The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-05-22

meEted companion His whole manne
proclaimed that he was terribly in ear
nest, and the gIeaiu of his eve revealed
Enthusiastically hat he would execute i'm.
nis'!ifitc Vengeance. should | attempt tC
force NY ~. :..s.i rje ear or summon
assistauc-. or course he was capable
Of considering the consequences to him
self | endeayored in vain TO hit upon
plan TO Outwit him, or divert his mind
from its purpose. We were both silent
for short time. when suddenly an idea
struck me. Said |:
why not have your own heart cut
out instead of mine. and placed in the
wheel, Its supply of nerve power must
be considerably greater, and all its ener-
gies tend in the desired direction. Sure
ly it would be much more effective for
your purpose than mine"
''ies, you are right" he conceded; /;
but there are difficulties in the way.
First, it would almost be impossible to
find a skilled surgeon willing to perform
the operation. And again, 1 was once
betrayed by on9 who made the same
| proposition that you have lay down
with my breast barred ready for him to
remove my heart, when he suddenly
! slipped pair of handouts on my wrists
and bound my legs together He then
carried me off, and from him and his
hirelings | suffered various indignities
| However, that is neither here nor there.
/ am out of his clutches now, and am
not TO be imposed upon again i'll the
same way. Pardon me for doubling yonr
sincerity, but have learned to be on my
guard. No: you must be the victim this
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almost there / think it best that we
jump off about mile this side of the
station, rs it is necessary that our ope-
rations be carried on secretly. About
sixty rods further on you see.a large hay
stack close by the road. Just this side
of it we will make the leap, and then we
will have walk of three or four miles
across the country
No; there are spies there whom /
wish 10 avoid. Get ready"
wait! YOu jump off. and will ride
on and walk back aud join you"
No: that would be wasting time, and
we've none TO lose. Are you readyl
We are almost there
made no reply, but turned suddenly
and endeavored to grasp one of his legs
and throw him down. But he was too
lar, lifted lie up with apparent ease, and
then clasped me around the body, firmly
holding both my arms to my sides. His
strength was prodigious.
The engine whistled before the train
began to slaeken its speed. A brakeman
came out of the car shouted for help.
But my eaptOr made the leap, carrying
me with him. There was a violent con
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utterable confusion. Was ] hurt? Was |
| killed. Was the awful tumult in my |
brain caused by the flight of the spirit |
from the body, How long would the |
struggle last, What would see neXtl |
These and flood of other wild ques- |
tiOns darted through my brain with in
conceivable rapidity, then swift numb
ness settled upon Int, and all became .
blank.
Iawoke and heard low-spoken words.
After an instant's effort, l recOllected
everything. Two men were seated near
me. was lying on II couch, and could
see faces peering in at a window, and
hear the hum of voices outside.
As LOpened my eyes two men arose
and regarded me intently | concluded
that they We're physicians.
''Any bones brokeni" | asked
NO" one of them replied.
ANY other iniuriesi
~ few bruises"
''Shall ! try to raise.'
Not Just yet"
Here, take this, " said the other doe
tor, extending n glass of wine.
drank it and sat up Beyond n slight
Il i nrf- |
able feeling. | expressed the opinion
that / was all right, in which the doctors
were disposed to concur.
How about the other onef' asked.
Was he friend of yours
mo, not even an acquaintance
How did you happen to be with
hinE'
related the matter briefly, and then
repeated my inquiry.
We'll, he's dead"
Poor fellow" | exclaimed. ''He
must have been crazy"
Yes. he escaped from DIR. Us asylum
about eight hours ago. A telegram was
received here describing him, and Off
GERS were waiting TO search the train.
The brakeman saw him make the leap
with you in his arms, and the train was
stopped. You were picked up, and have
been here about half an hour"
How comes it that he was killed.
while got off so easyP
''IIe struck the ground first, and broke
the violence of your fall You rebound
ed against a haystack, and were only
bruised little"
''Oh, yes, | remember the haystrek
was there Poor fellow, lie must have
been shattered from head to foot
''les. There were not many whole
bones in his body"
1t turned out that my companion was
IL hopeless lunatic / learned something
of his history Perpetual motion was
his hobby, and for years he had been
bent on carrying out the scheme he had
to me. He possessed fine nat
ural abilities, and in early life had given
promise of a brilliant career. But the
taint of insanity was in his blood, and
took the direction that has been indica-
ted. His madness was his own destruc-
tion. As for me, although it was not
within the bounds of probability that !
will ever again meet with,even a remote
" similar adventure, have ever since
made it a point to scrutiniZe critically
the faces of travellers who tend to sOcia-
bility or cOInmunieativeneSs Do you
wonder at it,