Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-04-28

spiteful grab. Yet l would sggravate

f splteful grab. Yet l would sggravat
and anger him.
"That was horrible deed of yours
said, as seated myself in the chair
could not see his face, and he made n
reply. The razor touched my face, and
felt that his hand trembled.
/ "They ought to burn you at the stake =
l went on as his razor made the first cut
| could now see his face In the glass, ant
his eyes fairly blazed. He clenched his hans
and raised it to strike, but let it fall agair
after four or five seconds and went OF
with his work. His hand shook, he breathet
hard and fast, and yet he had no reply
After he had scraped away for q minute,
said:
You must be fend and worse to dc
such deed as that! No wonder that all
men hate and avoid YOU
The hand with the razor went up in the
air. His first impulse was TO slash me.
He could seize me Dy the hair with his left
hand, and slash my throat with his right.
The idea came to him, and if had made a
move he would have carried it out.
''Come-hurry upl' said; and his
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bling with anger and wondering to himself
why he did not take revenge upon me.
All! | saw new light shoot into his
eyes like flash, and knew he had plan.
He had committed three murders. An
other would be nothing to his bad heart.
lie was in for life, and his sentence could
not be heightened; yet he dared not cut
my throat with sweep Of his hand, which
he easily might. What was his plan
with eyes half shut watched and waited.
The look in his eyes grew more crafty; he
forced a smile to his wicked face, and tried
to laugh as he said:
''Doan' be too hard on de ole man. sab.
lie had heap O. trouble.
"Yes"
'tAn' l isn't so bad as dey try to make
out sab, he continued, as he wiped beard
and lather on piece of paper on my
shoulder.
couldn't see his face, 1t was above me,
but the piece of paper fell to the floor on
my left side. He had finished shaving on
the right cheek and would now begin on
the left What was his plant 1t came to
me in an instant When he had his razor
just right his foot would slip on that piece
of soapy paperl He had dropped it there
on purpose, and it would not be bad ex-
cae.
No, isn't so VERY bsd,' he said as he
put his razor on my left cheek.
could see his jaw in the glass, and it
was hard-shut, as if he was terribly earnest
''Well, perhaps not"
Nobody knows how much trouble Ize
had, sab, he sighed, a. the razor crept
over my cheek towards jugular vein, and
his fingers tightened their grasp on the
handle. He was ready
sJack 7"
'Yes, sah."
"a man will live full minute after q
jugular vein has been severed In that time
he could shoot the man who did it. In five
seconds after you cut me l II put SIX bullets
into your head!'
Would he? The razor shook and tIem-
bled on my neck. and he breathed like one
with the asthma His foot was all ready
to go down on that paper, bat he hesitated.
who means to cut you sab r. he growled
at last, as he kicked the paper away.
No one," answered, as / looked into
his eyes. He began his work again with
fierce scowl on bis face, hurried it along,
and in tive minutes had finished.
''Good-by, old mani" l said, as put on
my coat and tossed him quarter.
He lifted his head to give me one fierce
and murderous look. The money fell to
the floor, and he kicked it aside in con-
tempt.
''And he didn't even scratch your face ?"
said the warden, as returned to him.
NO, not scratch. AMI it was close
shave too"