The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-04-06

a case. To him I mentioned that I ha,
a queer fellow up stairs, and that ii
pulled the'dbcllrope he was to come NJ
ate once--not thai / feared danger, bu
there WAS, no knowing what might hap
pen, ! came up the stairs to my room
with full determination to get rid O.
my strange friend as quickly and quietly
as possible" When 1entered L fount
fhimb dressedilwith 3he taBle.oloth round
flhis, s,should ersr hanging like a toga. Hi
eyes were like blazing Goals as he, stole
toward the door, turned the key, and
removed it from the lock. 'Now, cried
he I shall tell 5ou VIC I really am.
am the Evil Spirit Of Christmas; Long
have Eroamed The earth and until now
IL have not had one victim, The tim
has at length arrived. This shall indeed
be merry Christmas to me.' ''''f
T laughed, and said, VERY well acted
indeed .'~ppsb Il; osu on wGa ose
|i7i'Actad ?. : II am in earnesty .le2
| l.: Here he RHr=34;u:sSaa Hr=4us, ,..e .e J aiiF,T
long 'dissectipgfknife, which he had tax,
en-. from Q case (for VIC kept those in
struments up stairs.) I saw that the
drink" had carried away what; little sense
the wretched man ever, Had, but
Thought n bold front would quiet him
So l. Laughed, and said snow, my deal
sir, do sit d9wp, and
Never +! Blood 1 must have y
The bell,' thought, and turning
quickly Good heavens ,snaRx 6eN.4Jp,
'eas ea~highanpt 1 felt faint; but with
an effort Il rallied and spatehins ur
the. poker, ]. cried, Look here if yor
don't stop, this nonsense instantly shall
smash you with thisn ." ga
The maniac foared with fenaisb
laughter as he cried, Pam a. spirit
your weapon will go through, me al
through pir:!'ii, i,d lI,v bua noi,g,.o,o
ed There be he's st9'00d, t'00dd, gllaaringt on Ipe, re-
hioiocicSS maDiaC. :
0h how prayed ffaf da'rtksitptE66 tksaitp the 'edESob edEoSoorb
1:night ai6g. .Sa6d that the porter mich,
ANNOUNCE paEIshg How sweat world
Be the sophd like angel-melody Go ny
heart4 but. diSS;'icaaassss cases we're but few fSs .,
present. on, that + had told Jfoohin, Jfohi, h,
follow after im me '9''''' @''iiN'is's- l'dl
| Ia II S-.iH %, y,1, 4rt. i,-a
| Prepare! Thy doom is come p cried
the madman, as be, drew toward me. j
stood behind chair, with the poker
firmly clutchcd in my, left hand
Suddenly he rushed at me, catching
my blow upon his arm, and seiz
ing me by threat. q Fortunate
| ly 1 caught the wrist of the arm
that held the knife-thatI long, sharp
instrument glitterins in1thc gaslight.
raised my voice, aud cried, 'Help
Hclp" But the wind, which had nov
risen to storm, drowned my voice
besides, in that long, rambling house
could only be heard outside the door
The maniac at length got firm hold o
my throat; but just before he did so
gave one loud, piercing shrek Of 'Mur
DER! Then my eyes seemed forced ou
of my head; my brain was on fire; tn
membranes of my ears seemed bursting
and--I remembered no more
=
When I revived ] found myself il
bed, with Buryhan and Dobbs standing
by me. -
'All right, old boyp cried Dobbs
'you are better now
At first thought had been dream
ing; but as the rene nbrance came bac
in all its horrors, | shudderingly asked
How did I escape?'
'Dobbs and | came home earlier thar
usual, Buryhan replied. 'Whon VI
cane II .hc i,c-:sE f,csE al Joa iiai
queer fellow with you, and mentione,
what you had said to him. We hurrie,
up stairs, tried the door, but found
fastened. We then heard your cry o
murder ! So, without more ado, W
burst open the door---and, by Jove! W
were only just in time, as the madma
was turning you round to drive the knit
into your heart! However, he is sal
enough now. BY this, time he is lyin
in the padded chamber Of the work
house"
pressed both their hands, and tn
tears silently rolled down my cheeks
Since then | have been very select i
my company y;sand-wheneEe see ma
of eccentric character feel cold shut
der creeping through my anatomy as
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