The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-08

hours beiorn)
asked his sister how Pentern was oceu-'
pied during his nephew's ahaenee Informing
her oi my susTheions ~ 70 my friends death
she replied qbat he rarely left the study
asked where NJ, Vairenn was on the remnant
Of tho day Of NJ Pentom's dcnarture-and
whether he hal been IN his study. She said
that having been absent 20 long he had re-
m1ined Nith her in the nar0r until dinner
time, that IN the aAeFnaon la lad goaa with
fishing party on the LakA. aud had not ro-
turned until bed-tme-he had only gone 10
his study a moment for bis tackle, before the
next fatal day,
! The body ofM. Vairenn bore no marks Of
violence II NJ, Pcntern bad hoon inarumen,
! Ia in his deAih- IL mat hlga heen -hg 1aeaus
Of fpoiaan, Buthe must either have admins
tered this hy hribnaA servant or hy some in-
direct method have given Il himself-tlis
I part of the train Of conclusions was very bar
ree. asked Elcann if tbcy had taken n
+ clnv Of wine together ON the dav of Pentcrua
leaving, No I'm Voircnn had eaten ANS.
/ thing during the day and what On rrner.
ton -hc aid She really believed ho had not
tasted n mouthr 90 tho house for i've dlys
hehrc hia death! He lul eaten no dinner
on,thc day his uncle lon, cycu,'pq himself hy
SAYING hc bad taken luurh ~ thc IToiel dcs
Voyaoour,, thrco miles above, ho bad como
FROM the Lr~e a. bedtime 'nl had gone 10
bed on 'hr next morning ho bad gone into
his study before taking coffee and had not
como on again
To support my theory, Thea, II must be
found that W. reniern had arranged paisan
of some description in the study, whore be
knew It would have effect in tho regular
course Of NaircuuS cusloms The scroll an
which The Treatise on Electricity was writ.
Ten was in secret drawer; in all probability
Ae had aTGI6TTd liT-T'7 TTTNc-Uon with the
cscriroir containing Ills diawcre 90 that IL
lhoald have effect only whom tho papcr-gas
sought
asked now 70 bo shown into the study
which they told me was precisely u. IL was
thcmorniup Of v,ircnu's buiR'; aud so !
found it, Tho mid-day sun streamel rarii-
ally through The stained EASTERN lattice, and
was reflected from the placid lake 60 the eouih
. on the sl.y-colorcd ceiling Tie iitht Brnr-
sels carpet sank under g5, foot, au J iHc rich
satin curtain, folded and lifted in Tho 1riucht
my unlocking tho door oxeitcd. The sweet
cleanliness Of my departed friends thonrhts
and character was displayed in the perfect
/ 'ystem and selection or bis recherche I.ihrar,:
and his ilsin Ia tho hri,z-.e-rlagc-. c- ;ail- @ o.
/ painting with which tho wall was everywhere
adorned. Over the Library was n piece or
/ Splendid mautcl-work wrought by somc skill
J ful VcloUtier wherein was woven with gold
en- and purple thread the mystic sign Of his
IL rurrrrrr-fr-
that all these things reused Of the noble spir-
it that had len that Homo Of Thought over.
! Fnwnred md --..--
| COMMENCED looking about The oScrito-
ir, if it remained untouched, iis,i no, been
opened hy Naircnp approached it--touch.
cd the spring Of the drawcr-and jDuuG It
empty! wac now convinced Of my suspic-
ion. Ny thoughts now ranged about the
room, to discover the medium Of death;
racked my brain 'Niuly, and as twilight was
casting ,hitk,shadow oa the dial AZ the west
ern window, | was almost in despair. To col
lect my thoughts for final ,1ort,,I threw
myself in NJ. Yaircnu's chair.
80 Gol," cried Eleann, at that moment
entering the door and supporting helselr
what how l+itai-rr,,,
look
had thrown myselfin NJ Varicnns chair;
but no sooner had done So than felt a keen
pang between my shoulders III sprauq for
ward in pain,aud Eleaun entering at the time
was shocked at tho resemblance between me
aud her brother when she found him
dead Tho remark struck me kept my
position and observed it in ono instant the
entire secret was revealed arose up al
though in pain. The chair in which | sat
down was one ofvclvcr cnslIioning of curious
oaken carving on the legs, arms and hack
! Il IS well represented ia the painting of Rich
elicu, now in the Metropolitan Art-Union
(the original Of which | saw in the ROYAL In
stitute) by the Gothic chair in which the
statesman is sitting. The velvet is thickly
wadded up as far as the back of the head
have said that the secret was revealed 10
my senses, which my intellect was at fault in
inyenting. called Eleann, who was still
standing pale at the door "Scc !" said I,
"ths was the villains work !" l pressed my
hands on either side Of the velvet back, ,as
high up as l had experienced the pain there
started forth one of those small weapons that
were invented by celebrated gang of assas-
sins in Lyons, and used by them for
their designs before their suppression
twenty years ago. 1t was best known
by the title of the "Stcci sting il. i.
made to perforate the flesh, and being ehssr.
cd with subtle poison, forces it, through a
perforated tissue of thin metal in many diile-
rent directions in the body; it was good for
me that the entire charge was expelled at one
entrance.
This, then was undoubtedly the way in
Which my amented friend had been murder