Telegram-herald., 1889-04-21


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situation, an lay haart f4ir.F e-~..e1 81 sae
tae4z1s ttl4t tLe plsee rls1l IS Ny grave
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NlIla.t 4sslsl4a>e, oe~l1 lat eaptct 2e ,
freM Tie mailman ~ - had pat nss there
ana What rnaucE w-s there ilal 49, oue else
noal1 nn4 u-c. or even LL.Ik e l5eklnE fgr
re. ia tlat uet ~ tas-aav places 9hese
were nly rrsl taaaE1ts. th4t nss1e1 tAroeK1
lnf l.taa ia 4u instant. ela Tie rext were
th4l sla..l ha.-sg tne fel.7w. Ia lato TIE
tl4la ~ A.s Insane lde@s, Eoa try What
l-.Eai gan - siratAgeu-
+'0h mighty Menzrcn q TIE Silver Hails. %
J sAil. Il deeply tL2nE year Majesty for
ttls evidence of year ros e. faYor ana
rluoy beg 40 assure y0u that already have
1 become splrl saA year prime minister,
o1iy wishing 10 do year rsval VII.
'Aoa iooA the same " see 10 chance %
he replied, now usiag the Engly plural,
and they tea - Il wollc t2ke Eany aays
10 effect what We desire" s"
''who .o.d sour Royal Majesty thlss''
''Our sub gocis."
"And Is il possi dc your Majesty can be
leye yoar pleoe a. slDJa,ls before yoor
noble minlsteTl"
we should not. perhaps bur day : are a.
nothing 10 . spirit, apa a. 4o1 are uolN q
spirit, we VIII leave sou iof few DAYS, and
then lei you know our royal pleasure.
Win tAls he sm4cd = gr.In smile, way eC
his hand H.. .esiically, Turned and clsap-
pe-red. / called after hln. but lie returned
NC 30 answer. Ana ! could hear Als ecAoing
footballs sleWly recec-ug I'll they clvd Out
~ TIE distance
II was useless for me q attempt - dc
scribe ny feelings when thus foaud myset
left alone ina darkness, al the bottom of pit
from which | could not extrica;e myself,
aud ia "a part of deserted mine, from
which. II were wholly free, might never
md my way 10 the world above Though
felt myself literally buried alive, yet / did
not at first wholly despair A f.iut hope
fingered that my guide might 20 back with
out ne, h.s condition become known, myself
be missed and "a search be instituted for me (,
bat then the chances were 80 many against
my ever beng found " hiic living that the
thought only gave me the feeblcst ray of
comfort, which finally went out IA horn
bic gloom that was worse than death Itself
For three mortal days AID nigAts-ths
time OF which was al one rayiess, awfu
night 70 me-dld | remain ia that fearful.
pit; and then, nearly dead from hunger
thirst and despair, felt as II / wac going
mad myself For a long time / had called
and shouted and shriekeu for help and now.
without the faiutost ray OF hope, / staggered
around my prison, beat my head against It's
earthern walls, tore my hair, bit ny flesh,
and shrieked because Of the horrors that
seemed 10 set my brain on fro, and v hen at
last | heard human voices, and saw lights
flashing above me- was in that state when
the mind, lowering On the verge Of Insanity,
is nct able 10 distinguish the true from the
false-the real from the imaginary and
whether these were beings Of earth or de
mons from the other world, / had lost the
power 10 determine.
Mynext remembrance is Of finding myself
in bed, and being tended with care; but II
was two weeks from the day entered that
| mine before had sufficiently recovered tC
relate my story aud learn Of the manner OF
my discovery.
Pedro, il seems, had gone back 20 his
work in the mine as though nothing IN
usual had occurred; and subsequently,
/ Whtu questioned ABOUT me- ne Itpltl, lu Z
very straightforward and intelligent man
ner that he had conducted me- 10 the upper
shaft, and then left ne at nay own request
IL was there supposed had gone out whet
no one was about, and departed in very
uncivil way, and no search was made fol
me In fact, l owed my life 10 accident
one Of the miners. having occasion TO visit I
distant part of the deserted veins, belnl
startled by shrieks. the mystery OF which
he had the courage TO Investigate.
Nv narration Of the conduct and Language
Of Pedro was the first knowledge any ont
had Of his insanity many now re
member something curious and slnguia
connected with him. An investigation
! proved him non compos nseitfs. and he va
removed TO an asylum. l learned he ha'
once been a lackcy 10 cOurter, which &C
counted for his supposing himself KIM
and using language becoming royalty Itself
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