Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-05-02

er seen such men. The head and face
OF the younger were exactly the image
OF the murderer in Nine. Tussaud',
Chamber of Horrors. Happily for the
world that mHrdeTer had been hung
but could it be that his uneasy ghost was
Ieincarnated in this man, and had come
to torment the world again? ! had JUS
read "Esoteric Buddhism" and this idss
seemed most reasonable. There was q
sort Of evil fascination for Inc in the
study of these two ruffians. 1t seemed
to ne they looked behind their tobacco
smoke like demons seen through the
sulphurous clOu Is of the Inferno. Sud.
denly my French-Englishman leaned
forward and spoke to me.
Madame, have fear OF the Italians
like their looks very ill.,"
IL agree with you," | said. That
younger one locks exactly like Cne Of
Nine. Tussaud's N urderers.
"He makes me less of terror than the
other. He is, perhaps, too young to
contrive plans for harm but the Otherp
He drew long breath. "The other has
in his eyes look so terrible, so wicked
it gives ME fear. And behold them
They are SO shabby. Why do they pay
sec md class fare? Would they not be
third bnt for some mischief they plan?'
"What shall we dop" | whispered
back.
II hope to defend Madame while we
wake. They will wait for us to sleep
We must not sleep"
Then we settled ourselves back into
our corners and watched the two Ital.
ians in silence. After while they
stopped smoking, and the oldest one
pulled something black out of his pock
et ! shuddered. | thought it was a
pistol but no, it was a small black bot
tie. The man drank from 1t and then
handed it to his companion. thought
they were rousing up their courage thus
aud | grew cold with terror. Next the
big man took out a clasp knife nearly q
foot long, tIe opened it, and its bright
keen blade cleaned wickedly in the
lamp light. He cut off block of bread
with it from a long roll for his compan
ion and one for himself, and replaced
tn: weapon. But knew fom thence
forth that it was there. | bent forward
and whispered:
Did you see that"
ayes, Madame, saw it. They think
we will fall asleep in security when We
have seen them eat and drink"
But" said, chat knife is not reas
suring."
Mon Diep, mol The Italians dc
mostly their murders with knives He
whispered sepulchrally, as if to "dC
murders" was the natural and legitimate
| business of the Italian nation.
Then again we settled back in oul
corners. watching, watching, and the
Italians went to sleep, or seemed to dc
so but thought could see them look
ing out from unGer their closed lids nov
and then, and opened my eyes widely
and stared hard, that they might not fo
a moment think that | had gone I,
Sleep.
| About O'Clock in the morning tn,
carriage stopped and man entered.
Heaven be thanked" !" whispered m.
neighbor; We are now three agalns
two"
But no the new ccmer belonged t.
the enemy. They welcomed him. The,
treated him from the black bottle. The.
cut bread for him with the wicked
cleaning knife and then the three be
gan to talk together, eagerly, excltedly
and felt that some catastrophe was i'm
minent. | watched and watched but
suppose weariness must finally have 60
the better Of me, and that in spite o
myself my eyes had closed, for suddenl,
| felt haud tearing my watch and m,
purse from my bosom, and other hand
pulling of ny gloves and struggling a
my rings.
I opened my eyes, and the Oldest ltal
ian, with the cleaning knife betweel
his teeth, was clutching my purse. Tn
second one was tearing off my rings, an
the latest conner had got my French
Enclishman down on the floor and wa
struggling with him. As | looked u
the big Italian caught his knife in hi
hand.
"If you cry ont, one leetle cry only,
will kill you.' be hIssed, and my tongu
Glove to my mouth. | could not hav
made sound, however, had treC
And Just then the train slackened speed
and with the change OF motion l spran
to my feet. The Italians were sleepin
still at their end of the train, and ha
but dreamed very evil dream. And q
that moment the train stopped altogetf
er. and | caught glow from the me-
day in the east, and the guard thre
omen the door and said in French:
"At Macon carriage was put on f
ladies only-would Madam perhaps lib
to ehange??"
And indeed Madam would; and th
. French -Englishman helped me out, an
| the Italians opened their eyes and noC
ded farewell, and in moment more
was alone and safe; and the sun 70:
royalty over the mountain tops and tt
end had come of very horrible night.