the cid line Wing candi-
dates for Attorney General and Inspector
Of Prisons have Withdrawn, being the only
candidates upon the ticket, and the dem,
ocratic candidates have been substituted
for them. At the East, all conservative
elements are opposed to the party that is
prosecuting the war for the overthrow of
slavery, instead Of for the restoration Of
the Union.
"Jennie June says that in the under
skirta the ladies will 90 To no end Of ey.