Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-03-10
srNcuLAR AND FATAL pREpIcrIox

A most melancholy tale of real life is re.
related in the last Madrid journals A gen
tleman named Don Gonzales L'londirier, is
now being tried in that city, for the accident
al murder of his father and mother some
years since. 1t appears that during Napo-
Icons invasion, Gonzales then youth, and
much devoted to his religious duties, on
coming one day out of church at Cordova,
where he resided, was accosted by one of
those forlorn people. called in Spanish. gta-
nos, (gypsies) who, TO operate more power
fully on his sympathics. promised to tell him
his fortune, for which purpose he accompa-
MED the individual to their encampment.-
There he was told he would in certain
number Of years. murder his father aud
mother, who, il was declared, had both sim
ned against their God Gonzales was dread
fully impressed and made wretched, with
this, 10 him. unaccountable prediction, as he
knew nothing to justify the imprecaiion a.
galnst his respectable parents. He went
home. and fell into profound melancholy
Whatwas his hoIrorto learn now. for the first
time, that both his parents had been tenants
OF the converts. and violated their vowsl--
Immediately he became plunged in grief,
and determined to avoid, if possible the com
mission of the crime designated for him, by
retiring, unknown to all the world, to some
distant mountains; which he did, and. in a
solitary ravne, built him hut. and devot-
ed himself to religion and hunting. A
beautiful brunette peasant girl, named Cata-
lima, came across his path lie became
enamoured, and married her Immediately.
without the least shadow of cause, be was
seized with the most fend-lke jealousy
One night. during a dreadful rain storm.
while absent 10 the mountains or prowling
about his domicile, to find some apology for
the passion which haunted him-unknow-
inglyt to him, two wandering aged persons,
IN distress, Knocked at the door drenched
with rain, and impored for lodging. The
benevolent and innocent Catalina admitted
them-pu her husbands clothes on the old
man. hers on his wife, instead Of theirs
which were wet; and learning to her ex-
IRENE JOY that they were the parents of her
husband in search Of him. placed them on her
bed to obtain repose and went herself to the
chapel, in the garden. to offer up thanks for
the fortunate event which had restored them
10 her Gonzales shortly after entered, with
his double barrelIed gun, and seeing 10 his
astonIshment man on his bed and near
him his wiie's othes--instantaneously sun
posing his suspicious proved, shot both his
father and mother. while there asleep. What
was his agony, on learning from his wife
who they were The dreadful prediction
was fulfilled, He became partially insane. |
and was finally brought to trial at Madrid,
The New England Farmer saws
1t is fact which will be Acknowledged
as soon as stated, that a pound Of Indian
meal, Of rice, or any other farinaceous sub,
stance, when boiled contains more nourish
ment than several pounds in raw state
Count Rumford has stated "from the results
oil actual experiment. it appears that for
each pound Of Indian meal employed in
making pudding. we may reckon three
pounds nine ounces Of the pudding. And
again, three pounds of Indian meal. three
quarters Of pound Of molasses. and one
ounce Of sail. lin all three pounds thirteen
ounces OF solid food.) having been mixed
with hive pints of boiling water, and boiled
SIX hours. produced, pudding, which
weighed ten lbs. one ounce Thus we gain
from the raw material more than 300 per
cent IN weight, and no doubt, the gain as
respects the quantity Of nutriment contained
IN the pudding over and above the comno-
nenl parts as they existed before boiling was
still greater. The gain Of weight II rice
IN consequence Of boiling, is more consid.
cradle than that Of Indian meal, and every
one knows that small quantity Of oat.meaI
will produce very great relative proportion
Of Cruel