Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-09-27

", anu tnCn his NOlCC was low anu solemn,
as if he himself had seen the living burial
Said he, that man died OF sufocation, and
he was built up alive in that wall In the
first place. il is evident il was case of muir
der, for there are no grave clothes, no cof-
fin, and no mason-work around the body
The poorest civility was not shown, in
knocking off the points of the stones,to give
even the appearance of regularity TO the en-
closure. He was packed into the rough
wall, and built over, beginning at the feet
II is extremely difficult to tell any thing of
the manner Of death--whether painful or
pleasantly any skeleton, for the face al
ways has the appearance of suffering; but
there are certain indications about this
which show that the death was painful
one, and caused doubtless by suffocation.-
In the first place the arms are not crossed
gently and quietly in the decent composure
of death, but Far over and with painful ef-
fort, or by force In the second place, the
shoulders are elevated, as if the last effort
Of the man was for breath. In the third
place, the bones Of the toes are curved over
the edge of the stone on which he stands,
as il contracted in agony when life parted.
And continued the doctor, with true pro-
lessional details, he died hard, for he was
powerful man. He was full six feet high,
with broad chest and shoulders, and strong
ly imbed.' knew all this before, for
felt il. There was no mistaking the man
ner of that mans death. could tell every
step of the process Doubtless there was
originally some hanging or church furniture
in this part Of the church, TO conceal the
displacement of the wall. In the dark night
the unfortunate man was entrapped, bound
and brought into this temple, when he first
could be tortured TO death, and then the
crime concealed Men of rank were en-
gagged in il, for none other could have got
the control Of church, and none but a dis
tinguished victim would have caused such
great precaution in the mnrderers. By the
dim light of lamps, whose rays scarcely
reached the lofty ceiling, the stones were
removed before the eyes of the doomed
man, and measurement after measurement
taken, to see if the aperture was sufficient
ly large.
A bound and helpless victim, he lay on
the cold pavement, with the high altar and
cross before him, but no priests to shriye
him. Sitting with pride the motions that
checked his very signs, he strung every
nerve for the slow death he must meet. AT
length the opening was declared large e.
nough and he was lifted into il. The work
man began at the feet, and with his mortar
and ,rowel built up with the same careless
ness he would exhibit in filling any broken
wall. The successful enemy stood leaning
! on his sword-a smile OF scorn and revenge
!, on his features-and watched the face oil
; the man he hated, but no longer feared
: All, it was wild effor: that undertook tc
return glance for glance and scorn for scorn
, when one was the conquered and helpless
! victim, and the other the proud and yictori
} Gus foe 1t was slow work, fitting the
; pieces nicely, SO as to close up the apper
ture with precision. The tinkling of the
trowel on the edge of the stones, as il brok,
I of here and there particle to make ilien
match, was like the blow Of hammer OF
E the excited nerves of the halcburied wretch
c AT length the solid wall rose over his chest
e depressing its efforts TO lift with the breath
y when stiled groan for the first time es
3 capped the sufferers lips, aud a shudder ra,
2 through his frame which threatened to shak,
e the solid mass which enclosed il to pieces
4 Yet up went the mason-work till il reache,
the mouth, and the rough fragment was Jam
r med into the teeth and fastened there witt
9 the mcfarland still it rose, ill nothin,
n but the pale, white forehead was visible Il
S the opening. With care aud precision III
e last stone was fitted to the space-the trow
e el passed smoothly over it-a stiaed groan
] as if from the centre Of a rock. broke tn
S stiffness, one strong SILVER, and all was over
!, The agony had passed-revenge was sails
e ied-and secret locked up for the grea
: revelation day. Years rolled by; one afie
i another of the murderers dropped into hi
grave, and the memory of the missing ma
If passed from earth Years will still roll by
g till this strong frame shall step out from j;
o narrow enclosure upon the marble pave
r ment, living man.
: Absorbed in the reflections such sigh
!, naturally awakens, rode on, for long tim
= unconscious of the scenery around me, an
of The Arno on its way through the valley
: But other objects at length crowded of III
. shadow on the spirit, the day wore await
e and at last, after ascending long and wei
: ry mountain, Florence, with its gloriou
dome, and the whole vale of the Arno, ric
,, as garden, lay before us, Passing smilin
= peasants and vine-coyered walls, we trotte
&c down into the valley and entered the city.
d Lard and Lard OH-One Of the new an
i important manufactures that havR recent
y grown up in our busting town, is that of Lar
y Oil great quantities ofwhich are made by Me-
10 orc Gaoror and Waitsfill HASTINGS AT their a.