Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-31

ing him to the alcorel he drew from the
curtain bandit is this you are to cut
off. 81 The DIR. took the hand in his--the
fingers trembled at his touch. Is Il was a
lady'se enthusiastically moulded
and its, pure white, set off by maguiti-
cent ruby encircled with diamonds.
But, cried the DR.. there is no need Of
amputation-nothing is'-Andi sir, Il say, ,
laundering the" other, If you refuse, L viii
do it my SELF and seizing hatehet at the
foot of the bed, he placed the hand upon
the table, in the act to strike. The Dr..
arrested him, do your duty, then, Dr.
Oh, but this is an atrocious act, exclain.
ed the poor DIR. What is that to you! Ii
must be. done. l wish it-madam wishes
it also-it necessary she will demand it
herselt-oorne madam, request the Or. TO
do you this servicel' The5Dr. pale, non.
plussed, and almost fainting under the
torture of his feelings; heard from the
alcove in half expiring voice and an in.
expressible accent Of despair and resigua-
ton. Sir-since you are surgeon-yes-.
l entreat you, let it be your-.and notch,
yes, you! youl in mercy! well, Dr. said
the man, you or me?' The resolution Of
this man was so frightful-and the poor
lady SO full of entreaty and dispair, that
the Dr.felt that even humanity command.
ed him to obey his victim. He took his
instruments, with last imploring look
at the unknown, who only pointed to the
hand and then with sinking heart, and
the sweat started from his forehead, he
attempted the act. How his hand trem.
bled! At length the blood flowed, there
was cry from the alcove, followed by
the silence of death; the unknown stood
unnnoved. Nothing else was heard but
the hoFrid sound of the operation, till the
hand and saw fell together on the floor.
The DIR. himself livid as corpse, looked,
at the mask. He takes the hand and re.
moving the ring, presents it 10 the DR..
take that DR.. as a souveineir; it will
never be reclaimed Then speaking in
loud voice. 1T is done.'
Immediately the other masks entered;
they again bandaged the DR.. 5 eyes and
lead him away. The same carriage de-.
posted him at his door. Raising his
bandage he saw it disappear in the iu.
distinct light. 1t was FIVE in the morn.
ing. ,ea5ta
For three months the DR.. sought in vain
to unravel this terrible mystery; and had
it not been for the ring, he would have
though himself the victim of hallueination
However, hoping that the ring, sole proof
of terrible event would sooner or later
lead to some discovery, he wore it habit.
ually on the chain of his watch. The
day before yesterday the DR.. was invited
TO the ball of the Countess of P, at her
hotel, Rue de Verenct. All the most dis
tipguished in the fashinable world were
there. The great names of France jostl.
ed the most illustrious quarterings of Ger.
man nobility. z ,sssa7 10 5eaeas
A young man, his face extremely pale,
and Almost melancholy expression. had
been observed during the evening passing
OCCASIONALLY throug h the rooms then
retiring sadly from the crowd. AT length
he found hilnselffor a moment opposite
the DIR. and his eyes, which, at first fell,
mechanically, upon him, sought him con.
tinually. They were soon fixed with the
most frightful expression upon the ring
that sparkled upon the Dr.'s waistcoat.
All at once he pushed through group
that separated them, and strikes him with
the elbow with evident design. The DR..
politely complains and his only reply is a
blow. One may imagine the stir which
such move on such an occasion would
make. To morrow the DIR. and his ag-
gressor fight. as all Paris knows, and the
result may be some calculation of the
strange scene in which he bsre q part.
SEoUEL. lately sent you a strange
story, in which distinguished surgeon.
whom call HUBERT, bore a painful part.
This story of the amputated hand,
which smells so strong of the jealous and
revengefnl old Spanish Hidaigo, which
you took fora puff and which was so un-
like the Paris mode thatI did not myself
believe it, lie nevertheless true to the let
ter. One oftheparties resides in Brus-
sells, where he fled when the affair came
to light. gDssEa38 T.hIis higoa a95Hu na-
The young Matilda ade---issa the
daughterof one Of the most iIlustrious
soldiers in theaempire; her father won a
high and glorious rank, but he was one
of few generals whom the emperor had
not enriched. Matilda de--------therefore
could bring her husband no portion.19ane
Napoleon de---is the grandson of
the noble Duchess dof-----who2 has a
distinguished name and title, but mo
wealth. 81 However, the duchess and gen.
eral, Iona united by a warm friendship,
had engaged to unite theirlchildren.T They
soon repeated their engagement edAs1i
! While Matilda and Napoleon were
both rssigning themselves to the happi.
ness oflove, label general and duchess,