Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-05-30

ItSe NO HIS lctb NIblOub lllhNlUH ID bOuuCls,
end drew the pencil along his finger
as if testing the edge. 1t was evidently
sharp enough to suit him, for he drew
back his fingers with an exclamation an
if the pencil had drawn blood and COM
raenced sucking his thumb Keeping
Close to the wall he crept up behind the
supposed murderer, who had purposely
turned his back. There was moments
pause ON the psrt of the subject, then %
glare came into his eyes, the pencil
flashed through the air three times and
She deed was done Absurd though it
may sppear, II shiver ran through the
onlookers 40 the pencil struck.
The subject did not wait to see the eff
feet of his stabbing, but bounded to the
door aud would have rushed bareheaded
into the street but that he was stopped
by a couple of men. He struggled like
mailman until DIR. Hammond's voice
subdued him.
"The police are coming that way.
| Hide here under the table," His teeth
ohattered and his limbs shook as he
crept isto the hiding place, his wild eyes
fixed upon the door. Look at that
mans face, said Dr.. Hammond to the
class; "guilt and terror are stamped up
on it. You sec Il murderer haunted by
/ the fear of detection and the remem-
brauce III his crime
| Poor devil, " whispered one of the
students, she's almost fainting from
fright. feel as il J had just finished
one of Stevenson stories. Makes one
thihk of 'Markheim, don't it2"
'You HAY come out now" whispered
DIR. Hammond: ''the police have gone. +"
ooh, are you slrre?" he faltered,
thrusting out his head and then draw
ing it back. At length he was convinced
that there was nothing to tear, and he
orept out, his face CHASTITY aud beads o.
perspiration on his forehead. When he
hsd recovered his composure DIR. Ham.
mond touched him on the arm, and
r-hisp ed lls.auadnGly:
You're poor man. | can show von
way to make plenty of money JUS w
the stroke of pen. Will you do it 2"
'.Yes; III do it, whatever it is" he ex
claimed.
81 want you to forge check for 800
600. Just copy this signature and you
shall have half of it.
"Give it to me. Give me PEN.
There you are NUNS the word, re-
member" and the check was forged.
"Col. Ingersoll will now address the
class" said DIR. Hammond, and he mo-
toned to the subject to step upon the
plstform. He had none of tho famous
Atheists eloquence, but he had styong
voice and a strong fist. He pounded on
the table and yelled till he was hoarse.
Next he was Chauneey Depew. He
lacked wit quite as much as eloquence,
but he announced with q cheeky smile
that he chad the walkover in England"
and he spoke of the Prince as ga dear
old chap-a particular friend of mine"
His speech was marvel of old conun-
drums and stale newspaper jokes, but he
was SO funny Notwithstanding that the
laughter Of the students rang through
the building. Five minutes later he was
Talmage exhorting his listeners to re-
pent.
"Before l bring this man out of this
state" said DR. Hammond to the class,
81 want to show you how, if do will it,
l can influence him even after his re-
turn to self-consciousness. Listen to
me, he said emphatically to the sub
ject. "Three minutes after Withdrew :.
my power over you, you will tell me
that my face is black. Do you hears
Three minutes after''
He touched the subject on the shout
der, the man raised his head as if just
awakening, and looked about him won
denngly. Half dozen students had
out their watches, and they watched
them attentively while they listened to
the conversation between the subject
and the physician.
''You remember nothing"
\''Not thing But feel very tired,
and I'd like glass of water, for my
mouth is parched as if l had fever"
"You shall have that presently. What
did you remember hearing last, when
you came to yourself Just now"
'Let me see. Oh, yes, l thought you
had just finished your definition Of hyp-
notism. Oh, but doctor" - and he
stood up and whispered something I'M
DR. Hammond's ear.
81 don't hear you. Speak louder"
''Your face is black" he said apoli-
getically, "and l thought 700 wouldn't
like to go on lecturing with streak
across your nose" Three minutes had
passed to a second.
"Oh, you're mistaken, there's nothing
on my face"
''That's so, replied the subject with
a smile; ''it must have been shadow
''Now, would you like to know what
you did during the last hour9 You rode
a horse and broke your head, you stabbed
man, you forged a check, you were
mgersoll, Depew and Talmage and
made some remarkable speeches. You
did all this, and you remember
Nothing, was the answer, in com
ically helpless tone as the subject
scratched his head.-Neso York World.