The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-17
INT IN A TUNNEL.

hrs ago, my heil+h ha wing be
impaired by over study, | was
ed TO pass a winter in the South
OF SO agreeable Il prescription |
led myself | was without wife
cucumber my departure ; and
with a portmanteau, made a
fri Journey of It to the charm
Ter Inv arrival. while sitting AT
OF my hotel, "a man passed by,
eh like myself, that, struck with
ance, | arose, and leaning for
lowed him with my eyes. His
ke him an Englishman. He was
|. slim | was slim. His
Rue, his skin fair, his hair a deep
nose aquiline. All this was my
Fhen he had reached the bottom
he paused, looked found then
rned. crossing the road. how
king the opposite pavement.
d me to get Il clearer view If the
lfess | was so impressed with the
:, that | hardly liked it The
!, l thought, may delight as
pleasee in such coincidents for
ecidedly object to being made a
my sort of phenomenon. | bad
unpleasant consequences fol-
onal resemblanceS. and earnestly
this individual, whom nature,
Ilds at the time. had undoHbt.
mine, would speedily clear the
pd of his presence.
two after this. in taking a walk
butiful bit of adjacent country,
Encountered nv likeness, seated
bench beneath a tree, with hi.
: the waist of very beautiful.
l.. Her skin OF a pure and cream,
ley cOntrasted the splendid lux
ler black hair. Her eyes flashed
as l passed, and | noticed hel
4 erect with rapid hauteur, as i
r impatient Of detection. III,
side, who would have passed
r me- TO any other person but 10,
myself. still maintained his car
lde He did not condescend Il
es to me AS | passed, but KEEP
upon the face of the I'll, who
watched E.y'wi,h a species O.
frces, as if wishing me ont Of
ed them, | must confess to hav
need a monetary sensation O
man. Since nature has put hin
! thought. il seems only fail
Id put myself in his shoes Fol-
| reflected, that beautiful peas
sht have been originally destined
the int ntion of nature baC
I'd by her love OF coincidence.
my thoughts as l walked on
a corner, lost sight of the Low
ing the bottom of the lane,
had fallen upon a cut de sac
E terminated in a series of fields
b ] could discover no fOOtpath
sh 10 be arrested for trespassing
q on returning the way I hat
ng the bench, | found it was de
Was not sorry. 1 would by ne
. disliked another peep at tn.
funette but, at the same time
lbition to inspire the couple witt
hat I was watching them
to the top of the hill, and wa
veen a row Of thick bushes, max.
{ natural hedge for a broad area
Ee a gigantic park. when [ was
fartlad toy the report Of a pistol,
10 my left. At the same moment
hollow sound of a ball striking
ID that article OF dress rolled e
Ound with a pale face. The at.
horribly sudden. Who in the
wen wanted my life! For VIVA,
by blood demanded? What had
law the blue smoke curling uu
nsest portion OF the bushes. and
rackling OF the furze and twigs,
be hasty flight of some one.
my hat. The ball had passed
Kh it. Had it struck two inches
lid have entered my skull.
d toward the town, possessed
the same sort of enviable feeling
pt imagine a Tipperary landlord
|uld feel who sees threats Of his
pm every other tree. Bravery in
(fthis sort YVES quite out of ques-
hat use is pluck when you have
invisible foes? l might almost
have broken into downright
peared the town, 20 extremely
l to escape the vicinity ofevery
ush, tree or hedge in the neigh
hg my hotel, I began to reflect
pw escape. | had been too much
ftach to 1t the significance it de-
ut the hole in my hat conveyed
|buddering Information on nv
ape. Beyond all reasonable
life within that hour had Only
two paltry inches.
the question to myself, "Who
fe? And If anybody wants It,
clsims2 What have [ done to
nAtiOnY" Being wholly unable