Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-20
THE ROBBER.

4 III IaODASlAAt'
,.,r,h7r o. thls story. Cuy de Maupas-
| M recently bgcomc insauc.l
when tell you, you wall not bo-
n gUmc.' 49,.
aytcr mind; tell Ms, all tho same"
.Wllnrly, but feel tho necessity Of
. O.. declaring that my story Is truo in
particular. improbablaas Il seems.
| IA. alone will not be surprised. par
4 s'irlv those who lived IN that period
~ ,ho spirit Of fun and frulic per-
vid artist life. even IN the most sori-
e. aUums'anccs'
uk conversation took pllco In th,
e1,a.mausar Of tho Hotel do Barbilon
nag lot Of students
ia Ola artist who Ind just spoken
,igd himself astiide bis chair and con.
e-l;
van, Ne had dined that evening with
s- u. Poor follow, no "a now doad'
nm wcro only three Of us-S0rioul,
lP.ircy.u and myaolg Sodoul was
widest 81 M all, aud 20 say we had
la q, ms house signifies W. wCfo all
a-ak. Lc F1ittcyiu alone retained his
,s-a little cloudy, IL istrue-1til DO
W wha, ho was doing. Ali We wcro
ing in those days.
Lmsun tho cirpetin little room adj
liag the gtclier, We discus ed in tho
b, txtIavagant manncr all kinds Of
-obablc things.
.dsal, Gst ON his blok, hiA feet
yyill on tho back ~ "a chair, talked
iAaih4ttles and tho uniforms worn dug
81, the empire. suddenly getting mp,
sWgnt 90 large wardrobe and took
VIVA complete suit OF hu,sar uniform,
dressed himself In it, then tried TO pos.
i1lle Lo Poittuyin 10 costume himself
O. ueiudior When no resisted NO
E.1i him, unJrcsscd him, ANA forced
ban into an Immense Uniform which
o.u-ll.tly swallowed him up.
ll..gu.scd myself as cuilaesior, and
sctigal n4lc us execute hOm0 very com.
IN,aied mnouycgs.
Thnh b, exclaimed, as We arc now
t5liilr, We must drink like soldirrs!
A punch was lighted. swallowed;
again ill again tho flames roso up from
DO bowl Of rum. Wcmug the old songs
Which the troopers o, tho Grand Army
sang 10 ancient times.
Suddenly lie poittovin, who In spite
q ~ thi was still master Of himself.
ll!g Us a sign to be silent; after listen
tga moment, lac said, ia u low voice.
liam sur1 hear some one walking Ia
dc a,eler"
S0nsul got up ns wen ~ he could, and
cil out, - tobber! what luck" anl
Esan to troll tho "Alaroillaisc,' etc
tmsl To arms, yo brave"
We dashsd TO u plnoply OF arms aud
equipped ourselves according 10 our uni
tms / had a kind OF inuskct, with a
hleri Le Poit.eyin n gigantic gun with
4 Wy1urt; Soricul, not finding what ht
wanted, seized a horse pistol, which hi
rlck Ia his bolt. and a boarding aS
'-ich he wildly brnndishcl. Thor
rltol,ly opening the door Of tho alto
u" the army entered the suspected ter
I.0y.
When We were In the midst Of thii
vast room, encountered with casols, pic
llfs aud strange, unexpected objocti
diauntugo Sonoul called u halt and
Gai 81 constitute nysclf general. lie
q hold council Of war. You cuiras
Ger' 20 mud cut on tho retreat Of th.
ueny that is, Lock the door, Yoi
sfgaAiicrs Will be my escort"
lexgcuied tho commanded movement
lleh joined the troop that formed TN
rcornoitcrins party.
was searching behind q great screen
lighted candle IN my hand, when
Furious noise burst forth. dartod on
10 ma lo Poittcyin had stuck his bayc
Lel into the breast Of lay figure, un
slugul was trying 10 cut OIL tho hea
with his IA.
Tue mistake being recognized tho ger
''al commanded, "Bo moro prudent!
anu again we commenced operations.
Tor twenty minutes NJ least wo raj
Ashgd every corner and creyico Of IN
s'alier without success. Atlast 10 Poi
,,'n thought Of opening large close
twas dark and deep / thrust in II,
am holding tho light, but quickly :,
0oAeli aman-a living, breathing ma
was thore looking ut mol
Immediately shut tho door and 81
cured 1t by two tuns of tho key; the
seholl now council Of war.
opinions were very much divided. S,
h'al wanted To smoke out therobb1r. l.
Io'ueym to tako him by famine. / pr,
Fged to blow him up with powder,
~, Tue advice Of lie polttoyin provAilc.
"mle he mounted guard with n
gs'nllc gun we ran on for tho remain
e,s OF mo punch and Our pipes; whc
we installed ourselves before tho locke
uo0r aud drank to tho health OF the pr
onUr.
ai Tho end OF half an hour sorioul sal,
All the snme, | would like to SEQ hi
""er' Suppose We tako him by force
lcrlod "Brayow Each one dashed
sN arms, the closet door was oponeO
S ral cooking his pistol-which WI
~, 'oaded-vas the first TO rush in, y
~, moved. bowling and yelling, II W.
S sr "Mlu seHnmage in tho dark, an
NV, uNominutesof frightful suugglir
~, H' brought ont an old, dirty, insg,
,s'Hs beggar with long white hair.
No bound him hand and foot ana pr
,r .l'l TO ques,ion him. Lie would n,
H-aWeE U word.