The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-04-10

seehereH / cried; "Tm crazy for q
drink. i broke that bottlei Give mea
glass, for Gods sake-only one glass ~. /
SometBinEi in my face seemed 70 excite
the man 5 CSnniseTation He poured out
a glass for me in silence.
WithErembling eagerness I reached out
nv hanSl 10 seize 1t With trembling
hand raised it toward my lips. The
grateful fumes a lready entered my nostrils
My lips already touched the edge of the
glass
,suddeDly my throat wasseizea Eith.a
Tremendous grasp @ M e..,, n. art
TWAS as thoughithe Power which was
tormentIng me had become enraged bymy
repeated acts of opposition, and wished
now by this final act to reduce me to sub
lection Forever. }F,l,srL tu
ItwaS asif this Power was using with
me the means of coercion which one uses
withsd op Viz beat him for each offense
and each time harder till he is cured. a9 B
ThBt-imethe grasp was terrible il was
fierCor t1aan ever quick, impetuous.
In that dread grasp my breath ceased
IsruRged. My senses reeled | raised
my hanGis in my despair, / felt again the
bony I'm gers I moved my hands along
bonf Arms,
SiTmy- madness / struggled. struck
ont nv lists wildly They STRUCK against
what seemed like bony ribs
Tho otiIne during which thus shrugged
seemed endless, The horror that was on
me @nnotb be told.
Athszt all sense left me.
When i revived l found myself lying
on aude bench in the bar. TWAS early
dawn. Done was near. Allrny bones
ached rose up confusedly, not know
ing ga fH;st EhereI was, but soon the ter
rife ov=nt which had oVerpowered me
cametO tnymemory. ~ ~" =
LlOse to my feet, and tried to get out.
ThehOise that / made aWaked some one
inside HeCal1ed out tome. II -.
y" Halo there Are you OFF, ~ n.
"Yos-P Isaid. MI w 10 g
"WsE I, IAlety6u out.@4 Ia M c
Il lHeaDpeared in short time, Il =. ft...
You hada a-had turn, said he not un-
Kindly "YOu'd better take care Of your
sell, and not be out at nights. 3 . -A
Ihankedhirn and len, 81 r '2".4 Z
When / reached the house my wife
walked mp and looked half fearfullY atme.
,AmSserRent came over her face as che
saw that IWas sober. kissed her and
sat down in silence.
h She looked at me IN wonder, Tears
| fell fOrn her eyes, She said nothing, but
l saw thatshe wasprayiDg.
Asso=on as the shops were opened [
went ont and managed to procure some
food Which | brought tothe room, l then
lefttOEo to- my empl0 pl0yTnent4 Through
| the day j felt an incessant craving, butmy
horror -8@So great thatTwOuldfsr rather
have cut my throat than Tisked having
that hand there again.
Mttue days passed the horror remained
1 undlhlHiishcd. twas simply impossible
for me 70 seek forg Intoxicating drink L
dared OF
MyWife ssid nothing. / saw, however,
BY her soft eyes, the gentle joy other
face sDd the sweet, loving smile with
which she vel coined me home, how deep
| ly this change in me had affected her.
Weeks passed and gradually the craving
/ lesseneGi. Yet so vivid was the remem-
brance of that dread experience of mine
that my horror remained fresh and una
bated. To relapse was impossible. 4
dared not
Thus fogCed TO be. sober. my cirCum-
stances improved rapidly, There was nc
4 longer any danger of want Comtor1
came, and peace; and hope, and pure do
mestC Joy.
i RemGjrse for the sufferings which hao
caused to my sweet wife made me more
eager to make amends for the past, thai
4 so IrDight efface bitter memories from
| her mind. The TeyulsiOn of feeling wa.
80 Hsat for her that sheforgott THAT 1hR6
ever bzsen other than kind. ! made nC
parade OF reform / made no promises
and no vow. Nor did she ever allude K
the change. She showed her joy in he
!. face and manner. She accepted thi
change when Il came and rejoced init
IsiEI felt an anxious desire TO get +,
the bottom of this mystery, and once
toldthze whole story to my medical man
& He EVasno atsll surprised hlA'&
DOcEeB never ares Nor are doctor
ever A. a loss TO aCcOuhtfor any thing -
aPo-ohBsaid he, indiherentlyI s. That
oommon enough. 1t was mdptd dp0tsl
The brain, you know, becomes congestec
and you see q nd feel devils and slneletOni
Cases 1ikeyours are common enough"
lit ToB1e, however, my case seemed Ver
unCOuz1n0h, bat whether it be 30 OF no
nv case has resulted inmy salvation. An
never will cease even amidst my hOrrol
toh argtefal 10 that Power which cam
down clothed in terrorto snatch me tro1
ruin with that Skeleton Hasad. IS
ndlaE TraHIerS = Their AstOnlshln
: Powers $50 st.l
! e15bhJponaeneo of the Hudson starl =
D.: B.A!, P0sT HoAPrTKhjt ? :
) FoEGT RANDALL, DAoorA NER.s sadf
Feb. ~. 1869,
{. Tins most extraordinary skill that
a exhibi itedm thispart Of the country yelta
{ bythzs white man orred FnatiYey Int
4 pract=seOi t1allihg. Here It mffglbd j
q counted an art as much as music, paint
q orsc1lpture Or isin the East. The Indian
4 tmnr@eT that II 81 TaHd trailer IS il1l
q Of ctose observation, qdick pefceptiOnal
y prom sctiop, As hegoes along, nothii
Il esCatses bib OBJ tiou, and What'he sc
/ and hears he accounts for immediate
q 0Ae7i not another step is taken until
myst-ery that may present itself in y
ID line - fairly solved. The Indian trai
a. will stand still for hours in succession,
/ accoEns for certain traces ot effects
tIaClzs, and sometimes give to the M
., tor GnrsHitting attqqntiop iT dayS q
le. WeeKs e.
rdt Tae trailer Is not a graceful man.
ID carr es bis head much inclinedl hig eye
e. 0uie \ and restless, always on thewat'
ID and Zhe ehpractising .hls artAncon nscloua
" hard u ever crossing the track of man
animal Hit outseeinglt When he ent
~ sho llaa, he brings thehabitshe coAtrac
lie ID the practise Of bis art With him.
lkno- q trailer as aoon ashe enters
re Iroorza. He comes in through tho d
ne soitE and with an air Of exceeding c
al luon- BefoTe. be Is fairly in, oratle
IL has sat down, he. has taken note Of evl
Ily artiCle and person. though tllere may q
III pdo5RIl vacant chairs Ia tho room, II
" not tssate chairs, and, like the Indi
~ erBa naofe humble seat w henI !
81 smlo1oyed by General Harvey last sum ]
tofahe charge tenap apofartly of ttielnd1
L. baE were gathered here to form q I
on resesrvadou, one day gulde and ira
IA. CAM E Into the Generals headq 1alters
Iad tolN him so be seated Hasa6 dpWn
Hhe Ethe door, braclng hid back against the v
sp,lThR General saw this, and IA Ycxai