Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-08-18
TWO TERRIBLE TALES.

a
Quaintance at an English hostelry one
sto rmy night in 1866, may also amuse
his readers:
In the hunting season some seventy
years ago, in one of the northwestern
countries of England, four gentlemen
sat In an inn, picking their teeth and
cracking jokes after dinner. The land
lord entered politely, and announced a
hungry stranger. The four filed ban
queters elected him to seat, and babe
the andlord return the joint already
roasted. Lifting his hat the guest gave
his entertainers greeting and thanks,
drew up his chair, and then Selling and
sharpening his carving knife, with a
violent sem-icircular switch around and
across the table, slit all their weazands.
He sliced his mutton and ate it to the
sound of four crimson cataracts flowing
ever four shirt-fronts to the floor. Re-
entering the room and observing, as he
thought, napkins of strange color,
moths wide open to the flies, and re-
CARDS strangely bent upon the greedy
guest, the landlord stared. hrs
"Come here" said the interesting
stranger, gobbliIg his meat. The land
lord approached. DO you see any
thing odd in my eye?"
The landlord's stare became intensi-
fed,
Because" continued the maniac,
Sc / see something so obnoxious to ne
In yours that think you'll have to stop
looking" y
He drew the knife from the Joint and
unerringly thrust it between the land
lord s second and third ribs. Solacing
himself at dessert with the gurg1e of
his fifth victims hearts blood, he was
not pleased by the appearance Of the
week head waiter, to whom, reckoning
with the knife while he hid the master
body with an outstretched leg, he said
slyly: :. . = : .
Have you a pistol?'', ~
"Good Lord, sir, whya" By
Haven't you2' with an exquisite
information Ga revolver upon the prem
Uses 2" 81 as03s
Why, yes, sir; I think there is on, one
yes, sir.
edo you see that rat ?" 20 E5AAt
Rat, sir No, sir Whatrat?.a
"In the corner, there" Axa
The waiter crouched and gazed, and
gazed and crou1ched again. - hao9.
"No, sir" d
"Ah," said the stranger, gracefully
waving his fork, hes gone into his
hole. He'll be out, presently. Fetch
the revolver p .ts.
The revolver having been produced,
the guest asked, smiling terribly :
*tWho is the 2 manufacturer of this
weapon?"
Disliking The speakers manner, the
servitor forgot to answer. ':i =
How big mark is reaui ed for it,
at, say your dis ance %. z,z.sss -. .~ezsv
Waiter pezplssea aand almost par
alyzed.
y You rcouHdreI sEsNillsgyou be nay
mark" D 81 a
The waiter, ii Bneikea eataonnb 4
echo.plsadesd d. 4
ssWhat p shouted the mailman, III a
voice that rangcshrily through the inn
ssyou nave coffe hare to teaze me, have
you You have come here to beard me
You are here to Illustrate my purposel
down to the carpet-down, I say! You
villain, knave, seoundrel, miscreant,
imp, izVagabond, - rufian, incendiary,
rogue, prltlaw, reptile. You utterly
monstrous and. irreclaimable wretch.
Down On his knees, trembling. s'a'ss :
1'Vagraat and rascal, prayl''ts ,,
An ndistinguishable humble. . $
4sPray p IA
The-Lord's 3 prayer rose tic the lips OF
che doomed old man. who had been
thirty years III his dead master S
service, and was now fascinated by
this human basiisk;ee g ss.''Gur Father,
who art in heaven; halloHed be thy
name thy : F4Ct J I3gCC
Thy kiagasn come, thy
20 Il ny viii be .ons sa arth
as it is in heaven - )" - - = Z.
.Damn you, / say, faster :"
.'Ah, sir, put down the pistol in his
holy name p
.ssAs)vell,p said the Bsdlanite, care
fully cooking the weapon, ard. while
his eyes still glared awfully, speaking
I'm low musical key. Gas well ask the
bird to forsake her young My gray
haired old mend, continue your prayer,
for soon you viii have here no time to
pray in. .
40, sir, let me unccck your pistol. .
44Oh, SIR (mockingly, and never un-
Ioosing his eye "you are novice in
bloody affairs. You dislike them per-
haps you misconstrue the meaning OF
them. I perceive that, mental as you
are, you are b person Of lean and fimsy
intellect. You interest me, however.
You are at present the delight of my
eyes. In you I shall presently find
peace, because = shall Stake III you
currents an nnext;nguished thirst TO
bloodshed. I am about TO butche
.you-not without q certain art. See:
with single gesture I have set fou,
corpses lotting, and WITH an accurate
ann have sent your master Clicking
hls body into aiew) to my friend, the
red and handsome devil 2
Mercy, sir, said the old man, feel
ing the pools. nnder his knees.
The pistol naazzle was at his head.
Suddenly Withdrawing it, tie murder