The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-06-20
BROUGHT TO
HIS SENSES
By MARTHA A. tiUTCHlNS
Copyright. 1870 by American Press
Association.


Many suicides result from brouding.
One of rhe best autidotes for such
Take a man who Is down on his iuek
He Is the same man with the same
strength. health and ability a. at other
times. but his mind uee!s shifting
Let somebody throw him on Of Il win.
dow with something beneath 10 break
the fall be expects aud very likely TIE
shock will bring him to hilusel!,
Evelyn Hawthorne one day received
telegram from her brother in'aw. Hen
ry Fitch. to come at once her sister
was dying Evelyn took the neAt train
and arrived only III time to bid her
sister goodby. The dying words were.
i wish you to marry Henry and bring
up my children"
The husband was Frustrated Ele
was good. strong. munly fellow. but
prone TO look upon the dark side 81
things. There were four little children
left him. with no mother 10 take care
OF them Instead Of attempting to
drive his bereavement out OF his MIND.
he permitted 1t to take complete pos
session of him. He nioped aud brood
ed and brooded and moped aud that
was all he did day In and day out.
Consequently the load all fell upon
"a IA, IN, on.
courage Henry but In vain. He sank
| lower and lower into the slough OF
despond till she discovered one day
that be was meditating suicide. Some
thing must be done. She was coura-
geous girl but the only scheme she
could devise required man to exc
cute. She telesraphed her brother
Ethan to come to her at once. He ar
rived by the next train. and Evelyn
lstold. him what She feared for Henry.
That same evening Henry went out
alone There was an awful look In his
| eye--a look TO Indicate that he was
| bent on taking his life Ethan Haw-
thorne armed himself with a revolver
and an ak. Evelyn tied strip OF
| black cloth over his face with holes
! cut for his eyes. Then he turned his
| coat inside out. pulled II SLOUGH hat
| over his forehead and sailed forth
| after Henry. He overlook his man
I making direct for the river No one
| could have had any object In going to
/ a river ut that time of night except to
Jump in and end his troubles.
4 Hello" cried Ethan
The figure ahead turned and asked
| what was wanted.
81 want you" replied Ethan,
what for?'
/ I'm going to kill you"
aGo ahead"
Ethan raised his. revolver. and there
was an ominous click.
who are you said Henry. and
what are you going TO kill me for"'
mo matter who l am. I'm going to
kill you because have been sent by
the Lord to make sacrifice OF you.
As d preliminary to this pious work
Ethan fred a shot. which sang a VI
cious song In Hen.ss ear. Henry
lodged.
"Hold on there" he said. IF you're
going to kill me, Id like to go home
and say goodby to my family"
Ethan smiled. 1t was evident that
Henrys suicidal intention had been
arrested.
there's no time for that. hear
voices continually saying. XIII him.
kill him. kill him."
Another shot passing close TO Hen
ry's other ear warned him that be was
In terrible danger OF being murdered
by q lunauc His brain, naturally
quick and resourceful. began TO. cal
up expedients for outwitting the mad
man. His mind was as sound and as
keen as ever.
Don't shoot any more" he said. It'll
I've told you something. Fun the father
Of four motherless children. Don't you
think the Lord would like to have me
live to provide for them instead OF
sending you 70 kill me-"
Il never thought of that" said Hen
ry. lowering his pistol and raising his
az to his shoulder. where 1t would be
better seen.
Il have sister-in-law. She would
have all the care of the little ones be
sides working for them. IL she didn'i
they would starve"
Are you the head Of the house"
Eyes. They are all dependent or
me-"
what are you doing out here"
II was-well. I'm taking walk"
There's another voice. II says. XII
him."
A bullet whistled this time short
distance over Henry's head. Their
Ethan put away his pistol, took his a,
In both hands and gave wild shout
Henry took to his heels. Ethan nov
had no fear that he would jump Int
the river. so instead of following blu
he returned to the house and assumed
his own rational habilments. Present
ly there was step without. and Hen
ry came In. He went up to Evelyn
put his arms about her neck ant
kissed her
Forgive me. Evelyn" he said. 'Tv'
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