The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-07-18
NIGHT WITH A MADMAT.
;!ow an Attorneys Talent for story Telling
Saved His Life.

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NtISh'Id III her suit Tor divorce
against her husband. Cruelty aud
insanity were the alterations. The
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went I" -'1'l," , "'d loll' the ,'7'-
d"n"r OF hI3 rll"nt, where ne was DIES
tined to spend u night Of such terror
as few men would have lived
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house they We're informed by Mrs.
! WribOld that her husband was in
one uf his danrprous ,rooIsand1hat
her lIte Wil5 III danger. The insane
man had y revolver. which he head
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presence HN"h"' 1l'e woman spoke
Ii> I,nnJ woe tLo y,.',.,,0r I;, ,.;td
feared SO much. lie appeared sur
prieeI to So" two gentlemen there,
but recovered himself and spoke in a
quiet manner, asking them how they
We're.
MIR. Burrls answered him, saying
he hoped they would not disturb him
10y their presence.
no. YOU don I, SAID N"lhOld: Il
expected YOU. | have to Kill YOU,
anu YOU came to b" Killed.
rs n" spoke he advanced iowa ri
me lawyer, with the pistol aimed ut
his head. seemed terribly in earn
e5f. and the story his wife had told
ami his presence in the room 50 I'M
n"rYed DR.. Hadden that he sank to
the floor iii talnt.
Mr.. BurrlS Ene" there was no time
or room for eNpOstulatiOn. In the
matter OF strength the mailman
lowered over him like q Hercules.
charmed the lawyer could not cope
with Ne!b 7Id, and even had he had
q weapon there was no time to draw
1t.
Better hear this story before You
XIII me. said Nr. burris. rs if oct
ting Killed We're matter OF such OF
binary, everyday occurrence that
five or ten minutes would not make
much difference to the parties to the
tragedy.
" nat IS IT, asked WeibOIl,
Watching ms lntenLeI victim clOseI v.
turns iad no room for story in
his mind when he h3urt"d out the rp-
mark. His thoughts We're filled with
consideration OF the desperate posi-
ton Ee was in. But the mans quoS-
ton aroused him. AMI with what
calmnesS he could command he be
gan the recital OF funny tale, The
conditions were not favorable to the
hhppE telling OF humorous story.
y man IS not given to hilarIty on the
edge OF the grave. The nearer, when
one auHtellre Is mailman, may fail
to see the point, or he may have
heard the story before, and the flash
OF the pistol III hls hand may light
the ontprtolner through the dark
Nali'y, AS Mr.. Burr|s continued
Nel9oid r'treatod to a chair and sat
down. nut MS eyes followed every
movement OF the attorney and his
revolver never lost the pointbIallk
aim at Rnrris' head. Embellish the
story as ne might, tell It with what
Skll TOR Killing time he could. it had
to come to an emf ut hast, But it
was recrIIed with cVmmendation
"NoOd' Sold the lnnatlc; fine.
nave heard worse, and now I have
to klIl YOU.
lie again advanced on Burris. who
saw his arm bend with the tension of