Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-03-28

before dawn, she betook herself To
the church, She prayed, postrate on
the stone tlags, implorlng TOD 20
aid her. TO give her poor worn body
strength to avenge her son.
Then she returned. She had IN
her ward an old cask with the head
knocked out, which served to catch
the rain-water from the caves She
turned it over, emptied IL, secured II
10 the ground with stakes ana stones
then she chained Brisk To II, and
went indoors.
She walked up and down in her
chamber ceaselessly now, gazing al
wavs az Sardinia, He vas over there,
the assassin.
The dog howled all through the
day ana all that night. In the
morning the old woman brought it
water in Il pan, but nothing more
not u bone, not crust.
The passed Brisk, exhausted,
slept. The next day its eyes shone,
ia hair bristled, and il tugged mad
ly at its chain.
The old woman still gave 1t moth
inc to eat. The dog, become furious,
/ baved in a hoarse tone. And SO
the night passed.
Then, at break ofdny the old WON.
an went TO neighbour and borrowed
a truss ct straw. She then took
some old garments, which her hus'
| band had worn, and stuffed him with
straw TO simulate a human body.
! Having driven stake into tho
ground before Brisk's cask, she tied
/ this manikin upon il so that IL
seemed 10 be standing up. Then
she fashioned the head ont OF a
bundle OF old cloth
The dog, surprised, looked at this
4 man OF straw aud was silent, though
deyoured with hunger
Then the old woman went TO the
butchers and bought a long piece
OF sausage Returning 10 her own
house, she lit tire near the dog-hut
in the yard and broiled the sausage.
/ Brisk, furnished, bounded about and
ioaued az the mouth, its eyes fixed
on the sausage. the fumes u which
/ drove il almost mad.
Then the old woman made 81 this
smoking sausage u crayat for the
man OF straw. She fastened II firm.
I IL around tho neck, as II TO make ii
n part OF the straw figure When
this was done, she unclaimed the
dog.
With % mighty bound, the beast
seized the manikius throat, aud,
with its paws on its chest, began TO
rend IL to pieces. II felt down, bit
OF the prize in its jaws, then jumped
again, forced its teeth into the cords.
tore away some morsels OF TODD, iell
again, and leuped ut il again Zero.
eiously. II carried away the face in
great mouthiuls, rending IL into
strips with its sharp teeth.
The old woman mutely watched
il all, her eyes blazing. Then she
chained up the beast again, starved
II for two days, and RECOMMENDED
this strange exercise. For thrca
months she trained II TO this sort ol
struggle, TO this repast won only by
its inngs She no longer chained the
bcast, but with "A gesture set il NJ
the mRnikin. She finally taught Il
to tear Il, to devour II, even though
there was no food concealed In ia
throat. She gave 1t the sausage
as reward.
AZ soon us she saw the man. Brisk
trcmbled then turned to ita mis-
tress, who Kissed Go" pointing
with her finger.
When she judged the time had
come, the widow Sayerini went "a
confess and communion one Sunday
morning with ecstatic icrvor; then,
having assumed masculine gnrb
looking like n ragged old man, abe
made n bargain with n Sandman
fisherman, who took her, nccompnn
led by her dog, to the other side o
the strait.
She had great piece OF sausage
III her bag Brisk had been starved
for two days The old woman CAV,
y q sniff ~ fragrant food every nov
aud then to excite Il.
They reached I.ongosnrdo. Sh,
went to u bakers shop and asked Il
be directed to Nicolas Rnvolnti. n,
had resumed his old trade of cnrpon
tering, and was at work alone IA IN,
back OF his shop.
The old woman pushed open tn,
door, and called:
"Nicolasl"
He turned; then, loosing her dor
she cried:
/ Go; eat, tear, devonrp'
/ The furnished animal spraup nm,
seized the mans throat. The mnt
threw out his arms, seized the dog
and rolled upon the ground. Fol
some seconds ho struggled. his foot
striking the earth. Then he waastill
while Brisk tore his throat TO rib
bons.
Two neighbors, seated at theiI
door, recall perfectly having seen N
old man 60 out with q hail.atnrye,
dog, which, Ms it went, nte some
thing dark which it's master gave h
At evening the cd woman rencbe,
II l.