Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-10
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thing, indeed-st last, 80 I found It, both in A.
/ tlciFsiion and IN very ceed, bus there was u
help for it. Snaoks, my lawyer. wrots and tol
me- that if, on The 25lh, vas not e. O..
! should probably loss-Revor mind what, bu
something which induced me 70 pack my port
mantsEu in I'll hsats, ssud for handser,. an,
drive 30 tss \. Y . STATEN. Whaa I arrive,
there, foEnd was too lats for ths tzsin Ia,
| wished 70 catch, and that the next enc did no
start for three-qssTters Of an hour. Tnvsr5ly
caTsiag ny III fortune. went to ths waiting
FOoa, and eudsaFOEsd 70 make myself as ecm.
fsrtsb.s % could; but despite ali ny attempts
think never knew tine 10 pass 50 slowly ia
al my life, exespt a csrtsin twenty minutes
sbozs whiek ! arr going 70 tai
Although, as 1 said, the time vent vsrv slow,
", nsysrtheless it did 20; sud, Ia process ol
tins, found Eysslf snagiy snseoncsd N frst
class carriage, which bad but ons oecapant be-
sidss Eyssif, chssTfal looking, little Old man,
with gray hair, aud a strange, restless look
about tie eyes Directly I goi into he carriage
be addressed me II familiar way:
"a msTTy Tins to you -
The same to yen" sail !, rzthsz gEnfl7, as
was not in the best Of Aamor, and did not feel
inciised 20 be cheerful and neighborlY
"Why, bless ms, sir" said the liitls old nan.
rsseHing The attack, s'YOu have not ANYTHING
wheFeWiTh 10 keep yourself warm on this cold
WHtsr's day; ALLOW ne 70 ofsr yeu one of rV
travelling Wrappers I always take care to Be
well provided with suea things when 1 20 on a
journey" And my companion took from his
side rolled up rug, uaToiled Il, and taking =
small mahogany seI fom the folds, threw the
rug to ne.
Thank you, SIR said 1, feeling Ia spits Of
myself g shade more ehserful.
Oh, no thAnks, no thanks; do it for ny
own bene6t, net yours, I assure you"
"HcW Dc you sasks cut thaiT7
why, ike TO have c0mfsrtabls face o.
Posiis aei snd, besides, lac gTaad experiments,
you know"
'4Whsl grand experiment." said, somewhat
startled by ths mans excited maaRer.
''O5, nothing, nothing" said be, eoloring Vi
olently, 'oRly-that is to ssy-ezaotiyi are you
B FreeRasonf"
Ne, sir"
"Not Fresassoni Why, bless me- you
ought most certainly to become one"
"Wky so}"
Because you would then know that hey
have got sOrs of-that IS to say-is fact, 50
srel"
81 know that already"
'Roany1 I dsclars you are the most extra
ordinary slsn ever met. Wsll. I've got 4 Sc
srsi, toe, and that's my grand experiment"
''As 1t is secret, l suRP0ss you viii not tell
ne what is isi''
.0h, YES. win, though, but--5ut perhaps I |
lRd better not; never mind I'll tell you; 1t IS
imply this: % discover what are the d,ffsrens I
eeilHga Of different psEsoDs On dIHsIsAt ocea- /
lions"
Il should hardly call that an experiment"
"WCuidn't you, noEf CuIious, thai; yes I
Tsry curious, for, 70 tel you the truth, deus
Rys' II know whsthsr l am jussiiod IN ealing I
an experiment. Bai enough Of that matter 1
or ths present, Nay ask where you are go
Hg tor
To C"
"Hsvs you any friends thsrsi" |
None, I an sorry to say, an called there 1
z some disagreeGbls, though important bu-
iuess"
"Then may have the pleasure Of your com
any to dinner when You sTTive thsrsf''
Thank you; shall have the grestsst pleasure
a nseesPtisg your kind inviss'ion."
-By-the-by, do yoR know how many times We
top before We reach C-l"
'' Only twice, as this is sn express train. Oace
{ IL, At 2 o'clock, and second al F., at
o'clock"
" And when are vEs dus at C-i"
A. halfpsst s, l believe
Thank you"
Thus, for time, cur conversation endsd, but /
7s often renewed l. again, snd I began to 70
ard ny companion IS cIsysT, kiad-hsArted, /
nough rather eccentric old man.
Sometime sftsr re had passed NJ, ny
ccentrie friend composed himself fer a slse5.
nd was soon snoriBg, and it was net lcng BE-
3re l followed his sTsnpl8. Ny 6rssms were I
-oabied Eirsl Of al, j dreamed / was being
andeufs5; and, lest 81 sH, tha. a great weight
Fas upon ma aud th=s something was pressing
esviy upon my chest. then woke, with a
tart. 20 ind myself bound hand and foot, with
rope passed round nay neck, and fastened T.
le umbrella rack behind, IN such manner that
] struggled in the least I should Inevitably
hcke myself and my fsIlow-trsveler was stand
g over me, Wss stsadiDg over ne, with enc
nee on my chest.
'Wbst are yoa DOING said I; but nv sen
nee was cut short sy gsg which NY eecsn-
ie friesd thrust into nay mouth aud ted behind
y head Be then stood away 70 leak at bis
VITA eyes glaung Ike those Of
lid beast, and bis whole frame trembling with
rci,sment
-NoW." be ssid, with laugh, Nov I shall be
sle to ~ my grand experiment Nov I shall
, shle 70 aRd whether the heart can Be sxtrse-
q while man is alive, without kiIiiBg him
'Tiee have failed, bat the stars have told me
at q third time I shall nos fail Oh, fsme.
ogy, Immortality, | have you in my gTssp
hat, Fitiiul fool do yoa turu pale aud sTsmbls7
you die. you will die glorious martvr 10 Scr
esi and il y0u i've, you and viii share the :,
ory OF this grand discovery %
From this ridiculous Fh0dsmsRtade perceived
It ny pleasant sccontTic travelling eoupsuion i
- q Fsving maniac. What was | dot I 7
aid not move hand OF foot, OF even speak. sad 2
3 madnan was arranging on the SCAT IN front 1
me 4 e0liecti0R of bright steel Instruments, q
Hich be took from the mahogany box which / / 4
We nsntoasd before. Was thers any help for
81 tried to remember hos long if sss after G
} left NJ before went 70 slesp, - I thoaght &
We got to F., The maniac woald be disn0v- q
81, and should be rslisged ffon the horrible z
sih which now seemed imminent; but as I q
d baeu dosing some lime before I Wsat regu- b
ly of 70 sleep, found that / c00ld NOS ia the
sst remember what Tina had passed. I
Afer some time spent ia preparing his ibstrH- {
5ais, my persoeutoT began 70 prepare Rs bv 8
Ibaitoning my Waiste0st and bsarinE nv g
sast. A. length everything sssmed 70 be n D.
satisfaction, and be took ap 8 sharp, keen ;
lded knife, Ishall BsTsE forget ny sensations z
iea saw that little gHttsFiBg instrument. % L
on to be dYsd with my blood. felt q cold 0
adder run through ny body and l0nxsd 20 p
lss my eyes, but they seemed 70 keep eBsn BY =
sort Of horrible fascinatios. After trying the 8
gs Of ihs knife, and preparing . cloth, and /"
wing enc 6D&l look to his instruments, my &C. L
ntric friend pressed bis 6ngsF close above ny 81
art and said: n
This IS how I am going 70 manage It. nv G
end I an goiRg 70 sut 3 circle IL lhe assh 8
eve the besrs with this katie il will not burt b
zen, IS 1 shall 0nly juss oat thTouqh the skip. g
D the kslfs is exessdiBgly sharp I shan fbsn h
1oesd to Dig deeper With tbs insIumeus, and .
ally exsract ths heart win tbis.n M
Ths reader may Imagine ny ssusaFioas dnrin,. s.
3 cold, bloody rectal, tQI anl utterly Un.biS i
describe them; bat when the sharp stesl srst s,