Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1870-08-04

ache, probably due TO my hearty dinner.
NOVEMBER 9G-This is the fifth day
of my imprisonment. My appetite seems
to be unimpaired on the contrary, rather
increased; but / am beginning to lose my
dige stive powers. / slready dislike the
cheese, and suffer q good deal from sick
headache and palpitaion of the heart
NV tunnel is now about fifteen feet in
length, and I have begun to make it
ascend. Find con disp1ace the snow be-
meath by striking my ieet down forcibly :;
then fill up the hoies with snow from
above. 1t is horribly low work, and the
ascent has to be so gIadual that fear
shall never accomplish it. Still it gives
me exercise and occupation, which re.
lieves somewhat this awful lonesome
ness. 4.i9E
"S1xTH DAY.-Have just managed to
worry down slice 0 cheese for break
fast Am still hungry, and feel rather
weak. fear my hard work and priva-
tons are beginning totell upon me.
{" Four, %. m.-Hadto give up work in
the tunnel for to-day, ss my strength has
given out Have only made about four
feet more in length and one, in ascent.
Am getting discouraged. Am still hungry,
although 1 feel full of this detestable
cheese. Can feel that am fast losing
flesh as well as strength.
"SEvENTH DAY.-To- day, at the risk
of suffocating my self with smoke, made
a little pile of chips cut from the walls
and table, lighted them with my flint and
steel, and toasted some cheese. The fire
did not burn very we'll and soon had to
extinguish it; but I contrived to toast a
slice. 1t wss smoky, and not very palata-
ble but still was sort of variety, and /
could eat it. It is all have eaten to-day,
and / am weak, tired, and hungry, to say
nothing of heartburn and headache. Had
l. 60 oh hnTT
the tunnel. If thought that was near
the surface, I would try to struggle up
ward and reach it or perish. -a
NINTH DAY.-Yesterday made furi-
GUS attempt to dig my way upward, cast
ing the snow behind me; but all in vain ;
after an hours strggle 1 fell back, faint
ing, into the snow beneath, and the result
is that have still more to do in clearing
and trampling down the debris. / thought
at one time of lying there until death over
took me; but the love of life at length
prevailed, and crawled back here. Am
resolved not to give up until absolutely
overcome. The cheese has become loath-
some to me Il was nauseated this morning
when / attempted to eat 1t. Have eaten
nothing to-day, and but a small piece yes
terday. With the darkness, the solitude,
bad air, and poor nonrishment, l am fast
wearing away. Gould not sleep last night
except by snatches, and was continually
waking with horrid dreams. It was near
morning when, during a short nap, 1
seemed to myself to wake and go to my
tunnel to work. Then I heard voices
above me, and / shouted and strug-
gfGd. was answered, and heard
them digging downs to meet me-
struggled harder and harder, and at
length was seized and dragged up
into the open air. Just as was giving
q Irro & J. II
again woke to darkness and solitude in
this worse than prison. The revulsion
was so great that I burst into tears and
wept like child, and it was long time
before could command myself I wish
there was some living thing with me, if it
were only fly or spider; but, alast I am
not 50 fortunate. I pray aloud, repeat
texts from the Bible, and endeavor TO
maintain calm and Christian spirit.
ELEVENTH DAY.-Suffered horribly
from hunger yesterday, but could not
touch the cheese. To-day, in my agony,
made desperate attempt, and worried
down a considerable quantity. 1t does
not satisfy my hunger; it Is not digested,
but lies in my stomach like stone. My,
headache is so severe that / can only
write little alta time. Am too weak to
work any more. 3F wan l
THIRTEENTH DAY.-Remember but
little of yesterday. Think i must have
been delirious. My head feels very light,
and Lwrite with difficulty. Do not sleep,
but frequently faint away. ~
FoURTRENTH- DAY.-I, cannot live
much longer. Too weak TO write" (Here
the writing became almost illegible and
!" Last will-test- Pet
MeP MePherson-attorney7Edin. Am-yery
dizzy" Ia ~
Here the writing stopped. The listen.
ers drew along breath, and for few mo-
ments nota word was spoken as we sat
over the strange fate of him
whose earthly remains were lying in the
next room. Tom, who had been taking
notes during the reading, was the first to
break the silence.
"This account" said he, "would be of
great interest to a Psychologist. have
come to the conclusion that healthy
man, under good hygienic surroundings,
might maintain his existence for twenty
days Or more upon cheese alone, since
thisman, in close cOnfnement,an and in want
of light and fresh air, has by his record
lived nearly fourteen days. How in the
world he could have lived so long under
the circumstances is a wonder"
"Ah," said my host, meditatively, while
f.ling his pipe, I" but he was a Scotch
manI' 80
On the following day the funeral took
place, and we deposited the remains In
the pubic tomb Until nOI1ce cOulQ De
given to the attorney whose name was
mentioned in the diary. After we had
each taken a copy of the manuscript, we
placedit among the archives of the vii
lage, where it still is preserved as Gu
riosity, and where any inquisitive traveller
may obtain access to it to this day
Journal. r:t
THE Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in Warren, Pa, Gn the oil region),
has been sorely tried by finding nothing
to do. They had resolved to visit the
prisoners in the Jail; but, when they ap-
piled for admittsnce on their merciful er-
rand, they found the jail was empty. They
then resolved to relieve the distressed;
but, when they advertised for applicants
for their charity, none responded. The
town has a population of $500, and seUea
churches. Grog- shops are unknown, and
all the inhabitants are either Christians
or church-going people.
S-@-
THE Cincinnati Times Gays: "About
three years since O. printer in the VoEEs-
6Eatt Office, an intimate friend of Chas.
Boehier, who jumped from third story
window and killed himself, Saturday
morning, dreamed he saw a hearse bear
ing a cofin on which was plainly iusCrib-