The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-06-19

which he never separated from, and
never permitte | to sleep out OF his room.
After a supper quite in keeping with the
appearance Of the Inn, ne was shown up
to his bedroom; he ordered the servant
TO accompany him, and his dog followed.
This enraged the hostess. VINO made
great demonstration OF wrath, and de-
clared she would not permit her rooms
to be dirtied by dogs presence. Her
rage confirmed the traveller in his deter
mination not to allow the dog TO leave
him. Madame stormed in vain, and at
length wasfobliged to yield.
After she was gone, the gentleman by
signs Tor he would not speak out J made
his servant to understand he wished
him to take out his pistols. ,eef-s0
Over the chimney-piece there was
very large mirrol. Tue hound soon be-
Came. very uneasy, wnined, walked up
and down, keeping his eyes fixed on the
mirror; the gentleman looked at the
mirror, but could deducU nothing; he
coaxed and by every method endeavofed
TO quiet the dog. and direct his attention
from the spot, but all in vain. fa.tGl
He then stopped down and brought
his eyes on level with those of the uog
when he Immediately discovered space
under the frame of the glass, and saw
| figures standing behind. For amoment
he knew not how to act. He did not
| think that the person concealed had seen
| him looking under the frame. .f
| So he began a conversation with his
servant, telling him he had all his life
| been a great Wanderer, and had had a
great many strange adventures; and
| kept walking up and down the room
stopping from time to time be e.ore the
mirror. He continued telling stories of
different encounters with robbers, his
pistols in his hands loaded and cooked,
those of his servant being also prepared,
| 80 the LWo were pretty strongly armed.
| During one of these recitals he, laugh
| ing at his own stories and seemingly
very merry, again stopped before The
mirror, and SAID to his servant, ''W hen
was at such and such a place, my iel-
| low-traveier and were standing before
a'door, as may be now be ore this look.
llng-glass, wnen L fired OH my pistols
thus, and he aid the same;" anu suiting
the action to the word, he actually fired
at the large glass, which came rafting
down, shivered to atoms at his feet. the
great chasm revealing i've men, two OF
wnUm his balls mad killed; the servant
instantly fired and two more fell, leaving
one unhurt.
They were 80 taken by surprise at this
unexpected attack and discovery, that
they had no time to retreat. The re-
manning man. seeing pistols in the hands
\ of master and servant, stood terrified ;
the Traveller ordered him to come out OF
his hiding-place; he did SO, and. at the
command given, laid down his weapons
On the table.
The Russian gentleman took up one,
and his servant the other, and, pointing
them at his breast, told him that now lie
was at their mercy, 50 he confessed
that the house was a resort ol
Danditti, and that the clergyman of the
parish was in league with them, and the
signal given to him that assistance was
wanted was sending for sheets, when he
invariably sent ruffians who feared notn.
ing. He told him that they murdered
all VINO fell into their hands, all ear
riages were burnt, and the bodies Of the
victims were buried in a great pit.
Search was made-f for these bodies, and
the truth discovered. The surviving
robber, with tile other Inhabitants of the
inn, were taken to Florence, ana con-
demned. n TYE'FEYfT z