Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-22

wrists and ankles. The hair and beard Of
the strange visitor, were tangled and M
kempt. the former hanging below his shout
de-s. The brute stretched bis full length
out By the fire and giving grurt OF salts
| faction fen into deep sleep. The ocen-
pant Of the bed realizing that at daylight
abe would inevitably be discovered, cast
her eyes wildly around for hiding place
The heavily Contained recess in one OF the
windows caught her eye, and abe Instantly
resolved 10 make An effort to reach It
Raising herself quietly on her hands, she
ereps noisslessly from the bed, and reached
the window in safety. From this point OF
vantage she looked with sgonizing dread
on the sleeping brute. Overcome with
fatigue and fear, she was almost in the
act Of sinking to the floor, when she sud
6enly became aware Of the haJing Of
houndS and the rapid boof beats OF gal
loping horses, They approached nearer
and nearer, tiil she could distinguish the
excited voices ofthe riders. She realized
suddenly that they were on the track OF the
strange intruder, and silently prayed for
immediate succor. The voices died away
in the distance, grew louder, and then sank
fainter, the alternate conflict OF hope and
despair nearly rendering her frantic.
They again approached closer I'LL they
seemed 10 be lust outside the cabin door.
While listening she had unconsciously drop
ped the curtain folds from her face, and
suddenly glancing in the direction Of the
fugitive, Shs ssW that he also been awaken
ed by the confusion, and having risen 70
his feet, was glazing at her face with an
expression, thst left do doabt as 20 his
madness. Fora moment she gsZsd hzedly
into his ewes, and then made az involuntary
movement toward the door Ths gPsu
which held the maniac vas broken, and be
sp-Hng toward her with wild snsrl. TIE
unfortunate lady gave e scream Of despair,
sud sank ssrselsss 10 the floor. As her
ewes closed 70 uncoq:cioasnsss, she became
dimly aware OF . bGrstug crash aud ter
rife struggle around about hsr. When
she again cane 20, she was lying IN bed IN
her s1n.s residence, surrounded oY weep
ing relatives. The terrible shock incident
TO the night of horror, resulted IN an ag-
grsvAte6 stack Of brain fever, the eject
Of which we're sneh az 10 Else.tle her reason.
The straugest psrt Of the story is, that
during her illness, her hair which was Of
bssuritul chestnut tings, began TO change
10 color, snd ullimstsly bscsns white ss
you see II nov. This too IN the short
period Of q lev weeks. She Is 81 long IN
tervals apparently eonscious of our pres
cree, but has been pronounced hoPelessly
iucursbls by eminent physicians. The
maniac wss the son ofs neigh5or, snd hsd
besn mad from birth. Re vas considered
so dangerous. SIS 10 csQss bis being chain
ed 10 the wall Of 50 on: baildiGg. The
night of ny suDts arrival 6; her destiH alton,
he had broken his chsins, and made bis
escape. BIS friends who made the dis
coyery. shortly after i happened, secured
q blood hound. and started on his trail
They traced hin 10 the cabin, and had
sent a servant for the key, when nv sunts
scream told its own story, ana Cs2sed them
to break the door down. snd o7erpower the
msd man, Who fought ike tiger. Ihs
hostess never got over the terrible shock
even 70 the day Of her death, sud could
never bear it mentioned without her eyes
filing with tssrs.