The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-04-04

charcoal burner to the grouod, and com
pletely sprang over him dashing the knif,
FROM his hand. leaving him stunned il
the middle Of the road. The horsemar
turned ins antly, and drawing his rem ain
ing pistol from his holster, waited for thu
other to rise. The latter staggered t.
his feet. and leaning against the rocks Oh
the side Of the road. gazed sullenIy and
rsvengefully on his conqueror. Thu,
the strangs couple regarded each other
for some time until at length the horse
man broke the silence:
80 my friend, your career is ended a
last,
eyes, curse you? I'd rend you asundel
too, if"
"You dared, I presume" put in tn,
stranger. II doubt not your good iDlen
tions, and can only thank heaven tlla
you have not power appropriate to you
will. But am doubly thankful that
have been the means of riding the earl
Of such a monster. l presume you Cal
give pretty 60 d account Of those myC
terious disappearanceS Of late?"
"Aye, that l canl You are the frs
richly freighted traveller wh1 has enter
ed that lane and escaped the bullet OIL
knife
"PshOw! do you take me for one 0
those simpleIOus whose purses are bettsl
filed than their htads?"
"Now exclaimed the other with sud
den energy. II knew better. From the
very first you seem to have read my very
Intentions, and you must have been sen
expressly to entrap me. In other words
you are detective in disguise"
"You are right" was the reply.
swell you have come out best; bu
you have played desperate game. Few
would have escaped as you have, for my
wife is good shot, But you seemcc
from the first to be fortunes iavorite."
81 certainly had narrow escape" re
tW ned the other, pointing to the bulle
hole in his hat. "But it is not the frs
time that fortune has proved friendly t.
me-"
"Well who are you?" at length demand
ed the other.
"My name is Vidocq"
"Great heavensl the Partisan detec
tive! l might have known that it woult
be all up with me when you was pitle'
against me-"
"Yes business al the metropolis beinl
rather dull and having heard some rumor
of doings, thought would take tri
out here if only for the good Of my health
But it is growing ls.e, and you must b
moving"
Where must go?'
"To the gallows, iu the end" was tn
cool reply; "out at present to the Jail a
P"
"To the gallows!' returned the othe
6errely. "Never any death but that?"
The detective leveled his pistol at th
charcoal burners head, exclaming:
"You shall have bullet through you
head if you pref-l it,
The other ducked his head IN expec
tation of the shot, and then made a des
perate spring at the detective. The lat
ter, however, was in no hurry to fire, an
coolly awaited the others attack. Th
charcoal burner grasped the re n
with his left hand, and with his right ell
deavored to grasp the pistol. The de
tective, however, caught his right han
with his own left, and holding it u
with an iron grasp, passed his right han
under, until his pistol pressed against III
others forehead when he fred. Th
other instantly relaxed his hold, aud wit
terrible cry, fell back corpse.
The detective, having ac,omplishe
the purpose of his visit, did not delay Ii
return to Paris, but having explained th
whole affair to the proper authorities
p, lie departed.
}, And thus was the earth rid Of two
great monsters in human form as ev'
lived. ....