Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-05-11

into the room, wagging his T. ~ /
dogish JOY.
This is our only crrand - / coo.
tinued pointing 10 the animal NJ ,
better one could not be found = de-,
our marketing daily and save1 - desl
Of trouble. Such sagacious e HuRe vou
never beheld. All have to G. q writ
down upon little piece Of par whaaev.
er We want. and the quantity i Il ID !
basket. which Neptune takes III nousb
and presents it to the batche naker, o.
grocer, as we tell him. and fhuIth he
returns with the articles al "a. Nov
let me exhibit one Of his ext =. md ron
shall judge If we have oven Il his SER
vices. We shall want soln6 ~ Cor our
repast. iand I will send fek 81 u
took 1 penc:E tom x.-~vss..st 61,d
wrote upon little scrap Of paper these
words:
"MR. BRowN-For Heavens sake come
Immediately to my rescue. / am con-
pletely in the power of Herbert Stanley. a
maniac, bent upon my destruction Come
with force sufficient to save me and cap
ture him.
Laura MORGAN"
"What have you written ?" inquired
Stanley, whose attention had been for the
moment diverted to the dog, perhaps a
little fearful that in spite OF my ready com
p!iance to his wishes l might yet play him
false.
Listen" replied. sand I will read
it to you" and held up the note aud
read from it
"MR. BRowN.-Plesse send me nice
piece of tender loin steak. | have unex-
pected company to-day. and wish to pro-
vide dinner worthy of my guest.
LAURA MORGAN"
trembled violently as read for saw
the maniac was still little suspicious of
me. With every movement was in mo-
mentasy expectation that he would snatch
the paper from me to ascertain for Himself
if had indeed read it as it was written ;
and knew well that the detection of my
deception would be instant death. Has
tily folding the note l dropped it into the
basket and placed it before the dog.
81 believe, Mr.. Stanley" I said, .that
you have the key to the door in your pos
session. Do me the favor to unlock
it. if you please, for Neptune to pass
out"
The request was made politely, and
Stanley, equally politely, opened the door
for the dog. Hope once more entered
my heart. My dreadful situation would
soon be known, and help might yet reach
Inc.
A half hour passed, and Neptune had
not yet appeared. Stanley grew impati.
ent at the long delay. Again he drew
the knife from his belt.
LET the marriage VOWS be consumma-
ted. and let the marriage feast 60" he
said angrily. But skillfully and adroit-
ly managed to draw him into conversation
upon old times, when | was the fame of
his youthful ambition. | told him sevc-
raj little stories and amusing anecdotes of
childhood spoke of my own school davs
and his college life, and the honors he had
won.
At last steps were heard on the piazza.
| distinguished my husbands voice. and
the tread of half-a-dozen men. Stanley.
too, knew the voice. Its rich, melodous
toncs had years before grated harshly
on his jealous ear. Springing like tiger
upon me, he shouted, in a voice of thun-
der:
my keepers have come but they can
not capture me they win find me a cold.
stiffened corpse. My spirit will have gone
to the eternal world. to enjoy its celestial
glcries with you. my beautiful BRIDE
And again the same wild, fiendish laugh
rang through the house, and the bright
steel blade of the bowic-knife glittered in
the sunbeams
A cold tremor ran over me, but cour-
age did not desert me. With herculean
strength and energy | seized the mad
mans arm. and averted the deadly blow !:
then. with the agility of a panther,
sprang through the open window. and
rushed, at lightning speed, around the
house
Taken completely by surprise, and be-
wildered at my unexpected fight. Herbert
Stanley stood for moment undecided
what course to pursue He next found
himself violently assailed BY half-a-dozen
men. The uplifted knife was knocked
rudely out of his hand a strong rope was
thrown dexteriously over his arms and
shoulders, and drawn tightly around him,
and in spite of his desperate struggles to
free himself, he was captured Nv hour
of peril was over. Nv life had hung As
it were upon a thread, and my soul had
been fortified for the emergency but now
came reaction. My brain whirled a
film came before my eyes. and fell sense
less into the arms Of my husband.
At last awoke 10 consciousness. as If
from dream. Life and its blessings were
mine oaee more to enjoy, and from the
very depths of my soul | breathed forth
prayer Of unspeakable joy and thankful
ness to the most high God for NV uuex-
pectcd deliverance. Herber, Stanley was
taken back to the asylum from which be
had escaped. and in few months after
completed his miserable existence.
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