The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-23
The Daily Bulletin.
A Close Gall.

"Do you see that man going up on
the other sidr Of the street? Well, sir,
that denticalman was as near death one
day last week AS a man ever gets TO be
and live. tell you it was Il narrow
escape"
"lIow was it? Was he in railroad
smash up, or did he get choked trying
to swallow one OF your fish storics?'
"NO, sir; he was in tight place,
but superstition saved him You have
heard OF people dying from the effects
OF superstitioss beliefs, but I'll bet that
is the first man you ever saw whose life
was saved by superstition. confess
am superstitious, 1t is very foolish, but
acknowledge my weakness. This is
how it happened, That man over there
his name is Culcut-he met me on
the street and cussed me, and told me
| was liar 1t was all on account Of
an old trouble. got blazing mad and
| was just ready to jump on him when
! remembered
That he was bigger than you?"
"No, it wasn't that
"Afraid that he had pistOl?n
mo, sir; but just as | was about to
hit him fatal blow at the butt Of the
ear it all At once flashed over my mind
that it was Friday, and you know Fri
day is an unIuckY day to begin any
thing on. ! was. therefore, baked Of
my revenge, and Culcut was saved for
the time being. But he was rash, reck-
less, aud foolhardy. He did not realize
the close call he had, and he reached
out for me and hit me against the gro
Gerry store, Earring the establishment
from the soap boxes in the cellar TO
the damaged coffee drying on the roof,
was mad, tell YOU, and was about
to pound him into jelly when thought
Thought he might hit you again, did
you?N
mo; thought Of a dream had the
night before. ] had dreamed Of eggs.
In my dream saw a pale youth eat six
dozen hard-boiied eggs Knowing that
everything one does the day after dream
ING about eggs /, Unlucky and turns out
badly, ! let him off again, but he did
not appreciate my lenency With a
hair-braincd temerity that was worthy
Of a nobIer cause, he caught me by the
neck and banged my head on the side
walk. This time ! was determined TO
end his brief earthly career. When |
got up | went for him. | was just rag
ing and could hardly see for the sparks
that were flashing from my eyes, As |
was about giving him coup de grace
with my left hand, it all at once occur
red TO me that
That YOU had had enough?'
mo; that | had that morning spilled
the salt at breakfast You know that
there is nothing prc-age, such disaster
as that. held OF on that account, and
was turning to 90 away when, appar.
emily with an insane desire to throw
away his life and die in his tracks, Cul.
cut knocked me down aud ,>lmpcd on
me- When got up ldidn't care cent
for Friday, or egg dreams, or anything
else. Ny blood was up, Twas determ-
med to wipe him out Of existence, let
ting his blood be on his own head but
just as | was IN the act Of gathering my
self together for spring at him | re-
allied
That you were dodgasted fool for
not running away?'
"Not at all | realized that this would
be my thirteenth fight had been
licked twelve times during my short
life, and thirteen being an unlucky
I n D.. L
in the thirteenth difficulty just then, 50
| yelled for the police, and they came
and prevented Culcut from eXasperat.
ing me beyond endurance. assure
you, sir. he had a close call, II it had
not been for my superstitious feelings,
nothing could have saved him. '--2cE,
as SVttags.