National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-24

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q b lon - mp and minor paeksgss aleug
The plstfbrusr 4 said yes, and b made -
eou1ortsble, ~ seceiysd hi dime. Inn sAs
guard esms ~ 1sulf sfter ny weli.tssng, buf
gos nothfne muIe On tnuccent sTstituda,
which va perhapr "a - Desired. hse -
sdeaak that I al ~ f5aejs - sttEihuaiag
Ehiss1srts 10 indues sfht oi1sssGlsnan wse .
Ieough-a lean old gentlemau We v.s snu1y,
|anf . middle sged eehtlemsv enveIoped u
wraps ~ lower part of who's Ire was cor
end mp Ike . female Turks an evident
Winatw- s1bufter-to enter mycar h order 10
epobe me- ia ss.-e as-e- = g
|. Dus3tUhss employers albns made him en-
dsayoT ~ 11 up; but the snxiesy to get a
much room = possible for MY money was
strong wfhin -, and stirred unkhafitaBsr sus-
The doosswsrg banged to, the easinewhisfsed,
the train began 70 move. Il wsuld. not stop
again til W. IT 70 Petefbosough<-so' thse
was safe to bsrunk15lturbed 90 far. There wess
several Seats, .sn6 could occupy - many Of
them a. the limited number OF members per-
mftted. almsst wished myself an Octopus,
to take full advs3tags Of the situationi- Calm
ing down, hung Up my hat, put on . gaudy
piece Of needle-VOf6 won In . bazaar rAine, liz
ny ptpe, cut my papsss, and began to- enjoy
~ IN the lenaksna corner. with ms1sek'
- the engine, Absorbed n { big law-suit., 1t Is
|greas fun TO readf ., erossexamination, and
eft man pmJurc himses& at lare-
. cyime," Remarked al0ud "but then It Is
an houorable, lawful HAe beneficial crime. SCI
|diezs knf peoples bodies, lawyers XII peoples
|rsputations-anf for theVovd Of society In the
While I was utterins- tie word arun'' nv
snkles were gfasped sufAenbJ and firmly; then
Ebefsse could recover fr6m tie shock they were
isrksd backward under fhsse,s with such force
that ] waa thrown forward Spawning. tried
ito riss, but my right Wri5twAs seized, and the
arm. twisted till WAS helpleesr and presently
found myself on Il . doorof theear, face down.
ward, . aharp knee icing realistically pressed
intoths small Of my back, beeh arms fixed be-
hind me. Ny elbows were tied together, and
then, the knee was removes, and my ankles
were secured. During the latter operation I
kicked snd struggled. ~ -. $50.
''Huml" said deliberate ~eice, s'that VIM
be awkward. Let's sec; ali, these VIII dow
. 1hew were my sticks and umbrella, which
some oneDroceeded to apply rs spliits to the
backs Of ny legs, using the strapswhich had
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n. hesnlss.es . frn.,.a tnrlr.v
Thsr 80 tr-rs,5 ovsr csrcf,,,,v and tan
derby, and fer the first time saw my a3ailant.
1 He was gentlemanly looking man, well
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vers inst t,,rnsn~ sris,Iv NJ. Chin and nnner
In -: 49, c,s.n 49, III. S,rsHe.d 80 H;rh
sv.s ,,rc,-s,,e.s ~ aI.d m 'Thesr. sTssss
sion hi.tnose sonijine, bis meuth : att Ne
-. ~ n,tldle hesoht sn.r. mt vfrv. ;rdee-1
Ma mnscies -mnst have heen nnexrentionaIiy
eI.stie. snd feiine.-for VIM VonId never have
thought, 70 look ct him, that he could stow
h;mseif 49, nnder The sest az ,silCav car
- co.rnisseiy -
IA .contemn,ated ma With his chin in his
richt hand- and hia ripht elbow on his len
hsnd. and ssid thourhtfnIly: q Just go. An
Eovthe onod m aocietv in the long run-an adj
mirsble sentiment. nv dear dr.: let IL be con-
collation. 10 Won III ahould cause Won any little
annoyance -
7: He took q shasreen spectacle case from his
hanakerchief; and adjusted them on his noee
Then he produced an oblong box, which he un-
locked and placed on one Of the seats. After
which he cat down quickly in the pls e, had
occupied few minutes before, position which
brought him close over my head and chest, as
1 lay supinely and helpless at his feet.
ssDo YOU know anything Of anatomyY he
asked. Iwss O. completely in his power as
witness In the cross-examining counsePs, and
prudence dictated that should be equally
ready to answer the most frivolous. and imper-
tinent questions with politeness. said that I
did not. -
"Ahp said he; swell, perhaps you have
heard of the spleen. Exactly. Now, science
has never yet been able to find out the use Of
that organ, and the man who bequeaths that
knowledge to posterity would rank with the
discoveier Of the circulation Of the blood, and
confer an inestimable blessing on humanity for
the remainder of the worlds lease. propose
to dissect you"
"You will not get much glHy by that
sah forcing myself to seem to take this out