The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-11
NY SONS STORY.
strange Visitor and How He
Was Captured


When ! received my sons letter re.
ontinc the narrow escape he had had
Nm A horrible death. II made me slud-
\. and | thanked God fcrvcntly for
I prc scryation. At first thought !
mid simply repeat his story In his
\ words. but somehow ] dislike too
ach personal narrative. II sounds con
MA. and the pcrpctually recurring
/. IT. the intcrminablc ''mes. y
aine-r and 'mys'' grow tircsomc. and
X NJ il the narrator was trying 10
VA himself out a hero. and was say
y: .Nhat a fine fellow am and you
go that ! am By naat ! am going
,eil rou.~ So | shall only use a few
Eob's sentences when they III in bot
rihan any Others.
l.ast summer he went 70 play in d
.krt match in the n~cighborhood Of
.nlcr. and some friends living ia a
arninr riverside villa invited him 10
/, a fcw days with them. The house.
never. was full Of guests, and he was
sci IL he would mind sleeping in a
nm over a large summer-ho use al the
4 of fhn lawn. II was often used for
eisrlors under similar circumstances.
was plainly. but comfortably. fur-
he'd. and Of course Bob had not the
slatcst objection; in fact ne preferred
Ao said. for the weather was blazing
N and be would be able to do more as
liked. and get his early swim 81 a
,fninr. etc. without disturbing any
IN. He seems TO have had a fine.
NJ time OF tall sorts Of fun were
NV on beside the cricket. boating.
mi. and dancing Of an evening. A
rse fair. too. Was being held at Read
y. ana this afforded the youngsters an
her form Of cntcrtainmcnt-'the study
mankind" as Bob grandiloqucntly
pressed it.
We'll. the last night OF his visit ar
vcl. The lays we're at their longest.
\ weather was hotter than ever. and
len he retired 10 his solitary nest he
nrrarulatcd himself more than usual
having % cool an apartment. Ii was
proArhcd by a long flight Of wooden
airs: and as he entered IL by the half
M aoor AZ their top. and was about 70
sht his candle. he was struck hy q
~r4c. unpleasant smell that he had
YER noticed before. The window. 4
~ French one. on the opposite side
The neat little iron bclsteai. was
M ~reT W the foor. and he lin-crcd
balcony. while slowly IN
Tx long while. enjoying the
ntry scents Of The summer
A. he withdrew from ii at
v contrast with the odor in
room struck him again as
5hg.bA; he was very tired and flung
selt o,fs- bed still in his thin fan
Sos1eh ~ , ga. he felt a sort
oppression crcctldR or him; not a
r41ns oppression, fqk3 nerves. like
.Aens and muscA are OF steel and
N, bit q curious SCI Of uncertainty
nnxiety 70 whicho was quite a
niger This II W hich prevented
ompletely undres 2 and tumbling
y bed il the usual n. amt also from
Ink Ills candle Fatirued as
4 one migb+ ~ cxnc..nd M
, 4f Har. fallen .s,, a;recnx ~,
a "a mi Ian s*,r.inc NJ,
ra;r 49, ,r;,h ~. oad
scnsafiunroNinr stronger
mon Nj AZ ana - MI
y, III heard a,xtant c,orh
- Int otru,is. not ,hc
AIN ~ nr.ne Y aec, -s;lcr..
Nt r. nivht
~ been .aminr w-i.cs
iny was ~. a. I haxc
ny election s.c,,nr \. tn,
fn ro,e 4 fcll ~ ~
AWn vim .-stro.chc5 ~.
the .,t nro..iv h...m.
hscio8A -, ct..llv h.ir,
ghtly ion n ma d,wn ~ "a IA
Ne nAstt.. M hcaxin~. MT he
ycs. Iof \ momenf " twa ~. i 49,
roughly awake I could nat heliey.
senses. and avon wbar I lar.m.
roughly master N thcm 7 an,c.rca
Y incapable OF cxcrtion. / remem-
lying there. rlarinr IN wondermcnt
. tho cleaning Of the room. and Min
left arm supine across ne bed. NV
ia inst hanging over tbc cdve. can
ten YOU how lonu / rem aimed like
\. but AZ last | was induced y draw
my hand. from feeling sometime
a and vet touching M still fullv
,ihcr minute u two clansed before /
uprirh, On the bed and hcb.ld.
Y dimly. IL course-whata WV !
e dark form. gliding. a Il seemed
t.~, .