Telegram-herald., 1890-06-21

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t-s balloon >soszsloa n tho ulorung.
rs -4s gelz1l. sIEsy, ia % aase1gte
a21 soGa1e2t spo1 Sae yrsAs peop-s y
tAAs oozagsg s5a6 EErops senzl 80
psTze2ces ll1s1@Elng a. 90 lsl Fs 2i-1
exc asise -ssoc-zE1o1
~ 1sa sfger Ehs ciokL Sas removed.
f0--s~lng shs English h-sAlOz. an1 >
6olIls oI very e1oLos blx4un1y B4s set
o. rs .4.04s, 1 seBezEes - say.
Pray Mr le Aser. l. ia tank ne
tlpsrslnsns u in4 1lre u you really
zleaat y0zr remarks a. b4ksrs Bss-h
t1is aJr2lng. Surely yo4 eo--1 nos
NlsA tLzt the 2sFgna1t sLoH1l1 meet sl-h
= ylele1l zl.4 hoEFI5-s DEATH
L. moment ttae llght. genial expres-
si0n " lie Mour,s face changed. a darz
frosu, eighty sog lips, an Al evil gilt
ter Ia as small torbidding eyes, re-
placed the pleasant. friendly ar lie lad
~orn since ny arrival
NJ srield. hs said. I'D his voice
was harsh znt gattuF2l. Tor years ny
guest Il lie h4s boen . see mea ole
violent deztAa s1ppOss / an moral
monster, . u Orbi1 beast human tiger.
thlrsting FOR the blood u his kind
Granted 1 an al these. Then on
nature be the blame. But that passion
IN ny breast Is greater and moro
dominant than tho thirst for liquor IN
the inebr-ass. sho will sacrifice every
thing 70 his appetite FOR drink 1t has
supplsnssd every OEher desire; il has
uprOo.ed and taken tAe place OF every
other ambition l have sees men die
or the scaf'Oid by the rope. have stood
on the platform OF the guillotine 50
close 20 the victim that nay clothes have
bsen spzttered with his blCod l have
seen IN Spain the gArcete crush the
spinal-cord. and in RosSia the knOut
fay the skin until tie quivertng heart
was exposed These things 70 mo arc
the sources o: the keenest and most
intense pleasure. Why. l DO not pre-
sumo 20 tell you. because l do not
know But DO know that they are,
and that the appetite Increases every
year have now IN my body a bullet
received on the field OF Gravelotte.
where l went not 70 fght for France or
Germany, but 70 seo mon die. But
y q a
great height, though have spent days
watching buildings 60 up, and tho work
men creep like flies from plank 70
plank. IL has teen my misfortue y be
absent when those accidents occurred.
and have gnashed my teeth with dis
appointment when read how narrowly
have missed this crowning quest of
M life
He ceased, and / confess | felt decid-
edly uncomfortable. realized that
however sane lie Mour might be on
other matters, on this business he was
raving maniac. l made an inward re-
solve that he could not tempt me 70 see
the upper apartments of his house,
whatever the inducements he offered
The working Of his savage face, the
foam upon his com pressed lips, the
clenching Of his muscular hands, and
the atmosphere OF blood with which he
seemed surrounded. destroyed the
bouquet OF the Burgundy and urged me
70 get away from this morbid lunatic as
quickly as possible
II sincerely hopo he has seen some
one stabbed 70 deash," l thought, ''else
be may experiment on me before l
leave"
You will pardon me, he said, with
an attempt 70 recover his former man
ner, If have startled and shocked you.
But I'm done now. Won't you step up
stairs and have some coffee? l have
some curios from many lands would
like 20 show you"
Nothing would givo me greater
pleasure" | replied, hurriedly; but
you must excuse me this evening 4
journalist has his night obligations, you
know. SO now | must regretfully bid
you good-evening
We parted pleasantly enough, but
when the door changed behind me, felt
like a man who had escaped from a
tigers den
Ten days after | read the following in
a morning paper:
UNPROVOkED ATTEMPT AT. MURDER.
VIOLENT AND SHOCKING DEATH OF THE
WOULD De ASSASSIN
Shortly before noon yesterday. d strange mar
asked and obeainci permission from the con
tractor % the new building now in process oi
erection on Post Street 70 inspect the u.7e-
noor. He ascelded tho ladders, and walking
out or 00e u the main striBgers spoke pleas
antlv % a carpcrter employed on the building
suddenly and without Gny possible reason, hs
rung himself u0on the workman. and eadeav
orcd 20 hurl him from the beam. The man
th0ugb taken unaware. fought desperately fol
his llfc, calling loudly fCT assistance the moan
while. Fooled il bis hioodthirsty attempt thc
stranger With q loud yell aud clas7inz his hGud.
above his hood sprang from III tillbers. an
his head striking q beam ~ his descent. he va
Uscless before be reached tho ground T.
body vas taken % the rooT-le. and ia the pocket
was a card Albert De- N1ur. no - Pine street
An attack % mlrisr01s mania o. the onII
reasonable eTp. .anatol . tals trario occur
ronce.-Daa o C0nReL t1 san Francisco Arsc
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