The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-02-27

Two ~ three tlass after the seems narrated
al ,iv ess6e VI W. Las, rhspt 4. ucn Inp,pe
complained NJ ~ussen iiin.sa SOON AFTER ii.
Lad usl.I lniftg thc meal uni'. au a tina.
Il discussion had occurred nlaa subject ~
IN ~ thaa usual iu'tf.-t. Witch hal bren tai.
iaiaa'rd aaly whru the nnc'ur withdrew. ray.
iiaa ~ TIA. le,t ~ 4, Nrtlr. the uuAcrAss III.
nt~s continued nntl istr ,n tho evening, when
s2Ivahs va. Dispatched for his old family
physician, nf. DAVID, who found his patient
~ith high Fever. flushed face, burning eye
balls aud general weakness ~ thc rsstcsn
which #rrn,si IL place lis cd fri,nl quite III
loss N IN thu cause. He. however, Ill PRO.
reriptoa aud took hi. leave, saying he would
caii agAu earl. ~ the morning. Tbs nephew
man Tested lit anxiety and ~!mrAsi. In various
Nas~. went ~ ths druggists In niclisinrs, aud
rtrpatsd them for Use nn hts return
The nex, marnllig Dr. Davtlr found the
General much wnr- and i ,ill,iciiccd n rat,r.c
VI nta'ment usually .op.ei hy uIl.sriool
pta ti'.nh.fs for isrhas fever Thr raslcnt
cun,,ua Il low. .p,t,,.l, dehllliatca Aia IA.
iigncd, lie was dull ana m,losc, u. Il com.
rlain.l cf @cn.aslon u construction aud on.
pros ri,A Al thn she.'. ami VI soreness 4, Il laS-
altul. of the hack nnd lims. Ills rnnn,.n.
Alee Was nov pale AM sallos, the EYES had
loe' iieif y, iili,pey: ilc breath came Guild aud
fo'ii, sna thu Aple'is. was all gone. Every
symptom, III 4 thu g,pa old doctor /, brs6tv. /,
cArn 81 iyihu~ The surface 10 III, body
/ became tir. aid hot III length, and thea deep
red euiused the cheeks. the tongue NA~ dry
/ amt shfinkaf, tnrncd brown, aud there M.
1 great difficulty W rAAslu Aiags There WAS also
Ina aud mut'sr,ag del,rlnm thu brain being
Affected. In short. III. N deal attendant Ia.
sAn IA believe that the .lircase would terminate
fatally. In spite NJ constant watching, aud
] tho best il ra,r ai.l tenderness on she lar, III
I nurse aLu fliead~, Tho uei..fsi continued III
decline
A, leag,h the nephos profe.rod siskne-.
tsxAS Ia. Al
stepping la~n ~ 's~lunaly ~ inquire II taure
wAs Any Improvement ~ thu tientrai's ronal
: ton. liz would ~iand Ut tliu bedside uf the
sick maa AMI converse WITH til nurse for 4
inpmeut. Aud, W would often hAplcu when tllo
latter lett the rom TOR III instant. ho would
reasrsnse thu TIA ~ Oh The little table where
ths medicines Mere, aud tho retire, saving lac
sin sef.ls hapel thu General " Jnll Ia better In
! tho morning.
Thus parssd away several days, ~lrn on,
: nigh, the nusru eailsd DIR. Thorpe, telling him
the aaaetAl rcsinal 10 be- choking nf. DA.
yids .As har,sl. summoned, hut arrived onls
! III time ii gently Law h.s had back ulnn III.
pillow AMI rrOaoaneu hin dead. Tie I'll | ply.
i stefan Wa rkiiltnl prsc iohrr, anil seemed
struck With dismas III the sudden demise al
his frsoiil The nephew suggested i pos
NOR. examination ~ 4 body, III which hs
~M III first seconded by Mr. DAvidH I'll,
q fricnds, however, knew that tho later lad
~ h!r nd ff,cna, HI uhleetsl - thu mntiiA
tipL III tin iclnai6. Notice Was given I 4 ih.
funeral q r.moiiie-. aud, Oh I'll. flo Aing day
tho body Was deposited be.te tho lake la iii.
stmtttis.
S,nce sle las. wilt 10 tho oil brick llo,,so ~
i,r Thorpe. Capt Glpss l,sd let, TIN place bu
ullra. Tits Was one .vcing T. hce. the d q
| Tor II \ hoiats's oiiIs. for TIN ptir
pose VI r'tmping aMh nigninE 4 viii
This document b.ing duly Atsnricd and Wit
n.rrel, Ianiro returned II III quarters 4, 70
move his disguise, and iAea tho will An,ual
i Tho Generals private pAptrs--all ot While
had Down torousil', ovcsl,snletl n id ii auinrsl
10 sea thai IN o'hsr will was Ia existence.
The alA ~ snsi upon tho return Of III
friends of tho General from the cemetery w.
~ ihe INST tal'iactofy rAsractr 70 nr
Thorpe. His iufam III scheme had buci
thfcNdly rlAanha, aud, thu a., surrossfuii'
executed lin conduct hal been thai III dn
tifal ani afectioraie friend during the illncs
~ ten. thorpe, y. thr ss'imAiiun NJ servant
ani visitors. Kn h. vas fetpe tod &c sorsIinRly
All that Wa nov necessary wAs 10 II hif,
Cruss ~ meet him II midnight, repair 10 th'
eameters, remove thu bo'y 10 tho asylum pre-
pared fur u. administer tho proper restorative
and curry Ons iha Plan vi rur,,scllaliDa /
WAS oaIy question III tine WHEN TIN lnnura
would Ia get At liberty, "a ln.l htnirelf ileeeel
~ iis fortune, and absolutely a. much Pan
] sisoping tue rlsep that hnnws no waking,
Grpss Maa NJ the rendezvous III the hour NJ
pointed, with swift hnfrss. M Easy carriage
and I'll TIN tools necessary for Tin work 10 Il
acc0 npllshrd liz had lui, Nod on guard /
tic A~ylnM, with instructions ~ be ~ Tho gAs
81, o'clock In the n ,rLiag = A,m, his mas,e
aud the doctor.
W. leave them nov on their WAY through
tho drixxiing rain kni tho thick dArkncs
t1wA,d Tho cemetery, whilo WI describe wha
took p!Ae. ~ another part Of the city,
CHAPTER Ill
-como Ia. lioh; Gfowu viii soon be- herr
Fact ", Ns about time for him now
Thns spoke rough follow. some 80 years o
aye, IN reply 10 tho khrek III Lis pal, ID
SriLy, ~ lie opened tho honr for him 10 cn'of
Tho lHt'rr rseppc III, 'Aklng d kssn glAnc
around tile ru0In. including thu clock, an
seated himself near table upon which slo Il
hottie and two or three glAsscs, tho iorno
with ihn culk drawn aud emitting iii 0do
through the apartment that seemed very Ik
GIN. Tho new tom"r, not being pcsst ssesl u
IN overrtnck ~ mplcsiy whrre any kind q
spIrita we're 10 b. had, rasclit a over and hel,#,
himself - oner " avout three iing~re of III
snD'hls beverage, After taking breath, Ii
remarked TO his comp suiuu.
.WGli, pAti. what dsas young NAwl.anes wan
nnws Another stu, ~ ,.es Aud eAn'; -,
ii. hos lik0 him ~ h~ N4rk, anyhow. cruA.
Ia coward. III hp smells Anything iike dan
ger. or there's itnuhls q hrewin'. s0n can Jus
BIT hell Exp al leave yon ~ me to l,psr III,
bruns Il the thing. l'Lci M in. bio wAns1a fcllcI
" work fur nolLin'. lie ii. l.ols ~ opelrt ,o
him took ~ pretty niKh All nighs. design III,
cops aud gutiih' away with tho meat; and al liz
give III MAS vi. n. sent for mo lo roinn h.r,
n night. hns nm La hAnsed II I'm Roiu - rni
any mare rhsnces without is.sr What I
Guessed ruugh night VI II, III. ~ ~ Aud L.rt
TN. ratlnsd Hall la 80 lel.41 av.e ft A.Ansl n.