Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-22

Quilted Vengeance
But the Rrotesque performance which |
had been the result OF my impatient words |
aroused my mirth.
For a long time lay there, fairly shak.
Ing with griA laughter.
When this mood changed sank into q
troubled sleep.
IL was full Of dreamed plans Of retribu.
tion on many persons for multitudiaous
offenses, but they all ended like my recent
rcality-in the death OF an overjaded horse
Mt the supreme moment.
AT length was awakened by a sound
within my room The moon was now So
FAR TO the westward that It's beams fell
across the open trap above the ladder by
which had climed to my loft. And COM
Ing up, and half way through the floor,
saw the body of another nocturnal visitor
His face was in the shadow, but his
bulky figure satisfied me that IL was my
host.
In another minute he had completed the
ascent and was in my room, crouching on
the floor, his face in my direction.
without arising, he finally started toward
me, creeping on all fours.
As he advanced l saw dangling from his
loose robes a small, short handled ax-des.
Immediate
| plunge into my skull
| This thought sent another fierce tide of
desperation surging through me- The
sting and chagrin Of thwarted life pur-
pose was likely TO end that night after ALL
One resolution made swiftly. This man
should not lie Interrupted by word OF
mine. The silence should not be broken
| by me-my experience with the other
would-be assassin having at least taught
me wisdom IN that respect
Assassin!
The word startled me-
Would not also have been an assassin,
could my will have prevaileds
Most assuredly, now came to think a
1t.
True, the man had so long hunted, dc.
termined to slay him, had imbued his
hands with the blood of my dear ones, and
had even done them worse harm; but wht
had appointed me administrator of venge
ance, giving me power over life and deaf h
and the right TO answer crime with crime
With this first true confrontal OF IN,
real position came an entire revulsion o
feeling,
! was glad, now-honestly, heartily glat
that my long cherished violent purpos
had ended fruitessly. The morrow-if tn
> morrow ever came-should witness for m
, a return 10 worther things than man hunt
, ing And with this feeling came another
which ! had not experienced before il
months-an intense desire for life
This brought me to recollection of m
immediate surroundings and | cast nm
other glance in the direction ~ my secon'
: visitor.
lie was still cautiously approaching me
> When directly before my bed, he SUI
: prised me by seemingly passing under Il
instead of arising to finish me with his as
as had expected
A minute passed. and another. Sti
there was no further sign nor sound {
. him.
!, What did il meant Was he waiting
Il enjoy hand to hand tussle with me whe
Iawoke, Or was he, Turtarlike bent O
getting double pleasure out OF his foul pn
y pose-frst 10y anticipation. then by reality
The suspense was maddening.
Soon l could bear 1t no longer.
, Pulling myself together for mighty e
fort sprang from my bed To the window
, and plunged through IL 10 the ground h
y low.
a A dense thicket was close at hand. an
into this instantly betook myself
= Scarcely was out OF sight when the fat
= OF my host appeared at the window when,
had escaped.
= The evil working Of his dark feature
which the moonlight plainly revealed, lie
= little doubt in my mind as 10 what my IA
2 would have been had tarried in thu
= dingy loft much longer.
y Fortunately, had flung myself upon N
bed with my clothes on, and 50, with Il
a exception Of my hat and my saddle bag
10 ] was none the poorer Tor my sudden tiigh
y Whether my disappointed host attempt,
IT to follow me have never learned An
u way, lac failed 10 overtake me and long b
fore noon was safe at itch glad, rat h
n than otherwise, Of the trying circumstanc,
Al which had taken murder out of my hear
10 Lew Nanderpoole in Buffalo Express.