Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-09-22

lAAC oO44t MdtGIs lie pllCuuoi9 oohCus
Il have no fever-I am not sick, was
only drunk. That doctor is an idiot
be should be crucifed-he should be
sent to the inquisitiOn-Oh. d the
doctor"
Heroic Richards pleadings were in
vain. He relapsed into silence. The
sweet faced sister again took her place
by the window with her book, one At
rican had retired.
Silently, quickly, Burns sprang from
bed. grasped the water pitcher and had
gUlped down several great draughts ere
they could prevent him. He was i'm
mediately in the hands OF his dusky
guard, and soon all was confusion. The
other guard entered, and soon after the
physician, who mildly criticised the
nurse for her inattention.
A prescription was made ont, more
hot water to be forthcoming, and with
all this it was now doubtful if he could
pull the patient through.
do you mind me telling you, Doc,
that you are an internal idiot? Hon
estly, now, don't you think the person
who gave you your diploma, if you have
one committed grave crime against
sOciety?"
Il am not here to answer the ques-
lions of a demented person" said the
doctor stifly.
'Demented, Ell? Well, you don't
know a drunk from the fever. that's
all. If l am demented, all right, here
she goes. and with that he commenced
20 roar out.
I'm Captin jerks of the boss marines,
1 feed my boss on corn and beans,
For I'm captin in the ar-m-e-e-e!'
Then a blOod-curdling COmanche war
whoOp.
The doctor hastily left, muttering
Dangerous. watch him.
Burns drifted to Nellie Gray, then
warbled the Old Oaken Bucket then a
war whOOp or two, few staccato trills,
then he would rest and resume again.
All people within hearing distance de-
clared that that other telegraph ope
rators's case was positively dreadful"
In truth il was.
Nature at last exhausted itself and
even amid the fiery surroundings the
patient fell asleep.
When he awoke the room was dimly
lighted-it was night. The guard was
breathing heavily-sound asleep but
unfortunately for Burns. he had prop
ped his chair against the door.
Burns lay In his misery rejecting
four various schemes Of escape. When
he was not thinking of this his mind
reverted TO the early Christian religion
and the inquisitiOn. This sort Of help
ed him to endure the tOrtures OF his
condition.
He concluded that docility was the
thing to be employed He waited pa
tiently while the minutes slowly drag
ged away.
A dim, faint light commenced TO
CLEAN through the windOw-tt was
coming morning and the nurse would
soon come. then the dusky guard would
be obliged to move from the door.
The light grew broader and brighter
"a sound outside, a gentle tap, tap,
tap. and Ethiopia grunted, yawned,
awoke. It was the nurse coming.
The guard moved the chairs and
opened the door Burns feigned sleep.
The guard left and the nurse took her
seat Oy the window.
A minute after the guards footsteps
died away Burns made an heroic leap
for freedom
Water bottles flew in all directions
one stride and the door was wrenched
open-down the hall and back stairway
he sped like a phantom. He reached
the yard. leaped the fence in the rear OF
the saloon and entered it.
The barkeeper and two patrons stood
aghast-turned pale and fled.
Burns screamed after him, I'm all
right. I only want a drink. But they
ran the faster. Burns pursued them
as far as the door, to explain that he
was all right. but they still continued.
He then returned, took a decanter OF
whisky and a handful of cigars, and
went at once TO the telegraph Office.
The new operator saw him through
the window. He sprung from his chair,
ran and jumped out the back window.
Burns entered. closed, bOlted and bar
ricaded the doors, then fishing a big
revolver from his desk, sat down.
In few minutes the doctor, the
sweet faced nurse and the two stalWart
blacks were at the window where they
beheld Mr.. Burns leisurely pulling
mustard plasters from his body.
He arose when he saw them and tax
ING his revolver. approached the win
dow and made this speech: 1 want
YOU people 20 understand that there Is
nothing wrong with me. l was drunk,
that was all. l want you to bring me
NV clothes. and l want it distinctly I'M
derstood that the first person who at
tennis to enter here, will throw me IN
q delirium and l will kill him on the
spot. That's ALL
He got his clothes, and he held the
Office down" and lived to tell me this
awful experience.
wear after this I was in a Texas
town and the news drifted northward
that fever was appearing in Mexico
The Mexican Central and other roads
were i'm need of men and operators.
One evening l saw some one running
RAPIDLY. satchel in hand to make a
moving train. He caught it, swung
aboard the last car.
l recognized him. Where are you
going now?' | cried
San Luis POtOsi. Mexico he replied
through perspiration and smiles, and
waving a yellow bandanna handker-
Chief he was gone.
1t was Burns.
VANILLA JONES.
SUNDAY AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
There was a trial of the new negro
equality law at Fortieth street and