Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-19

oiDl lttttIc Ol circuit 10 II idI1t dtuOutt Cil
different places which he contemplated visit
ing, and knni's fingers had often itched TO
get hold of item. But hitherto he had
found no opportunity of appropriating the
papers either advantageousy or with safety.
The moment however seemed now TO pres
ent itself The Count was IN a remote cor
ner Of TIE world, where he had not a single
acquaintance hut the American merchant
and his son; he was At great distance from
home, and had been so long absent, that his
family, consisting only of distant relatives,
must have almost forgotten him, especially
as he never wrote to them; aud there was
at this period no imperial Consul at Smyrna
TO take charge of his effects in case he died.
All these favorable circumstances occurred
20 the quick conception Of our hero, aud he
determined to avail himself of this proylden-
! tial occasion.
Ia this he was incidentally greatly aided
/ by the Count himself whose delirum had at
length subsidized into almost infaniine weak
ness from which he only awakened at inter-
walls for few moments. Ia one of these he
alluded to the probability OF his speedy dis
solution, and referring 10 the custom of the
! Turkish authorities of laying hold of the eff
fleets OF deceased strangers, desired knim to
send in his name for the son Of the Ameri-
can merchant Immediately. On his arrival
the Count instructed him to draw up an in
strumeni in writing, consignng the sole care
and direction of transmitting his effects, a.
mong which were many valuable Jewels, 10
his family in Hungary, to his servant Kahn,
: whom he complmenied in the warnIest
, terms for his long and faithful services. He
| also made his WILL in which he left knim a
l handsome sum, and both papers were after
: wards duly authenticated by the American
: merchant, who was Consul for the United
. States.
{ That night the count was overpowered
with a more than ordinary degree of weak
e ness and drowsiness, owing probably to his
! previous exertons lie sometimes fell in
J to a doze, during which he muttered unin-
J. teligibly, ard from which he would awake
u and stare around apparently almost without
!, consciousness. The faithful Knim sat watch.
+ ing him alone till midnight came. when the
/ count seemed to be sleeping more sound,
It than usual. He arose without making the
= eas, noise. he leant over the unconscious
: victim for one moment, then, with the quick
l. ness Of lightning, placed his hand on hi'
e mouth while he planted his knee strongly il
= the pit of his stomach The already wan
Z ing and weakened energies of life yielded
l. in this two fold assault and the un.ortunat,
d count died without a struggle or groan.
As Having satisfied himself that life was for
g ever extinguished, knim suddenly uttere
e great outcry which aroused the people il
lie the house in which the count lodged, ant
n then ran out TO call the physician, an oil
'r Turk with long beard, and his master
st friend, ;he young American. What sal
ie the physician rubbing his eyes, Is the in
" idel, thy master dead Mashallah!
l. thought he was recoverng-his fever wa
1 gone, his pulse getting stronger, and ever
cd thing seemed going on very well. But Their
r is no resisting ones destiny. Are you sur
1t he is dead ? Knim gave the assurance
I'd We'll, then, can do him no good, and I'll
r. doctor returned quietly to his couch. tn
We American came in all haste, aud SCENE
is surprised at the suddenness of the even
d, concerning which he questioned knim ratl
lie er closely. But he had prepared, and h
al account was so natural as TO quiet all but
ct. latent suspicion which haunted the your
OF man at intervals a considerable time aite
lt ward He took an opportunity to examiI
he the body, but life had been so easily exit
/, guished that no mark of violence appeare,
ed The conduct OF Knim subsequent to Il
ac- death ofthe count was consummate. L
III spoke Of his late master with the most pr
nd found respect and affection, and never me
so toned him without tears in his eyes.
his consulted the consul and his son on all @
ch casions asked their advice as to the me
de eligible mode of reaching Hungary, and ,
on pecialy whether il was not advisable TO
ma stroy the letters of credit lest they mig
ck chance to fall into the hands of improp
persons In short, the worthy old cons
AS more than once observed to his son what
lily, faithful creature he was, and the son alm'
re- became convert TO his opinion. All thin
SUI being in readiness, pursuant TO the advl
so Of the merchant, aud of his own plans wi
unit which it exactly conceded, our hero e
mi barked in a Greek vessel for Venice, when
veil he announced his intention of taking I
lpi, most direct route to Hungary His voya
and was destitute of interest and adventure, Il
ion his stay al Venice short. He neither
spi- mewed his acquaintance with any of his {
not mer associates, or inquired for his fail
the and mother, as a renewal of their acquai
the ance might interfere with the success o
on magnificent plan he had now brought to II
to tur,y. 1t was perhaps as well that his {
en- riosiiy remained so quiescent, since he wol
iere merely have learned that Signor Trau /
me. been sentenced to the galleys for life, a
ook the signora 10 the peniientiary till she
at formed, which was equivalent to the sa
5 so fate with her husband Knim remained
into cog. at Venice, travelled incog., not tow
sey- Hungary but Paris, by crculous and
ting freqnenied route, and suddenly burst NJ
can the Partisan world as Count Maximil