Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-12-22

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now take up the matter more seriously.
My friends, you cannot feel offended,
when | offer myself as the FIRST person TO
undergo the ordeal, an ordeal almost blush
to say VIC must all submit TO. We must be
sedrehd! None but the guilty can feel
annoyed at this proposal"
Professor Leyden started up. "By Heay-
ems, I'd sooner die !"
Another was OF the same opinion. and
objected to undergoing such an operation.
which a, the very least implied doubt.
Poor Hartman looked like a ghost. He
glanced appealingly toward Leyden, who
now rose
Let the door be locked" lie said in
grave voice; "let il be well secured
This was done. "Now, gentlemen, you
must either acknowledge the correctness
Of the measure | adopt, or |, the disciple
Of a juggling science, perish y and he
drew from his pocket a small pistol
may, start not, my friends, against my
self alone mean to use this weapon, and
that only in case l wrongfully accuse and
individual now present You may remem-
Der before dinner, phrenologically examin-
ed you all. There was little 10 say about
you generally; but there was one amongst
you in whom | could not be mistaken
one whom | wished not TO have named,
whose presence ever since has made me
shudder. ! see the gentleman to whom
allude already turn pale. Nay, attempt not
TO smile. ! am either villain for allowing
a false theory TO mislead me, or you, Carl
Hofcnon, are both a robber and murder.
or !"
A thunderbolt would have caused less
CONSERVATION. The baron started up in
rage and agony. The prince believed the
professor had suddenly gone mad while
the others looked alternately at Leyden and
Carl. The former had coolly resumed his
seat. The latter sat pale, immovable |:
what could he meant
Old Hartman was about to speak in no
gentle terms to the man who thus had in
suited his future son-in-law, when, waving
his hand, Leyden quietly added. Search
him."
The baron in his esgerness 10 defend his
protege, at once flew TO do so. Immediate
ly the snuff.box fell on the table. The
worthy old man sunk overcome in chair.
In the breast pocket Of Carl's blouse he
had found the box, which the other had un-
resistingy allowed himto draw forth.
For few moments there was dreadful,
death-like pause. The party seemed pet
ri6ed, while the trembling Carl seemed to
struggle with his feelings. AT length. as il
suddenly awaking, he started up, and inco-
herenily pronounced
THE hand of God is on me ] would,
but cannot Ay his judgment Professor
Leyden speaks the truth. | am robber
ard a murderer Under the name Of
Gratz / wooed and won the peasant maid
Of whom we spoke Just now. In madness
espoused her. Tired however in few
shor, days, of being tied for life to one I'M
educated and low born, hearing that Clara
Hartman possessed unbounded wealth, and
knowing that my rustic wife alone present.
ed an obstacle to my wedding this fair heir.
ess, l slew her--aye, cruelty slew her, and
caused her lover to be seized-to turn the
finger Of suspicion towards him. Had he
not fed, tomorrow he would have been
stabbed. As for robbery, can only say,
long have headed bold band, whom
even now I'll not betray. although they'll
laugh at me with scorn when they first hear
how foolishly fell into the hellsh net that
Satan had laid for me, and call me fool fol
not having the power to resist temptation
That cursed box was far too brilliant
Some spell lurked in it, which drew mt
with force could not stand against, ant
made me rush at once upon my ruin bu
why thus moralze LET monks 60 pray
il is too late for me let common felon
suffer on the block, il is too mean dealt
for me. Thus laugh at Fa,e-Pm neve
unprepared." And ere single arm coul'
move 10 prevent him, he had swallowed TIN
contents of a small phial which afterward
proved to have been filled with prussic acid
The unhappy man, who confessed himsel
to be the same, who, under the assumed
name of Sands" had filled the countr
with terror, died in ,ortures too horrid 4
describe The accused but innocent
youth was liberated from the jail, aud il
three months Clara Hartman became tn
bride OF the professor, whose love OF phren
ology had thus led 10 the discovery Of gull
the manifestation Of innocence, and the &C
QUESTION of the prettiest girl in Germany
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