The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-12
MATTER WORTH READING.


and dramatic experience winch ne nhd IN |
st. Louis some years ago. The Colonel is
not an ascetic and will never make monk; |
whenever he sees pretty girl he likes to |
look at her again, and he is not averse to |
becoming acquainted with her, even at the |
risk OF an infringement upon tile more |
sanity prophecies. ~ was passing the |
finest residence In st. Louis,n says the |
Colonel, as he relates the tragedy, 'when l |
looked up, and there In the door stood the
handsomest girl In Missouri. She seemed
embarrassed, and | knew by that she had
been looking at me. When turned at the
corner and looked back she was standing
there just the same. smiled and lifted
my hat. She bowed. returned gracefully
and spoke to her. After we had chatted
awhile l modestly said that / guessed
would go into the house with her and sit
down. She replied that she would like to
have me do so, but that she was living with
her brother, who was very tyrannical, and
who, II he caught me there, would be
fatally displeased. wasnot afraid Of the
hrother--I am seldom afraid Of anything
and so went into the parlor-the hand
soonest room / have ever seen-and we sat
there and had pleasant visit. Unfortu-
nately had cigar which had not gone
out, and the smoke family scented the
room. Suddenly there was
ring at the door-bel. She sprang
up In CONSERVATION and pointed me
to closet, into which HE'D Opening
the front door she admitted her brother,
who almost Immediately exclaimed, 'Ha,
hal You have had man in herep i have
not, alasl / have not expostulated the
beautiful girl Lie not continued the in
famous brother; fair, false creature, i
smell the smoke of cigar of the lower Or
der, You do not smoke yourself. Frail
deceiver, beware, beware.' 'Ahl' cried the
girl, you do not believe mel shall go
mad-mad- u would not believe
you were you to swear upon stack of
bibles ] am no chump.' 'Heaven!'
shrieked the GIRL what, oh, what shall
do! could restrain myself no longer. l
bursted from the closet, and confronting
the now fully enraged man, said calmly,
but with suppressed passion, Il am herel'
"At that the riIffian drew from his pocket
a loaded revolver and was about to shoot
me on the spot, but l clinched him and
desperate struggle ensued. During the
melee forced the revolver half way down
his throat and quietly but firmly pulled the
trigger He fell dead. l took hurried
farewell of the weeping girl and fled the
scene. The next day the girl was arrested
for murder. She was tried, sentenced and
hanged. 1t is sad story, aud one In which
few people who now see me joyously pur-
suing my way through life would imagine
me participating How true 1t is that no
man knows the criminals by whom he is
urrounded"-[O Omaha Republican.
A Horse Trade.
Speaking Of horse-trading reminds me of
a curious trade was mixed up In couple
of years ago in Michigan. | was in the liv-
| cry business and a stranger brought in a
nioe-looking horse which he offered me for
a more song. The price seemed so low that
| fell into the trap, but soon discovered that
/ owned an animal that no spur In the
State could goad into so much as trot.
traded him of to doctor who prided him
self on being able to ride any horse that
| could be saddled. spread q report Chat
the animal was holy terror, and that no
man had ever managed to ride him. The
report reached the DOCTORS ears as ex-
pected II would, and he soon made bet
! that he could ride the horse. The parties
to the wager came round and, as the doctor
liked the looks of the brute, soon per-
suaded him to trade very decent driving
horse for it. 1warned the doctor against
riding the horse through the streets and he
said he would try 1t on quiet
road. Well, he won the bet, and
the next day asked me II would
trade back If he gave me $50 to boot.
agreed. and he told me had better send
wagon to his place, for the alleged bucker
could never walk back. He paid the
money over and took away his horse. When
sent for the animal which had caused all
the sport, found had traded for dead
horse, which l had the privilege Of burylng.
The doctor had felt so sore about the trade
the previous evening that he had shot the
alleged high-spirited brute the minute he
had succeeded In dragging 1t to his own
stable.-[A Alfred II. Parsons in st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Statesmen as Anglers.
Why are all great statesmen--and some
who are not great--expert anglers? The
question is one which it might be profitable
to debate. We have seen many examples
OF the rule in this country, and now We are
told that John Bright, too, was an ardent
lover OF this genial and peaceful sport. He
did not devote himself to rod and reel, in
deed, until comparatively late III NE, "but
the spell OF ~ says Mr. EDMUND Yates
took complete possession OF him, and his