Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-08-05

the alarm of FIRE were ruhuine IN
and down the street. He saw them
heard their shouts, and then jumped
down, ran to the trap door, descend.
ed, and | heard the Office door slam
TO. He was exhibiting the proverbial
canning of lunaties, and had fastened
the door against all outside help or
attack. f-rcaifzet this in a moment
and. crawling to corner, nestled close
against tha bricks, hoping to elade his
observation. But he had the eyes Of
tiger. In a monseue he had bound.
ed up The ladder, aasi ea beside me-
saying - sss--sis
"We must be going. the devils are
telling us to come. Come, Mark, we
are going to meet our ffgends !"
groaned, but could not stir. At
that moment ! heard men at the oti,,e
door, shaking and stamping, and be.
iieved help would soon come. soush.
to gain little delay by telling Welsh
that devil had been TO see me dur.
ing his absence, and that it had told
me to wait till another evening-that
the thunder had frightened them
away.
"ItS "a lie!' he yellsd, dancing
about; mo one but me can talk with
them! l am their master, and they
have told Inc to.hurry and bring Won
along :"
lie took ME in his arms as though |
had been an infant, flung me on his
shoulder, and then quickly climbed to
the TOP OF the wall. Il was evident.
ly his intention to leap down, but he
was seen iron. the street, and the cries
OF the crowd shsnged his plan.
They think We are afraid, Marx,
he said, balancing himself like an ac.
robat, "but We will let them see the
race OF the red devils, wont We, Mark
lie held me Oh has shoulder with
ole hand, and his gr asp seemed to eat
into the flesh. Dizzy with the glimpse
had caught OF the ground below. I
could not answer him. He gave
sudden yell, and then went gallopins
along the top of the wall, shouting
and shrieking as We went. heard
the bricks rattle down, aud shut INV
eyes, expecting him to leap when we
got to the rear wall. But he did not.
and kept right on in the giddy race
until we had gone twice around the
building. Then he stopped, and we
heard men pounding away at the trap
door. They had forced the office
door, and We're near at hand. Bu.
death Was nearer. We stood on
wall but little more than a
loot wldes and the distance 10 the
ground was sufficient to kill anv liv-
ing thing which made the leap.
They are coming" !" he whispered,
hoarsely, "but We shall cheat EN- yeil
The devils bids us hasten Don't Won
hear the river telling us to hurry >"
He poised himself for the leap. We
were on the angle OF the wall. and
must go to the bottom of the cliff il
We went down. | felt he was getting
ready, and. with the only shout which
had yet uttered. gave convul-
'ive leap OF struggle, and we fell. /
Ielt that he had let 20 of me, but that
was following him down, when /
struck the travelled roof fair on my
head. In an instant after, and for
he succeeding twc weeks, / knew or
,ealized nothing.
In my struggle, | had 50 discon-
;erted the madman that he was obliged
o make the leap, and the impetus
lad carried me back on the roof. Tie
second day after, his body was taken
rom the river, far below, bat 30
rushed aud mangled that it resem-
'led mass of pulp.
After run OF fever ! recovered
rom my terrible adventure. and made
~ objection when the citizens Of
3anktown, almost to a man, subscrit-
I'd the money to bay the Mirror Office
nd present it TO me. | only insisted
n removal to another building. pet
ing A Tar away as | could from the
Gene Of that midnight adventure.