Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-01-18

.H cA"' no cae i've unOef. IL.
Cerebral disorder, eh ~
What z" asked the man.
wrong here"
I touched my forehead, and so did
".Aye; aid I thought I'd DROP ir
and tell You, if you Was going to thf
station tomorrow, to take look and
see It its post ncrteri or not. Besides,
! wanted to zee where I could always
lind you in case of need"
bowed, and attributed his visit tc
feeling of curiosity. He sat on the
sink, one rubbered foot thrown owe,
the other, and wiped his nose with 9
dirty handkerchief several times, while
his eye wandered about like Christie
hher Columbus after discoveries. Final.
~, he spoke like one who felt himself
called upon to say something,
49,. Perfessen there has ,been ail a0ci
dent thit afternoon terrible, too"
"Ah," saidI.
lawful I" said he.
What was it9"
" Nltro-glycerine explosion up in the
iron mills-a hundred fellow mortals
Busted !"
"Sad !"
Affecting, very" Here he rubbed
his mouth with the back of his hand,
" Perfesser, what is that nitro-glycer.
inc p
1T is very dangerous atticle,'' ]
answered, happy to display my knowl.
! edge. It has nearly twice the de-
structiveness of gunpowder, but, unlike
1t. does not explode on the application
of heat. A red-hot coal dropped into
it will not explode it. 1t viii freeze.
1t is yellow and greasy. Its symbols
in our nomenclature are C3, 115 mo. 81
8, o."
You don't mean to say so /" said
the officer, interrupting me, in dis.
agreeable tones, in the very middle Of q
choice extract from one of nv lectures.
Why, but you haven't told me how it
does go off. Iffire won't burst it. what
in-(hem)-will p
I told him if it were pressed or any,
thing fell on it, it wouldexplode.
Place it under the crusher of a
cider mill, strike it with hammer, let
a weight fall on it from height"
eyes," said my man. and that
rouses its volcaner, does it9 How does
1t come, perfesser 2"
i" In little cans-why, like these T.
said !, discovering that there was lit
tie can of it on the marble sink, which
! had carelessly neglected to replace in
the cellar. then took little Of the
glycerine, spread 1t on an anvil, and
struck it with a hammer.
A slight explosion and q flame burst
from the paper.
mo, really" said the policeman,
starting back. suppose, perfesser,
that ere can would make a mighty big
noise if allowed to explode in here ali
at once 2"
It would blow the entire building
to atoms, " said resuming the analy.
sis of Mrs. Johnson's stomach.
"Nol" heard the policeman re-
mark, in deliberate Yankee tones; "you
don't say sol"
The next moment lay on my back.
q gag in my mouth, terribly frightened
and sick at heart. Over me stood the
policeman, and the first thing that
functionary did was-lookinR me
straight in the face-to take ffhis nose.
He then rid himself of his red eye.
brows, hair, and cap, and became de.
termined- looking fellow, with the eyes
OF fiend and the nose of Roman.
. $50 you think" said the metamor.
phosed, in the tones of gentleman,
g that nothing can save Joe johnson
from the rope9 Poor fellow it does
look like it. But, my dear professor,
Joe johnson is fortunate enough 10
have in me devoted friend, as we'll as
brother. have undertaken to save
him, and he shall be saved. In order
to accomplish this end twill be neces.
sary to remove from the face of the
earth, not only the stomach of his mis-.
erable wife yonder, but also, my dear
professor, I'm sorry to be obliged to
say it, for believe you were my broth.
er's teacher and friend,-yonrself as
well.'
I saw that he was in deadly earn est.
!. Your death must apparently result
from accidental least, SO it must seem
to the authorities. Ny brother is in
jail and they will not suspect him, and
they certainly will not suspect me-"
What terrible deed was in his brain
Matching he going to murder me9
The hard earned knowledge of a score
of years I would have gwen for powe,
to utter one single cry.
i He took me in his arms and placed
me in chair, and bound me to It, and
then, from side pocket, he produced
another rope.
! Was it m yself who was to hang in
stead of johnson?
i No; yes. He placed the line pully.
like over an arm of hanging chandel-
ier. This was altogether too slight q
support even for one of my slender
frame. It was not to be hanging, then.
To one end of the rope he attached a
weight, and raised it, by pulling the
other, six or eight feet from the floor,
The loose end he secured to the sink.
Was he mad Did he mean to draw
me under this weight and send me ont
of the world in novel way by letting
1t fall and dash my brains Out2
} 10 the sink end he attached a long,
| yellow string.
Under the weight, on the floor, he
placed the can Of nitro-zlycerine. ]
recognized the yellow string; it was O
fuse, and it would burn s,xty minutes.
7 1t would burn across the marble slab
"%o AAo AIOpo VI 4VB lKu1Gl0R any
3 substance that would warn NV friends.
!" Do you begin to see through it q
asked Joe Johnson's brother.
1 believe I cursed him with nv ewes,
L could only breath through my nos.
trils, and great veins, were swelling and
: growing hot in my forehead.
l Drawing match from his pocket, l<
I lighted and applied it to the fuse; that
3 little tyrant that gave man IN hou,
, to live, aud kill him at the end of it.
, that little irresponsible terror that, les:
than merciful Providence, told mar
= the second he was to die, if fright anf
. horror spared him to Itself!
+ Slowly tho flames crept, snakc-lik,
D around the twine
i" In one hour" SAID the prisoner
a brother, you will be in heaven or hell
1 will watch with you for half an hour
q and the other half you will spent
( alone
3 He sat down some minutes in chair
]. watching the fame. Then he arose ant
: took u piece of porcelain, with the R,ur
' derer's mark thereon, from the tabl'
: and shook his head gloomily.
s. ~ am chemist enough to know it j