Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-02-22

me. Did my nephew request you to
bring this body NO. replied the man,
but knew his anxiety to obtain one for
dissection. and took i. upon me TO offer
this body. For mercy's sake cohtin-
ued the sexton, do not betray me, sir,
or shall lose my station and my faml-
ly's Bread nra,
"While the man was speaking, a
strange idea entered my mind, and bro't
to my despairing bosom hopes of con-
tinued life anI honor. | stood for few
minutes absorbed in thought, and then
recollecting myself, I I've two pieces of
gold to the resurrectionist, the sum which
he expected. Telling him to keep his
own counsel, and all would be well, l
sent him away, and carried the body to
my cabinet The whole of the house
had been sent out of the way on pur-
pose, and had time to carry into exc
culion the plan which had struck me-
The body was fortunately Of the same
stature as myself. and like me in COM
plexion. | knew the man; he was a
poor offender, abandoned by his family.
Poor relic of mortality!' said |, with
tears in my eyes, 'nothing which man
can do, can now injure thee; yet pardon
me if rudely disfgure :hy lifeless sub
stance. 1t is to prevent the rnin of not
one but twenty families. And should
success attend NV attempt, swear that
thy children shall be my children, and
when my hour comes, we shall rest to-
.re::.her in the tomb, to which thou shalt
be borne be..ccre me-
At this portion of the rrerchnnts mar
rative. the most lively interest was excl
ted in the court, and testified even by
tears from many of the audience. FIRE.
nois thus proceeded:
81 then stripped off my clothes. and
dressed the body in them. This accom-
plished, then took up my pistol, and
with a hand more reluctant than when
applied it to my own person, fired 1t
close to the head of The deceased, and
at once caused such a Disagreement as
rendered it impossible for the keenest to
detect the substitution which had been
made. ea s t#
"Chooslng the plainest habit | could
get, | then dressed myself anew, shaved
off the whiskers | was accustomed to
wear, and took other means to alter my
appearance, in case of being subiec ted
by any accident TO the risk of betrayal
Next morning saw me OH board a French
vessel, on my way to adistant land-
the native country of my ancestors
The expectation of this scheme was not
disappointed. knew John Moon was
the man who had robbed me, apd who
now stands at the bar of this court, and
, that he had formed connections in this
island which would in all probability
bring him back to it, as soon as the intel
ligence of my death gave him the prom
|. ise of security. In this have not been
disappointed. | have been abundantly
J fortunate in other respects. While my
unworthy servant remained in imagina.
ry safety, have been successful in dis
covering the quarter in which, not daring
at first TO beiray the appearance of wealth,
he had lodged the whole Of the money.
have brought il with me, and also suf
ficient proof, suPposing his confessions
Of this day be set aside altogether. to
convict him of the crime with which he
stands charged. BY the same means,
: continued Clodomir Frenois, with de.
gree Of honorable pride, in which all
} who heard him sympathized, twill ] be
enabled to restore my family to their
places in society, and to redeem the cred
it of a name on which no blot was left
by those who bore it before me, and
which, please God, shall transmit, un.
stained, 10 my children's children"
John Moon. whose guilt was thus sud.
denly and strangely laid bare to the
world, did not reract the confession
which he had made, in the extremity o.
his terror, and without separating, the
court sentenced him to confinement ir
the prison Of the colony. tat
The news of Clodomir Frenois' re-
: appearance spread rapidly, and the high
es TEEN in which his character was held
led to an universal rejoicing OH the occa'
sion. He was accompanied from tht
court to his house by dense multitude
: who welcomed.him with prolonged SHOUTS
1t would be vain to attempt any descrip
lion of the feelings Of his wife. who had