The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-04-05
Freak of a Maniac.


On Monday evening two gentlemen,
whom we VIII call MIR. Jones and Mr..
smith, arrived per steamer from Evans
vile. Each was accompanied by his
wlie and little enid. lhe offspring OF
MIR. Jones was bright boy oil one year,
and that OF MIR. Smith was beautiful
girl aged about fourteen months. AS the
parties were gong north on the TWO o.
CLOCK tram, they concluded TO remain IN
the depot rather tlan involve the eF-
penSe oi rooms ana logging at inc hotel,
ana consequently TOOK their chances IN
'he common room IN the passenger mouse.
AS was natural, after short Time the
TWO children iell asleep, ana were COM
iortaoly slowed away, upon beds hastily
lmpr'NlSed from shaw's ana ulankets IN
uiiereht sections OF 'Iie apartment, where
.''ey res'eu Souhdly a'ter 'he'r laru uay $
journey. After lhe childrcn had Deen
cared for' Mr' Jones proposed to Mr'
Hmith that they IN company win thelr
respective wives shoulu go out anu get
some supper, pnt 10 TINS the LADIES o.
.lected on account OF the chiIuren' 10
leave them would be out oi the question.
Just then an elderly lady who had also
come down upon the boat stepped for
ward ana kindly volunteered to mlnd tic
little ones during the parents absence.
which offer, after Il little debate, was ac-
cepted, and the gentlemen land ladies'
started off
No sooner had the fond parents left
the room. however, than the strange la
dy, who proved to be maniac, CON
celved and executed plan to give each
family trouble. Divcsting each Of the
children OF It's outer garments, she put
that OF one upon the other and then,
changing their localities, awaited the re-
turn OF the parents. They came back at
length; then each one OF the fond moth
eis TOOK charge OF the offspring OF the
other, remaining IN blISslul ignorance OF
the real state OF affairs until the next
morning. Mr. Jones bought tickets for
Anna, and Mr. Smith did the same for
81. Louis, Mr. Smith took a sleeping
car, but Mr Jones did not. On arriving
at Anna, Mrs. Jones discovered that her
boy had been stolen and It's place had
been substituted by child OF the oppos-
ite sex, and immediately hullabulloo
was raised. Mrs Jores went into hys-
terics, and Jones rushed tran'irally TO tn"
telegraph Office to have Smith and his
wiie arrested at Ccntralia tor kidnap-
ping, which order was obeyed on the ar
rival OF the tram
lhc next tram that passed Anna took
Jones on board, whe was intent only up
on recovering Jones Jr. We will not at
tempt TO describe feelings en- route
that must be lett TO the imagination OF
The reader 1t Is quite enough to say
tlal IN due time the tram rrived, anI
III me sittln9-ioom OF the hotel the ntu-
riated Jones encountered the lniunated
smith, and scene enSucd which battles
description Jones accused smith OF at
tempting 10 steal lis son, Smlth upbrald-
c" Jones win attempting TO play trick
upon nm. Meantime the gentle Mrs.
smith, WIN Mrs. Jones baby IN her
arms sought to quell the angry storm OF
WORDS lliat was wagcd between them
Eaci' oil 'he gentlemen was the others
accuser, ana each iuiiy believed the
other TO pe double-dyed scoundrel'-
ZONES clu'ciieu eagerly at his scion, and
om'th as absolutely refused TO allow HIM
10 'ouch II until his own precious daush-
Ter ' was restored TO his parental arms
iheh from words the gentlemen came to
blows, when the bystanders lnterlered
and the oelligerents were separated: