The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-01-24
she may recover only to linger out dumb
existence"

she may recover only to linger Out dumb
existence"
After breakfast servant whom the squire
had despatched across the creek upon his
first arising, returned with the information
that Mr.. Taylor-the gentleman whom the
stranger had left at his gate on the road
would be over Immediately after breakfast.
Upon the arrival OF Mr.. Taylor, he and the
squire retired for consultation, to which
they after while called Randy, the vagrant
They then returned to the traveller, and,
after hearing his account once ore, and
comparing the time of his leaving Mr.. Tay
Tor with that of his arrival at the squire's,
they proceeded to the creek in company.
Upon their arrival, the squire addressed
the traveller:
al have taken counsel with Mr.. Taylor
| touching this case, which seems deep mys-
| terry, after all the information we have been
| so far able to gather; the lady seems IN
| known even to Randy, who visits every house
in this and the adjoining counties, and you
are equally a stranger to US. [ consider,
| however, that you have been fully discharged
from any connection with the affair. We
must first attempt to gather something from
| the lady herself"
At this point the doctor came out of the
sick-room. He stated that the lady had
greatly improved during the night, and that
| the wound was, in all probability, not Sc
rious; the lady had even recovered, in
measure, the control of her mental faculties
and language, though she was not fully con-
scious or coherent as yet.
|
The squire, Mr. Taylor, the traveller and
| the doctor together proceeded to the bed
side of the unfortunate woman, the stranger
being assured of his release by the words
| of the squire-frst ordering a servant to
bring his horse to the door before leaving the
piazza.
Upon reaching the bed the woman opened
her eyes, and, seeing the kind, manly faces
| of the squire and Mr.. Taylor, she family
smiled, and ran her eyes over the rest of the
group.
She passed the doctor without any variance
of expression, and then rested them upon
the face of the stranger,
The eyes became set in horrible stare,
the light forsook them, the pupils dilated !;
she raised herself to a sitting posture by a
convulsive movement of the arms; then
crouching to her knees and throwing herself
wildly down upon her face, she shrieked out,
with a curdling moan:
ooh, oh, Dupuy don't don't!" and con-
seriousness once more left heI.
Despite his self-command, the traveller
paled. He at once retired with the gentle
men, however, to the piazza, and the doctor
moved to assist his patient.
In a short while ne, too, Joined the party
upon the piazzI. Nothing had passed be-
tween the group until the doctor broke a
painful constraint which had fallen upon all.
Gentlemen" said he" the worst mishap
that could befau this unfortunate lady has
just occurred through her having seen this
gentleman, Mr.. Durer. She is a raving
, maniac. She may die, she NAV recover after
: a lingering illness but, in any event, she
will be fortunate if she ever RECEIVERS her
reason. Darkness has settled upon her
brain for long night, which may never be
followed by the dawn"
"TO what, doctor" asked the SQUIRE. do
YOU attribute her shock ~
"She was evidently stricken with horror
at the sight of Mr.. Durer, whom, from nv
: knowledge of the laws of the human brain,
she has in some way associated with the
violence which has been done her, to her
; great terror"
There was pause, painful lull
Then the squire spoke to Durer,
, The case, sir, has taken new turn
You will not be surprised that conclude it
: my duty to commit you, to await further
> developments in the matter"
E Upon the last syllable he strobe from the
piazza, booted and spurred, his steps elsng
, ing an echo to his voice. One spring and be
has vaulted into his saddle; he brushes away
the servant who holds his bit with imperia
disdain, and turns bis horse at the gate
The animal clears it with the activity anC
l fire of his master, gathers himself on the
other side, and before the squire can recover
from the stupOr of amazement, Is off like the
. wind.
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