The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-02-08

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hats the matter with him ?"
"Well, said the official, "some folk. ,ay
he. got so much knowledge into him that
he can't live under it"
Cerebral disorder. Ell -
WHAT asked the man
" Brain disorder, | mean; something
wrong here
| touched my forehead, and so did he, a.
he said
"Aye; aud thought I'd drop in and
tell you, If you was going to the station to-
morrow, to take look and see if its post
morton or not Besides, | wanted to
see where | could always find you in case
of need
| bowed, and attributed hi. visit to
feeling of curiosity. He sat on the sink,
one rubbered foot thrown over the other,
and wiped his nose with dirty handker-
chief several times. while his eye wandered
about ike Christopher Columbus after dis
eoveries. Finally, he spoke Ike one who
felt himself called upon to say something.
Perfes.er, there has been an accident
this afternoon; terrible, too"
"Ah, said |.
Awful" said he.
What was it
Nitro -glycerine explosion up in the
iron mills hundred fellow mortals bust
ed
Sad
Affecting very Here he rubbed his
mouth with the back of his hand per
lesser, what is that nitro -glycerine p
1t is very dangerous article | an
swered, happy to display my knowledge.
: 1t has nearly twice the destructiveness of
gunpowder, but, unlike it, does not explode
on the application of heat. A red-hot Goa!
dropped into it will not explode. 1t will
freeze 1t is yellow and greasy IS SYM
bols in our nomenclature are CO, is (No
y O6'
You don't mean to say so said the
officer, interrupting me, in disa.reeable
tones, in tie very middle of a choice ex-
tract from one Of my lectures Why,
but you haven't told me how it does 90
off. If fire won't burst it, what in-(hem)
will
told him if it were pressed or anything
fell on it, it would explode.
place it under the crusher Of cider mill,
strike it with a hammer, let Il weight fall
on it from height
Yes, said my man, and that rouses its
yolcaner, doea it ? How does it come pre-
fcsser
In little cans-why, like these said
|, discovering that there was little can Of
it on the marble sink, which had careless
l. neglected to replace in the cellar. then
took little Of the glvcerine, spread it on
an anvil, and struck it with hammer.
A slight explosion and flame burst from
the paper
back. suppose, perfesser, that ere can
would make a mighty big noise if allowed
to explode in here all at once?'
at wolAl blow the entire building to at
oms, said |, resuming the analysis of Mrs
Johnsons stomach.
No, | heard the policeman remark, in
deliberate Yankee tones; you don't say
sol,
The next moment | lay on my back, a
gag in my mouth, terribly frightened and
sick at heart. Over me stood the police
man, and the first thing that functionary
did was-looking me straight in the face
to take off his nose. lie then rid himself
of his red eyebrows, hair, and cap, and be-
came determined-looking fellow, with
the eye. of a fend and the nose of Ro-
man.
so you think said the metamorpho.ed,
III the tones of a gentleman, that nothing
can save Joe Johnson from the rope? Poor
fellow it does look like it. But, my dear
professor, Joe Johnson is fortunate enough
to have in me devoted friend, as well as
brother. | have undertaken to save him.
and he shall be saved In order to accom-
plish this end it will be necessary to re-
move from the face of the earth, not only
the stomach of his miserable wife Wonder,
but also, my dear professor-I m sorry to
be ob,igeC to say it. for believe Won were
my brothers teacher and friend-yourself
as we'll
| saw that lie was in deadly earnest
our death must apparently result from
accidental least, so it must seem to the
authorities. My brother is in Jail and they
viii not suspect him, and they certainly
VIII not suspect me.
What terrible deed was in his brain
~atching-was he going to murder me
The hard-earned knowledge of a score of
years would have given for power to ut
Ter one single cry.
lie took me in hi. arms and placed me
in chair, and bound me to it, and then,
from side pocket, he produced another
rope.
Was it myself who was to hang instead
of Johnson
No; YES. lie placed the line pully,like
over an arm of q hanging chandelier. This
was altogether too slight support even
for one of my slender frame. 1t was not
to be hanging then.
To one end of the rope he attached
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>reight
ana send me out Of the world in novel
way 10y letting it fall and dash nv brain
out?
To the sink end he attached long vel.
low string.
Under the weight, on the floor, h. placed
the can of nitro-glycerine. | recognized
the yellow string: 1t was fuse, and it
would burn sixty minutes. 1t would burn
across the marble slab-there was no hope
of its lgniting any substance that would
warn my friends.
Do you begin TO see through it 3? asked
Joe Johnson's brother.
| believe | cursed him with nv ewes |
could only breath through ny nostrils, and
great veins were swelling and growing hot
in my forehead.
Drawing a match from his pocket, he
lighted and applied it to the fuse: that
little tvrant that gave q man an hour to live,
and kill him at the end of it-that little
irresponsible terror, that less than merciful
Providence, told man the second he was
to die, if fright and horror spare him
To itself.
Slowly the flames erept, snake-ike,
around the Irvine.
In one hour, said the prisoner brother,
you viii be in heaven or he'll. | will
watch with you for half an hour, and the
other half you viii spend alone
Ike sat down some minute. in chair
watching the fame Then he arose and
took piece of porcelain, with the murder
ers mark thereon, from the table and
shook his head gloomily.