The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-09

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rt Iuf The .,gnlni.g lnau an Opei
to got tor
Tin here by the window"
'Oh. for pity's sake. have you loe
your mind? Clear out from there
this moment. Tho very children II
arms know it is fatal to stand near I
window in a thunder. storm. Dear
dear; / know I shalt never zee tn
"Yes?''
what Ia that rustling -
cts me-"
What arc you doing?"!
''TrytnG 70 find tho upper end o.
my p0ntAloou0.,' G.. .-
"Quick! throw those things away
] do believe that yon would de.
liberately put on thcses clotkes a
such o time a. this; yet you know
perfectly we'll that all authorities
agree that WOODEN stu1Is attract
liRhtning. Oh. dear. dear. II isn't
sufficient that ones life must jDe IN
peril from natural causes, but YOU
must do everything you can possibly
think OF to augment the danger. Oh,
don't sing! What can yo,, DO think:
Ing or"
Nov. where's tho harm In It ?"
"Mortimer. II l have told you once
/ have told you q hundred times that
singing causes vibrations 10 the at.
moephero, which interrupt tho flow
OF tho electric fluid, nd,-What Orl
earth are you opening that door for ~
"N00tlnes gracious, woman. ia
there any harm In TINT ?"
"Harm! There's death In Il. ANY.
body that has given this subject any
attention knows that to create 4
draught b TO invite tho lightning.
Iou haven't half shut It; shut it
highland do hurry. or VIC shall be
destroyed. oh, it Ia an awful thing
to be shut up with q lunatic at such
a time 40 this. Mortimer, what are
you doing?"
Nothing. Just turning on the
water. That room Is sm0thering hot
and close. I want to bathe my face
aud hands,"
"You hayc certainly parted with
tho remnant Of Your mind. Where
lightning strikes any other substance
once Il sttikes water fifty times. Do
turn II OIL. Oh, dear, / am sure that
nothing can ave Us In this world. It
docs seem 70 me that-Morttmer.
what was that 2"
1T was 9 DAFT was q picture.
Knocked It down"
"Then you are close to the WALT I
never heard OF such imprudence!
Don't you know that there ID no better
conductor for lightning than q wall?
Come away from there! And you
came ~ near 40 anything to swear.
Ing, too. Oh, how can you be %
desperately wicked, and your family
IN such peril !? Mortimer, did yot,
order q feather bed as l asked you to
do p
"Forgot It! It may cost you your
life. II you had . feather bed now,
and could spread It 10 the middle OF
the room and lie on 1t, you would be
perfectly safe. Come In here, come
quick. before you have q chance to
commit any more frantic indisCre-
tons"
I tried, but the little closet would
not hold us both With the door shut.
unless We could be c0ntented to
smother. I gasped awhile, then
forced my way out.
Mortimer, something must Be
done tor your preservation. Give me
that German book that ID on tho e0d
Of the mant1epiece, and . candle; but
don't light Il; give mo a match ] viii
light It 10 here. That book has some
directions IN IT,
I got tho book, at the cost Of the
vase and some other little things
and the madam shut herself up With
her candle. I had q moments peace
and then she called out:
Mortimer, what was that?"
''NothinR but the cat"
"The cat!" Oh, destruction I! Catch
her. and shut her up 10 the wash
stand. DO be quick, love: cats or
full Of electricity. lust know my
hair will turn white with this nights
awful pertls."
!, / heard the muffled sobs again
But for that ] should not have moved
hand or foot 10 such a Wild enter.
prise In the dark.
However, / went at my task -ovel
chairs and against all sorts Of Oh
structions, all Of them hard Ones
too; and most OF them with sharp cd
ges-and at last I got kitty o0opet
up In tho Comm0de, at an expense O
over four hundred dollars In broker
furniture and shins. Then theo(
mufded words came from the closest
"It seyo the safest thing b % stanl
on 0 chair IN tho middle Of tho room
Mortimer: and the lego OF tho chat
must b tnsatugated With non.con
duotor1. That b. you must ct th
lego Of 10 chair 10 glaoo tumbleel
Observation-Disclosures l... Oh
near thatl Do hurry, Mortimer, b
fore you 10 STRUCK"
] msnago0 70 llnd and secure th'
tumbleg1. ] got tho last four-brok
Ill tho ret. ! insulated tho chat
leRo. and called for further instyuC
tons.
Mortimer, It says, 'Wehrend elne
0eWtttero e0tlerno man Matolle. vi
| z, b., Rlngc, Uhron, 6chlus0Ol, otc
ron aloh and halte slch aueh NIGHT O
solchon Stellen aut, NO viele NetAll
bel einander lleget. otlermit ander
korporn vcrbundln sind, wetnn Hcy
do,l, Oetfer, Eiscngittern II. dgl
What does that mean, Mortimer
Does It mean that you must kce
metals about you. or keep them AVA
from You :"
"Well, ! hardly know. 1t appear
to be a little mixed. All German az
vice is more or lees mixed. How
!. o,,os fhtnl. that that oontnnn0