Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-01-21
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is natural to the mind enfeebled b,
civilization. For many years secret!
practiced vivisection upon animals
once had a cat, an animal very tenacious
of life, under my scapel for a week
But We have no time to waste in conver
sation. You will not be put to an,
needless suffering; these instrument,
are not my own, blunted for want o.
use 1 took the precaution of borrow
ing the case of the gentleman undel
whose care 1 have been placed, before
making my escape"
While speaking thus, he took the
hideous little glittering instruments
and examined them one by one. They
were of various appalling shapes and
1 gazed upon them with the horrible
fascination of bird under the powel
of a snake. Of one only could 1 tel
the use-a thin trenchant blade, which
cut you almost to look at it. He kneli
across me, arranged bis implements on
seat at his right, laid a note book,
pencil, and his watch on that to his left,
and took off my neckcloth and collar.
murmuring: "The clothes are very
much in my way; wish that you were
properly prepared for the operation"
1t flashed across me in my despair
that L had heard of madmen being
foiled by apparent acquiescence in their
murderous intentions.
"After ALL" 1 forced myself to say,
''what is one life to the benefit of the
human race? Since mine is demanded,
by silence let me aid you. Remove
these bands, and allow me to take off
my coat and waistcoat.
He smiled, and shook his head.
Life is sweet will not trust you, -
he said. unfastening my waistcoat, and
turning back the lapels as far as he
could. Then taking pair of scissors,
he proceeded to cut my shirt front
away. so that presently my chest was
barred to his experiments. Whether
closed my eyes, or was seized with ver-
tigo, do not know, but for a moment
or two l lost sight of everything, and
had visions sort of grotesque night
mare it was, the figures in which re-
call but very indistinctly, but / remem-
Der that that the most prominent of
them was pig, or rather a pork hang
ing up outside of butchers shop, the
appearance of which bore a mysterious
resemblance to myself. These delirious
fantasies were dispelled by sharp
pang-the anatomist had made the first
slight incision. / saw his calm face
leaning over me the cruel blade with
which he was abont to make another
and a deeper cut his fingers, already
crimson with my blood; and struggled
franticslly. Ny operator Immediately
Withdrew his armed hand, and stood
erect. Then, watching his opportunity
he placed his right foot on the lower
part of my breast bone, SO that by pres
sure he could suffocate me.
Listen, my frlend," he said F; 81 Will
endeavor not to injure any vital organ,
but if You wriggle about, l shall not be
able to avoid doing SO. Another thing,
if you"-
He was interrupted by three sharp
whistles from the engine, SO shril and
piercing as to drown his voice.
Impede me by these absurd convul
sive movements, and l shall be COM
PEELED to sever those muscles which
He never completed his sentence.
lhciC was a AliShtN oHoCh, d Ciusu ho IL
all the world had rushed together. /
was shot Rnder the seat, where 1 lay
and in safety, amidst the
most horrible din-breaking, tearing,
shrieking, cries for help, and the roar
of escaping steam.
1 had strained the bands which Sc
cured my elbows in my struggles, and
the Jerk of the collision snapped them
so that when began to get my wits
found my hands free. To
hberate my legs was then an easy mat
ter, but not SO to extricate myself, the
next thing set about. The whole top
of the car, from where the stuffed
cushion part ends, was carried sheer
away; and amidst the debris, which
encumbered my movements, lay the
and decapitated body of the
who, intending to asssil my
life, had, by keeping me down at the
bottom of the car. saved it.