The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-21

you thought in America; in Paris
you get into the same omnibus with the
individual you imagined in Rio Janeiro.
Railroads and steamships have reduced
the earth's circumference to a mere
hands span. We're too crowded. l
thought over the matter deeply and
long. l thought of nothing else. To
get rid of him, that vas what would
have to be DONE A tremor passed
over him. 'But how? That was it.
The days of secret murders have long
since passed. Chemistry and other sci
cnccs have made the chances for escape
from detection difficult, very difficult.
One night l made up my mind. All!
that night! She had never appeared so
lovely. That white dress and the pom
egranate blossom at her breast l can
see now We were walking in the gar
den under the orange trees. How the
scent of those orange buds comes back.
1t was then she told me he had already
asked her to be his wife. If it was her
fathers wish she should marry him.
and her fathers wish was law. She
would not say she loved him. That
she whispered, no one would ever
know, aye o nay
II left her resolved. If | could not
get her, at least he never should.
Then | set myself to work formu-
lating my plan
He glanced inquiringly at me TO see
the effect of his words. Yes, l gave
to it nights and days; the result you
see here" striking his breast, "a man
who has accomplished his purpose and
is now free, free as yourself.
Il must confess it, feared the pun
ishment of the law. The dread of an
ignominious death at the hands of an
eXecutioncr was a nightmare to me.
To avoid this all my intellect was on
centrated. The thought cam to me
as a flash illumincs the darkness. |
commenced. with a zeal q desperate
man only can know, the study of in
sanity, its causes, its pathology. |
digestcd Nirchow, Pinal and Esquirol.
DR.. Heinrich Schule's Handbuch der
INSTRUMENTATION | dcvoured. and
Non Icimssen's works were my daily
pabulum. With Bucknili and luke /
entered the psychological depths, and
Maudsley made my way clear. l
read in Pritchard that one of the first
symptoms of this disease was an indif-
ference to social considerations, apathy
and neglect of the personal and other
duties, dislike and suspicion of friends.
This was my starting point.
ii will not now weary you with a
scientific description of my course. ]
knew insanity was a good defense in
law and | set myself studiously about
ii to become insane, that l might cheat
the law. wanted to leave no room fol
any doubt. | wanted hundreds of wit
nesscs who would be willing to come
forward to testify. when might com
init The deed, tina, my reason was ant
, had been gone 70, omc time.
''Do not turn away from me like that
I The demon jealousy it vas that led MT
on. If | did not regret it | would no
be talking here te you-undcrstand?
II commenced cautiously, change,
. my habits of life, gave up my club, too
apartments in Il hotel the better to b
observed, became absent minded. talk
/ ed to myself. ] soon saw that NJ.
friends observed the change and
clucklcd. | left my Office for days mys
t tcriouSly. and as mySteriously, withou
explanation, | walked the streets alon
late at night, and gradually becam
v more violent in my temper. | disturb
u cd an audience at the thcatcr by loudl
o i~ntcrrupting the actors. and was cjcc'
e cd. My friends began to talk. Ismilc
If at them When alone. What stupi
: idiots! They recommended medical at
vice and that gentle old Dr.. Harve
r visited me. Poor old man, he was
child in my hands. His questions
d answered evaSively, and gave him su
licient evidence to set his poor hes
Y shaking ominously. He felt my pulls
Ie He did not know | had accelerated i
a speed by violent exercise a moment b
id fore his visit. lie said my system W:
Is out of order. my brain needed res
ID But | tire YOU. For four months pu
lo sued my systematic course, grown
IS slowly and slowly more violent.
y. overheard 4 conversation between son
p old friends, in which it was suggest,
that it would soon become their duty
~ contine nc in sonle asylum. That S:
It. iSticd me. l had reached the prop
point. Then l armed myself and wa:
'd ell. In the open street, at noonda
ne was the time. Madlnen do not seek
Of conceal their deeds. so took the ope
l bold course. Understand"
We His eyes were flashing now and |
re fingers worked convulsively. 81 N
az him at the Post Office. With ado
d? laugh L pointed toward him, called hi
90 my brother from Hindostan. T
1t crowd looked surprised:an laughed,
told them he was a wild pnimal; to he
is away. lie looked astonished, du1
founded. depressed great fear of hi
he sad then
as Hc hadrisen, and was gazing out
&c TO the moonlight. The MATER wash
lis and splashsd. tricklcd and dripped
the timbers below. The guitar was ST
lis tinkling inshorc. Then l fired
fired, Understand?
II My God, III all my mon!hs of
lit hearsal, all NY course of cruel stuo
on l had Aot once thought of it. Whel