News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-03-29

the blind mans waist. AS if the very
thought of the gold there made him
mad, he wrung his hands and contorted
MS V1sage, and again took out his sword
and raised it high above his head. The
bind man, alert to every sound, now
sprang to his feet and waved his arms
wildly about and crouched to the very
earth and felt all over with his staff,
put away his pipe and carefully adjusted
his sllken girdle in which was his
wealth.
The murderer stood like statue, the
drops Of perspiration pouring down his
face, and anguish and greed in his ex-
presslon-anguish of fear to do the
trghtful thing, greed of the gain he
would make. This was the climax of
the emotional part, and we never saw
anyone act better than they both did.
1t was picture never to be forgotten
the poor old man, erect and listening,
with his sightless eyes closed
and staff extended, and the cruel,
coWardly position of the inn
keeper, who, you could see, was
working himself into frenzy.
Suddenly, with one bound and fear
tul, swinging cut, the sharp sword came
down across the back of the bald head
OF the blind man and the CHASTITY wound
poured forth crimson flood, which ran
down his back, staining his clothes and
making pool on the ground. He held
up both hands, staggered and ran
towards a rising hill and fell, only to be
violently cut again and again with the
dreadful weapon, and at last lay fearful
ly dismembered- mass of blood and
gore.
The contemplation of the act was sick
ening, but the acting of the man who
did the deed was alarming, for one would
almost think that it was real case of
slaughter the way in which his eyes roll
ed and his visage worked while he
stood exhausted with his endeavors and
Mortified by his crime But he grabbed
the money and tie sssttsabout his own per-
son, and then hid the pieces of the slain
man under the bush and retired-the
twin brother and the wife being dimly
seen gazing from different points of
view.
Ten minutes of horrible music, but
pleasant amusement in looking round
about the admirably conducted audience,
and the scene shifted and we were in the
inn, the murderer being asleep on the
floor, and the wife in an inner room.
Then the ghost scene comes on, and
the audience was again in a state of ex-
element at the appearance of the blind
beggar in the flesh, and also at the fright
full effectit had upon the murderer, who,
after writhing in miserable contortions
for some time, fell back in swoon, the
policemen and inn-people all standing
round and looking on with real or as
sumed interest. Then came a great
scream, and then the woman rushed out
and threw all the gold coins about the
place, and tore her hair, and told her
tale of horror to the "ghost" before all
the folks, and was finally dragged away
by the police.
1t was very exciting, and I could will
ingly have remained to have followed
out the final act, but the lateness of the
hour and our long days rambling
had made us all pretty tired, so we all
took rickshas and went bounding over
the smooth streets. around sharp corners,
over little bridges, along immense moats
loaded down with lotus in full bloom,
and finally home to our hotel in the
bright moonlight.
JUNO,