Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-04


have il, and madame wishes it also. Ifi is neces-
sary that she herself shall enlreat you she will do
so Come, madame, beg the doctor to do you this
service"
M Hubert, pale bewildered, aghast, could hard
ly keep from lainliug.
A half smoihered voice came from the alcove,
which said, in an Undesirable accent Of mingled
despair and resignation.
''Sir, since you are a surgeon-yes. | entreat
you-do it-don't let him-for mercys sake"
Come, doctor" said the man, you or ] I"
The resolution Of his dreadful companion so
impacabe ald terrifying, the prayer Of the poor
woman poignant and so desparing, that the doc
tor saw that the dictates Of humanity commanded
that he should obey. lie took his implements, cast
one more enquiring look upon the unknown, who
pointed to the alcove as his only answer; with an
agonised heart and with bis brow believed with
cold sweat. and summonng oil his energy to his
hand, he applied the knife TO the wrist. Twice his
hand failed hm--at length the blood gushed forth,
shrek was heard from the acoye, aud the silence
of death followed. The unknown stood silent and
unmoved-the noise ofthe horrible operation alone
was heard soon both the knife and the hand fell
together. The doctor was deadly pale he looked
at the unknown with haggard eyes The latter
stopped picked up the hand, took the ring from the
finger, and presenting it to the doctor
"Take it DOCTOR" said he-"let il be souvenir;
He then added, in a loud voice-"It is done
Immediately the two other masked men entered,
again bandaged the doctors eyes, and led him
away. The same carriage that had brought him car
ried him back to his own door. The doctor took
off his bandage and saw the berlin disappearing in
The darkness IL was five o'clock in the morn
ing.
For three months NJ. HUBERT sought in vain to
discover by every means explanation of this ter
IL Loo.. r.. A.
undeniabe evidence Of the reality of his re-
membranes, he would have supposed himself the
dupe ofsome illusion. But hoping that this very
ring, the only token he had preserved Of that ter
,be night, might sooner or later bring about some
explanation, he wore il suspended to the chain of
his watch A few days since, the doctor was nvit-
ed to ball given by the Countess Of P, at her
hotel in the rue de Varennes. All the elite Of the
titled fashionabes crowded thither. The greatest
names of France ebowed the most distinguished Of
the German diplomacy. In the commencement of
the evening, the attention Of all attracted by
young man, with pale face, a sad expression, who
from time to time wandered through the Saloons
in anxious manner, and then sadly withdrew from
among the crowd.
This young man Glanced in the course Of the
evening, 10 stand in front OF Nj. Huberti His eyes,
which had lighted upon him at first mechanically,
now seemed fixed upon him. and rested with fright
full expression upon the ring which shone above
his waislcoat.
Suddenly the young man passed abruptly ihro'
the group that separated him from the doctor; he
went straight up TO Dr. Huberti and josled him
rudely and in deliberate manner.
| The doctor very politely expostulated.
The young man, without making any answer,
struck him. The uproar produced by this scene
may be easily judged A duel is to take place be-
tween this young and the doctor. We are
guilty ofno ndiscreton in speaking Of this affair,
which is known to all Paris Before the police can
and very probably it will give rise to explanations
that may throw some light upon the mysterious af-
fair, and upon the sad history in which Doctor HUI
BERT has been one ofthe actors.
The Brussels Obserpateur gives the following ex.
PLANTATION Of this mysterious and horrible adven-
ture
TRUTH rs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAN FIcTIoN.
This the following relation will prove:
II turns out that the story recently published, oil
the hand cut of, and which was so strongly tine
tured with the Jealous hidago, the reyengcfu Span.
lard and which our readers supposed TO be design
ed as some puff and which, we confess, we did moi
ourselves believe, so little it seems like Paris, rs
nevertheless true--true from one end to the other
One Of the actors in this sad affair has been III
Brussels the last two days. It's from him that we
have the particulars. which We hasten 10 relate.
The young Matilda do, tour readers will
understand why we do not indicate her name, ever
by her initials is the daughter Of one Of the mos
distinguished soldiers Of the empire. Her fathel
gained an elevated station, glory aud high grade
in the army, but is one Of the few generals whom
the Emperor did not enrich Matildahad, therefore
no fortune to give her husband.
Napoleon De ---is the grandson of the noble
Dnchess De- The Duchess has only he