Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-09-02
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ways maintained that 1t really hap
pened. The most remarkable of his
stories was this:
Il am going to tell you something to-
night" he said, that happened to me
several weeks ago. I've had it on my
mind since then, but certain feeling of
delicacy has prevented my saying any
thing about it. One night, or rather
morning, | was walking in the upper
part of the city, in street where the
houses stand back some distance from
| the sidewalk, the front space being
| given up to gardens. The street was
still as cemetery, and my footsteps
sounded marvelously loud. had just
passed church which stood on the
| opposite(side of the street when sudden
| ly the bell struck 1. l started as
| though some one had hit me- / must
have gone through some singular phys
together at the iron gateway inclosing
one of the gardens in front of which
l had stopped, a girl stood leaning for
ward and reckoning to me.
"'Oh, sir, she said, come with me.
| There are men IN the house who are
trying to get my aunt to go with them
to lunatic asylum. She is not insane.
l assure you she is not
"She opened the gate as she spoke
| and l followed her up stone walk
| to the front door, which stood ajar,
| into a dimly lighted hall and upstairs.
| Throwing open a bedroom door, there
| sat lady in wrapper trimmed with
| lace, while before her stood a man
who, as 1 went in, finished a sentence
| he. was speaking with these words: 4
| shall have to use force, and that don't
| want to do The moment | entered he
and the lady both looked at me, the
man surprised, the woman appealingly.
| The young lady stood beside me trem-
| bling.
"'Have you any authority. sir
said, for being in this house at this
| hour?
Whether l have or not he replied,
I am not accountable to you and de-
| cline to produce it.
every well, sir. Since you refuse to
| show a warrant for the removal of this
lady 1 will trouble you to take your de
parture.
1.-THE man looked irritated at being
interfered with in carrying out pur-
pose that might or might not be legiti-
mate. If l had any doubt that it was
illegitimate the pleading look of both
| the women, and especially that OF the
| younger, removed it at once
"'Come. SIR. said. 4 am waiting
Leave this room
81 will see you in the hail., he re-
Piled
He came toward me. stepped back
into the hall. The girl went into the
room, and l closed the door.
1.-The lady is an insane patient he
said, and l am trying to get her away
without attracting the attention of her
neighbors'
81 happen to be medical man.
replied, and know that in such cases
| the order of a court or board de lu-
| natico inquirendo Is needed. Produce
it, and l will not interfere with you
HE looked puzzled as to what course
| to follow, then, quick as flash, drew
a revolver and leveled it at me. I was
unarmed and at great disadvantage,
| but I knew the man dreaded to attract
attention, and relying on this l sprang
| for him, knocking up his revolver as
| l did so, and, selling it, twisted it out
| of his hand and threw 1t downstairs.
| Singularly enough, it didn't explode.
| Then, taking him by the collar, l hus-
| tied him after his revolver, put him
out at the front door and closed 1T
| with a bang. Then l called to the
| young lady, who came down, followed
by her aunt, and both gave vent to ex-
| pressfons of gratitude"
The speaker stopped as though his
| story was finished.
"Waterhouse," / remarked, where
do you get the starters for these
yarns"
"You don't believe me?'
81 believe you are romancins."
He stepped to his study table, opened
a drawer and took out a revolver,
which he handed me, telling me to look
at a silver plate on the butt, on which
was inscribed John Burnes, St. L
Asylum For the Insane"
1 looked up at Waterhouse thunder
struck The pistol you threw down
stairs?"
"Yes."
"Rotr' said one of the party. Water
house came into possession of the re-
volver in some ordinary way and made
up his yarn about it,
mo" said another. when the
clock in the church tower struck the
hour the shock. acting on his heart,
produced a suspension of its action for
a fraction of a second. During this
time he dreamed it all"
"How could he dream a revolver| |
suggested
Waterhouse made no effort to con
vince us of the truth of his story, but,
taking up the growler, went for beer.
1 had been graduated and had prac-
ticed some wears when | received Wa