Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-04-09
y HERO.


'srhere San endearing tenderness says Wash
ingtpn Irving, in the love Of mother for her son.
that transcends all other affections pfthe heart -
| We havejnss heard touching illustration OF The
fact that the love Of son FOR his mother may also
transcend aud AVALON up all other affections. at
moment, too, when he might we'll be pardonec for
remembering only his owa great trials
Some two years ago, young man, belonging to
Philadelphia, was returning by railroad that city,
from .he town of Reading, Pennsylvania. By an
accident which happened to the train as il was APP
preaching town, and while he was standing upon
the platform, he was thrown off, aud fell partly un
der the wheel ofthe succeeding car, and his right
arm, ''marrow, bones, and all, )" crushed to jelly,
and dropped uselsssly at his side This, however,
was fortunately his only injury. He was young
man of Determined nerve, and Of the nOblest spirit
He uttered no complaint--not even groan.
When the train arrived at lhe depot, carriage
was Immediately called, when, attended by his
friend, he said ''drive at once 10 Dis, in
Walnut street."
"Hadu't yOu better go Immediately home 2"
asked his friend
"No," said he 81 don't want them TO know any
thing about me until it is all over"
"0ur herr" for he was hero, was deafto al /
the unterremonslrances Of his friends, and they
drove rapidly to the house Of the eminent surgeon
alluded to. They were shown into the parlor and
the doctor was summoned After m examination,
"Wen my dear fellow" said the surgeon, for he
was well acquain,ed with his patient, "yon know,
| suppose what must be doue."
81 do" he replied; sand it is for the purpose Of
having it done that lam here" "My surgical ia
ble," said the doctor, "is below" "Can it not be
done without that 2" asked the sufferer. "Ican-
not be tied cannot DO held Anputate my arm
here, Doctor" he continued, holding out his dang
ling limb over the back of the sofa. "Do it here
doctor; shall no. finch shall not interfere with
your operations"
The limb was barred; two attend ants, medical
students in the house, were summoned; the arm
was taken OIL above the elbow, while the patient sal
as he requested, uterDg no eroan, nor speaking
single word, while the operation was being per-
i formed. The dressings were applied; and, stlen'
ded by his Friends the patient had reached the door
on his way TO his own house, which was very
near by, when he turned round TO the surgeon, and
n said, doctor, should like to look at my arm once
: more; play let me see it," The surgeon raised tn.
. mangled limb; the patient glanced al The boodless
hand and said, doctor, there is ring upon the
middle finger Of that hand; wont you take i, off fol
q me2 can part with my arm, but while live
can't part with that ring" The ring was slipped
+ from the cold white finger. "Put it on tina, fin
e GER" said he, holding out the same finger on the
,: left hand. As he was leaving the door. with his
u attendant, to enter The carriage, he said, elbow
. shalt break this thing to my poor sister," Il
, not this true ''hero," reader ?-Kniskerbockc
ArRocIous BARBARIrY.-On would hardly
suppose that such adsgustingly barbarous scene al
~ the following could have been enacted in civil
lied city, and in the present century, yet the fac
come well aurhenticaed. We copy from Galigna
- mis- Paris Messenger;
A Saxon, named BLENDED, was lately condemned
to death by the criminal court of Pesth for having
in 1913, murdered his master. a matchmaker o
that city. The execution was fixed for the 2Ssh .
January, and the municipal authorities determined
bui it is not known for what reason, to revive al
old custom of exposing prisoners condemned Il
death during three days preceding the execution
Accordingly. Bleudel was placed in the vestbule o
the prison. behind strong iron railing land the pub
- lie were admitted. But the crowd was so arg,
that all could not obtain access and the municipal
- ty, in consequence, had the extraordinary weak
: ness to order that, for three days, the wreicheC
man should be paraded for an hour and half in thu
: squares aud principal streets of the city. On tho
. day Of execution, upwards of 10000 persons as
- sembed around the scaffold, which was erected If
the square of the town hall. The executuner anC
his assistants were drunk. They attached th'
rope round the mans neck, and then hauled hin
up TO he beam, but, as this did not cause strangu
lation, they pulled violently at other ropes. Still
death did not ensue, and at last the chiefexecuton
or went up to the man by means of ladder, an(
seated himself on him, with leg over each shout
der. This broke the neck but for a quarter Of AT
hour before breathing his last, the wretched crim
nal suffered atrocious agony. The popuace Pelted
the execu,ioner, and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty they were prevented nom tearing hin to pie
! ces.