The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-07-11

AZ llll ~ hp leilHsl pn iim
lka cat from hehind I fplI q hideoui
blow 0n lhe maze NJ tho uoak jagged llnma
leaned up, tho sunshine turnei ~ blood
then l0 darkuea win hands spread pul !
stumhlsd blludy forward AMI fell W full
length niO tha loolt
When my sansAi returned, became aware,
first that I WA lylng hound hand ana ippl
and securely gagged, upon tlp turfi fappnd
ly, that tho hnrss were sllll lelllnrol, nni
standing quietly ~ tha foot drudge, and,
thirdly that ny companion had resumed hls
position on tho bogldar, and there aat watch
Ing my recovery ..
Reeiug my eyos opan, ha raised his hat and
addressed mo Ia i0nes of grave punellllo-
"lielleye mo, slr, am earnest Ia my regret
for this state of lhnga Nothlns but tho 40
yereit necessity could have persuaded NC %
knock tho son IT my lato esteemed friend
over tho skull and gag his utleraueo with
siOne-t0 pas over tho fact that II fairly
LAYS my senss NJ your hospitality under sus
pioion Upon my word, slrr u places mo IN
q eurssdly equiyooal ppsltl0u'
lle took q pinch VI mulf, absorbed u slow
ly, and pursued
wv was necessary, however You wiz
partly grasp tho situation When ! tell you
that my mine Is 'league--the Reverend VIII
lam league Doctor u Divinity, and former
ly incumbent N ReaklrRon-Aandz"
Ills words explained much, though not
everything The circumstances which led 70
tbe Reverend Williams departure FROM
nleakirk had happened some two years be
fore my birthi hut they were 6larlus
enough 10 upply talk Ia that dali llahlug
village Tor many q long day Ia my nursery
| had heard tho lala that my companions
nains recAlleil and II till now ! had ielt hu-
initiation, helopforth ielt absolute fear, for
know that had n deal with q madman
"l perceive by your eyes, hr" no went on,
"that with q part Of my story you are already
familiar, tho rest Rm about 20 Toll you II
win be within your knowledge that lato on a
Sunday uIght iust twenty'nne years ago
my wife leit tho yiearage house, hleaklfki
aud never retunedi that subsequent Inquiry
Yielded M trace Of her lllght, beyond tho fact
that aha Tont provided with a small hand bag
containing change Of clothing that, as we
had lived together Tor twenty years Ia the
6ntIrest harmony, no reason could then o.
afterwards ba given Tor her astonishing con
duct Moreover you win be aware that ita
effect upon mo was trageall that my lively
emotions underneath the shock de6poned into
settled glooml that my faculties notorious
" emlnenu IN q short time became olouded
nay eelipsed, ueceadtatlng my remoyal-l
will not reline-to a madhpuae, Hoy, u II
not son
l nodded amont ~ wen "a l could. lie
s.l.ak Iaf Mu0Tap and
thumb, 70 nod hack 70 me- Though HE eyes
we're now blazing With madness, hla demeanor
was formally, even airectedly, pollta
"My wife never came back naturally, SIR
Tor she was dead"
IIe shifted little on tho powders, slipped
tho muifboS back into hla walateoat pocket,
then, crossing hla legs and elaaplng Ala hands
over ono knee, bent forward and regarded
mo AKedly
~ murdered her" no aaid slowly, and nod
ded.
A pause followed that Boemed 10 last an
hour, Tho stone which ho had strapped Ia
my mouth with bio bandanna was giving me
acute pain, II obstpetod, too, what little
breathing my emotion loft me, and ! dared
not take my eyes on hh, Tho strain on my
| nrINNN KNOW ~ NNlNN NAAfAh ANAh WI AkAfHN
Ing when hA yolco recalled mo,
~ wonder, nuwn-ho asked ~ II II were a
rIddo-"l wonder II you can guea why tho
| body waA never tOund@
Again there VIA an lntoletabo bilenoo be'
fore ho went on
"ISdla was dear creature, IN many TO
pecta aho mnde mo an admirable Wife Her
affection Tor mo was oanIne-pohtIycly But
aho was tat, hr, hor face Jelly, her fhoul
doru mountainous Moreover, her yoicol=it
WA my erucRll =monotonously, regularly
desperately yQluhc. II eho talked of Hroh
angels thoy became lndgulIIcut-and hol
thcmos, In ordinary, were OF the ppttlc't llol
waist, gIr aud my arm had once been CON
menrirutp, not now throo Of llomrrH herOC
could embrace her Her voice could one
touch my heart ftrlog into musIci Il frayc,
thom now between tho millst0noa " tho com
monpaco Figure 10 yourself Il man Of my
aonAbllty condemned % liyoon thNo tornsI
lo paused, frightened his grasp on his knee
aud purnod
"You remember, Dir, the story Of thchogci
n GAnguEi No narratCg that n certain We
man conceived violent desire 20 bite th'
naked shoulders of baker who used 70 pOg
underneath her window with bic worct "
imperative did this longing become that a
lopgth tho woman appealed 70 her husband
who, bolng good nnturod man, and unwill
Ing 70 dIsobligo her, hirod tho baker for {
certain preo 10 como aud DO bitten. Ihl
mnn allowed her two bites, but doniod third
being unable 10 contain himself for paln, Tn
author goea on 20 rolst0 That for want OF thl
third bltc, she boro ono do0d child and tw,
living, My own caso," continued tho lcv
william, "wns somewhat nimllnr, Lydia
unrclloyod babblc reacted upon her hulk an'
awoko In mo nu absorbing, fascinating doslr
TO strike her llougod 20 100 her qulvor,
fought against th, feeling, stillod 10, trod I
down, ltawolio again. IL filled my thoughts
my dreams, 10 ruqwcd mo liko yulturc 4
hundred times Whllc sho at complaccntll
turning N.r uync periods, ! had 70 hug m'
0tt lu,t IL should leap ont ant
| stft,. DO | weary r'nl 10
mo pp
"rhll, ..l uyonng wo sa,, ou' on oacl
sIdo Of tl' n.lrth, IN thc yi'arN.' orswin0
room sho WDs talking talking, 49, D. H
Whispering TO mysolfi You are too fat
Lydia, YOU are too fat lcr talk ran on thl
two sermons | had preached that day, Oh
dresses Of tho congregation, tho expense o
living, tho parish ailmcnte-lncShauitlblo
trivial, rclcntlcss Suddenly sho looked Vi
and our oyoa mot llcr yoico tralcd or on,
dropped lko bird wounded In full 0lghl
sho stood up and took a stop towards mc
N anything tho matter, Wlllamf sho 0skcu
solcitously, You aro too fat my DEAR
answcrcl, laughing, and struck hor full Il
tho face with my fist
"Sho did not quiyor much-not half cnougl
but dropped liko n ahal fun Gack on 10 th
carpet caught up u candle and examiner
her sho was quito doad.n
Iho mailman slippod up from his bowldo
and looked NJ mo with lndoecrlbaho cunning
~ am 10 glad dr. ho said, "thOt you di
not bleed when struck you, II was q grco
| ..,.,,,, 1tl. statt ~ hi,oI uffo,sia mn ala