Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-03-04
Sow Il Young Indiana Roy Cured
ks.s Gncle Of tlc Eiscs:ac Upon
tsomc0p;,t Principles.

Brownsburg (Ind.) Cor. of Cincinnati Times
Suicide having Ct late become so staple
an item OF current news thai wives Tor their
Husbands mothers for their sons, aud young
ladies icr their lovers, are in hourly dread,
the following story CT the "oden time,
which has never ycl appeared iii print, and
wLicb demonstrates the efficiency Of homeo-
paiblc remedies iii the treatment OF moral,
a well as pbyslca. diseases, may not be de-
void Of interest;
About eighteen years ago an oil farmer
living in this nel.hhorhood, being complete
ly psychological Win the soul-llppmg tho'l
that the spouse Of his tnoraX Was permitting
his spirit image to mldew III the lett ventl-
Gle OF the center Of her oireulatury apparat-
Us, while that of "A far less worthy knight o!
the hoe hung couspicuously in the right ver-
lriclc OF said organ, decided upon yo!unta-
rs exit from these low grounds ot sorruw
by means Of a readily lmpruyised gallows.
Procuring a sea-grass rope, he selected q
round pole oiat il bis log stable, and with
great deAberation secretly fixed the day
and the hour" IL which lie would, with one
end Of the rope tied 70 his neck aud the OH
cr end throwa over tie iasI, pub himself by
man strength into eternity.
ju. ia toe neon umc hlS wile, by hook
or crook probably by ctook-net black
one though, Ior Sic Was whhe Waulu-
discovered has purpose, and used her best
"iudeovcrs' TO persuade HIN that he was
her only "i,ller, and Ihat she wanted him
to "sul live Bat no. The hair was
Sot; the rimitivc yeoman could hot be
"gullcd,' and was bound 10 90 out. All
tie fearful eulreate5 of the ''ole 'omern
had no more effect upon his "hard listed
will than u Struggling moonbeam would
have on polar iceberg. The time ''has-
Ing lslly come" for the execution Of his de
sign, he gathered ~ his rope and went TO
the stabc, his wife following with sobs ans
cntreales, and mourntul eiacnlations and
screaming threats OF "rasiu, the neighhor-
hood
Al this juncturc and Just as the "deadset'
rurai,t, having secured lis neck il moose,
had flung the loose end Of the fatal cord
over the ioist, his nephew. John Craig, a
lad Of about eighteen years, mnch dislin-
guiShed for is sparkling vii and keen APP
petite for "deyi,ment,' rushed into the sta
bic, quickl, closed the door, hooking it ON
the inside, aud shutting the old lady cut.
This done, the boy pounced with the cclerl-
ty of cat upon the Tree end of a rope.
snalched it from his uucle's hands, triumph
antlv eXclaiming:
snow, uncle, I'll be Id if we don't show
aunt Sally that she ninl smart enough to
stop this business. I've always had n mighty
hankcrin' to see man hung, and d-n old
roper if this amt my chance. So, heave,
oh Up YOU go, old cow And John
"hauled away" vigorously, drawing the old
man about two feet from the ground, where
upon the latter irantica'ly caught hold Of
the rope above his head, and pileously gasp
ed:
"Johnny, for Gods AXE let er down II
give Sc farm rye Will
After choking his dangling, kicking. Goun-
cling uncle til-as he expressed it-he tho,
''the average was sufficiently reduced" John
lowered him till he could touch his toes to
the ground, and still holding the rope firm
ly in his hands. SAID;
sold boss, do you want to live p
"I-e-s," family squeeled the uncle,
"Will you be good to aunt?'