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Show SUPERSTITIOUS RUSSIA. .rhe Cruel Murder of a Woman Supposed! t ; Bo tho "Cholera Devil." Another form which the devil assumes as-sumes in Russia pretty often of late i that of the cholera, who, of course, is female. In the district of Barnaul .tha other day the peasants were determined to make short work jf the "cunning one" in that odious role of his. They clubbed together and lay in wait On day they descried the spirit of evil on his way to kill people with tho terrible epidemic. He was riding in a tarantass a sort of springleas cart covered with eanvas disguised in the form of a female. fe-male. The watchman refused to allow the tarantass to enter the village of Pras-loukha. Pras-loukha. The woman inside protested, but had to turn back. The peasants a jembled, gave chase to the tarantass, Surrounded it and called out to the '"cholera devil" to disappear. The poo woman said she was human like them- , selves and could not vanish miraculous ly, but they 6houted, prayed and closed around. A few shots were heard, followed fol-lowed by a piteous moan and then a deafening e hout of triumph: "Pray to God, brotLers, and thank him. We have killed the cholera." The woman'B name was Kondratieft Her corpse waa ! tot allowed! into the village. Londob Telegraph. |