The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-08-18

5 night, with q soft, soothiEg breeze blow ny Of
=, the lake. lie walked through a business
= street, ut the upper end Of which was small
/ cottage setting well back, the front y1rd
: ornrmentcd with flowers. The curtains we're
2 drawn, but a light shone from within, and
, the tInhing OF guitar was heard. He stop
? ped irresolutely in front of the gate. The
: sound Of the guitar ceased. He put his foot
: upon the step, and his hand upon the be II
: just then two shadows were visible upon the
: Curtains OF the ROOM one tall and robust and
the other shsrt and fragile. The tall shadow
had its aims around the waist Of the small one
and their heads approached aud blended into
one Mr.. Saunders started as + a scorpion
had stung him.
"D-n her!'' said he; ':she never cared for
me-Only my money. Now that she and faro
have beggared me, | suppose she 4 throw me
over No. I'll not see her"
He passed on, extending his walk beyond
the business quarter, and out into the region
OF elegant private residences. where the air
vas faint with the odor of honcysuc,les and
June roses
Now thought Mr. Saunders, SIS there
any other way2 l haven't dollar. | have
good business capacities. but l am known as a
gambler, and no business man would trust
me IN responsible position. Besides, could
/ bear the sneers of the parasites who have
faWned upon me. and submitted to be kicked
by me when was rich? / mig saw wood,
bat ID if I dol
lie stopped in front Of a small but elegant
private residence and leaned over the fence
! light shone from an upper window the
Wlntow Of TER room. Jim's heart beat tu-
multu1usly. and his very finger tips thrilled
with an electric shock Of feeling H. had lost
monty and reputation at the gaming table:
but there, IN that room behind tie delicate
lace curtains, treasure the loss Of
which had made him the veriest pauper on
earth. There had been gentle. loving re-
monstrance on the oae part. followed by hot.
Wrathtui words on the other, and they had
parted, he in anger, she in sorrow, and had
never spoken since. When he passei her in
The street there was polite, distant bow, on
. ms part, and a plying sorrowing glance from
Ter. lie had even gone far us to quarrel
with her brother, and strike him blow
/ Mr.. SauHders leaned over the garden fence
and in the bitterness of his establishment
! forgot to puff his cigar. Utterly, hopelessly
/ bankrupt IN money and good name, the com
panlon OF hmlots and thieves, he could nor
see with what brutal insolence he had stricken
/ down the hand stretched forth to save him,
and how cruelly he had troddcn out pure
woman's love He ground his teeth with
( rage, and smote his heated forehead with his
open hand.
The window turned upon its hinges, and
graceful, willowy form, dressed in pure white
stepped out upon the balcony. She plucked a
rose from the climbing vine and held it idly in
her hands as she leaned over the railing
There was sigh, which foated upon the soft
summer AIR, and was borne to the cars Of the
wretched outcaSt beneath. Then She began
singing III low, tremul0uS voice the words Of
a pluintiyc song How wei! hc remembered
that quaint o,d ballad James Saunders
drooIed lower over the garden fence. aud
something like RAIN battered down frcm be /.
meath his Jaunty hat, and gjislencd on the
rose leaves There was smothercd sob and +.
the figure on the balcony started listened a
moment, aud hastily retired, closing the win
dow
James Saunders strobe modify on. Then |
be SAT down upon stone step and lit fresh
elgar There g. we're ere no pedfStrIJaaH l Ia s qH Silent
the grave. Again he reviewed his lite-hls
cold cherries childhood, his early manhood
embttered by the injustice Of a hard, imperi- /
Gus old man: his folly, and sin, his love--eve
rything. The look back was dark. The ont /
look darker still
He thrust his hand into his pocket, and .
when he brought it out again the bright, short |
barrel Of Derringer gistencd in the moon !
light lie lighted another cigar. and sat 4 !
long time, smoking solcmnly, with his fingers /
cl. sped about the breech Of the deadly wea- |
pom. He thought some of the here, and much |
Of the hereafter. 4 pr0wling cat came over
the garden wall. and then scurried away /
when it made out the figure Of a man at the /
gate. A terrier dog shifted at his feet, re- /
treated hastily and set up a startled yell.
james Saunders rose, took final puff al !
his cigar. and threw the stump ut the barking /,
terrier.
a clear, sharp report startled the slumber-
ing echoes IN that quiet suburb, and set the !
dogs a-blrking for half mile around. \ !
few windows were hastily raised and startled /
heads stretched forth: but, hearing no further |
4 -1rr,l, ~
liability of some belated pedestrian, who on
his way home had fred at an exasperate3 /
dog. drowsy policeman, disturbed in his /,
nap, shook himself together, arose from his ,
incumbent posture and listened. An hour |
later, when briskly patrolling his beat in an
ticipation of visit from his lieutenant, he
came across what lie supposed to be a drunk |
en- man, lying across the $ ewalk.
"Get upn, said the watchful guardian, just I
touching the body with his foct. No response !
following. he administered vicious kick, /
which was equally fruitless. ''Wel, ii you
ain 1 fuller n goose"
STOPPING over the PROSTATE form of the sup
posed ucbiiatc, in placing his hands under
hi shoulders to lift him up, his fingers came
in contact with something moist and Shiny, I,
The policemen shudderingly withdrew his I.
hands held them up n the moonlight, and
looked at them. They were stained with a
dark, thichy lstanGa He turned sick with /.
horror, and hastily turned the body over on
Its back. The entire top and one side of the .
head had been blown away. while one eye had
been forced ont Of the socket, and hung down |
upon the cheek
King Faro was startled by the event. 1t /
was discussed for night or two around the .
green table, and the general opinion was .hat /.
Jim saunders had made a id fool Of him
self. "Ef he couldn't beat the tiger, why I
didn he turn capPerl" was the query of IA ,
gentle youth whose every lineament looked TO
be passport to the peniteutiary Old Toby. /
however, didn't agree with the mai )rity Il
tell you, boys" said be, Jim Saunders done
the best he could with his hand. He couldnt
a played it different When a feller gets
stuck at faro, he can't quit. He must turn
thief himself, live dog lie, workin' for the
beast, or else blow his brains ont. You and
me has turned thieves, but Jim Saunders died
an honest man, though fool Prince, make
me cocktail =
An erring Indiana hen was recently
found IN the back part of a hardware store.
where the misguided fowl had struggled
for three weeks, tryiny to hatch. out halt