Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-12-27

ado YOU see that man going up on
the other side OF the street, Well, sir,
that identical man was as near death one
day last week rs q man ever gets to be
and live. tell you it was narrow
escape,
How YVES fl? Was he in a railroad
smash up. or did he ret choked trying
to swallow one Of your fish stories?'
NO, sir; be was in tight place,
but superstition saved him. You have
heard Of people dying from tie effects
OF superstitious beliefs, but I'll bet that
is the first man YOU ever saw whose life
was saved by superstition. I confess |
am supcrsttious. II is very foolish, but
! acknowledge my weakness. This is
how il happened: That man over there
his name is Culcut he met me on
the street and cussed me, and told me
] was a liar IL was all on account Of
an old trouble. got blazing and
! was just ready TO jump on him when
remembered "
That he was bigger than you?'
mo, it wasn't that.
"Afraid that he had a pistol?'
No, sir; but just us | was about tc
his him fatal blow at the butt of the
ear, il all at once flashed over my mind
that il 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 and foolhardy He did not realize
the close call hc had, and he reached
out for me and hit me against the GRO
cory store, Earring the establishment
from the soap boxes ia the cellar tc
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?'
"No; / thought Of a dream had the
night before. ! had dreamed OF eggs.
I'm my dream ! saw pale youth eat six
dozen hard-boiied oygs. knowing that
everything one does tine day after dream.
inc about c-gs is unlucky and turns cut
badly, let him of again, but be did
not appreciate my lcniency. With
hair-brained temcrity that was worthy
of a nObler cause, he caught me by the
neck and banged my head on the side.
walk. This time I wa, determined to
end his brief earthly career. When
rot up went for him. / was Just RAG.
ing and couldhardly see for the sparks
that were flashing from my eyes. As ]
was about giving him q coup de grace
with n,y left hand, it all at once occur
red To me that
"Tbat voa had had euoughs"
No; that | had that morning spilled
the salt at breakfast You know that
there is nothing presages such disaster
as that held OIL ON that account and
was farming 70 go away when, appar,
cntlywith an insane desire to throw
away his life and die in his tracks, Cul
cut knocked me down and stamped on
me. When got up Ididn' care cent
for Friday, or cgg dreams, or anything
else Ny blood was up. Twas determ.
iucd 10 wipe him out OF existence. let
ting bis blood be on his own head. but
Just rs | was i'm the act Of gathering my.
self together for spring at him l re
Allied
"That You were a dodgastcd fool for
not running aVay3
'INOl tt all. i IcallHtu lhat tlio NOulu
be my thirteenth fight | had been
licked twelve times during my short
life, and thirteen being am unlucky
nauIbc;, / did not wish to risk myself
in the thirteenth difficulty Just then, Sc
yelled Tor the police, and they came
and prevented Culcut from eNasperat.
ing me beyond endurance, 1 assure
YOU, sir, he had q close call If it had
no. been for my ,uperstitious feelings
nothing could have saved him. '-I,r
as SUtRgs.