Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-04
A Repast of the Marvellous,
The Mysterious and the Horribl,

Courier Francois relates the following mysterious
affair, which, says the Brussels Obsersdteur, is as
full Of the horrible as any the romances of Mrs
Radcliffe and which promises to impart lively
interest to the proceedings ofthe Partisan tribunals
The account has filled the Faubourg st. GERMAN
with CONSERVATION.
Several months since, says the Courier Francois,
not far from the end Of last December, DR.. HUI
BERT was returning to his house o'clock in the
evening Just as he was about TO knock at the door,
and had raised the knocker for that purpose his
hand was, all at once, arrested by vigorous arm,
and he was surrounded by three masked men. The
street was deserted, the Doctor had no arms, and
seeing that all resistance would be in yain he pre-
pared 10 escape as well as he could, by means Of
his purse, from the three bandits with whom he had
TO deal, when he who held him by the arm, said,
very politely, "Monseur is, il mistake not DIR.
HUBERT p
at seems you know me them" replied the doctor;
"take my purse and watch, and let me enter my
house. and 90 about your business"
Sir replied the man haughtly, 1--WE are not
robbers, but have come TO ask you to do us SER
vice"
"You certainly have selected very singular
hour"
"Any hour is good enough for so skilful a sur
geon as yourself to perform an operation"
w nat 10 you ueSNct cdiu tHo DooiOit VIM
was little treasured, and looking at his three ap-
plicants more attentivey, perceived that they were
dressed more like dancers on their way from ball
than highway robbers.
ave beg you Doctor" added the unknown, "to
follow us Immediately.
give me, at least, time TO go and inform my
wife"
"That is Of no use. You have your case Of in
struments with you. That is all that is necessa-
e,,fTa IN mutt THE haudaOa vou
eyes"
"Fewer words and let us begone," said one Of
the unknown. He then whstled and Immediately
berlin drove from neighboring street; the three
men, taking the doctor with them, Immediately en-
tered it, and the carriage rolled on the horses al
full galloP.
"Huberti saw that all resistance would be useless
and submitted to this mysterious violence. For
two hours not word was exchanged between him
and his travelling companions, who conversed to-
gether in a tongue the doctor could not understand
All at once the carriage entered an arch. The
noise of a gate opening was heard, the carriage
stopped and the door was opened.
He is here" replied one of the men in the car
rage and taking the doctor by the hand, he assist
ed him TO alight
They then made him ascend several steps. By
the keenness of the air, DR. Huber perceived tina
he was mounting outside steps. Then door open
ed and the doctor perceived that he was crossing
large room paved with flag stones, perhaps YES
thule, and afterwards several apartments covered
with thick carpet. At length the guide OF M. Hub
ert stopped and said to him:
Doctor we have arrived take off your band
age"
M. HUBERT, whose terror had given place 10 thu
most lively curiosity and vague apprehensons obey
ed, and found himself in a little room decorate'
with the greatest luxury and dimy lighted by al
aIabaster lamp suspended from the ceiling TIL
window curtains were closely drawn as were thos
also of an acove, at the bottom Of the room. Ii
this room, the doctor found himself alone with on
ofthe three unknown who had arrested him. ii
was tall in STATURE Of imposing appearance am
dressed with the most arislocratc recherche. Hi
black eyes glistened through the half mask whlc
covered the upper portion ofhis face and neryou
trembling agiaied his uncovered lips, and The tho
beard which concealed the lower part of his coun
ienance.
Doctor" said the man in short and abrup
manner, 'prepare your instruments you have a
amputation TO perform
"Where is the patientl" demanded Nj: Hubert
So saving, the Doctor turned towards the a
cove, and advanced one step towards it. The cul
tains were slightly moved, and stifed sigh wa
heard.
prepare your Instruments said the man wit
the mask in conyusive manner
"Bu," insisted NJ. HUBERT, IL must first see m
patient"
"You will only see the hand which you are I
cut off," replied the man.
NJ HUBERT crossed his arm upon his breas
and, looking the other firmly in the face, said
him,
"Sir, YOU have used violence TO conduct me her
vet if is really true, that any stands IN need
my professional services, without troubling myst
about your secrets, forgetting how | have be-