The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-09-20


in his right hand he .elutched the knife.
Like hungry Shark plunging at his
prey, DOWN came the DANTE hand-over-
hand, the knife cleaning in the moon
light, and dashing the spray furiously.
Faround him, as ne muttered threats OF
determination against his enemies.
You cursed young fool" yelled
John Dee, as he bore right down on his
intended victim. I'm finish the work
OF the night now. I'll send you TO the
bottom of the lake, and you'll never
rise to sway me again. Take that.
As the DANTE spoke, he raised his
right hand TO strike the fatal blow.
The knife struck the water, and II met
with no other resistance.
Curse you" yelled John Dee, as he
struck right and left in the hope OF
reaching his foe; you're as slippery as
an eel.
And 1 strike like sword fish" cried
the young Scot as he appeared above
the water behind his antagonist. Take
that. you vile assassin"
When the DANTE struck at Hector
with the knife, the latter sank sudden
ly, and before the Dante could turn in
the water, his vigorous foe was up
again.
Right behind the ear Hector struck
John Dee; and then, while the man
was half-stunned and confused at this
unexpected attack, the knife was torn
from his grasp.
70 raise the weapon and give the
Dante a sweeping slash across the back
was the young .Scotchman's next move.
A cry of pain burst from the harden
ed man, and, raising his hands aloft, he
sank under the water. leaving some OF
the crimson current from the wound on
the surfaceabov him.
Hell never rise again" mutered
Hector.
But strange 10 say he did rise again
and according to the story, and not
outstanding the CASH on his back, he
caused Hector much trouble and got
himself into several scrapes, when-
! ITO be Continued.)
AS there are waves of atmosphere
polar waves and hot waves-so also do
there appear to be waves TIE affairs
of men and in social matters. There
are lines when crime in certain parts OF
a country seems TO become epidemic
Persons of morbid appetites, or suffer
ing from slight-e]en imperceptible-
arrangement OF the intellect will hear
of an event of peculiar startling ma
lure HdSlllS pidCC, anu SCSllluB W
brood upon it, sort of fascination for
the details is manifested which not un-
frequently results in repetition of the
crimesGC whatever it may be, by the
person whose disGrdered mind has led
to dwell upon the vent. We often hear
OF persons being chormed by snakes,
and of individuals attracted py such an
irresistible fascissation because of the
Niagara Falls that they are surely
tempted to plunge to destruction, and
often would dobEt for the fact that they
are prevented. The same is true of per-
sons leaking from great heights, and it
is true in all things. The announce
ment Of suicide is often followed by
number of like occurrences in rapid
succession; of murders. and so on.
There has been an epidemic of crime,
or criminal wave in Great Britain
lately and it would seem to be a subject
worthy the investigation of the special
ist, the result of which would go largely
to prove that there is much truth to be.I
inferred from the old saying that man
had better be half fool than allfool-the
idea being that all mankind came I'M
der one class or the other. Dean Swift,
himself an eccentric if not partially dis.
jointed man, Intellectually, though pos
sessed Or giant brain, certainly enter
tanned the idea that his country, the |
ever green Ireland, was not without |
fools. He is said to have left what |
money he had after his death to be |
utilized IN building an insane asylum,
10 sh w by one satiric touch.
No nation needed 1t so much,''
As he tritely puts it. And this brings
me to what l started out to say, though |
the mute way have been trifle clrcui-
tous. The United. Kingdom is now be-
ing convulsed by a breach of promise
wave. Not three days pass without an
account in the newspapers of a new
trial in some part of this Kingdom
where the lacerated heart of a fair
damsel seeks the healing balm, that DO
tent salve for broken affections which
is to be found only in a verdict for
damage against the cruel monster who
could injure or lead an unsuspecting
maid to yield her heart only to have it
thrown away as a decayed turnip-to
put 1t IN choice Language. This also
suggests the British newspaper mans
idea OF fun, or humor. In reporting a
case he is net at all particular about get.
ting the essence of that which is laugh
able and giving it to his reader: but he
is content to take the words cold blood
ed, and put them in depending entirely
upon the word laughter" which he
puts behind his sentences in parepthe-
sis and with capital L at the begin
ming of the word, to throw his reader
into aparoxysim of caehinnation. The
effect of that word is magical and l am
becoming so "blastedly" British myself
now that begin to laugh when L see
the word whether l am intellectually
capable ,ef grasping the joke or not.
But to resume, there are any number of
breach OF promise cases and | notice
that jurors in this country rarely have
,he bad taste to let the defendant off
without a gentle reminder that all II
.hings, even the heart of a woman. i a
article which can he
landed only at the expense of dimes
md dollars. In one case the Jury failed
% agree. In all others that | have
heard of the girl got what the iurv be-
iey@d to be the value OF her heart and
.ffection while it was lavished upon the
lefeEdant at bis desire.
Twice before has reference been made
o the,disclosures that were published
y the Pail Mall Gazette under the
eading, Maiden Tribute to Modern
Iabylon." A recent edition of IKE
1 ERALD had quotation from its New
FORK namesake intimating thar the
tatement published by the Gazette were
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