Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-01-20

hood OF one OF our p8asxnu saving His
life by throwing TO the wolves a young
calf he had bought at market that
morning.
IF I myself were to spring ousi
"Then-oh. the horror of It ALI Doc
tor. you perhaps. as . physician. can
understand the monstpous inhunan
thoughts that take shape in q fevered,
distracted brain. There was the child
should T.? At the hideous fancy I
burst into loud hysterical weeping. my
lips bled with the print Of my teeth, I
struggled with myself as II with dew
1ish foe. But, ali, heI"-the suffering
creature here broke down In q food Of
hysterical tears-"the hateful thought
came again and again: whirled wildly
In my poor. distracted brain; pos
sessed me. tortured me. maddsned me
with fierce persistence
Il screamed aloud to rid myself Of
the thought-screamed till the horses
took new fright and sprsng even fast
er-but the black thought held grim
hold The wolves were almost upon
the sieigh-close. close behind me. The
compulsion to commit the awful deed
gripped and mastered me with un-
speakable misery.
THE road led into a wood. Ny hus-
band gave never a glance behind-he
only grimly held himself together and
dashed, dashed. dashed at the strain
Ing horses. 1t was dsnsely dark In
the woods; the wolves howlsd inces-
sanity now. One, hreathless and pant
Ing. vaulted In long, agile bounds
close beside US.
Then with trembling hands I drew
my child. my sleeping baby, closer,
pressing her to my breast till she
awoke and began TO CRY. stilled her
wailing. which pierced ms to the
heart, with . torrent Of kisses and
wild, foolish baby chatter. l shud-
dered In every limb: q torturinS un-
rest overwhelmed me; a longing to
strike mysef-anything to end this
terrible, uncomfortable tension Of mind.
A strange electric nutd seemed to
surge through my arm. Them shall
never know the truth-did nay grasp
suddenly weaken! God Is my witness
. oAA AAAO~OuO AdN0 no ulO10 TSO-
objection Of myself or my action. Then
suddenly the bowling OF the wolves
drowned all else-the child lay on the
snow behind the sleigh The young
woman covered her face with her
hands. her frail body shaken with the
violence of her sobs.
After a short pause she continued in
a changed. dry. expressionless voice.
speaking in sharp detached sen
fences:
las we emerged from the wood
regained consciousness; the wolves
were out OF sight and hearing: red
lights cleaned forth; q bell sound
ed. We had reached the station. Ny
husband lifted me gently from the
sleigh and laid me on a bench. People
busted themselves over me with re-
storatives and much kindly commits
Grafton. My husbands eyes were brim-
ming with tears. but he uttered not
one word. except sometimes to muir
muir my name. They lifted me into
the train. For many weeks in Vienna
l lowered between life and death. Ny
husband never left my bedside. Very
| slowly ! wore on to a partial re-
covery.
We travelled over sea and land,
searching for the spot that would ben
eft me. but 1t has all been IN vain
nothing helps me.
"Of that horrible night we have
never spoken one word. Ny husband
is unspeskably good to me, more ten
derry solicitous than ever before, but
this awful specter Is always between
US. I can never look in my dear ones
eyes. dread always the question Turk
ing In them-the unbearabie. search
ing. haunting question: Did you with
intention do that awful deed?"