Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-30
A PsycHlcAl EXPERIENCE.
Curious Story Of high, at an Indianapolis
hotel,

While under the direction Of she
lyceum bureau. during the decade
isa0-iSs0, travelled eight months in
the year. from October ~ June. mostly
IN the Western states. speaking near
ly every psht. II WAS my custom fn
the large cilucs always TO stay az the
same hotel. that the landlord and clerks
might know me. ana l might be re-
cciycd at any hour OF the mgbi. "
possible I always secured nom GA
ihc second floor with a balcony. TOT
rafcty In case Of firc.
one night I arrived rather late at In
dfanapons. having previously telegraph
ed. The hotel was crowded. a. there
was some unusual puoiie gathering.
Jus. what 1 DO not remember. On
mectslg me In the parlors my Kind but
distracted host said. Mrs. stanton. |
have ~. room an the house FOR you.
] am sjrry. but you will be obliged to
~ 90 some other hotel" "That." re-
piled. II cannot do. you must give me
a bed in the parlor II you have NJ o,hcr
place" We'll" said the host Laughing,
III SEQ what I can d." 20 while l
was taking supper he surveyed the
ground and at last returned 90 tell me
he had a small room on the third floor.
but with no balcony. II | would uccspt
that. he would have 81 prepared for me.
Well ! replied. 'tsncc | cpn do no
better must accept that" In due time
he announced that all was ready.
found piearan; little room. ngh.e1
with gas. a bright Are In the crate. cy-
crything looking fresh. clean. and ut
traciive. Beng very tired, lost NJ
time IN going 10 bed. As usual I left IN .
gas burning. ana looked under che bed
and IN the closet 10 see thac neither
men nor eats were anywhere concealed.
! was soon sound asleep. when sudden
" ! found myself In che strong grasp
Of powerful man. At the same In
slant u cry Of despair rent the air. an
agonlxcd voice rhi;eked. "Oh. ravc me.
motheri Save Inc'" Terribly frightened.
I sprlng fium the bed In hDrror. Hut
all was rtlli. I searched the nom In
vain. No one was there, the gas was
still burning. the door locked. every
thing as left "a ON EJing to sleep. 70
] concluded the terrible experience I
had Just had must have been a night
mare. and as I was thoroughly tired by
my long journey OF the previous day.
my excitement was soon overcome and
l fell asleep again.
only few moments had elapsed.
however. when again felt the clutches
OF those desperate arms. and my ears
were nllcd with the sound OF that
PIERCING Shrek: "oh, save me, moth
~. Save Met" Again | shDOk on the
horror. and, fully awake. convinced my.
self that | was alone, and that ~ on,
had entered the room. Gradually I
grew calm, and then. from sheer ex-
haur,lon, slept once more. My rest was
AZ brief a. before. for In an Instant. II
seemed. the grip was around me and
the voice tore at my very heartsirings:
"oh. save me, moiher' Save met"
u IN useless 10 rehcarsc the continued
tortuN Ut the night. Sufice d 10 say
that with the dawn only u ceased.
When the maid came 10 make chs
fife.. she Aasd: How dld you sieep
MADAME replied. II have had a nigh,
o. Intense suffering" "oh." cried she
bursting inno tears u told them not o.
put you In this room. A man died here
yesterday with dellrlum tremens. Ills
cries could be heard over the whole
house. For days hts constant appeal
was; "oh. save me. Mother. Save met
This startling CONFEDERATION nf my re.
cent impressions quite unncrved me.
begged the maid 20 remain until /
could leave the rpom whose wall. had
witnessed ana were stili repeating ,he
Departing appeal OF that Extracted
soul. I never think OF that night IN
Indianapolis without a shudier-J our
nahst.