Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-15

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lie n believer in tho philosophy, and i
willing to go through the form Of dyini
in order TO become immortall For sci
philosophy hy-immortality-"
Lcmuels saw the black eyes flash lils,
fire, felt the mans sinewy fingers clos'
with n claw-liko grip on his neck before
ho could utter n cry, and then the cal
and people seemed to whirl about hin
with terrific roar. Then before hin
passed the vision OF his weeping widow
his orphaned children; no saw his owr
funeral, he heard the Grafton over hi.
coffin, he saw his own body lowered
to the grave, heard the clods fall upor
his breast.
"lIis soul-his soul-it must not es.
cape" Kissed in his ear Then all was
blank.
As the train was entering the city oil
its destination Lemues first folt re.
turn of life and opened his eyes. Above
him stood two men who had been work
ing upon him with restorativos, and
about him were faces OF his fellow
passengers, some sympathetic, others
stolid.
"IIc's all right now," said one of the
men, n muscular keeper, "he'll get over
his choking well enough"
"Yes, but IL was a pretty close call, "
replied the other; "iive seconds more
and he would have been goner. You
caught the philosopher just in time"
The two men went away, leaving the
still dazod man where he sat. With
returning consciousness OF what had
happened he saw, at the further end OF
the cur, his murderous assailant bound
fast, but still furious Then appeared n
realization OF the fact that he came near
being victim TO violent maniac.
When the train stopped, Lemuels
started to go out of the car and escape
unnoticed. At the door he was stopped
by II burly guard, who told him to go
back and sit down.
"But | am near home now, and am
willing to say goodbye"
"Yes, yes; that's all right" said tho
guard, we're all near home now, and
we'll soon be all right. Go sit down
like good fellow and I'll give you an
orange after awhile"
The commercial travellers face first
blanched, then famed fiery red.
"Sir! demand that you lot me out
of this car at once. | am Lcmucl i.
Lemuels, travelling for the house of
Todde. Rodde & Co., and my home is
in Toledo"
"Yes, that's all right" said the
guard in manner meant to be quiet
ing; 'yes, we all know that, but go
back and sit by the King of Sweden
and William Shakespeare for few
minutes longer, and we'll soon be
home"
"Ye gods!" almost shrieked the now
really alarmed commercial traveller;
you don't think 1 m crazy. do your
"Oh, no, nor replied the guard,
who held the door; "oh, no; OF course
not-we are none of us crazy; we are
all kings or poets or philosophers Or
drummers. But go back and sit down
now or" noticing Lemuels' evident
desire to be violent, ''or I'll put the
jacket on you"
The astonished representative OF
Todde, Rodde 4 Co. sank down on the
coal-box, his knees weakening beneath
him.
Great Jehosophat! To think that /
am kept here as crazy and will
probably have to go to the asylum!"
Then brilliant thought struck him as
it should have done before. In desper-
alton he drew out gold watch, opened
it and disclosed the photograph OF
baby.
"My dear sir, let this prove to you
that ] am not lunatic, and only dead
beat. This baby and her mother wait
me at home. Here is my name en-.
graved, and the simple fact that l have
such watch proves that l am not
patient. Here is my order book-see
nm order took at Shandees this after
noon-see my thousand-mile railroad
my pocket-book all
these proofs, and then believe me that
though am mad, / am not crazy!n
To be brief, the proofs were con-
and after small financial
between Lemuels and the
guard, by which the latter was five dol
lars richer, the duly accredited repre-
OF Todde, Rodde & CO., was
allowed to go his way, thanking his
stars for the escape and trying to con-
vince himself that the burly doorkeeper
had been effectually bribed to keep
quiet. et.-Wilhelm Reinwald, in Toledo
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