Omaha daily bee., 1888-08-27


! theibane OF our existence. We are pre-
pared for them, though" said. she. AT
| the same time glancing at loaded re-
volver, which had until then lain un-
noticed within reach of her hand II
had to use 1t once or twice. Idid not
want to shoot the man and only fired to
scare him."
Have you had any odd experience
while at this office?'
There was one," she answered. 81
will never forget 1t was one of the
coolest nights of last winter. Rain had
fallen the night before and toward even
ing it had grown older. After midnight
the thermometer was down below zero
and heavy wind was raging. About
o'clock in the morning somebody raped
at the door. | did not notice
it at first, as | knew it was
around all day and had insulted me the
night before, and thought it was the
same one come back again. He kicked
the door again, and raised the window
and asked him what he wanted. He
said he wanted TO come in. and il he did
not get in he would break in the door
Then he began to swear at me. told
hlm to go away, and that | would not
admit him. That made him more an
Cry
He beat and kicked the door until
thought he would break it down. Then
he tried all the windows, and finally
came back to the door again. No train
had passed for an hour before. None
had left the city. and the nearest tele-
graph Office was two miles away.
pulled out my drawer to get my revol-
yer. 1t was gone! Then remembered
having left it at home that night to
have it repaired. The man was knock
ing away at the door, and every
moment | thought would be my
last. | knelt down and prayed for as
sistancc. The man at the door had
grown quieter, and commenced to beg
me to let him in. Great God. LADY,
he said to me, 4 am freezing, and if
you don't let me in you will find me
dead here in the morning.
Il opened the window again and
begged him to leave, but he only con-
tinued to plead for admittance. His
voice had grown weaker, and sounded
so pitiful that | finally went down stairs
to the door. | wanted to let him in,
and yet was afraid.
AT last | unlocked the door and
turned the knob. The door of itself
flew back on its hinges. and there fell
in upon me one of the dirtiest, mean
est, and worst looking tramps that l
had ever seen. His clothes were COW
cred with mud and his face looked ter
ribly fierce. / screamed, and turned to
run away to escape him, when he
caught hold of both of my hands and
fell on his knees before me, and then
and there poured forth one of the most
beautiful prayers [ have ever heard. 1t
was so pathetic and full of thankfulness
at times.
Clears We're streaming down his
cheeks, and he kissed my hands re-
peatedly, saying had saved his life.
| repented and told him to come up
stairs to the stove, but half way up the
stairs he knelt and prayed again. He
laid down by the fire for a while, and
after he had become warmed he told me
the story of his life-how he had become
a drunkard and deserted his home. He
said he had not eaten anything for two
days, 50 gave him my lunch. kept
him here for couple of hours and then
sent him west on a freight. Every time
| think of that man and that night
feel better, although everybody said
was foolish to let him in when told the
story at home.n