The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-25

by heavy bribes to enter into his views
He gave it out that he was going to AL.
giers, to put an end to the ridiculous re.
port which had been raised, and to de.
stroy the claim which had been set ur
by his pretended wife.
lie embarked with Rebecca, without
any attendants, on board the Greek YES.
sell which was bound for Alaicrs. Re,
bccca was taken at once into the cabin
where her curiosity was excited by a
Strengthening black box which stood
at one end of it. The black box was
high aud square, and large enough To
contain person sitting upright The
lid was thrown back, and she saw that
the box was lined with thick cotton cloth,
aud contained small brass pitcher full
Of water and loaf of bread Whilst
she was examining these things lbrahlm
aud the captain entered they neither OF
them spoke a word but, coming be,
hind her, lbrahim placed his hand over
her mouth, and muillng her head IN her
veil, lifted her into the box with the as,
sistance of the captain, and shut down
the lid, which they securely fastened.
They then carried the box between them
upon the deck, and lowered it over the
side of the vessel. The box had holes
bored in the lid il was very strong, and
so built as To float like boat.
The Greek vessel continued her course
towards Agiers. Either the crew had
really not noticed the strange proceed
lngs Of Ibrahlm and the captain, or
(Which is more probable) they we're paid
to be silent. 1t is certain that they did
not attempt TO interfere.
The next morning, as a French steam.
cr, the Panama, was bearing toward 'Tu.
mis-, something like the hull of small
vessel was seen drifting about directly in
their course. They picked it up, as it
tlDated athwart the steamers bow ; and
were Mortified to hear feeble cries pro-
ceeding from the interior. Hastily
breaking it open, they found the unhap-
py Rebecca nearly dead with fright and
exhaustion. When she was sufficiently
recovered to speak, she told the captain
how she had come into that strange con-
dlton, and he made all speed on to Tu>
mis-
The French Consul Immediately dis,
patched swill-sailing steamer TO AL
eiers, with Rebecca and her nearest
friends on board, bearing dispatches to
the Governor, containing hasll account
of all these things. The steamer arrived
first " hen the Greek vessel entered
the port, lbrahim aud the captain were
ordered to follow the officer on guied,
and in a few moments lbrahlm stood face
to lace with his victim. To render the
complication more complete, the French
wife, hearing that steamer from runls
had arrived with dispatches, went down
to the Governors house TO make iuqul>
res after her husband.
At first, lbrahim nearly tainted but
he soon reganed his insane sell, and
boldly confessed his crime Addressing
himself to Rebecca, he said
con6ded thee to the sea, for
thought il might be the will of Prov-
dence to save thee l. thou hadsl died,
1t would have been Providence that de,
creed thy fate, but thou art saved and
am destroyed"
Both of the wives wept bitterly. Their
natural jealousy of each other was merg-
ed into the desire to save the fanatic from
the consequences of lis madness. Re-
becca attempted TO deny her former
statement, and used great intercession
with her relatives to forego their ven,
geance The French woman made in-
lerest with the authorities, too, butIt was
all, happily, in vain The friends of Re-
becca were implacable, aud insisted on
justice.
lbrahim works now in the galies of
Toulon. The captain is under punish>
ment also. The magician, it is TO be
feared, is practising his old trade.
This is, perhaps, as strange an in,
stance as there is on record, of an auda-
clous and besotled transference of ev-
cry responsibility TO Providence. As
though Providence had left man to work
out nothing for himself! It is probable
that this selfish monomaniac made the
same pretext 10 his mind for basely mar
ryine the widow, whom he intended to
desert. There is no kind Of impiety so
monstrous as this and yet there is. per.
haps, none encountered so frequently, in
one phase or another, in many aspects of
life.
Test of Affection.
Mr.. Archibald slanhope-a groggy