, 1880-08-18


ncnt!l--tn Extraordinary story by u
Western rltynic1hia. .......
"Onr OF tho must hGartrcndsng eases that
ever came under my notice." sAlil we'll
known Louisville physician to several gcil-
1lcmru who Ind been discussing Dr. Tah-
net's prospects Of miserable death, twas
that nf Il nun whose death could not affect
Ills relations, because lie llau ntsla; but Tho
manner Of his dying was SO awful that It was
q GALL upon common humanity for sorroW.
lie w:ss II young trl5ow WHO, ut tho breaking
nut Of the War, Wien Ito was 20 years old, eis-
listed n1l.l fought with courage under Con-
fc,lcrato banners. Ills gallantry was SO
marked that ho was promoted from tho
us t),p War prugresSu. III the terrible
warfuro ah,ut Nashville lle was exposed
70 the rah!s nt! e9lls' anl cotrHcts ,I,E,,, ~
never recovered, Alid which caused Ills rvs
ignatio1,. llo returned to bis home a mis-
rrahlc creature, aud never was nbla aftnr-
%aI',S @ ,iyi !" wis ~ soiy rt o'i u srcy g Ind viii rs
nt,cll torture, ny tho nlnss rcflllct! cr'!clsiGs
Of hlll.,a,, Invention might llavc produced.
DO yhll kMow w!.nt inllalasaatory reu,na-
lying perfectly still, with MT muscle IN
1Iny, and the most HXcruciatlng pnfns shoot.
ing like narbc.l lIooks t!lrnugli every llmb aild
oint Y"a ry n ,l ts Sllr'! h Of , Ssomy oyt to
n!rnt II u joint i sEc1l an nwfu! cruelty tl1nt
the rack Is M lnfant horror by tho sttle oe tt.
The inflammation scelns to have tuned every
Df senslbtiiy, mt! II each nerve II tho body
wefa bsyc.l and tnr'l stmaltaAtously tllo pnfn
conItl mt he Erraser. Moments become
hours, nil! hours BECOME ages or suffering.
Imagine 1liesl! turtllrcS prolonged thrntlgll
ulteeM years Of t!me, every year dragging
bit like Il century, ullM you call picture to
yourself what his life wns. Opiates: "
course, ol'!atns were rontlthtillatefes. but Whng
waI.cd, aill whcll, rushing upon him Ike
w"lvrs ot torlnrc il'''lo rryennns ly hunger,
tllo pains hroke through llto veil Of i,lscnsi.
hI!tty, md .MEge ut ills frame WITH tcctl, of
Eayn ntlslesl ullOtscr lIurr0r When It was With
ilrawn. lie WIS kept under It's [n'[,te',ca ny
nlus rs possible, Il. nlno years lle h'stl lost
his c!mlr u living corpse, only 10 be 1inyetl
t.. his he'd, where lie hrcalne f. mummy With
the spark Of life still glowing. .'rile tin!o
fna,y r I snt st, MS IL liz IL S yl' ;Fef eaisy beea ~ s
tho cnthronsH c,nhntiilnut!t 0t Il soul too ,hls-
orablo fur lifG tto sacred to l,o tlce.! hy 9TH
q hnlnis. II there wnrs N t!'o Spliinx q! q
EEypt n, flnMtnytnt su1il A!ll a'lluMnn intrflt
Ee,Irr, ran you tianry lts torturop! ,Day aftel
ttny lunktny H1'Qli thu sallis hot w!lsto fo
crntuylus; tay nfter tlay with Il llxetl Elzlne
Sear % Sf.er l SIttiess yenr n ' sml"teresl III it'll II.
awtnl s!lenco which lsnsrs every pain 10 OK
t1uAit that II hlIl0Ht hrcnsMcs audible md
llyhy persecution. So III snt, yc'r after yrn;t
inE ul,nn n world M ,lrrury rs misery eoutt
paint 1t; his voice sinking III Ills tlirollt, osll
Il, bu oxpr!e.t by hunted nature III wild I'M
Rttss c,A MsG t Thy r,, r rsf mefHn ia, n |,n
led his ,slcn up Ia Tho. dreatIf,,l cavcr1s o
casi,ul,s' n,nltha wl:hout, II ii!ne!l. I'LL
tlIrru cillllu Ii tln.o wl1rn thu restless day
1r1sf natl if, hmm l.
ts Il dclIghtfu! "Reminiscences. 'rho tilno c,.sl,
anwly ind Ike oturnity. It y1u ,wrrp t
enn'lnu II nlull ulnl let uno drip Ut water fl
@ Ills ' hsad bs9 sEsry a'h xS h'ts wn' d II %"a y!
iiScI l siars. rhSn w@ul,i colno @ 81 tl!tt aWt,
s.slm,ss, y, 3f IT,, tiMs % wl.Sn tho pisilsss tlto
u liz daos s as ea is tl"a IL ea!s osiH Wiz! III i
very lifu stood still a1M !Ie ku.tl w'ls lnlprL
oneh III II mnusolcui,!., Fixed MID rlgia, 4!
poor hoy, 'yas 2 sphinx. endowed WIN "
nlltl deprived Of movement. Every lDint
Ills body becanle ossilictl by the c!lalky. d!
poslts, ahl not evcn II movement tl'ut pr
;okat dsatIless e9any, becatne possI!,!l
fingers st!F, and tho llmhs petr!icd. llSw;
u stuno frame, with a ,goytring Ut tlusI. n
tic soul Of Lying ,nsll. 'r!e ln',scles q 7
syo ey1m ,flailst 4,, ls lily falg Mnon y
hung nbout hi,E lt!su tho gU1m Ut the grav
Then came. With tho snlne step OF nleas,lrt
ntcrNty, tho NssIlicatlull Ut tile jolhtY Of Il
jaws, aud ho wns ttl between therlgiI tcei
sellbed. LIT wl.cm tio lnllannatlon n ,,a
seized Ills heart III tllat INST prolonged spasl
l.aturo NJ, longer cnuAt g!yo warming Ut
agency. What tnrtnrrs tNok place ullter Il
drawn curtain Af tllut human iaIysttry can
more be told lAu,, tlla secrets Ut tlioso he
rUrs H.. tho lDwess dungeons Ut tho Ilqui
tIon Death xntIe, but i wNs Hike tho f.ittl.
stood about tllat chair lio olas anreI to utt
his tElonght-nu one could tell whether h
s.,nl still !urketl Iii It's prison, Or wliesh
death was life. or lffo WINS death.
"Whun he was buried lis liked lluibs VIC
broken With hammers, in order lint
1nigAt be placed in q coilin."
Wt onca know twins who so much reselnbl
ealh Ither thut Oie Vt thcn StHrspl himself
!lu!th. thinking e4eh Luy 1t was hIrlsclf v
haa r,tcn three hearty u,cH!s, whc1l, IN III
tie entcr whs this trpta,ur. Thu surviving tt
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