Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-05-28

n -'SSS- Va 49, AtiluB experience the
other evening l had just fiIled an en-
gagement il strange city and retired 10
my cosy room at the hotel. The thunders
q applause had died away and the opera
house had been locked up to await the ar
rival Of an Uncle Toms Cabin COMPANY
The last loiterer had returned ID liz home
and tho lights In the palace of the pork
packer were extinguished. No SOUND
was heard save the low swash OF the sleet
outside, Or the death rattle In tie throat Of
the bath tub. Then all was still as the
bosom Of fried chicken when the spirit
has departed. The swallow-tail coat hung
limp and weary in the wardrobe. and the
gross receipts Of the evening were under
my pillow needed sleep, for | was
worn out with travel and anxiety, but the
fear OF being robbed kept me from repose.
4 Know how desperate man becomes
when ne yearns for another's gold. know
now cupidity drives a wicked man 10
mangle his victim that he may win pre-
carious prosperity, and how be viii often
take short cut 10 wealth by means Of
murder, when, if he would enter politics
ne might accomplish his purpose as surely
and much moro safely. Anon, however.
tired nature succumed. know had sue
cumed, for the bell-boy afterwards testified
that he had heard me do so. Tie gentle
warmth of the steam-heated room and the
comfortable assurance Of duty well done
and the approval Of friends, at last lured
me into gentle repose. Any one who
might have looked upon me as / Law there
IN that innocent slumber with the winsome
mouth slightly ajar and the playful limbs
cast wildly about, while merry smile
now and then fitted across the regular
features, would have said that no heart
could be SO hard as to harbor i'll for one
SO guileless and SO simple. lido not know
what it was that caused me to wake. Some
slight sound or other no doubt broke nv
slumbcr, and opened my eyes, wildly.
Inc room was in semi-darkness. Harkt
A slight movement in the corner and the
low, regular breathing of human beingl
| was now wide awake. Possibly could
have opened my eyes wider, but not with.
out splitting them out of their sockets
Regularly came that soft, low breathing.
Each time it seemed like sigh of relief
but 1t did not relieve me. Evidently II
was not done for that purpose. 1t sound.
cd like sigh OF blessed relief, such as
woman might heave after she has return.
ed from church and transferred herself
from the embrace of her new Russia iron
black silk dress into friendly wranner
Regularly, like the rise and fall of wave
on the summer sea, 1t rose and fell. while
my pale lambrequin of hair rose and fel,
fitfully with it. know that people who
read this will laugh at it, but there was
nothing to laugh at At first I feared the
sigh might be that of woman who had
entered the room through transom in or.
der to see me, as I lay wrapt IN slumber.
and then carrying the gladdened picture
away to gladden. her whole life. But no.
That was hardly possible 1t was cupid
ty that had driven some cruel villain to
enter my apartments and to crouch in the
gloom till the proper moment should
come in which to spring upon me, throttle
me, crowd hotel pillow into each lung.
and while did the Desdemona act. rob
me of my hard-earned wealth. Regularly
still arose the soft breathing, as though the
robber might be trying to suppress it. I
reached gently under the pillow, and, Sc
curing the money, put it in the pocket
of my robe de mutt. Then with great care
pulled out copy of Smith & Wesson's
great work on "How to Ventilate the HUI.
man Form" | said to myself that would
sell my life as dearly as possible, SO that
whoever bought it would always regret
the trade. Then / opened the volume al
the first chapter and addressed thirty,
eight calibre remark in the direction of
the breath in the corner. When the ech-
oes had died away sigh of relief welled
up from the dark conner. Also another
sigh of relief later on. then decided to
light the gas and fight it out. You have
no doubt seen man scratch match on
the leg of his pantaloons. Perhaps you
have also seen an absent minded man un.
dertake to do so, forgetting that his panta-
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