The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-11-21

sense and motion, but quickly surrounding
his weakness, and inspired by the warmth
which still animated the body, with faint
hope OF restoring life, he hesitatcd NOT
moment to cut the cord which bound round
ms neck his recent prey, (which rolled un-
needed down the precipice,) andto. throw
over his sturdy shoulders the unhappy
stranger, whose blood, Notwithstanding A.
| Toys hasty attempts tostaunch it; still slow
ly oozed from deep knife-wound in his
1side.sF.ai,.;s o.
With strength rendered almost super
neutral by hope and compassion, he dew
with his burden towards the Gk0lets but
before he could reach them, exhausted ma
ture compelled him to take a moments
breathing space, and once more to Law down
upon the turf beside him his melancholy
load. Ere he could resume his task, he
saw advancing towards him a party of
herdsmen, who, gathering round the BODY.
expressed in various ways their horror at
"a scene SO, awful, while one Of the more
aged tried the rude means his experience
suggested, to recall the vital spark. 1t had,
however, finally deserted its mortal tcne-
ment, and this sad certainty soon, left both
parties atleisure to inquire into the circum-
stances which had actually drawn them to-
gether. -- .sseA a.. :, H.
Alloys could only attribute to aispecial
interposition of Providence, his hayingbeen
induced 10 select for his return path by
no means the most obvious or direct; and
this belief gained ground in his mind when,
on examining moreattentivelythe features
of the dead, they recalled to his remenl-
brance those Of AN inhabitant of his native
valley, who had left it some years before,
to follow his fortunes Oh the Italian side of
the mountain. This the papers found on
the. victim confirmed but if any property
had been about his person, it had been carr
ried off by the assassin.
L The herdsmen had, they said, been
drawn to the spot by the. opportunities of
a faithful dog, who now lay whining beside
the body, and menacing those who atten1p-
tedsto remove it. Alloys wilIingly proAered
his aid in assisting to convey il 10 the near
est village, as the herdsmen could iii be
spared from their focks; but, though too
conscious Of innocence even to dream Of
incurriiig on himself the slightest suspicion.
he could not help feeling that there was
faneral procession, a place which he had
passed through but two days before, in
pursuit Of pleasure and ofsfame. The lat
ter he had lost by means of earning, by the
sacrifice he had made to humanity, Of eve-
| ~ vestige Of his prey; having been too
much agitated to rescue from the general
oblivion even the horns and more portable
remnants of his spoil. He, however, fell
a sort Of satisfaction in recollecting, that
having, in the delight Of success, neglected
to wipe the blood from his eoasteau de chas-
| Sc. that would at least bear witness to the
authenticity ofhis tale Of triumph.
AS the bearers of the mournful burden
approached early on the following day the
smiling village Of S-------, they were sur
prised to see coming towards them, a con-
course Of the inhabitants, to whom they
hardly deemed itpossiblc the catastrophe
could already be known, and among them,
to their stillgreater establishment, they de-
Iscried the officers of justice, evidently pre-
pared to secure a criminal. One of the
bearers, whose impotence made him run
on to ascertain the cause of the assemblage,
hastily returned and informed his compan-
4 ions, that the murder was already knows
at S., and that its inhabitants were
advancing, animated by one common spir-
| it, to seek the body, and pursue the as
sassin. * ~ ssa gl II. :.s qss. b.,
4 At daybreak, the brother of the deceas.
ed, a. retired soldier residing with bis pa
rents, had rushed wild with horror and dis
may, into the presence Of the Landamman,
and informed him, that having received a
letter from his brother, apprizing him OF
his intention to return from Italy by the
path over the Bernina, he had set out with
the view. of acceleratidg SO joyful meet
ing, and beguiling with his society the te-
dunn of the way: that on advancing to d
spot which he described, he had heard the
groans Of a wounded person, and. rushing
forward, had discovered his brother, vel
i tcring in, his blood. His first impulse, af:
ter receiving the victims last sigh, had beer
to attempt carrying his remains for safet,
q to the Ckalets below but being himself
weak aud low in stature, and perceiving
+ their inmates already advancing, attracted
lby the dog, he had deemed It more urgent
TO proceed by moonlight through well
, known paths to s., and solicit the
I. aid of justice to pursue the murderer
Il His tale. vouched as II was by his DISTRACT
1890. NJ II 80.