Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-10-28
BROUGHT TO
HIS SENSES
By MARTHA A. HUTCEiINS
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

One of the best antidotes for such
condition of mind is a good thrashing.
Take man who is down on his luck
He Is the same man with the same
strength. health and ability as at other
times. but his mind needs a shifting.
Let somebody throw him out Of win.
dow with something beneath to break
the fall he expects and very likely the
shock will bring him to himself.
Evelyn Hawthorne one day received
telegram from her brother-in-law, Hen.
ry Fitch, to come at once-her sister
was dying. Evelyn took the next train
and arrived only in time to bid her
sister goodby. The dying words were,
II wish you to marry Henry and bring
up my children"
The husband was Frustrated He
was good. strong, manly fellow. but
prone to look upon the dark side Of
things. There were four little children
| left him. with no mother to take care
Of them. Instead of attempting to
drive his bereavement out of his mind
! he permitted it to take complete pos
session of him. He moped and brood
ed and brooded and moped, and that
was all he did day in and day out
Consequently the load all fell upon
Evelyn. She did all she could to en-
courage Henry, but In vain. He sank
lower and lower into the slough of
despond till she discovered one day
that he was meditating suicide. Some
thing must be done. She was a coura-
geous girl. but the only scheme she
could devise required a man to exc
cute. She telegraphed her brother
Ethan to come to her at once. He ar
rived by the next train, and Evelyn
told 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 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 a SLOUGH hat
over his forehead and sailed forth
after Henry He overlook his man
making direct for the river. No one
could have had any object in going to
a river at that time Of night except to
jump in and end his troubles.
"Hellow cried Ethan.
The figure ahead turned and asked
what was wanted.
81 want you" replied Ethan.
what for?'
I'm going to kill you"
GO 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 l have been sent by
the Lord to make a sacrifice of you"
AS a preliminary to this pious work
Ethan fred a shot, which sang a vi
cious song in Henry's ear. Henry
lodged.
Hold on there" he said. If you're
going to kill me I'd Like to go home
and say goodby to my family
Ethan smiled. 1t was evident that
Henry's suicidal intention had been
arrested.
. There's no time for that heal
voices continually saying. XIII him
! kill him. kill himr"
Another shot passing close to Hen
rvs other ear warned him that he was
in terrible danger of being murdered
by a lunatic. His brain. naturally
. quick and resourceful. began to cal
{ up expedients for outwitting the mad
| man His mind was as sound and al
! keen as ever.
Don't shoot any more" he said. It'll
I've told you something I'm the father
Of four motherlesS children. Don't yol
think the Lord would like to have M
live to provide for them instead o
i sending you to kill me?"
II never thought Of that" said Hen
i, ry. lowering his pistol and raising hi
j ak to his shoulder. where it would b'
" better seen.
81 have sisterin-law. She woult
have all the care Of the little ones be
: sides working for them If she didn'
D they would starve."
"Are you the head Of the houseY
o Eyes. They are all dependent OIL
y me-"
What are you doing out herer'
+ 81 was-well. I'm taking walk"
There's another voice. 1t says. XII
q him."
). A bullet whistled this time a shor
e distance over Henry's head. The
). Ethan put away his pistol, took his a
d in both hands and gave wild shout
= Henry took to his heels Ethan nov
y had no fear that he would jump int
l. the river. so instead Of following hir
n he returned to the house and assume
5. his own rational habiiments. Present
IS " there was a step without, and Her
o ry came in. He went up to EvelyI
put his arms about her neck an
a kissed her.
t. Forgive me, Evelyn" he said. "Fv
lie come to my senses. | have been we
h nigh capsized by grief But I'm a