The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-17
Chased by a MOnomanIac.

! ness. Whils there became the recipient
of cordial invitation to attend reception
al the house OF Mrs. SaterIee.
Ny FIRST impulse was to decline, but on
mature deiberaiion decided to attend, and
Idid not regret ii, for il was brilliant affair.
The rooms were filled with the elite of the
place.
Auong the many to whom had the
pleasure of being introduced daring the
evening was certain Mr. Morrill, He was
noble-looking man. Dark complexion,
finely moulded features, rather TALL and
altogether just such person as was my
beau ideal OF what nature intended man 20
be. found him 10 be eloquent and witty
in the extreme, aud We had not conversed
long ere mentally pronounced him the
mos, gifted conyersaIionslisi had ever
met.
was strangely Interested in Mr.. Morrill,,
aud when opportunity offered, | asked DR..
Cooper, with whom I was on terms of IL
timacy, who he was that had so strangely
Interested me. In answer TO my inquiries,
he lold me that Mr.. Nor i'll was lawyer,
who sioood very high in his profession, and
had been elected to the Legislature abou,
month previous.
''You would not think" continued The
doctor, Iha he had ever been monams-
MAC li
ga monomaniac No.
"WsII: be has been. Come out on the
balcony and III tell you all about ii. Two
years ago, resumed ne when we were out
ou. of hearing, "Mr. Morrill, was PROSTATE
With brain lever; he was just beginning 10
recover. When'we discovered that his mind
was affected He imagined himself deaf
and dumb, but in every other respect he
was perfectly sane. When be was suffi-
I cently ecovered 10 admit of his going out,
4 he went 10 his office, and attended TO his
! business as well as deaf and dumb man
could He would converse with his, part
ner on paper, but nothing conEd induce
! him 10 speak. His wife was in the great
est distress. called one morning and found
! her weeping sadly on aecoun: of her hus-
band. ] resolved 10 try once more to com
pei him 10 speak, and before leaveing had
arranged plan win her which we hoped
would prove successful Although simple,
you will see how ehec,ualit proved.
On the succeeding day I repaired 10 his
house about the ZINE supposed he would
/ be home 10 dinner. He was seated a, the
dinner table when arrived. bowed TO
him ond passed into an adjoining room
His wife soon followed me- We had pur-
Poseiy LETT the door siar, 10 order that he
nigh; hear US.
Mary said TO bis wife, Il wish you
would leave Morrill, and marry me. He's
mean, stingy old rascal. Ill"
I'm mean, slingy old rascal, am ="
said he, rushing in with pair Of tongs,
which be had pickad up.
Springing through The open window
rushed up the street, running a, the top of
my speed He followed close after me-
At first 4 rather enjoy the excitement, but
ii was fast becoming serious. was get
ting tired but dared not stop. He pursued
me SO closely that had not time to enter a
house, and soon there were no houses TO en-
Ter, for we had left The village far in the
distance
On, on we sped, pursuer and pursued
As you may well imagine, by this time
was greatly exhausted, and knowing if
continued my fight mnch longer | must
surely be overaken, determined TO turn
round and face my tpursuer. faced him
and iu few seconds be was up with me.
"He Immediately aimed blow at ms
head with The longs, which he had retained
during he pursuit stepped 10 one side
and received the blow on my left arm, un-
Fortunately ehauering The bone. We then
clulched, and Immediately commenced a
desperate Struggle lasting several minutes.
In the disabled condition in which the blow
Of The tonss had placed me, | felt | was
slowly but surely being overcome, and be-
gan 10 be seriously alarmed for my safety,
whhen suddenly his hold on me relaxed,
and he Fay moIioness before me on the
grass. He had swooned
In my disabled condition, could do but
very little for him but sill down and wait for
some one 10 come tha: way had not
waited long, when farmer with team Of
oxen and anrempiy wagon. came along
With the help Of a la5orer, the farmer got
US both ntu the wagon, and bore as back TO
The house we had left so suddenly.
His wife was, OF course, much alarmed on
behoIding him; but lquietcd her by say
ing this wonld probably work an effectuaI
cure. A physician was called who dressed
my arm. Mr.. Morrill, was Immediately put
to bed, and before Ief,. | had the pleas ure
of seeing him in heaIihfuI sleep.
The rest is soon told. He slept through
all The afternoon and night, and into the