The Portland daily press., 1874-01-10

itude. Cannot a4 soenetnlhg Ior you; ne
continued, Will ahaoI, a,,a sciape WIN HIS
hand over ua ni' tha bo, anu an, hliowtis Minn.
Iotahishnaut ot hGSb .9 o., .nen, u cohouc'ins
tnis nisvas ;, saia ~. .sul inYui,eo'
cons;deTed a1, n,ssns WAN ,n n,,d .ho,, o,oaoa
to 90 in as ,,,st on,,tcs .iat .eh ~
exfont n'u " a
snna as III ny poIsona, opp pal, - ~. ,ot
oIaoea1. e. snop "a' vi? hey .,ny :. ..oY
,,os,;ai MY p, 'aa1 msn noo,0ou
pJ Wv @ ".,u o,sso,, ~ m"o oOhhrhonS
GU So .lie very oosouiv iS Ia .st"
I'e sou1 Ioa' S.',u S, m na ,aA1 ailad nea
iiene' An,mon D'es you nus ua'o ma,neu a;t
soes i"l Sou a.I pei;pa' rs w W., W." Wa
d asm o,,Id I meio honht ,"m Won haros III w n
,',st mUat ha or tha Ioo,out fnr aduontnro NOT
,nuso ~ i;,.o,., J I IN po; ass,,ro 80 g.,
~ 1ho'S NJ paue nf m thn Joi,,; s0''
haan,;fnI t.a.v wnnnan encbantino deIic;ons p
go III o,,os ndorod haaun ,rord or co;,-
;nnu,ard az IF q vision Of fairies had mon and
~ 90 'lS,on ;. Vi ''"" 'nei On"
'iioie ,l"lehAou ,n una ,..,,. ,,,is-
vi, h1. lephou' Soo n"'o on''o'S ''
IakeL my ooJecI -..u 4,,, ann;
Excuse me- you cannon rePiess 'ne Tu.
osity OF Frenchman. Albert sala ne' .I Iallng ],
10 some one IN the heAt room arc iGu 'n@,e n'
All right, was tne In, az ,,,ort;t o"iie'
IL muffled tone' .nlousH t .ne pau ,.t .ltion.
NOW we are reatS ti ;u;. nItie hgner'
you please onso, thaS La. 70 Sus. iisn..
ne now ", ooou.aou nn'iiseii ior sonie time IN
spreaulns Ile Soap over Ily 'ace, taking all
oa .ne .,me, va anu atpalently IN tne merriest
i iuoou: mnel Cnis par' Oh MS iapof was nm
, ,oheu ne len W tapping tne razor over MS
manu- at d iear,uly rapid rate: could not
nelp put shudder at his seeming lndlference
10 tne proximity oil such a dangerous ins.ru-
meat' ana ventured 10 suggest shat he was
probably endangerlng himself.
NO. no., he replied, not IN the least at
the same time sweeping it from right to left
with dazzling speed: Finally, with one
lightning stroke, quick touch ON its edge
and an admiring poise IN the air, he exc.aim-
ed, 1t is all right! and advanced upon me
after the most approved manner OF Italian
banditti.
The first touch of the razor was gentle and
reassuring, but he kept up such an iIcessant
talking that in spite of all my efforts l could
not help feeling quite uneasy.
cat last he finished one side, passed his
hand over it, expressed his satisfaction, and,
with one spasmodic movement, jerked my
head into the proper position for shaving the
other:
Il looked up with the intention OF remon-
strating. My God! what glare there was in
his eyes. lnstinctlvely l shuddered. bnt
could not speak word. He held the razor
in his right hand, with the edge towards me,
as if in the act OF striking. His gaze was riv-
eted upon me with an almost iendish inten-
sity. Great Heavens! | thought, ii the man
be insane, what possibility is there OF my es-
cape? | could not move-it seemed as If l
were fascinated by his penetrating stare, In
an instant the terrible effect OF razor in an
enrased mans hand flashed through my
mind. Of all weapons N the world what
could be more dangerous? How power'ess
would human nesh be If opposed to Its Keen,
merclless edge.
AN the time nad returned MS stare my
whole belng thrilled by the demon IN hiseyes.
reused mysel1 ana maze desperate spring
at his throat: but he anticipated me, ana
down sWept the remorsiess instrument, Win
what result you now see. 1 dashed MN as.9e
ano GREW the cnair upon nun. fortunateiy
had my plStoi WIN me, Wnicn was Out III
an instant. 1 tnousnt l wouiu make. one
more atlempt 10 escape, ana SO starred Ior
tne uoor, Dut again ne anticipated me,
jumped III the way, anu Stoou there, the per-
sonlncatioh OF aemonlacal frenzy.
couid not get souI tnere now, anu there
renamed a OUT one aItcrhatiVe, pistol, an
what II IL, 100, ialied me!
ievelea IL upon MIN as ne advanced, and
pulled the trigger.
lhanK heaven, my ann was true, and
Win Ieariui eXecration ne fell forward at
my 1eet, lrlSntluliy, put not mortally wound
ed:
The person in the next room, who, it
a1terWard tranSpred, had fallen asleep, was