Gazette and sentinel., 1860-03-03
A House of Horror.

~ " w - hA VIZ 1NAN ~ $3.50
mouzets, are of the narrowcst and filth
lest streets, OF rather lanes in the old
ate, but considered a very good street
indeed in the fourteenth century, though
il was rs narrow then, and filthicr 10y
far. Ia the house then existing on that
spot. n barber kept his shop. and 4 PIE
man kept his. The character of the one
and of the o.hcr stood high, both NOR
ally and professionally. The pc man
IN particular, Was esteemed for his III
dustry and Skill; Ia pork pies in all the
city see thought : good as nit; aud NJ
prepared them almost entirely with his
uwn hands; Tor, on tic ground tnIt he
aid not wish to dIvulgc tie secret OF iis
superiority, the single apprentice hchad
vas ~cnploycdin the manipulation of the
crust. As for his neighbour, the barber,
he shaved and he Ned t. the perfect sat
isfGctiUn OF all his PATIENTS; snd besides
webbing the razor and the lancet, lac
Kept vapur to is 20 cXuciltntiy well
managed that at Lls break Of Jay, a.
soon as his men began 10 hawi along
TIE street ks 50iRS Soai cf.lad>,' custom
crs would crowd into his premises 50
fast that all dc accommodations t.use
afforded were occupied at once.
The PIE man aGd has nci-hbor were &c
we nave SAID, IN great rcputc; and -
tiiry long continued. in spite ii the Rue
DIES M~arluouzHts having lately acquired
rather a bad character Tor evil runurS
< ncerning i had begun to circulate: It
was that p~IEs-Hrvrs b. night H.i been
assasSinatnu ia il: their cries for help
and of despair mad been heard, blood
had teen seen in the gutter, and il could
scarcely have proceeded from the pile
/ bOtom.zinG of the barber, who knew
wei that lie would nave been heavily
fined ii he mad thrown the blood, 81 Is
suing, anywhere Tut in ihc river. -
! the reputation 81 the street grew worse
. and worse. But still the barber and the
pie man prospeVd.
One evening ali was explained.
\ scream was heard from the BARRIERS
shop, and presently a German student
wiD hal entered it 4 little before, APP
pedrcd at the door, lettering and pale,
and with several wounds about his neck.
The neignbOrs ran up, questioned him,
-aLd gate ed from what he said that,
rs ne had been passing, the ha be- ipro-'
ably guessing him to bc a st ar-c')
had ofit 4 t. shave him Tor nvthrg
/ .Lat he lad accepted the offer, had seat
! Cd himself, uut scarcely had he done So,
when the villain. who had got behind
him, tried t. cut MS throat with a razor;
that 10y a desperate effort, he had mama
gcd, net only t. diScugagc himself, Int
to tumble ms assaiiam- head foremost
down = .ap door, which " sol lack
happened l. bc open.
AruSh was. al course. made into the
BARRIERS shop: h. was not - be seen:
after a fruilless search above, they
thought vi searching telow, 50 down
they Went into the cellar, and they found
the pie man cutting the barhcrtr pieces.
The ilttic light That penetrated iHto thc
den had not allowed him, wien his cx-
pcctcd prey came down the trap - make
/ the important distinction that il was not
his friend ami confederate who had sent
him down The German student, but the
German student who had sent uim down
T his friend and confederate.
All was now clear: the pic-man's Gel
lar being toun to communicate with
the BARRIERS. fl was also now un,!r,-
stood why his pies had been SO uncrm-
monty good; for, as says the Pcrc Du-
hrcul, in his account of the matter -
"Chry were bettcrth pork pies, just as
-hecausc OF is finer fcediag-human
flesh is more delicious than any o.hc..