Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1882-10-20
A Terrible Hiobt


spent was on account Of quinine,
said DIR. Blossom, well known Ar
kansaw physician.
"How did quinine bring so terrible
a nightS" asked gentleman, one OF
the company which the doctor was en-.
tortaining.
During the recent great floods
said the doctor, 81 went down To my
bottom plantation 20 see about re
moving my stock in case Of overflow
After working all day, and driving
nearly all of the cattle to the uplands,
| went to the house, kind OF cabin,
where / proposed to spend the night
alone. lay down on an old straw
bed. when suddenly the thought flash.
ed across me that the levee might
break. | remembered that il was
gradually crumbling away, and that
before morning il might give way and
food the bottoms. There was real
danger Of an ihundation aud | went
out to get my horse but he had broken
loose and run away. This was anoth.
err cause for alarm, for with animal
instinct | thought that my horse had
feared the food. | wen; back into
the house and lay down. ! felt as
though q season Of chills and ievers
were coming upon me, aud getting up
and emptying almost the entire con-
tents Of a quinine bottle in my hand,
| swallowed the medicine and sat
down by the fire. The wind roared
aud knew that the waves we're beat.
ing over the levee. | went to the
door and could hear the rush Of the
coming waters. No time to be lost,
and rushing TO tree, climbed up
its rough bark and perched upon a
limb and waited. The rushing grew
louder and the wind roared among
the trees. Presently the water came
with terrible sweep. The night
was iearfully dark, but could see the
yellow water and hear it gurgle
against the tree. The roar grew loud
err aud the tree shook. The water
seemed To be rising rapidly, and |
attempted to climb higher, but to my
dismay, I found the top Of the tree
broken of. | thought that day would
never come. In moving my position
Islipped from the limb, but l caught
with my hands. lam Of pretty good
weight and could not pull myself up
again. There | hung, almost ex.
hausted. The waters rushed and !
held myself up as high as could.
"Will day never comel y | thought.
Away oil a gray streak appeared. My
arms we're numb | could hold on
but a moment longer. | stretched
out my feet in an agony of despair.
They touched something. | turned
loose the limb and found myself stan
ding on as dry earth as you ever
saw. ~
"Where was the waterS'
Wasn't any. Levee hadn't broke,
All that blamed rip roaring had been
carried on by qoininel"l 0Ya
The opponent of capital punish
ment will be- pleased to know thai
changing is played out" in NewYork
The death penalty has not been actu
ally abolished butthere are so many
loop-holes through which murderer'
may escvpe tha, probably the gallow'
will seldom, if ever, get a victim
Under the new code murderer has q
right to demand four distinct trials on
the law and the facts, and may ther
appeal to executive clemency. If q
man is found guilty and sentenced ia
be hanged he can take the case to thu
General Term of the Supreme Court
where the hearing is as elaborate il
form as in the lower court, the judges
acting as a jury; an appeal is mex
taken TO the Court of Appeals wher'
the case is fully re argued; next b
can ask hearing before any singh
Justice of the Supreme Court or be
fore the court in which he was con
yicted. A murderer who is financial
" we'll of will be in very little DANCE
Of the drop.
The lion who declined to fight III
jackal, or even to notice him, gave
pretty good reason for the course b
thought best to adopt eff 6gh
him." said old leo, 81 shall kill him {
course, but he will gain more than
shall from the fight. lie will hav
the honor of being killed by a lior
while lshall suffer the disgrace
having fought with a jackal." III
fight never came off. The jackal did