The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-05-16

OF mingled despair ana feSlBnalloE
Sir, since you are n surgeon--yes ontreat
you-do it-don't let him--ior mercy's sake
Come, DOCTOR said the man, you DRIP
The resolution ofhis dreadful companion
was so implacable and so terrifying, the pray |
or ofthe poor woman so poignant and SO des- |
pairing, that the doctor saw that the dictates |
ofhumanity commanded that he should obey. !
lie took his implements, cast one more inquir-
ing look upon the unknown, who pointed TO |
the alcoue as his only answer; with an ago
nized heart aud with his brow believed with |
n cold sweat and summoning all his energy !
to his aid, lac applied the knife TO the wrist
Twice his hand failed him--at length the !
blood gushed forth, a shrek was heard from
tue alcovo, and the silence of death followed. |
The unknown stood silent and mmoved-
the noise ofthe horrible operation alone was
heard;soon both the lInife&hand fell together.
The doctor was deadly pale; he looked at the
unknown with haggard eyes. The latter stop
ped, picked up the hand, took the ring from
the finger, and presenting it the doctor
Take it, DOCTOR said hc-'lct it DC souv-
enil; no one will ever demand il ofyou again
lie then added,in loud voice--'lt is done
Immediately the two other masked men, en-
tered, again haudaged the doctors eyes, and
led away. The same carriage that had
brought him carried him back to his own
saw the berlin disappearing in the darkness
1t was five o'clock i'm the morning.
| For three months NJ. HUBERT sought in
vain to discover by every means an eXp!ana-
ton of this terrible adventure. Had il not
been for the ring, an Nndeuiable evidence of
the reality of his remembrances, he would
have supposed himselfthe dupe of some illu-
sion. uthoping that this very ring, the on
| ~ token he had preserved of that terrible
night, sooner or later bring about some eXpia-
nation, he wore it suspended TO the chain of
his watch. A few days since, the doctor was
invited To the rue de Narennes..All the elite
| of the titled tashionables crowded thither.--
The greatest names OF France elbowed the
most distinguished ofthc German diplomacy.
! In The commencement of the evening, the
at, ertion of all was attracted by n man, with
pa,e face, a sad expression, who from time
TO time wandered through the saloons, in AN
anxious n, amer and then sadly Withdrew
from among the crowd.
This younp ,olau, Glanced in the course of
the evening. to stand in front of NJ. Huberti.-
His eyes, which hal lighted upon him at first
mechanically, now seCp9d fixed upon hun,
and rested with fiighitui expression upon
the ring which shone above his waistcoat.
Suddenly, the young man passed abruptly
through the group that sepaJv. ted hun from
the doctor; he went straight upio NJ Huber
Ii, and iostIed him rudely and in deliberate
manner.
The doctor very politely expostuIateJ.
The young man, without making any an
swer, struck him. Tue uprour produced by
this scene may he easily judged. A duel is
to take place between this young man and
the doctor. We are guilty ofno indiscreton
in speaking ofthis affair, which is known TO
all Paris. Before the police can read this
fe uilletion the duel will have taken place,and
very probably it will give rise TO explanations
that may throw some light upon this mystic
rious affair, and upon the sad history IN
which Doctor HUBERT has been Que ofthe act
ors.
The Brussels ObserUatelu gives the follow
ing explanation of this mysterious and horri-
bic adventure:
TRUTH is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAN Fro
TIoN This the following relation will
prove:
Itturns out that the story recently publish
ed of the hand cut off, and which was so
strongly tinctured with the jealous hidalgo,
the revengeftll Spaniard, and which our read
ers supposed to be as some puff, and which
we confess, we did not ourselves believe, so
little il seems like Paris, is nevertheless true
true from one end to the other. One of
the actors in this sad affair has been in Brus-
sells the last two days. 1t is torru him that
we have the particulars, which we hasten to
relate.
The young Matilda de -, (our readers
will understand why we do not indicate her
name even by her initials,) is the daughter OF
one of the most distinguished soldiers of the
empire. Her father gained an elevated sta
ton, glory and high grade in the army, but is
} one of the few generals whom the Emperor
ia r,,t nnricb Matilda had therefore, no
fortune TO give her husband.
Napoleon De - is the grandson of the
} noble Duchess De -. The Duchess has
only her rank, an empty title without fortune
The Duchess and the General, who had long
been friends, had promised each other the
union oftheir children, but they soon repent
t ed oft. While Matilda and Napoleon loved
: each other, the General and the Duchess, hotl
! uneasy as to the welfare oftheir children, and
I looking somewhat to their own interest," per-
4 formed together scene borrowed from gen
: teel comedy.
: Ifmy daughter' says the General, 'marrieS
this poor devil ola Napoleon, then farewell
!, to all chance ofluXury or pleasure
u tifmy grandson says the Duchess, 'marrlei
: maiden without dowry, how shall we ey
: er be able to restore the dignity of our noble
d house%
Q The General, therefore, sought to alternate
Matilda from her lover the Duchess TO sep
c arate Napoleon from Matilda But in thi
e they were unsuccessful Napoleon and Ma
Is tilda loved each other too sincerely not to n
a void all the snares that were spread for thei
inexperienced youth.
It Unable to succeed in separating them from
each other, the General and the Duchess sue
), ceeded in bringing about the departure of
Il Napoleon, and his prolonged absence. Thei