The Arkansas banner., 1849-12-25
No. l6.


 living w,u, me. The scarcity of boases for diasec- iian. the court Is aware. eemPeis tsa@e whe ars ahxioas acquire ski ia the medical profes~ioa to procure them by any possible secret meaas The sexton was ai 6rst alarmed st haviag met us, Did any nephew Fsquest yea ts bring shis body f''-- "No," repled the nlsa; ''bst kaew hss anxiety te obtain oae fer dissection, aad sook is apsa mo so offer this body. For mercy's cake" eehsinued the ssxton, '.do not eeiray me. sif or shall loss my station aAA nay fssaily's bread.
 "While the mau was speaking. . nlraage Idea entered my mind, sud brought to my despalrinr hoaorn hopes of eoatianed life Aad haasr. stood free for few moments, absoFbed In thought; aad thea, recollectiRg ysetI, gave tive pieees of gold 10 the resurrrciionist-Ihe which he expected Telling has tO keep hts OwA eOanrsl, aud thss al should be well. l sent hiEa away aud carried the body to my cabinet. The whole of the household had beea sent out of the way on parpo<. amd had tune to carry into execution the piaa which had struck me The body was forta aaleiy of the sasae stature mys~lf, esd like me ia eoHVlssioa. ! knew the maB; he had been poor offesder, abaa- doned by hts family Poor relic of aortai.y !'' said |, with tears in my eyes. "Hoshnx xkich nlaa may do, injsre thee; yet, parjta me. 1T l Euiciessly ais6gure thy RFessas sabsan~. It Is to preveat the fUin of not epe, kas twoaly fsusiiesl And. sbea'd success attend my aItssapt, sweaF tlsat thy children shall be my children; aaa when my hoar comes, we shall together In the bomb
 
 At this portion Of the merchants narrative, ths most lively interest excited to ths court, aud testified even by from many 0f the audisnce fFeaois thus proceeJed
 ''I then stripped of my clothes, and dressed th, body in them. This accomplished, then took up my pistol. and with a hand mors reluctant thaf when 1 applied it 10 my person, 6red it close to the head ot tho deceased. aad at once caused such ds6gurement rendered it impossible for the keea est eye to detect the substitution which had been made.
 Choosing the plainest habit eouId get, iheu dressed mvsstf anew, shaved oif shs whiskers wa, accustomed 10 wear, aAd took other means 10 alter my appearance, in case of being subjected by any accident 10 the risk of betrayal Next morning saw me board French vessel. my way Co . dis tant laad-the native country of my ancestors. - The expectation of this scheWe not dsappoia- ted l knew John Moon the who hat robbed me, and who now stands at the bar of ihi. court, and that he had formed connections la thu Island which would, in all probability. bring him back to ii the intelligence Of my deatl gave hiH the promise of security. In this have not been disappointed. have been equally fortu- nate in other respects. While my anwoFthy ser want remained here in imaginary safety, have been successful in discovering the quarter in which not daring rst 10 betray the appearance of wealth he lodged tine whole Of the money. have brought it with me. and also sufficient proof supposing his couteSsions or tfis uuv Do set assuc aiogetnets convict him of she crime with which he standi charged. By the same means, continued Clodom
 Frenois, with degree of honorable pride, in whict all who heard hiIn, sympathized, twill be enabes to restore my family to their plaee In society. ana to redeem the credit of which no blo was left by those who bore it before me, and which please God, shall transmit unstained, 10 nay ch dren, and to my chdrens' children"
 John Moon, whose guilt was thus suddenly ans strangely laid bare the world did not retraet th' confession which he made in the extremity of hi terror and without separating the court sentenced him to confinement ia the prison of the eolouy fol life.
 The news of ClOdomir FrenOIs' rssppearane' spread rapidly, and the high esteem in which hi character held, led to uavsrssl rejoicing oI ] the OccasioB. He was accompanied from the cour 1 to hts hsase. by dense multitude, who welcomed him with prolonged shouts. It weaid bs vain t attempt any description of the feelings of ,hs wife who had thus restored to her the beloved being fo whose sake she had quilted tho world. She wa released from her ecclesiastical vows and rejonss her husband. more to part, till the grave reaii, claimed one or the other of them as It's qua