The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-06
THE MYsTRRIOUs SKETCH.
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praiseworthy, custom, opened the door
without knocking his syes were fmme-
diately arrested by my pile OF dncats,
and in yelping voice he cried or rather
screamed: =,
"Ah. all have got you now-will
YOU tell me now, Mr.. Painter, that yon
want money!" And he stretched for
ward his crooked fingers with that ner-
yous trembling which the sight of gold
always produces in misers. =
For few seconds remained perfectly
stupefied. The recollection of all the in
suIts had suffered from this man. his
look of cupidity, his impudent smile, all
exasperated me. With single bound 1
seized him and pushed him out OF my
room; flattened his nose with the door.
This was done so suddenly that he had
not time to utter sound.
my money Robber! My money !"
The dodgers i'll the house ran out OF
their rooms and asked,
'What is the matter What has hap
pened?" $50 =.
/ abruptly opened the door, and giving
Master Rap a kick, sent him rolling
down more than twenty steps.
THAT is what is the matter" l cried
beside myself. !
then closed the door and locked it,
while peals of laughter from his dodgers
saluted Master Rap's fall. Twas satisfied
with myself rubbed my hands togetli
er. This adventure restored my powers,
and l sat down to my work and was
to finish my sketch, when an unusual
noise struck my ears.
It was the sound of muskets being
grounded on the pavements in the streets
/ looked out of the windows and saw
three gendarmes with their hands resting
OH their carbincs, standing sentry at the
door of the inn. .tF- d. ...
SIS it possible that that rascal Rap
could have been injured by this fall ="
said I to myself, in great fright.
What a strange compound is the hui
man mind Here was l, who the even.
ing before had serious ideas of cutting
my own throat, trembling to the very
marrow of my bones for fear that might
be hung if Rap was really dead.
The staircase was filled will confused
voices. 1t consisted of the sound of ap-
preaching footsteps, the Olanking of arms
aud murmurs of many voices. Sndden-
" some one tried my door-it was lock;
ed. Then there was general clamor.-
open in the name OF the law !"
rose trembling, my knees bending
under me. .oS,.3a- Ill ~. ..
"open, the door" exclaimed the same
voice. $3.50
had an idea to escape by the roof, but
scarcely, had put my head through the;
little window than ! drew it back, seized
with vertigo In an instant I had seem
all the windows below, with their glis5l
tening panes, their flower pots, their bird
cages, and their iron bars Still lower
was the balcony, and underneath that
the sign of the. Tonnelete, Rouge, the
name the mn was known by, swinging.
between two tall posts. At the bottomi
Of all were the three shining bayonets,l
which seemed only to await my fall for;
the purpose of impaliBg me alive. On
the roof Of the house in front was large;
brindle cat, behind chimney, watchingi
o number of sparrOws pecking and fight.
ing in the spout. ~ q g.
1t is impossible to imagine what clear;
ness, what power, what rapidity'of per-
ception the eye of man can attain when
heis stimulated by fear. = aHp' rs
"Open the door, or it will be broken
in" exclaimed the voice the third time.
Perceiving> that fight wasimpOssible,
! approached the door staggering, and
turned the lock.
Two clenched hands Immediately seiz-
cd me by the collar. A little man, who
smelt very strong of wine, exclaimed:
II arrest you in the name of the law
He wore bottle-green overcoat but
toned up to the chin, and sbat which re-
Sembled a stove pipe. He had large,
brown whiskers; heS were rings ON every
finger, and his name was Passauf
He was ,theXc chief of police. Five of
his men were watching me from the out
"what do you want with met" ask
ed. .,,-,.,s-,z "a, ,.1si.5.sftsvs iss.
"come down stairs" cried he. abrupt
ly, making a sign to one of his men to
handcuffme The latter dragged me out
of the room, more dead than Alive, while
the others began to search my chamber
ffoMtep to bottom. f.zys. g1kls1s -
-Idescended the stairs, supported by
the arms of the policemen. like q con-
sumptive lin the last ~stage--my hair
s sssSsPg ss ssssss Ass Add tripping up
1AH Thrown sntoE carriage, bstksssd
Two sturdy felIows,--whO allowed me
charitably to see the ends az two eIffbs
secured to- their wrists by heather cords.
The carriage started of / heard behind
us the Footsteps of all the nrchms of the
city. - - .ygtzss-S 20 sSit IA 80 20 s
"What have l done2n asked Of one of
my keeprE < III A a n 4
The man spoke to looked at his com
panicnr With q cprions smile. and then re
Piled: 1ie" '''' - yl3.5e
Hans, he asks what he has done,r'ts4
sThRtssmile froSe my blood. -. 7; ~ H,' ls
g Soon o deep shadow enveloped the We.
hicle; the hollow sound Of tue horses feet
revealed thu facs thattWe were under. a
vaalted SroOfiT We were entering the
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