The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-07-05 00:00:00

A BRIGAND'S LAST LErrsit.

-be following is • translation of a letter written by
• 'arigand lately executed in Grease, to his brother,
• ad published in the Phos
Oro:Meer Ilieelaki, I imitate you. My brother, t en.
join you to give lifty drachmu to the church of St.
Pereskevi, in the village of Limogarthi ; also to Bt.
John of Palecesbori thirty dreetsmss ; give • gallon of
oil to the church of Neochori, and • gallon of oil to St.
Nieholas of Divri. Give • gallon of oil to the Virgin
of Xeriotima ; and when you return to our native
piece give to the poor all you choose for the salvation of
my soul. My brother, I leave you my blessing; but my
sera' if, instead of returning to our own village, you
remain on this spot. Write first to our mother, aid
tell her that I die ; but do sot tell her that I die this
Ignominious death. Do not leave my baby in this
pleoe, but wrap him up and carry him te our mother.
Take care not to give -him up to anyone else; and if
my wife is determined not to marry again, take her
also to oar home, and treat her se your sister, be-
cause I cherish the sweet hope that she will not
marry again; but should she desire to do so, do not
take away the silver orneriest" that I gave kw, or
anything else, but onlv the wedding ring whisk bears
my name. !bike a garland, write my name upon it,
end with it crown the bead of St. Nicholas In our
church. Do not quarrel on account of the disputed
settle with Varanasi Founts, or else Irie curse will
follow me, bet take for eettlement whatever he
chooses to give you. Do what you like with the 00. g
that I have at Divr . If my wg" wi.kes to marry, give
her whet you like. Do not be wish • madman as to
quarrel with our enemies, or you would ruin altogether
our father's Dame. Oa the •tientrary, whatever you
meet them bow to them grealoaaly, bemuse I forgive
them, and God alone wig fudge them. When I was
• lad 1 robbed from the Church the holy books of
Father Vita, and be cursed me. Thereto", you must
gad • priest and being him to my grave to blase It,
otherwise I am afraid that my body will not be
changed. What you return to our village, give •
banquet to all my mates to oelebrate my marriage, as
they were not present at it; and if ever it passes
through your mind to injure any of these who tried
me, I leave you my curse, that you may come to the
same shameful end as myself. If you do not intend
be totem to our birthplace, take care of my child
and treat him as your own, and execute faithfully all
that I commend you here. Try if you can take posies-
lion of may holy, and bury it near that of our master
at Ziniogarthi ; but if you cannot obtain lay body, at
least try to take my bead. It you messed in getting
my body and you bury it as I order you, plass • tomb.
stone with my name over it; and if you remain two
or three years in our native Woes. Übe my bones into
your house. When you meet raised bumms, receive
them, and assist them as much as you ion. otherwise
God will MA permit the salvation of my soul. Ask
my godmother, also Miss Varllll6, and all the servants,
to forgive me from their benne, and ask Father
Mimosai to come personally to my and pro-
memos • long benediction over II; entr,"Ceeides. ask
ell the peasants of Limogarthi to forgive me also,
from the bottom of their hearts. I left my watch with
Kr. Riso-Kaooli. Go to him, find give twenty-eight
drachmae. Sell your own, and take mine as a keep-
'eke. Write to the mother of Costa, and also to
etbiensi Miliio, whom I injured, to forgive me. I
left in the house of our master two muskets. Take
them, sell them, and give the proceeds to the poor,
for the salvation of my soul. I waste you sweetly and
as • brother, and I remain your dead brother,
"Tama 'Gamma."