Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-10
JESS 0 LIFE

he remarkable ~pertinaCity and
they display in carrying out n
WIS Of their disordercd minds.
wild freaks maniacs frequent a
method in their planning, a
an a1J...., and GOODNESS that would :
'he ShrewdeSt sane per-
40 below a thrilling incl
sch HC,helly occurred as rela-
. tlv parties to IL having J
.u.. 5uCr. army Oficer;-- p;
m reg aeut was mustered
G, / ado adieu to my old
and % he army, and open
e IN tie aourishing village
Nas starting for the supper-ta-
ne evening Of the third day
10y arrival, he ofice-bcll rang
...y. and on the hoy came IN
.J that } III wanted to see the
O"l sjtor W standing by the fire
entered lie was q tall, pow
uan-G tfect giant compared
five feet six and his great
usuy BLACK hair and wIiskers
.rN a'l-ftted Dthe monstrousto m.
YOU are & .ibert! doctor, please
DBL. with me. Its Iut a few STEPS,
O. you VIII not need q carriage.
.,f on my coat and hat and fol-
v,d him n was MY first call in
--, and lie lily hoped il was the
g. rguner of amy others,
nc Man de on ahead of Inc all
... Inns, notWt rhstandtng my endeav-
10 keep at his side, and spoke not
rl-1rl, not even answering my ques-
'i.7s
stopping before q suusantial-look-
4 residence on one of the principal
street. he app,ted the la~tch-key, and
I' me into pleasant little room on
Il. second floor Ga study | th%oughtit).
...- & out with good paintings and
sIugol, .omos, and lined with books
o. every name.
TAX seat, doctor; | will step
ont 4 moment Take this chair by
he fr it, bitter cold night,
TbN chair was q great unw'eldly
*, vat exceedingly comfortable.
threw my feet upon the fender, and
leaned back on the cushion, very well
satisfied to warm a little bcfo,J seeing
,AC patient,
. hoard 10 m,A. 'pproach the door
n..,. directly ae'k of wheye !
d heard Il door opcn and closC
alr ar 5ed he lad gone ou'
nu I'd rr ok around to see. In.
decd, ~ 0 tine, for a stout core
was thrown overuy wrists and across
my breast ald " handkerchief bounC
over M III SO quickly that
could not rsyent it..
When ] as perfectly secure, m!
conduct. stepped in front of me an(
locke Nth much interest at my vail
attempts to free myself.
Good stout cord, isn't it?" h,
asked, 1t has never been broken, an(
many a stouter mar than you has trict
1t. There, now, be quiet a while, an(
/ will tell you what | want"
He went to a cabinet that stood il
the corner of the room, and taking
long, " cked-looking knife from on
Of the drawers, ran his thumb owe
the edge, md felt of the poiu', all thu
while talking III the most common
plscc manner imaginable.
IL have studied the art of guossin!
for years. sand he. Il can guess any
thing that is my guessing chair YOU
are sitting in now and | take grea
pleasure in imparting my knowledg,
to others, This is what want of yol
tonight. | did intend to make yol
guess that, but | have thought of some
thing better
DC had become satisfied with til,
adTe and point OF is knife, and wa
acing up and down the room, givin!
full history Of the world, inter
q ersed with facts relative to the al
Il guessing, at " ich times he Away
Stopped III front me.
ibid gou ever tudy it, doctor?"
know you haven't. lam the only on
that ever reduced it to a science
Since | left my noble veterans, | hay
devoted my whole time to it; ant
now | am about to initiate you int
its mysteries, if you are worthy"
lie was standing before me so yer
cain, that didhot think he intended
his e,cs, burning with the fire of in
sanity | felt that my situation wa
desperate indeed