The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-12-01
:. ' s"1. ,... ALEXANDRIA, La, WEDNESDAY,
ment gathered iat. the, sight of the


'ment gathered iat. the, sight, Of the
blind girl. 4g.F33 voss has aa,{oQ .s5I3s
"Louise!'nin's, st.,e Is t,asss.ss..; ssss
"Henriette p'sae:siI..s .4asats. If
La Frochard ,found,i herself pushed.
aside by the blind girl-sucb power
of attractionihad the voice OF the one,
+orphan upon the other. s,s.Y y,g!,;
in a moment the, poor girls were
locked in each. others arms. :3ussf i
"Very,ileving!" laughed jacques.
."And what now ?''iFow adj, y, .g;!e,4
/ Let me pass!p 4 said tHenrlette.s.gc,..
.rHa! ha!''a yelled the rufiian. :,
"Try!"l.og ,4sl3 3tl5 .a ...faa,fia ,.s;i
Henriette moved forward step,
when she was stopped byea weak but
determined voice. 95.sslai - s,,ai9
h'Donltotonch them !'n9iiH et,ifqs i.
He went:Nery pale, being at heart.
IA coward Gturhed, and faced Pierre!
The cripple event. to- his idilapida.
/ ted ,tinker's truck, and; took ont 4
sharp pointed knife; II ii ,sas Z .d@i
Jacques" he said i1let them. pass:
YodloftensayfMe are a killing fami-,;
|ly--I thinkiat, last,.that Lam as bad
as the rest!"a 81 .sai1eIl l,aa! ;s:::..s; !,
'Ho! hor' here is giant going to
fight poor. JacqneslYlI . -iitsall "
/ tEet the orphans pass! "alssl1A i'd
sBahN ia 5ati VI aol4ai2r aiasI
7 EseThen let 8 fate decide !yn,said the
cripple, lwhe had been watchingsito
save Louiseafroms danger; andtt who
wastnow desperate.iIosq !. F,siisie 81
/ aHe'turned half aside; 3toe take of
|.his coat; and the wretched giant took
advantage of the crippfe's momenta-
| ry.em barrassment to stab him. in the
back. -aiaa'i 9
But the wound was mot instanta-
neouslylto!be fatal..4l.5 5.ii - assl
7 Ina moment.he was on guard, and
the two men,. SO unequalyhsmatclled,
ran at each other while! theswgetclied
woman, Lai Frocliard,p fell uponeher
fkaees, and began .prayingfaaload for
lsher Jacques. ,.lsl}1esf 9ila5iaosq a5D'
However,, Pierre was naturally far
interior in'strength TO this brother;
one foot was svafueless as a support
l,durisg the encounter, and finally,
every moment he became weaker!
"A nero quarter minute, and the
| giant now laughing hiicously, had
lpvercohie tile trembling cripple,
whose right hand was iii the clutch
Iofs ,Jasccapeess' left, the point Of the
knife being Downward /, 'l.i9t3
"Ho, no, King Gtfpplca thou slialt
Re bound iass asd isfs's, see she end
Then suddenly he shrieksedd. ss.i ,.iT'
I ForNng Crippte,,bNa sudden up
ward,turn eftheswuist,t haehudrian
This knife mortaily cintotatheS others
1'boely. 81 '.;ad aag s9.s,u as'f ,i'le as,
iThe wfetehed man i4eaped back a
yard, With a'ahafs eeeaort sof despaif,'
rushed st Tie cripple an4 +. f|Ylt 'dss:asa
at the feet of ths poor cTea tiSsI whose s.9g
life ,faa been nm made pdlsY retaelhea BY this
monster, yet, against whom, he. had
committedibpt a..sinslastaeti efiyens
geanea.oatN was, ;aslasting .onel ,iulI
LaiFroeharb showed noresistanes.
slrewas eiusehing Her Nvdrite'clfAa,'
and calling hin an the ehdeai4hg
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