The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-04-17
BY 4 YOUNG SURGEON.

The maniac Was giant. He had
broken his heavy chains as Samson
broke the withes-had torn open
the door Of the cell-turn the keep
or literally iu pieces--burst open the
door-killed the wstchmsn With a
heavy iron bar he wrenched from
the door-aud escaped with his
formidable weapon into the city. The
whole place was aghast at the news,
aud We students ut the hospital and
dissecting room, who were connect
ell with the asylum, had to nerve
ourselves to capture tho esc,ped
wild beast
I had gone to the dissoct!ng room
alone, and was about to commence
using the kuifs on subject. There
Was . storm rising, aud, with u low
sob, the wind swelled through the
long isle Of forest trees, aud flashed
With the gathered forcs Of an ocean
wave against the deadhouse. Sim
ultaneous]y hand struck the light
door, and tho yell Of Il maniac rang
through and through my brain
Above the door, through the small
ventilator, the face Of the msd-man
aud the murderer peeped down at
mo.
"Ah, ha! I have caught you at
last-here-and alonc. have been
waiting for you. YOU took me once
didn't you ? Ha, ha !! Let me in
The GOODNESS of imminent peril
brought my powers to action. j
held his eye an instant but it was
ssidsut he was too wild for that his
blood was up, and it roved with ca.
ger ferocity through the room aud
over the frail walls With the light
bound OF Q leopard gained the door
and shoot the double bolt. A CLEAN
Of rage darted from his eye but he
laughed, "Ha, ha! You think that
will keep me out Z
Hs lsaped to tho ground. In an
instant the light was out.
"Wait!" I cried II have o weap.
on IN my hand keen as . razor. II
has besn poisoned by the dead body
I have been working on. Burst the
door, and Ill plunge it into your
heart Iii but touch you, you are
b dead man. You may kill me, but
III kill you ~ certain Is there is
God.
The swartBy giant shoot tho door
until its hinges Gresked aud groaned
beneath his hand. Then, laughing
again low to himself, he muttersd.
"Fool, Ill outwit you yet,' and stole
of 10 the darkness.
! heard hin. for 40 instant, press
sing against the wall Of the building,
and II swayed aud bent inward with
the weight. Then silence, The din
Of my pulses made thunder 10 my
ears % tried to hear his stealing
tread, and the sobbing wind ros Q
anew with o weird shrek, making
my efforts fruitloss.
A thousand times heard his low,
ievilish, nurderous laugh. A thcu
sand times I felt his brawny strength
against the door. aud saw his wild
face looi down at mo through tho
gloom but still Id did not come. I
tried 70 think 10 had abandoned tho
design sud sluHk OF discouraged
but ] know u was not so--1 knew hs
was oroaohing In some corner. on
tho watch 70 spring on mo whom !
passed.
Oould Ilstay thors sll night I No
certainly nok An hour or moro,
tnd Harry Leigh (niy young wife y
brothsr) would como " sook mo
unconscious Of ths danger, until y
bloodhound u his throat would
choke ths brave yotss llis down
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