The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-10
uELLISII HORRORS.
4 Terrific Struggle With the Jim
INNS

/ them howl in their awful orgies. Tho
wall, the curses, and the awful and un-
| earthly hu. ha, came fcarfu,ly clear and
distinct from that horrid pit Of fire that
came up before me. had got IN that
condition that my stomach would not
bear one bite of food or drop of drink.
had been rcpclling from my stomach
for three DAYS every drop that | drank, 50
tina, | was getting terribly weak and ncr-
vous. went into the bar-room and ask
ed for drink, and, rs | trcmbhngIy
pourcd it out, Il snake shot It's head up out
Of the liquor, and with swaying head and
differing eve looked ut me, licked out Its
lorkcd red tongue and Kissed in my face.
. | felt nv blood run cold and curdlc at my
very heart. | left the glass untouched
and walked out on the street. BY ter
rible effort otmv will |. to some extent
shook off the horrid phantom. thought
that if could only get some stlmulant
10 s,av on my stomach | might escape
the terrible turmcuts that We're gather
/ ing about me. And yet, at the very
thought of touching the accurSed stun
AGAIN, could see the head of that same
snake again. and hear ten thousand
Kisses all around me, and feel >crpent'
crawling and shining through every VEN
of my body All this time | was burn
ing and scorching to death for whisky.
All that time | would have marched
across powder mine with lighted
match touched To it, ! would have fear
lcs,lv marched before exploding cannons
to gct whisky. But these snakes were
Il new torture to me. | feared them
more than any or all other warnings that
| had ever had; yet my thirst WAS so in
tense and my suffering - terrible that |
resolved totrv once more and get drink
Of whisky, and see if it would not steady
and strengthen me 80 that | could get
home before died for felt death in all
nv tortured body. and some invisible
something told me that there was for me
no escape from death walked into "a
loom and called for whisky. ] was afraid
To touch the bottle, and stood back,
while the murderer behind the bur pour
ed out damuation, and again that whisky
turned to living, moving snakes and
they crawled around the glass, and on
the counter, writing and squirmIng.
Then i'm one instant they all coilcd about
each other. and matted themselves into
one snake with Il hundred heads, and
from every head torkcd tongues and gli,-
tening eyes Missed and CLEANED at me.
rushed from the saloon and started | did
not know or care where So that | might
escape my tormentors. had only rush
ed aion" little way when a dog aS large
~ q calf jumped up before me, and with
bristle, and shining teeth planted itself
in nv path. picked up stick about
three feet long. thinking to defend my
self just as soon Is | took the stick in
my hanl it turned to snake. | could
feel it. shiny body writhe and squirm III
nv hand. and in trying to hold 1t to keep
1t from biting me, every tfngcr-nail cut
like II knife into the palm of my hand,
and the blood strcamrd down over the
stick. which to me was Il writing, bloody
>uukr. He'll is heaven compared to
what suffered AT that time. At last
dashed the acCIr,ed thing from me, and
ran for my life. | got to the Little
Miami depot and took the cars. At the
time dIG not know where | was.
went about ten miles above Cincinnati
and left the train. At times for while,
| could reason and understand my
situation. | soon found that was in a
town where Young man lived who had
been my companion and Sch"olmatc in
the city. | went to him and told him
my condition. He did everything Tor
me that can be- done for one IN that CON
Gition. But rs night came on my tor
mentors returned III ten thousand hIdcous
forms. and drove me Wving mad. !
| l.. ,,vr--rFal ma
To lie down. Just as soon rs ! touched
the bed. | reached my hand over and II
touched q cold, dead corpse. The room
lighted up with thousand bright lights,
and that dead body now appeared to mc
like nothing that had ever been visible
in human shape. 1t opened IT. glazed
dead ewes. and stared me in the face.
Then lis whole face and form turned 10 q
demon. and lis wild eyes cleaned at me,
while its whole form was full of passion.
fcrccne,s and frenzy | jumped from
the bed and as | ,hrank back from the
luatlsome monster everything in my
room turned to living devils. Chairs.
stand. bed. and my very clothes took
form. and became living demons that
crawlcd and sat about me. some kissing,
and others curSing ut me. Then all at
once there appeared in the corner form
Isrgr- and more soul sickcning than all
the others. Its appearance was NOR"
CHASTITY than any description | had ever
rrod about witches and old hays This
mixture Of devil and human machcd
r;rbt up 70 me with face and look that
will haunt me to my grave. 1t began by
making threatening gestures, and a'tihc
tim,l ,king to me saying II would thrust
lis fnrcrs through my ribs and drink my
blood. Then il would stretch ont It's long
honv skeleton fingers that looked like
sharp knives and la la Then 1t >aid
II would III on me and press me into hell
That it would roast me with birthstone
and dash my entruils into my eyes. Say
ING this it spranS upon me, and for what
seemed 10 me an age | fought the uuearih-
" thing. At last il said, Let me 90.
and when did il glidcd to the door, and,
giving me one deadly look, ii sand,
Il will soon Ice back with all the icgions
of hell, and then | will hr the death Of
YOU; You shall not be alive one hour. |
left my room and went out .uta the
night. Just As soon a> | touched the
street put my foot on dead body.
The whole street and pavement were
covered with men, women and children