The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-03-14


chain. sever these bonds.
"A knife! \ knife. God grant me a
knife.
sSuch is now my daily wish, my cry.
a knife. A knife,
@June 6, lS-Something terrible has
happened 10 my brain. an wild! ] am
undone. | can remember nothing,
WHO am I? Where am /?
"Ah, yes; | have it. was peer; l
am SO no longer.
Il am a poor minister of the gospel,
confined here for the sake Of religion.
81 am, in short, Rev. Edwin C. Stiles.
sHOw strange that am here, | can
remember nothing.
-Eut / have a Bible, and I read and
preach long sermons, and pray contin-
ually.
YES: some day l shah, think. be re-
leased. by Gcd.s power. and then | shall
devote myself TO his cause
Il shall preach the gospel.
"How strange my head feels. Some
times | think am going mad.
Il pray that may not b. mad.
July Isl am preaching and pray
ing constantly. Night and day l plead
with God To send me a knife.
"WilI my prayers be granted? Shall
ever HAVE Il hiIlicE 1dn ever tut III.
way out of this weary prison, out TO lib
erty. and preaching Gods holy word?
"Heavcniy Father, set me free, and
my whole life shall be given to Thy
work, Thy cause.
luiah. Amen.
MY prayer is heardl A knife came TO
me with my food: sent me, presume.
ht-a "A
ii is mine.
Accident did I say? No. 10: it was
sent by God in answer to my prayer.
Il shall write no more. | shall in
stantly get 70 work: l shall soon be a
free man.
But these pages, written as it were,
with my hearts blood, | shall never once
leave out of the reach of my hands.
Il am Rev. Edwin c. Stiles, a minister
of the gospel, and these lines arc my
diplomas. my badge Of Office
"Ha, ha: knife is mine; my own. And
now | shall work myself free"
Elfen>te Ii paused and passed his hand
over his forehead in deep thought. A
sudden idea had seized him: it as this:
Ethel Neycrgail and he must have
teen in the corridor when this poor cIea-
turc ESCAPED!
Yes: Ioor creature, These last lines
told that he must have been insane, or
nearly so, 1T least. when he escaped
But he had no time to think; . few
more words remained TO b. read and his
audience We're eagerly waiting. These
were written in pencil and the letters
were crooked and feeble, d. though done
in great weakness
7 Q, al Il
hap. Q, joy if this should prove TO De
death!
Il am weary. tired, worn out, but l
thank God | am again myself.
"Now know l am Sir Arthur Glen
denning. Lately have been confused
and thought myself d minister
My brain, my poor brain, was I'M
strung. At last | am myself.
~ knife came to me and | took out
the screws from the shelves opened the
panels after pushing the shelves aside
and escaped from my prison.
In the corridor | came upon Young
girl and 4 man.
strangers: | knew that AT once. Both
were strangers. Yet / feared recaptule.
Il rushed forward, dashed the light
from them and then another frenzy
seized me and my poor heal nearly burst
with pain.
Il uttered Il cry in my agony. Then
another as rushed N. oUgn the we'll
kIsoWn ruins.
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Would Reginald pursue aud drag me
back? | vowed no.. | would be wary.
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