Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-10-19
A Horrible story.

EOtau > INusEUIUItS al -fiCAiAo-
On the evening Of May 10Th. two Ameri-
can officers belonging % some Of the vol
unteer corps attended the Cathedral where
certain services were held npper.ainIng to
tho nuns at the conven; of San Francis.
situated in the western part of the city
! The Cathedral was filled. as usual. with II
! largo crowd of the faithful. and al the con-
clusion Of the ccremon les. when they were
/ dispensing, two officers fingered IN tho
church, IN zing a. the expensive ornaments.
As they were also in the act of retiring. q
nun, who remained behind the rest Of the
sisterhood. made sign to the officer who
was slowly following his comrade. tina; she
desired TO speak to hun. Returning to the
nun, a dialogue cn,ued, in substance, as
follows:
..You arc an American?
81 am. madam. and bu: recently from
that land of Yankees"
81 presume, sir, you are man Oh honor
and discre,ion?"
.Thosc qualities, added TO courage, make
up the composition Of an American sold
Ier."
"Arc you willing TO render mo an inn
portnnt servicc!'
~ on have but 10 command me-
Il Will not conceai from YOU that the
service | ask from your hands. requires
not only discretion. but extraordinary IN
trcpldty. Knowing tins arc you still
willing 10 assist meg
"1es, | am deicrmined.'
"Nery well, when YOU hear tho convent
bell strike II tonight, DO at tho side gate;
shall be there 10 opon II, and on your
knocking three times, you shall loarn what
/. IS that require of you. VIII you be
faithful to tho rcndczvousn'
/ Il shall be faithful if live"
.Well, Will depend on you, adicu."
They parted, and tho officer rejoIned
his companion, as they pursued their way
to the American quarters, related 10 HIM
all that had TRANSFERRED, ami asked him If
he should fulfill tho appointment. The
other advised him to do SO, by all means,
and for fear of accidents. offered to nc
F., company him TO the gate at tho appointed
/ hour.-Supposug the affair TO end III one
| Of those innocent adventures SO common
in Mexico, and taking 1t for granted that
tho lady had been suddenly struck with
his personal appearance. tho oitcor with
/ his companion repaired TO tho gate accord
ing TO agreement, and upon giving tho
concerted signal, tho cnsIiii.o "t- opO,'u 4
v
without tho least apprehension OF fear,
and was salutcd by the nun
You arc truly a man of courage and
honor, and arc entitled to nay warmes!
gratitude"
After conducting him to her cell. where
a lamp was burning, politely invited hin,
to sit down, and producing two battles. re,
quostcd him to take a glass Of vino with
nj So1IIp
is no. apt to treat with Indifference. Fill
ling him a glass out of ono bottle. sho took
a Iittio herself out Of the other, and after
no Ind finished his, she told him TO 90 Il
the opposite side of the bed from herself
The officer. still innocent, obeycd, whor
the nun addressed him:
"NVclI, wo arc all oione-ls my door
bol,ed-Iook!''
And a; the Same instant, to his usioI
horror and amazement. she discovered to
him tho dead body of a monk. whose clothes
wero stiff and matted with blood; while
sho continued:
The favor thai | require. ia, TINT you
take this BODY on your shoulders and con
vey j, beyond the gates OF the first court
Obey. instantly or your lifo shall be il
peril, for if you attempt 10 escape 1 WA
shoot YOU through the head
81 know" added she. ',hat my own
life will be the forfeit, for after dispatch
ing you. | hnvo ponard for scii-the
Same with which stabbed that miserable
monkt'
Sooing no other means of escape, lht
officer took up the body. and accompanied
BY tho nun, who carried q dark lantern
proceeded to tho gate by which he had en-
tered, and on issuing from It, threw dow'
his horrible burden at the feet OF bis com
rado, who was waiting to ENJOY laugh
at what they both imagined would tormI
na,o in pious lovo intrigue.
After rocoun,ing 10 his friond tho aImos
incredible adventure in which no had beer
oncn ged, they both resolved 70 communi
cate the circumstances to Gen. Worth il
person; but they had proceeded only {
short distance from the convent. whom The
officer who had brought out the body
began to complain of the most violen
and oxcruciaiing pains. He soon fel
upon the pavement and expired.
Remarkable Pes;iientiai Periods.