The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-09-08

nv. .tormeuter. Thoughts OF home and
sia6iet 6reside in the distant East aashe'
brough my mind. My past life .slided be
&0re my vision ss to drowning man; mua
>give up all hopei Could ], by keepin,
aiet, keep her at bay until help came
couli coax her? Iendssvored to smile.
Ff The moment tried knewfI had miserabl
hled, my smile must have approached th
grin ofa hyena.
The fiend seemed to be aggravated by Il
she snarled and snapped her teeth together
shook her head in . threatening manner
raised her height Of six feet erect, and up
Iproached the fre.
shut my eyes and hope winged her fligh
from my soul. ] sat with closed eyes for f1v
minutes or no waiting the expected blow.
did not fall. ventured to look about again
cautiously. She had returned to her stool
and was passing her right hand rapidly
around her limbs from right 10 left and lei
40 right. bowling like wesf. whils hsr ginm
ling eyes sought each corns Of the room il
succession, it finally rested upon me.
|" Hush I" said she.
OF course | hushed in fact had beer
lpretty effectually hushed for4he preceding
lhsif-hour twas an unnecessary injunction
and she ought to have known it, had shs
had her reason perhaps she would.
She quieted herself at this, and appearef
to be listening also, and distinctly heart
in the wall or on the outsido6f tte logs, Z
grating nsise ike the rasping- Of q fle.
Oh, God / see it ali now. lis clear as day
light had fallen into den 6f thieves who
kept this she-tiger to destroy their victims
the lost sheep was = ruse, the band wers
4 - nj han "A he unau . AZ fr.,
her to finish her bloody work.
Ghe M steri0us movement OF her hands
her wild, startled look around the room va.
dress fercely, and trotted her limbs up and
down ~ though she stood on hot iron, moan
ing and howiineat times, threatening me BY
look and gesture
How long could endure thiss began
to wish it over, to welcome even death tc
this agony Of suspense. Ten minutes more
more litI seemed N age-I felt as though
years had passed vince | stopped at thai
house. Ny hair had turned prematurely
gray, most assuredly; I watched her with
the intentness Of extreme fear. She seemed
making up her mipd to some new deviltry
she stood up, no ided her head, advanced r
to the wall, opened q small door that had
heretofore escaped my notice. appearing tc
search for something and finally drew out Z
knife, 1 most murderous-looking weapon
and brandished ID sloft with q Wild, exuitanI
shout of triumph. II was all over at last
my time had come q satisfied chuckle, and
as she turned upon me . million menacina
fires shot from her eye. I felt my reason
giving way; was recoBciled 10 my fate
when the rapid galloping Of a horse wa,
heard outside, and q moment after my hos
tess appeared at the door.
The maniac settled down on the bed, and
hid the knife under her clothes, running
her hands around her feet In the old, un.
! taeeounsabse manner. ss--.e- p 'v,.s..s I'd
To say 1t was the happiest moment Of my
life, when my stess.appeared 1t the door
would be but faint expI ession Of my feel.
ings ct that time, could have kissed her
With joy.
| Shaking the snow from her clothes, she
turned to the old woman with what could
plainly perceive was an anxious - ~
lieved look, and said: 81
Have the rats been troubling Granny
again well. well set atrap and catch them,
that we viii"
With cunding and hndish leer at me she
replied, Rats are more dangerous than
mice, and kittens may get hurtr She
stretched her length on the bed, hauled the
bed-covering over her head, had disappeared
for ever from my sight
The relief I felt can be imagined, not des-
cribed; my nervous system had received .
shock 1 have not got over to 10 this day,
but every moment l Felt my strength. return
ing. ] kept my hosteess between me and
the bed, and asked her in subdued whisper,
If she-pointing TO the form on the bod
wasn't q little-pointion 10 my head mean
ing 10 inquire in as gentle q manner as pos
sible, isn't she raviDg maniael
She laughed joval laugh and said:
"Noi Granny is all right, but mortally
afraid Of rats, aBd gets excited when lefi
slone. hope you wArn't afraid Of her."
"0h, no." I replied, but my face belied
my words, and my Involuntary shadder be-
trsyed the emotions Of my mind.
We went not to bed that night, and ~
| the first streak Of dawn mantled the eastern
sky, I snnoupced it rs my purpose TO depart ;
refusing . pressing invitation TO remain TO
breakfast; with "Chris'' for pilot, left the
scene Of my night Of misery with light
heart
finished my business arrangements In
the West speedily, and hurried East as fast
as possible, and nothing could ever induce
me 70 visit that portion ef eur magnificent
country again. And often, seated here In
nav cozy, comfortable study, with the carpet
nu hing warm beneath my feet blazing
FIRE in the CRATE, chill shadows Of fear creeE
over me, as / shudderingly peer into each
4 corner of the room for . face remember bu
too well; and thlt night, dead long since
except 10 memory, drags itself in al IL
misersble details before me, and Iexpsrieuc'
lsgain all the horrors Of my prarie adventure
, Elementarv Facts for WoEkingmen
and Ref0rmers.
Wealth u the primary want Of man
Without II he is poor, dspsndsns and hslp
less: his mind is the slave OF the body, anl
! he himself the slave Of Mature. The thought
and labors Of the vast majority arc desots'
to iss se1uisition. Its possession is the fun
ldamental condition Of human happiness m
4 lelevation. r
Wealth ID the subject-matter Of which Pc
: litical Economy tresis. u undertakes 70 81
!. plain TO explain the phenomsna and law
4 connected with its production its Exchangs
!. I(purchase and sale) and its Division anon
The members Of society.
I'll What, then, Is Wealth, this great desid
b Ieratamf Let NJ define it clearly, 30 ths
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