The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-02-13
TEMPERANCE READING.
MEN AND MONKEYS"

Stories ~ psilslam TfeaseHs that Mahs
aood Temperance Lsstufss
"a man with the dclifium tremrns
IL n coward, aad would not try 10 hurt
any one." said Dr. bailey. "Iremsm-
be once a well.known Young man wss-
brought TO my home In Cumming for
me to trent him for dolIrium trcmens.
This young man imagined that witch
had shot him In tho Jaw with silver
bullet. and that the bullet could not be-
gotten out lie was wild raving crazy,
but showed no signs Of violence got
some pokeberries and made my boy
squeeze them. took the Juice, got an
old bullet, aud then went 10 the young
man, and, after looking In bis mouth,
slipped the pokeberry juice and bullet
In my hand and stuck my fingers In his
mouth ! pulled II out with the bullet,
aud the poor fellow fairly cried for 10y
In short time he was welln
A young man who has had the ''mon.
keys" after him more than once told
the reporter his experience.
Eve had EN-. he began, "and you
bet all wanted was 10 get out Of the
way. The first time | ever had the
monkeys they came on me suddenly l
had Just got into the door Of my room
when q human corpse In coffin met
my gaze, started to turn around and
20 ont. hut one arm reached out and
struck me. At that moment the carpet
was covered with reptiles and innumer-
able devils. tried again TO got out Of
the door, but large Hon stood right in
front Of me. sprang 10 the window,
but when ! looked out the sidewalk was
= mass Of lions, tigers, wolves. pan
theirs and other ferocious animals. |
ran to my bed, but found II covered
with snakes Of al sizes and kinds. Az
long as remained still the devils wonld
keep quiet. stood In that room all
night praying for deliverancc, aud I
never slept wink. Next morning
when Jim, the boy who cleaned up tho
room. came and opened the door the
demons vanished. fsaid nothing 10 Jim
about II, but scnthim after more liquor.
drank II, and for more than q week
! remained In that room and WAS tor
tured by the monkeys. During that
time had moments Of reason, when !
could Danish them from my mind"
+" was on my beat one night" said
Policeman Stroud. "It was bitter cold
and the wind whlstled around the cor
ners. As | turned from Alabama
street into Broad heard loud and pro-
longed screams for help. rushed up
the stairway from where tho voice
came and expected to find fellow
whipping his wife or woman who
imagined there was q man under the
bed. Instead Of this found q man
perched on top Of chair At the head
Of the stairway, and his appeals for
help were heart-rendIng. What's tho
matterp | asked, calling him by name.
Don you see tho train coming and l
am tied 10 the trackp' he replied. his
face deathly white and his voice trem-
bling. i am going 10 be killed. am
going to be killed. Then in q moment
the poor fellow imagined that he was
going to be hanged. He begged me to
cut the rope and not let the snakes
hang him. He said the snakes were
dressed In mems clothing and that they
were going 10 hang him because he
had been drinking. | tell you Il WAS
awful TO hear that man beg for help.
| had to pick him up and lift him ous
Of the chair. and as did so he took IN
idea into his head that was the devil.
He begged piteously not to be thrown
into torment, promising 10 be better
man. l nursed him until got him
quiet. and then hired negro man to
remain with him during the night Il
was three days before he got entirely
straight. | never want 10 see another
man with the monkeys a. bad a. he
had them. The man has never touched
. drop Of liquor since. ."---Atiants Con-
HiiuiioB.