The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-02-11
CHAPTER VII.
GLORIOUS!
NlOIIOuS!
Der all the ills of life victorious!

face perfectly radiant with happi-
ness, wild with JOY, when O. familiar
voice, in q very unfamiliar tone, struck
his ear, exclaiming-
"Ah! there he is rfow, poor, dear fell
low! Thank Heaven, we have found
him at last! But good, gracious, how
wild he do look, to be sure-for all the
world as if he was a-going to leap and
dance. Anybody, only to see him
now, would know as how he was
ramping mad. Joey, my poor dear
boy, do you know your old aunty?"
inquired good Mrs. Morriss, looking
anxiously into his face.
, Astonished at this question blend
ing with the delight that was effervesc-
ing in his heart and sparkling from his
face, did make our hero look rather
odd. Seizingh aunt's hand, andshak-
ing 1t heartily in the ecstacy of his
soul, he answered, joyously-
"Know you? why, what should him
der me from knowingyou? To bes I
know you, Aunt Molly? And oh, aunt
1 am SO happy"
care you, poor, dear innocent?"
she said, in a coaxing tone, edging
cautiously away from him. Then
turning to the policeman who was at
tending her, she whispered
"He gets wilder and wilder; you'd
better Sc cure him at once, before he
does himself or some one else mis-
chief. And you'd better slip the cords
on him, for fear he should break away;
but oh, Mr.. Policeman, don't be rough
er than you can help with him, as if
he was convict, which there never
was one in our family. Be gentle with
him, poor unfortunate!"
Joseph Morriss, totally oblivious or
incredulous about Harry Blewitt' 8
threat of Bedlam, gazed from one to
the other IN wild surprise, which, JOIN
ed to the excessive delight that still
radiated from his tace, and the
authentic accounts of his strange be-
havior during the day, certainly war
rented the strongest suspicious of his
sanity. The policeman, deluded by
Mrs. Morriss, and deceived by Mr..
Joseph's own looks, approached him
cautiously; and then, before Joseph
had time to recover his astonishment,
or think of resisting the outrage, this
experienced man-cateher had slipped
the cords upon the wrists of the sup
posed maniac, who, finding himself so
Unexpectedly restrained, began, too
late, to struggle, stamp, and threaten,
exclaiming-
"What's all this? What on earth
do you mean? Take them off this in
slant! What have I done? Release
me, say! I'll make you repent OF
this. Let me 60 this moment, sayW
"Oh, deary me, oh, deary me! It's
mounting higher. Oh, joey, my poor
dear innocent, do be quiet, and 60
with the kind gentleman. It's to do
you good" coaxed Mrs. Morriss, keep
ing at a safe distance all the time.
"Kind gentleman! an insolentp police
man going beyond his authority. I'll
pay him for til" cried the young man,
still struggling violently.
ooh, my dear boy, it's all for your
own good; it's to keep you from doing
mischief"
all mad"
"Ah that's the way with all these
misfortunates; they think everybody
mad but themselves, "whimpered Mrs.
Morriss.
"Same as drunkards, mum, as thinks
everybody intoxified but themselves, "
said the policeman, who was red in
the face with his efforts to force the
victim into cab.
GAS sure as l live will punish you,
you insolent wretch and you. too,
aunt" exclaimed Joseph, vindictive-
ly.
"Ah, poor dear innocent, he don't
know what he's saying of. It's the
worst of these poor misfortunates as
they alters turn against their best
friends" sobbed the old lady.
"sure to do it, mum; cause why?
their intellectuals get turned upside
down, and incourse their affections are
bottom upwards likewise" SAID the
Woodworking officer, as the perspir-
alton poured from his face in his ef-
forts to master the supposed luuatic.
"Oh, Mr.. Policeman, call some one
to help. Cabby, why don't you
help?" cried Mrs. Molly, desperately.
Couldn't leave the horse, mum.
He's frightened now, and might run
away" replied the stolid cabman, who
enjoyed the scene much too keenly to
interfere to shorten it.
'"The idea of O. cab-horse running
away; I'd as soon expect the monu-
ment to bolt! Don't tell that to a
Londoner. La! won't some of you
help, gentlemen, to get this poor mis-
fortunate young man into a cab?"
said the old lady, appealing to the
by ISLANDERS.
"I'll help, mum. Poor gentleman
1 thought how he wer' added this
morning when he talked so queer, and
he guy me crown when I axed him
for penny" said man, stepping
forward, and proved to be the very
tramp whom Joseph had relieved in
~" "And did did you see him also
this morning, my good man?
Then come along with us and
tell us all about it, how he acted, and
what he said," urged Mrs. Morriss.
But the tramp was helping the
policeman, and between them both,
Joseph Morriss, struggling, kicking,
butting, biting and resisting in every
possible manner his corded hands
would permit, was forced into the
cab. The.policeman and the tramp
jumped in after to take care of him.
Mrs. Morriss, fearing to trust herselfso
near a mailman, took another cab.
And then, amid the hurrahs OF the
crowd that had collected to witness
the fun, they drove off towards Little
Britain, and drew up before the house
OF Mr.. John Morriss.
The tramp and the policeman had
made such good use of their oppor-
tunities in the cab, they had succeeded
in binding the accused maniac hand
and foot; and in this helpless condi-
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