Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-06-26

cunning laugh, very good, very
good, and seeing through the device.
with the cunning of madness, he
laughed again as he said, VERY good,
sir, very good. And you would take
till morning to die, and meanwhile
want a companion in the churchyard
yonder, down among the grave worms
Come, bare your arm, and let me do
as said. I'll bleed you. intended
TO have taken your head off first, but
I've changed my mind, because
wouldn't like to have headless com
panion. Bare your arm"
Godl what was ! to do felt my
brain scethe and whirl, as though !,
too, were going mad. With des
perate effort to be calm said:
Suppose tell another story first 7"
"oh, no; you can tell while You
bleed"
''But l shall want to watch the blood
flow, too" said, with an effort TO re-
frain from shuddering.
True, true" he answered. well,
let's hear your story-quick, begin"
i
glad to find him in the humor to listen,
so l began and related every story
could think of-as soon ms one was
done beginning another-and In this
manner nearly two hours passed. As
was about to begin another story he
stopped me peremptorily;
mo, no; no morel won't listen
I've listened too long already, and I've
no time to bleed you eitheri may
take your head of, as first intended,
disagreeable as 1t Is to have headless
compartment
Around and around his head again
went the glittering knife, coming down
in direct line with my throat and
then, as the edge, sharp ms n razor,
, touched my skin, forgot the prudent
considerations that had hitherto kept
7 me silent, and gave vent to my horror
, and terror in a cry so loud and long
SO shrill and ear piercing that the ma
/ MAC started back in alright, and nc
, tually trembled at the unearthly sound
No wonderi I tremble this moment
I myself, when | think what an awful
Q cry II was. and I almost fancy car
0 still hear the sound of IL when I clos
; my eyes and shudderingly look back 3,
4 the hour.
= The effect upon the mailman wa
8 not OF long duration. A third time III
|, waved the knife around his head, an,
Q was just preparing for a spring for
q ward when the farmer and his eldes
Il son burst into the room. The effec
that these new actors upon the seen
d produced upon the mailman was strang
and almost Incredible The knife n
manned uplifted, and the hand |
which Il was held seemed suddenl
petrified and unable to move. II
n covered beneath the gaze of the farm
err, as child might do under the ey
rs of master, and without the slighte,
rs resistance allowed the knife to be tai
10 EN- from his hand and himself quictl
led from the room by the farmer an
ID his son.
Then when was left alone the rea,
y ton after all my terror, horror and e,
il element overpowered me and san
i back upon the bed, almost insensibl,
| thanked God for my escape, an
10 hardly conscious of my own feeling {
N actions lay quite still, awaiting WIN
p was to follow. felt that there was n
farther cause for alarm, and In
le dreamy sort of way tried to accour
ID for the adventure. | looked aroun
le upon the room and all seemed so like
/ dream that | could almost have pc
le suaded myself that was the victim
r. an unpleasant Illusion; but then, /
d bring me back to the reality of all tn,
u had TRANSFERRED, there was still the ligl
"A burning upon the table. and knew
had put out the light before retirin,
> and another proof that was awak,
and had been for n couple of hou
! past, was the scratch upon my thros
{ where the knife had grazed II, and
i shuddered TO think how nearly IN
% thread of life had been cut I'm two.
D Presently the farmer and his son r
turned, and | was informed that nj
I terrible and most unwelcome visitaI
was an unfortunate brother-in law ,
!" the farmers, who had been crazed II
!. some years past; that during certai
q seasons, especially at that phase
% which the moon then was he was quiz
o mad and dangerous, though at 9th
|. times harmless. Unfortunately for II
Il his door had been neglected that nigi.
= and instead of being locked had bee
!, left open. listened to all these e
= plantations, and received my hosts ape
. ogies and expressions Of regret for n
n disturbance and peril by making
10 mental vow never to sleep with N
10 door unlocked In strange house, an
1t II ever placed so should be Obliged
II crave the hospitality of strangers
i. make particular inquiry whether an
mad person, brother-in-law or othe
dwelt in the house. True Flag.