The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1850-02-01

beFore the evil day came. On the night
in which this determination was forned,,
Iwas seated alone in my private chamber.
l had written the letter, which was found
on my table, and had loaded my pistol.
This done, played for forgiveness from
my Maker, for the act that was about To-
commit. The end Of the pistol was at
my head, and my finger on the trigger,
when knock at the door Of the house.
startled, me. ! concealed my weapon,
and went to the door. A man entered,
|nwh6m / fecognized TO be the sexton Of
the parish in which l lived. He bore a
sack on his shoulders, and, in it the body
Of man newly buried, which was des-
tined for my nephew, the physician, then
living wiih-me. The scarcity of bodies
for dissection, as tho court is aware, cons,
! pels thDae sshali are .s,siousa tu acquire
skill in the medical profession, 10 procure
them by any possible secret means. The
sexton was at first alarmed at having met
me. "Did my nephew request you to
bring this body" "No,'' replied the
man, "bui knew his anxiety TO obtain
one for dissection, and took il upon me
to offer this body.n For mercy's sake,
continued the sexton, "do not beiray me,
sir, or shall lose my station and my
family's bread.r
"While the man was speaking, a
strange idea entered my mind, and
brought TO my de.pairing bosom hopes Of
continued life and honor. stood for a
| few minutes absorbed in thought, and
ltheh recollecting myself, gave two
!. pieces Of gold 10 the resurectionist, the
SUN which he expected. Telling him to
keep his own counsel, and that all would
be well, sen, him away, and carried the
body to my cabinet. The whole Of the
household had been sent out of the way
on purpose, and / had time to carry into
cxecution the plan which had struck Inc,
The body, was fortunately Of the same
stature as myself, and like me in com,
plexion. knew the man, he was poo,
Eofender, abandoned by his family. "Pool
relic of mortaliiym said i, with tears ia
| my eyes, "nothing which man can do, can
now injure thee; yet pardon me If !
\ Erudely, disfgure thy lifeless substance. -
4 Il is 10 prevent the ruin Of not ono bu,
4 twenty families. And should success
i attend my attempt | swear that thy
children shall be my children, and, when
my hour comes, we shall rest together in
the tomb, 10 which thou shalt be borne
before me.n %T
i At this portion of the merchants mar.
rative, the most lively interest was excl
ted in the court, tnd testified even by
tears from many ofthe audience. FIRE.
noiss thus ssproceeded:-- a .a.r- {
4 ~ then slipped off my clothes, and
dressed the body ia them. This accom-
plished, then took up-my pistol, End
with hand more reluctant ,hanvwhen
applied tito my person, ! fired il close
to the head Of the deceased, and at once
cause such a Disagreement as rendered
| it impossible Cor the keenest eye to detect
the substitution which had been made.
.Choosing the plainest habit l could
get, l then dressedhmyself anew, shaved
off the whiskersl | was accustomed to
wear, and took other means TO alter my
appearance, in case Of being subjected
by any accident to the risk of betrayal.
Next morning saw me on boards a French
vessel, on my way to a distant land :.
the native country Of my ancestors. The
expectation Of this scheme was not dis.
4 appointed. knew John Moon was the
man9who had robbed me, aud who now
stands at the bar of.ths court, and that
| he had formed connections in this island
which would in all probability bring him
back to ik las soon as the intelligence OF
Einy death gave him the promise Of securi-
iy.3 In this have not been disappoin-
led have been abnndantly fortunate
in oihefrespects. While my unworthy
servant remained in imaginary safety, /
have been. successful in discovering the
i quarter in which, not daring at first to
Ebetray the appearance }of wealth, he
4 lodged the whole iof the money. have
Ebroughldit with me, and also sufficient
proof, surprising his profession ofthis day
10 eset aside altogether, % convict him Of
the crime with which he stands charged.n
By the same means, continued ClodoInir
Frenois, with a degree ofhonorable pride
III which all who heard him sympathzed,
I.will i be enabled to restore my family
10 their places in society, and TO redeem
the credit Of a name on which NO, blot
was left BY those who bore il before me,
land which, please God, l shall transmit,
unatained, tony little children's chi
dren.na5se aysss So - M gsa
Jchn. Moon, whose grilt was thus sud-
/ denly and strangely laid bare to the world,
did not retract the confession which he
made, ID the extremity ofh terror, and
lmthout separating, the court sentenced
him 40 confinement in the prison Of The
colony. ..
The news Of Clodomir Frenois' reap
peafance spread fapidily, aud the high es.
ieem in which his character was held
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