The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-08-02


to the isolation of that portion of Clinton
4 County in the wintsr, rather than to any
nnfzsSHte rorbearance on the part OF the
ever has urged me SO strenuousfy totreak
ny long silence, representing that 1t is .
dnty | owe to society everywhefe, seeing
that scarcely q graveyard is evefexam ine1
or bodies removed in which skeletons are
not found in po.tures which suggest the
most terrible reflections and convictions
of premature inhumation, that have re-
luctantly y-consented to him inviting you to
hear the sad story" Mr.. BahTien spoke
in a low tone Of voice, with singular
fiuency and grace of expression The
4 substance of the statement is here pre-
n served, a1d, in-many instances, whole
sentences of his exact language have been
reproduced: $50
"AbOut the 4th or 9th of January / re-
ceived letter from an old friend of my
family, who had removed some ten years
since from Montreal to Clinton County,
N. ". 1t is not necessary to mention his
name. He has been a great sufferer from
infammatory gout, and about the time he
I wrote to me this wear he was feeding
worse l replied % his note, promising
to visit him, as he had almost peremptOr-
lily requested. suspected the object of
the summons Nor was | mistaken. He
wanted me to receive Instructions respect
ing his will The distance between
Bleurie and Ellenburg is some forty or
.rosd. @ But when dssaehsd the Iatter sta.
ton had six miles to travel in order to
reach my friends house. There were
several feet of snow on the ground, and l
expected my friend would have a cutter
and the necessary robes as had care
fully indicated the hour of my arrival
| 2 :46 p. m. | was therefore particularly
annoyed and disappointed to find that.
| there was neither sleigh nor any inai-
cation whatever that | was expected. /
was unwilling to remain in Ellenburg all
night; it was a serious waste of time, and
l had made the journey at some incon-
venience. Moreover, Twas somewhat in
disposed. A nervous affection and a
pressure about the region of the heart had
been troubling me during the very cold
weather, and was taking medicine, al
though / had no regular doctor employed.
But fear | am growing prolix
| The reporter reassured Mr.. Bahrien on
this point, and he proceeded nearly as fol.
lows:
/ Wen, engaged an ordinary farm
ns msds s ors,tu ~ fa;r Srnnr.ss a thn,,ah d
q, ,,farad ,arrihY, @ fra, pooI, ,bs oIa 'nU az
sgrs ~ s,ora ,ary ;nsutso;ant Iwas ~no nar,, sru
,h m."p0 VIZ .,ot ,0 nsuoe1'' 1u,ao s maS su.y
sr;and,s honse Nv head aohad tarr;hIn.
thora ,gos q ns;,fri co,n,.roSs;nS otaua ~ tSs
bosrt ona fhreoshsS -!th dI d;t,ior,s, NJ NJ
friend ,., vss n hed amd ,uhan r,n .o',d;t;ayy ~
nas -s. re,,nrtad a he ;ns;sted % tnot should ~
s,sn.,I an as 1iosv iS H. inr,.,. sr ~ ,aait
s ~S;stv S n,neS hars JH.Is JS;s,sno. rec,liar as
t,on * dr;ns;re shaff ssnn..iarf,,so u SS. Of tho
ns,nch s6H fs,er i ,,nst hove au,nonad I'd
awav Gf more ,han ,h;s 7 con rscoliect
n".f;n.. h,,s vhs,s ~, raxt racouorod o.eO' non
% sc;onsrsss III. .eecs.l No. - he ho,mI S9 hona amd
lIs foot In an oSsrwnel,n;n9 n no ie,bal % % ie,harav %
I i had no idea whers wss had M mower
| ~ nniinn could not move a ns1,sc,a
( Thon,d, nnt ejevsfss an evalasb ,e.g could
I neither if,hale nor exhale breath thronsh
a,rs,tE Arsnnsf,;ls. kad NO sensa cons of fael.
| ino Il naiiher knaw nh wheiber T 7 was cold cold
~ e'ho -wheiher law nS1s~,ss tse n,,aS
heaysns or unders ssome earfflv ';ncrh,s
7 hsd hnt ono scnse-Nbear;ng. and eve.
ffshas Vas partially psralyzed. But heard
s0.aes somenns,ssx - I - Il will viii be 3 rreat [ shoeI
TO IA pdpr wifeln Then there was an.
otbeTlnnS .neIl of. nerfce.tlv hlank rncon.
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sSSs; toI hds ,,trsctf apnarenfly pin.
ioned Sn7gsi g n 5ter iarkness had IA
pgwegs ST ,,aof yet ii tried to loosen !
shss E; sshlpg II IN which hsaa was sPpas,
reach mn 6ssId when i attsm @ ,ted % to do So 80.
~ reason 0f myeibow touching he bot
tom aHdmK hand the top ef the inciosure
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