The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-08-03

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Silver. for her interests are naturally m'ae.
Then she is provided for amply
Thank YOU Tor your information Very
elai 10 hear Il. And now. excuse the APP
paren, imper,inence Of the question but
where Is your willf
Here. said Mr.. MADDOX. laying his hand
on II
Suppose you give Il to me to take care
on
Give II 10 yon. Why, pray2
/, might become misplaced. exclaimed
Guy.
III keep it myself said Mr. Maddox
roughly.
Then just leave a memorandum on the
table, said Guy, earn sstly, to tell where ~
ia II will save trouble perhaps.
Get out, cried Mr. Maddox angrily'
An. | soc, said Mr.. Checvers. cody, IN
hurry TO begin. Well. / wont detAln you'
Int | have little suggestion to offer.
i, is this. said Guy. Miss Silver IN
forms me that you have made several pre-
yious efforts TO cut short you troubles ana
your breath, and always unsuccessiuiiS'
Now /, seems to me, 'yon don'tgo the right
way about il. This box, and here he OPP
ened the box before alluded to. contains
several little plans that ] think might
please you. Here's one. aud he showed
little steel instrument.
What's thatg asked Mr.. Maddox, curl
ously.
This, said Guy, is an article that you
can place around your neck like collar
then, by striking your hand on the leii
side Of your neck sharp spike is driven
right into your iugular vein
But that would kill me, said Mr.. Mad
dox, staring
Well, Amt that what you want9 demand
ed Guy, sternly. Now here's another, he
went ON. Here's wheel, you observe.
You place this band around your neck
pass il under the wheel and give it two OF
three turns, then let go. The recoil VIII
twist your head almost of your sholders--
kill you to a certainty
Mr.. Maddox stared at him with unfeign'
ed horror
Then, went on Guy, coolly, here's lit
tie package--a topedo. 1t contains nitro
glycenue You place it in your mouth
snap your teeth on it. and off goes your
head. smashed into millions OF atoms.
Good heavens. exclaimed Mr.. Maddox,
What terrible idea
Not at all, said Mr. Guy, soothingiy'
Beautiful invention Il quite pride myself
on it-scientifc suicide you see! Anybody
can take poison or blow their brains out
but to do it scientifically requires real tai
ent You have it, and / am confident you
will reflect credit on my scientific skill
Now, he continued, confidently, II you
could use all three of these inventions at
once .cut your iugular' garrotte yoursel'
and blow your head of, all at once--w Why,
I'd thank you.
What. cried Mr.. Maddox. iiercelv. 80
You think I'm gong to use any OF your an
fernal inventions? Get ont of this room,
YOU cold. blooled villain, before throw
YOU out OF the window.
But have great many more to sho"
you. demonstrated Guy, and you see
want You to try as many as possible
Well, well, he added, as Mr. Maddox
grasped the poker threatenly, I'm gong
But I'll leave this box, and before you gel
rid Of yourself just make memorandum
of what you will use, and leave it on th'
table, because, you know, there will b.
probably nothing left OF you to draw con
clusions from, and So
!. Here any further speech was cut shor
by Mr.. Maddox seizing his visitor an'
hustling him out in the passage.
Well, said Lizzie, anxiously. to Guy
i / think it's all right. said Guy, grin
ming. Get the lunch ready. Your uncl
is all right. He'll be down.
And sure enough he was, and though b'
spoke not, he ate most yoraciously o
everything
Lizzie, said he, suddenly after an hour
pause did you ever see an internal Oh
, fool and an IDIOT.
Never, that | know OF. said Lizzie
Why?
. Because, just look at me, and you'll Sc
one, said Mr. Maddox, grimly, aud b
stalked mp stairs.
Up 10 the present time of writing, Mr.
Cyrus Maddox is still alive, enjoying goo
, health, aud he seems TO be on iriendl
, terms with Mr. Cheevers and his wife, Li2
a zie. He probably forgaye that gentlema
on account OF discovery that he mad
that nitro-glycerine torpedo containe
: nothing more dangerous than salt, and u
A internal inventions we're internal IN abor
a the same ratio; but Guy still maintain
that when q person is weary OF life the
= should cease their troubles by scientific su
h eide