The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-08
warreniown, Va, October 1880.
RovrRrpo, oS run AptGr,
South Tyrol, Aug. 30, 1880,


have just finished reading the sad hs'o'
~ orthc tragedy that has enlisted, the e''""-
tion Of the world, more than any similar oc'
currcnce ocour land. The crime Of Profess
ar Webster aud IL. oycnt will live along with
that of Eugene Aram, but Is still nonparcll
IA the records Of ,,rime--l l--hapllN- 10 La
GeyG that the eyes Of men eagerly turned to
our Republic, will fnd there the majesty Of
the law secured with right Grmuess aud leAl'
~.
whilst you are probably thinking Of this
and in advance OF any publication OF the par
ticulars, let me give you an account, - near
Iy as can, with the evidence wiTirh t'r- ''''ci'
diyulgcd, Of a case still more remarkable, the
singular circumstances of which have mostly
fallen under my purtoua ob'rrrntion'
NJ Vuroun was born OF a'noble and veal
thy family in the north of Parma. His faith
cr held a lovely country seat on one of the
most graceful and picturesque bends OF the
river Trobia, which for quiet and beauty is
unarpasscd. in my estimation by any Of the
smaller tributaries Of tie Po, The stream is
never too rapid there TO reflect with an effect
unbrokcn 10y ripple, the golden SKY that
perpcmaly overhanRs IL.
The childhood of Naircnn was full orprom-
isa- Reaaate from The city. be was IN no per
II from tho thoughtless and the vicious; had
he beon more intimate with it, his enthusas-
tic temperament joined TO the fact of his be-
ing an only son, might naturally have led TO
unfortunate results to his moral and ntellec-
tual habits llo grew up, rs it was, a youth
Of ardent imagination and great scnslurencss,
and an enercetSstudent The sublime stud
les of Nature were at an early age, with him
a passion. These things have learned ct
his only sister, my acquaintance with whom
was brought about as the strange and sad
narrative shall recount
when u youth of sixteen, NJ Naircnn gain
cd his fathers permission TO got College ;
although both of his parents wer,A -aomcwhat
reluctant to dismiss him at so early an age
2rhe SELECTION OF the place resulted by consent
in the University at STents, where the young
man had an uncle who was Professor. So,
early n the spring of lsl0, NJ. -Nairenn ar
rived Mt this grand home 10y the powerful
Rhine, with such healthful spirits and bloom
of check as a travel over the beautiful regions
OF Lombardy, Switzerland Baden and Bava-
ria alone can bring forth.
His course at this excellent institution was
extremely honorable; more SO than his san
guine parents had anticipated He seemed
chiefly devoted to the study of natural phi
losophy and his superior genius, in all stud
aes nf more metaphysical nature was readi-
" recognized by the Faculty, and acknowl-
edged by his fcllow-studcnts, whose affection
his warm and unsefsh character had socur-
ed. lie remained three years before gradu-
a,ing; and left in some disiavor, however,
with the Faculty, for having written as his fl
nal Essay, work upholding the Unitarian
faith.
Vaircmu's uncle there was named Pcntern,
aud was n cold, ambitious and selfish mans
IIelhad occupied for several years the posi-
tion of adjunct-Professor of Natural Sciencn-
to which he had bccn elected more through
the influence OF the Secretary of the Board
of Trustees, who was conneXion, than for
any merit of his own. He was willy and
overbcaring man. have been crcdbly in
formed that he sought 10 prgjudiCu fUircHn,
for fear that he might be fedoubtable com
petitor for his chair at the septennial re=elcc-
ton Of officers.
NJ Naireun- came home. however, much
worn in health by study; and his spirits were
at this time crushed by the death ofhi father
His physician recommended a change of air
the lowlantls Of Parma being, during most of
the year sultry. These were exchanged fol
the bracing Piedmont breezes OF the oStrcmC
south Of Tyrol N-here he rNsr,e with ~