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MILLIIEIM FA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 13.. IHB7.
The Wallwl-in Room,
Icing the Terrible Adventure of an
Irish Naturalist.
I opened my eyes and hxdted around me.
A mail was leaning over my IS* I ; near the
man xloo.l a woman with a Unmet with
great w liite wings on the sides, holding in
her hand a moist compress. The room was
plain ami neat, witli dealt white walls, tin
a table, covered with a great napkin of yel
low linen, 1 noted a number of strange objects
—rows of little vials, and a brown earthen
jar tilled with bits of ice. Through the
muslin curtains, which bdliod out from the
window in the balmy air, 1 could see a
patch of blue sky and the tops of green trues
bending lightly ILL the breese. Where W*!is
1 ? It seemed like a long dream that I had
h:td ; tuy head felt empty, my liuibs ached,
ami 1 could not think.
The man gently lifted my head, and gave
MO a few drops of some liquid which 1
swallowed with avidity.
"Well, Mr. Furniss," he said, "how do
you feel ?"
"Eh, what ?" 1 cried. "Where am 1?"
"You are in my house, my dear sir, and
we shall take good care of you." Now, lie
added, replacing nty head on the pillow,
"lie quiet and go to sleep."
I gazed at him for a long time, ami all at
once I recognized Doctor Bertram, the cele
brated sjieciqlMt in insanity. A shudder
passed through my frame. Why was 1 in
Doctor Bertram's hospital, instead of in my
home, near PHU*uix L'ark, w ith my LX*>ks,
my herbs, and my microscopes around me?
His hospital was for mad jieopie ! —and that
Sister of Charity, those vials, that bowl of
ice — my Clod, I must be mad ! Hut why ?
— how ?
•'How long have I lieeu here ?" I asked,
after a time.
"For four weeks, Mr. Furniss. But you
must lE quiet and sleep. Now do not try to
talk."
For a month ! Was it possible ? What
bail hapjieiiod ? Hut even ;is I asktsl my
self these questions, little by little 1 went off
to sleep, and 1 saw, in a billowy meadow, a
road covered with blood and bordered on
either side with monstrous microscopes
sh:qied like trees, a road on which two little
girls played a pitch and catch with a sever
ed head, while Dr. liertrain, comically Iwn
netod with a religious rape, rode astride of
a dead body, which reared, and pranced,
and kicked till he could scarcely keep his
seat.
The next morning I was lietter ; and day
by day 1 improved, though that horrible
nightmare came to me each night. Hut it
grew less aud less distinct, and in a few
weeks it almost ceased to trouble U.e.
One evening the doctor whom I had not
seen during the day, seated himself near my
bed.
"Well," said he, feeling my pulse, "you
are doing famously. I'll have you out, as
good as new, in a few days. Hut you've
HAD G\ close shave. It has lieeti OUE of the
prettiest coses of RRROLIMT ooiinmiiim 1 EVER
handled- a beautiful case. Why, it's a
wonder you are alive now. Tell tne, how is
your memory ; cau YOU remember what
hajqtemsl before you were brought here ?"
" —I don't know, 1 cannot think. I have
pased through something fearful. What it
is, I cannot say. Front the faint glimmer
of recollection that comes to me, I have the
sensation of having L>een dead — murdered !
I), it is frightful ! My brain is weak yet.
Then, the child,A pretty golden-haired child
— rolling on tlio floor."
"Come, come, this will never do," said
the doctor. "You can toll me all altout it
in the morn "
"No, now, doctor," 1 cried. "It is coming
hack to inc. Yes, I have it now."
Here is an exact transcript of tny recital
as 1 told it to Ir. Bertram and, later, to the
magistrate.
You know nty passion for natural history.
Well, scarcely a week passes that I do not
go into the country botanizing. That day I
went to icneviu, w here, as you know, the
marshy meadows are rich in curious plants,
infusoria, AMI diatoms. 1 was returning,
and was almost in Dublin with my box full
of rare specimens, on which I expected to
make a report that would astonish the Bot
anical Society, when I saw a little girl, cer
tainly not more than five or six years old,
who was all alone, crying as if her little
heart would break. 1 approached her, but
at sight of tne she redoubled her cries. 1
could sis* that the little otto was lost, and
that she did not know where to go, so 1
s|M)ke to Iter kindly, and, by dint, of prom
ising Iter unlimited bonbons, got her to toll
tne that her name was Lizzie, ami that she
lived near He res ford Place in Lower Abbey
street. I took Iter hand, and we soon start
ed off, talking together like old friends.
She was s beautiful child, fresh and rosy,
with great, candid eyes and fair hair, which
was cut short over her eyes and fell in gol
den ringlets altout her shoulders. She trot
tod bravely along, her soft, little hand hold
ing my great ruddy paw confidingly. As
we walked she told tne remarkable tales, in
which figured a big, black horse, a little
knife, a doll, and a uumlter of people I did
not know.
Lizzie was afraid she would be scolded
when she arrive*! home, but she was not,
and I was received with transports by her
mother, who was half distracted Never
was gratitude expresed so heartily and
pleasantly. Who was I, where did I live,
how did I happen to find her, ami a thousand
like questions were showered upon me.
"O, Mr. Furniss," said the mother, "yott
are the savior ot my child. How can wo
express our gratitude? We are not rich, hut
such a debt can not Ins paid in gold. How
happy ray husband will he to repeat my
thanks to you. He is still at his office, hut
—will you do us a great kindness, will you
honor our humble board to-morrow ? I
shall have a savant here like yourself, and
you two will enjoy each other's company, I
am sure. And my husband will be so hap
py to have you."
I thanked her for the invitation, and
promised to be on hand.
At the appointed hour I was shown into
their modest parlor, and you may BO sure
tho husband's gratitude was no less warmly
expressed than the wife's. And little Liz
zie threw her arms around my neck, and
showered on me the innocent caresses of a
happy child. I seemed, indeed, to bo one
of the family.
Tho dinner was a merry one, the savant
seemed to be an interesting man — in brief, I
passed an excellent evening.
The air hml been heavy the whole day,
and in the evening a storiu came on. Thun
der-claps succeeded one another without in
terruption ; the raiu fell iu torrents.
WL*lli*r it WII* tins ell'l'CT <>f THE xtorm, or
of the WIIIO I hml drunk, I felt it xlrauge
int-L.TlK'lioly. I could nut breallie I*oiuforta-
BLV. I WAN iilsmt to net out for home, how
ever,for it wits lute and my IKIIIW wits HOIIU*
(listam C ; IMT they IIISIXUHI that 1 should
stiy. It would be foolish lo ex|S>SE iuymlf
to such a L , Nl|M'st, when I was not HADING
Well ; TIK* mother me with sueli a
grace lliat I felt furred lo remain and pass
the night in that hospitable house. They
ceremoniously conducted me lo tuy room,
and there wished me good night. I remem
ber, even, that Uzxiu having fallen asleep
in LN*r father's arms, 1 kissed LE*r Utile
cheek, paled by xlee|l,uud LU-r tliinplud little
arms.
alone, 1 IS*gaii to undress slowly and
wandering altout lite room, as one always
does when one sleeps ILL a strange place. 1
felt as If 1 should smother in the close at
mosphere of the room. Before getting in
IMSI, 1 wanted to inhale a little of the out
side air, and in spite of the roaring storm, 1
tried to open the window. IT was a falsi?
window.
"Well, well !" I exelaimed, U little sur
prised.
I thought 1 would remove the chimtiey-
Hcroeit ; it WSS a false chimney. I ruslnd
to the door — it was locked ! Fear seised
me, and, holding my breath, 1 listened.
The house was quiet ; all sivmed to Is* as
leep. Then 1 INSPECTED the room carefully,
straining my ears for the least sound. OU
the Hour, near the bed, I noticed spots ; it
was blood —>l ried mid blackened blood ! 1
shuddered, and a cold sweat ST/SSL out on
my fore head. lilood ! Why should there
LA* blood there? And I saw that a whole
sea of blood must have been spilt there— for
a great space around the bard wooden floor
bad la-en freshly scrubbed and scra]A*d.
AH at once I cried out. Under the bed 1
had seen a man, stretched out, motionless
as an overt timed statue. I could not cry or
call out. With trembling bands 1 touched
the man. He did not move. With tremb
ling hand I pushed the man ; he did not
move. With trembling hands I seized the
feet and drew him forth — he was dead ! His
neck had IS-EII cleanly cut, as with one
stroke of a razor, and the hc;id held to the
trunk by a slender ligesuent.
I thought I should go mad. But some
thing must is- done — the assassin might
come at any moment. I raised the liody to
plaee it on the bed. I made a false step,
and the livid head turned over swung to
aud fro for a moment like a hideous )ietidii
-lit in, aud then, detached from the trunk,
fell on the door villi a dull sotiud. With
great diiliculy I introduced the decapitated
trunk between the sheets. I picked up the
head and placed it on the pillow like that
of a sleeping man, aud, having blown out
the caudle, 1 slip|ted under the ISSL. 1 did
all this mechanically, without thought of
defense or safety ; it was iustinct that
prompted me, not intelligence or reduction.
My teeth chattered. MY hands were wet
with a thick moisture. I felt as if I had
gone to bed in a charnel-house.
1 remained there in that awful fear, mln-
TTT **** I T** l ***- I IISJ —I do
not know how long. 1 lost all idea of time
and place. All was silent. From without
the noise of the storm and the whistling of
the wind came to uie softened and sad.
like moans. I could not picture to myself
the assassin who was coming — who was
there porliajis. In that state of horror, I
could see only little Lizzie, fair, rosy and
frank, with her doll and her great hat ; I
could see her sleeping in her father's arms ;
now and then she lightly raised her eyelids
and disclosed her eyes, which seemed to nte
to be Iwld, implacable, cruel, inuderous.
The door opened, but as softly as tlie
scratching of a mouse. I bit my lip till the
blood came, to keep froin crying out. Now
a man stepped in with gliding tread, with
in Unite precautions to avoid touching the
furniture. It seemed to me as if I could see
the cruel, clutching fingers gliding over my
clothes, searching my pockets. Then the
steps came nearer, seemed to graze me. I
felt that the man was bending over the
lied, that he struck one fierce blow. Then I
knew nothing tuore.
When I recovered consciousness, the
room bail become silent again. But fright
held me nailed to the spot. At length I de
cided to escape, with what caution you may
imagine. On tiptoe I gained the door,
which hail been closed. Not a sound, not a
breath. Feeling my way, I passed iuto the
hall. 1 waited to see a head thrust sudden
ly from out the shadows, a knife gleam in
the dark. Rut no — the brute, glutted with
crime, slept without remorse. I descended
the stairs, drew tlie licit of the door, and,
half fainting, with the blood frozen into my
veins, I fell into the gutter of the deserted
street.
Doctor Bertram hail listened to my recital
with the deepest interest.
"And there I found you, Mr. Funds*, and
in what a state ! Could you recognize the
house ?"
"Yes," I replied : "but to what end ?"
"Well, let me cure you, and then we shall
go together to the house of these assassins."
Fight days later the doctor and I stood in
Lower Abbey street. I recognized the ter
rible house. All the blinds were drawn ;
inside of the door N placard was placed,
BIARING the legend : "To
I inquired of the former residents from a
neighbor.
"They have lieon gone a month or more,"
she replied. "It's a great pity, for they
were very nice people." — Translated for the
Argonaut, from the French of Octave Mir
beau.
A couple were riding out in the country,
when they passed a barnyard in which
were two calves. The young lady observed:
"Oh see those two little eowlets." "You
are mistaken," remarked the young man,
"they are not eowlets but bullets."
Now, here's somebody who objects to
women wearing laundried shirt frouts and
stand-up collars, after the manner of men.
Pretty soon somelioey will object to women
supporting their husbands, Imt a good
many of them will continue to do it, just
the same. — Ex.
SURE DEATH EITHER WAY.—"Did you
hear tho sad news about Jinks ?" asked Gus
Suobberly of Charlie Knickerbocker. "No,
what is it ?" "He was drowned while
rowing a boat in Central park." "Couldn't
he swim ?" That wouldn't make any differ
ence. Swimming in the Central park is
strictly prohibited, and the park police
enforce the law, you know. If he had to
swim ho would have been clnbbed to
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Terms, SI.OO per Year, in Advance.
TWO KIN OH OK CAPITAL.
The Comparative Value of Money and
of Knowledge and Skill.
In IK4H two young men graluufod from
an interior college. When they were about
hi leave for home the president shook them
heartily by the hand ami wished them anc
eeas in life.
"Ah,doctor,"aald one "it ha* come to .71 in
already. He ha* a fortune of fifty thoiiHiml
dollars. Hut I have capital to begin life
with."
.1 iin'* fortune wo* a large one for llmse
days. He hud invest**! it and for a few
years lived on the interest of it. The in
vestment proved a bad one, and he lost ev
ery thing. He had neither trade,profession
lmr business habit*. Hence lie remained
for the rest of his life a poor man. His
comr ule, knowing that success depemhsl on
his own efforts, studied a profession which,
without a dollar of capital brought him a
competency, and at last wealth.
Voting men are apt to estimate money &-
lone as capital. That one of their number
who has lnherifi*l money is, they think,bet
ter equipped for the struggle of life than
any other. They should lo ik Into the com
parative commercial value of money ami of
knowledge and skill, lsfore they are quite
so sure of that. Figures, in this case, tell
nolle, of late year*, money in this coun
try bus decreased in value as a money
getter, while hinnan ability has increo-l.
That is, the income from money iuve.it*l
at iuterest has diminished while the com
js'iisutioii for service rendered has bcoitie
larger.
For example, a capable domestic nerval t
iu our cities may annually lay by a sum
equal to the income u|mn three thousand
dollars iu Government lsmds ; ami an In
dustrious mechanic, in sternly employ incut,
earn* a sum equal to the interest of twenty
thousand do', lam at four per ceut. A team
ster in Montana, or a cow-hoy in Colorado,
finds that his strength ami skill are worth
to him, in money each year, as much as
would Is- forty thousand dollar invested in
the same lands, even if he could buy them
at par.
The lawyer or physician in a country
town who earns his two thousand dollars
annually, it"suddenly debarred froui prac
tice would require -i\tv-six thousand dol
lars in lmnds to yield him the satue income:
and the editor-in-chief of a great city daily
has a power in his hr.titi worth to hi u iu
hard cash, the capital of half a million.
Such estiinates.of course, vary with place
ami time, hut they will serve our purpose if
they codviuce the hoy* and girls who read
them that they had power of brains and
hands, while the {tower of brains and hands
remain* actual money yielding capital
more permanent and secure, and far more
sa'isfyiug, than any gold bearing bonds.—
Youth's Companion.
General Donaldson's Fortunate Mis
take.
From the Century we quote the following
war anecdote, by R. H. Eddy : Prior to
tjho battle of VaahHllo, Jfejor-Goiicral
.fames L. Donaldson (who v.on honors in
the Mexican war, aud who died in the
spring of IKftS), was quartermaster General
Thomas. He once told me the following in
cident ;
Having occasion to purchase mules for the
army, he ordered a person in whom he had
confidence to visit the contiguous Northern
States, inadvertently saying to him, "Buy
as many as you can," —not supposing he
would be able to secure ruore than a few
thousand at the most. Some weeks after
ward, just before the attack upon Hood's
army, General Donaldson, on meeting his
agent, inquired how many mules he hail
been able to secure. To the auiaxemeut of
the general he was informed that twenty
thousand or more hail been obtained. Upon
which the general exclaimed a ruins 1
man ! I shall be court-martialed and driv
en from the army for not limiting you in
the purchase. You have procured many
times more than I bail any idea or inten
tion of purchasing ; but the fault is mine
not yours. I ought to have beeu particular
in my order." In an extremely dishearteu
ed state he went to his home, believing that
such a thoughtless act on his part could not
be overlooked by the commanding general
He had scarcely reached his house before
a messenger came from General Thomas
with an order for General Donaldson to
come immediately to headquarters. This
seemed to !*• the sealing of his fate, and in
a state of trepidation bordering on frenzy
he appeared lasfore General Thomas, whom
he found iu a mood, apparently of great de
pression. Soon after Donaldson entered bis
presence General Thomas said, "'How many
mules have you ?" With somepertubation
he replied, "Upwards of twenty-five thous
and. "Twenty-five thousand, did you say?"
repeated the general. "Is it possible that
you have this number ? Donaldson accept
my most heartfelt thanks ; you have saved
this army ! I can now nave transportation
and can fight Hood, and will do so at
once."
BILL NYE ON "EQUAL RIGHTS.
The Spirit of the Declaration of Inde
dence Not Understood.
It is wrong tc consider the variety
ot equality contemplated by the Dec
laration of Independence as likely in
any way to be mistaken for a kind of
communism of brains. We can safe
ly say that the time will never come
when the men with vast aggregations
of brains will have to divide up with
those who simply have an opening for
brains. That kiud of communism
would be u mighty good thing how
ever, for the people who claim that
political equality is a chestaut.
If the man who dreads the day
wheu equality is a settled fact could
work it some way to have braius di
vided up equally and could be around
wheu the division is made he would
be ahead.
But the equality referred to in the
Declaration is not that kind. It is tbe
kind that does not chisel out the poor
man's vitals in tbe matter of wages
and then compel him to buy every
thing he needs of his employer at a
big price. It is the kind that protects
the toiler who appeals to the law as
promptly and efficiently as it does the
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swollen, stiff-necked imitation lord,
with his hired braios and his boguft
crest
Equality in America ought to mean
that the bio vest, ablest aud beat men
should ru'e the state aud the nation.
Then the United States senate will
not look like a moss meeting of
plumbers.
Wben equality is better understood
nd becomes something besides an
empty name, the term "political pull*
will lose its significance, and the aver
age voter will not even need a political
pull to operate an election day cigar.
There has never beeu a better ban
ner to fight under since the world be
gan than that of freedom and equality
before the law, end tbe banner that
lias this device written on it in plain,
running hand, will generally be found
ut the bead of the procession.
The man who is born in Americe
finds, as soon as be does so, that hie
inside pocket is a small package of in
alienable rights, among which are life
liberty and the pursuits of happiness.
If he happens to be born into our set
be uses these inalienable rights with
perfect impunity, swapping abont a
rnong some of bis more unfortunate
companions until be also has their in.
alienable rights. He then proceeds to
make a nuisance of himself.
Universal equality before the law
has not been asserting itself very
much lately, but the man who treads
on the tail of its coat is liable not to
get home in time for lunch, and when
he does get home the chances are that
he will bring a lobe of bis liver with
him in bis pocket-bankercbiet.
There is a little contemptible fear
lurking about tbe breast of a few one
horse Americans that some one may
spring suddenly upon tfcem and charge
them some day with being the equal
uf somebody.
Their fear is entirely groundless.
They can go to bed every nigbt feel
ing perfectly secure in tbe comforting
consciousness that tbey will wake up
in tbe morning free from any such
charge, aud no man will ever go to
them and insist on an equal division
of brains with them unless be is a man
whose braius are so abnormally large
that they actually pain bim.
DON'T FRET AND WORRY.
Words of Advice for Exhausted and
Nervous Housekeepers.
"Eyery one of these doors creaks
so horribly that it almost sets me
wild," exclaimed a tired housekeeper,
trying to rest a littie after tbe labors
of a wearisome day. Now this was
□ot tbe first, perhaps it was tbe twen
tieth time she bad made tbe same or a
similar remark about tbe creaking of
tbe doors, when with the aid of a bot
tle of oil and a feather she might have
made tbem swing noiselessly and
saved herself all the annoyances she
had suffered.
It is a great deal easier to makesug
gestions than to follow tbem ; but it
seems to me that the "golden rule" for
housekeepers might be this : If any
thing goes wrong for which there
is a remedy, apply it as soon as possi
ble ; if there is aboslntely no remedy
do not fret, bat make tbe best of it."
I believe that often it is not the
work that makes us feel so thorough
ly weary at the end of the week as
worrying over it. I remember of fret
ting a good deal over some Thanks
giving pies, complaining that I al
ways spoiled tbem by putting in too
much of one thing or another, when
my sister quietly remarked that per
haps I put too much anxiety into
them. I saw the point, and resolved
henceforth to do the best I could
with my cooking, and to worry less
oyer results. Of course I bad after
wards better success, and far more
peace of mind.
There are days in the experience of
every housekeeper when every thing
seemed determined to go wrong, and
a perfect avalanche of little troubles
and perplexities seem to overwhelm
one. Then, indeed, is she that rnleth
her spirit "better then he that taketh
a city."
But bow often at tbe close of snch a
day bave we to look back and seen that
all came right at last in spite of our
forebodings, and we have wished so
much that we could bave been Belt
controlled and sweet-tempered through
it aIL
It is so natural to magnify little
troubles instead of remembering that
tbey are not worth fretting about- If
at breakfsst the biscuits are a little too
yellow, and the steak a trifle overdone,
in almost every case do one will be
troubled about if you are not
If the coffee is not just exactly right
no one will notice it unless you call
attention to it by some disparaging re
mark. Especially should we guard a
guinst a habit of fretting because of
tbe discomfort it causes those about
us, and the bad influence it has upon
them. If the housekeeper frets the
children do tbe same, and the servants
also, for nothing is 2more contagions
and we bsve anything but a happy
household. However badly things
may go, nothing is gained by worry
ing over if we can not always
be bright and cheerful, we can at
least endure piticntly ill he sto r m
pases over and th sunshine returns as
i surely will in due ime.— Gh istian
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