The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-03
From Blackweod's Magazine,
The Rescued Criminal.

AZ ...o,,s hav az ~, haard him, relate th, E,l.
isn,;.', anc;,,,t a,,sc,,,,,,,
o,s .lny ,h,,L,. hsd n,ocnrea the bo1ics Of Two
.;,,;n.Is ,,b,, baa hen h,,n,, g,r thc nurpose of
anat,',y No, I'm, ,lis tn And th, kew of the
,r-s,..,, ,,,,n, a. IN, eminent tho two Subjects
,s.,r., bre,,bt M, o,.l,.,p1 Them 10 be depo,ited
J., 49,, ,,,,,t,.,, ..,,,,;,,u,,s ,o bis bod roam
Nee, ,hs sv,.nn, DR. b wrote and
- .,,.I n,oyi.Ds =, r.t;r;n,, 4, rest The
.ia.t "a ;ns, IN i on. AMI MI The family silent
1911, ,yh., al NJ nnc, dull .nnnd nroceed.d
f,u, 10 room, co,,,i,,i,,., tho b,li,s
TlssL;r,, ,bat n.rl,,,s tbe cal had been sbut Nm
,har, hv n9is.nkr he went TO see what could be
The cnr.n cf tbe uneyrccted noise. Whet was
lie asson; .b,,en, or liner hi, horror an discoy
ar;p,, Thar tho ,act viii il contained the bodies
was torn osnnJer and. ON ,opr nearer he found
that ono If The bod,,. WIS missing
The do,rs AMI windows had been fastened
with the yr.a cst care md it appenreI impossible
that the bodv could Lage been stolen. The rood
doctor fl; rather nervous ON remarking this. and
il was not without an uneasy sensation that he
beg,p to l,ck ,,bont linn when 10 hi, horror and
nnnzen.nt he p.rcoiyel the missing body sittinl,
nnriybt IN corner.
Poor DR.. b, a. this unexpected appari-
ti,n. became transfxcd with terror. which, was
Increased GpQu
az the cornse fxed unon him whichever vav he
moved thos. dreadful ewes still followed him.
Tho worthy doctor NOR, dead than alive. now
hepan ia heat ouicl, retreat without however
los,ny sinh, # The object Of his terror he re.
treated strn BIZ step one hand boldnc the can.
IN. m, o,b,r EXTENDED in search of The door
which h, at length ~oined, but there is no cs.
cane The s,ectre had risen and followed him
whose lvoil features. added TO the atensss of the
bn,,r and stiffness of the ui,L. seep,el IN eonsnre
10 deprive the poor doctor Of what little courage
he bad loft bs strength fails and the candle falls
from his hand and the terrible seems ia now in
eomple,e darkncss
The gooi doeor has h,vev. raineI his an,rt.
wont and tr,rn bin,sclf on his he'd bpt tho fear.
fnl snectre has followed hint has caught him,
and seized hold of hi, feet with both hands. AT
this climax Of terror, the doctor. loudly excain,s,
nWboaver vov .ra l.yye me ~
Al this The .npcire LET 30 his hold and moaned
fesbIy these worls pity good banoman have
ritv on mep
Ina oood ,loctor now liscoverod the mystery
md rco1,ined nv li,,le md little b,s comnosure
~, exnlninoJto The criminal vbn bod so narrowly
.scaped death. who he WAS and prepared to call
some of his family
ADO Won tbeu wish to destroy me gexolaimed
tho criminal arr am discovered nv adventur.
will become nublic and shnll he brouyht TO the
senffold the second time In the name of human.
ity save me from death !"
Tho cool doe,,- then rose and nrocured lirbt
bs mufAsd his uuexpected visitor in AN old tires-
si,y gnwn and HAVING mnl. hin, take some re-
s,oring cordial. testified n desire to know what
crime had broucht him ia tina ,cafTold
lie ana a dpserter
The ynoI doctor did not wall know what means
10 enplov To save the poor creature. He could
not keen him in his house. and TO turn him ont
would Inc to eypo,c linn To- certain death. The
unlv wnv thon was tn ,et him into the Country !.
go having made him dress himself in some al /
clothes, which the kind docter selected from BIZ.
wardrobe h. left town early ACCOMPANIED by his
proteye. whom he represente,i "a an assistant in
n difficult case upon which he had been called
in
When they had got into the open county, the
wretcbed creature threw himself ut the feet of
hi, benefator and liLerator, To whom he swore
eternal gratitude and the generous, doctor, hav.
iny relieved his wants by a small sum of money,
the l,ieatefi crealure left him, with many bles.
rups and PRAYERS for his happiness,
About twelve wears after this occurrence, Dr.
had OCCASION to visit Amsterdam, Having
gone one day to the bank, he was accosted by a
we'll dressed man-ouc WHO had been pointed
oui u BIN a, one of The most opuent merchants
OF ihe CIV.
The merchant asked him if he was not Dr. B
of Lonlou and on his answering him in the
Affirmative, pressed hun to dine at his house
which invitation the worthy doctor accepted On
arriving al the merchants house he was shown
into an elegant apartment, where mos, charm.