New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-09
TUESDAY MORNING, OyENBER 4 ls5a

nor violence could e6ses, wns siIscsed s. eold
He took my money! 5eok the closk mad scas
ried " of triumfhant III -iiott carinf the nm
thnt the nols town WI SETTING III sVi, q,
madman. Did know better Was + not il
reality winner Though loss Que hundre,
aucats h the young man, should win ON
th0usand by the stranger
n could scarcely wait till night "A litfle be.
u tore tte time A went With the cloak under mi
arm y the bridge. With the last stroke q
Twelve the figure Of the unknown appeafed Il
a me, az it were, out Of the earth.
Have yon the cloak !" was the first question
4 1ere il is" answared, 6 but IL cost me
BIZ hundred ducdts, cash .
q know all about il, Z he replied; & but here
He advanced with me to the bolustrades oi
ire bridge, and counted the money into my
nands There were one thousand ducats gliaten-
4 lighted. put the money into nv pocket. an]
began 70 scrutinixe The Gestures of The stxenrer;
4 which had been point IL secondary cons;dsras a
i ton, But impossible I ri wofs aicloee maSk.
i ont q which two fiery eyes Nerv glssmipc, B n
4 Ihank You, sir,n said & What more do
1 you seqnire of me 4 ~ ready to a. yourbid-
ding unless You bid me do wrong. & 81
o.
point Y he snswered. while putting his cloalt 81
his shoulders / require simply 'the ia q 8
| physIcien, not for LIVING body, but for 1 dad
one = s1 Z :, sss, 80. 81
asked for an explanaticm. aH ne beckoned, M
70 follow him, and Is lie walked along, he said ;
came here from very distant country
With my sister; and we stayed at the house <f I
near relative. 4 had the misfortune 10 lose Nv
sister she was takeI, suddeniv iii. md slisd *
few hrs .s..4s. ~.
family, the deceased lneinbers are esnhalmed
previous to- their burial in the family va,,it,
Now, our relative hers inseu5s Il hn,sv ,,,v s;s
ter Tomorrow hive nj objection i; tI;s Ind
musts at any rite, send Is ~ father I'M ,sai
Of his bel0Yed daughter. that Ia NAV looL ,,y,,
lit once more . s 81 -.
The Iea of c,,t4; u. IL tt 1 u
seemed Il ma rafhar 7. III;
not raisa rv 10 sIs Iss s.a,
1.-THE renerons
|thst ma I'M ct;ssS Il. nI
and hin, =
However. cohld helm ~
should be done With = ,,7p,ob III 80
1;ons = is Ielutlves Knew q ms lnten-
;s ~. q nIm crae. ana oppose
- neau once oH, ~ would Pc
syusls ~ I. y a's uAss 10y ~ se;Iaon'
g had now arrived ct aslarge and magnif-
cehI s.sa 9oase conductor pointed 70 il az the
~. !. oll nocsurnal Me passed the
eItf ances entered little door, which
tne stranger closed cautiously after US. We
mounted narrow winding staircase, which led
90 9 long corridor, from which we entered aroom
elegantly furnished, but spareIy lighted BY q
single lamp suspended from the ceiling. In the
apartment was a bed, in which the deceased was
lying Ehe stranger averted his face, as il to
hide his tears. He pointed to the bed, told me
to do my business we'll, and quickly left the
room slai Il! ss \,
took the knife which, ID my capacity Of
physician, ] always carry about me--and ad-
vanced towards the bed. The head was only
visible but it was so beautiful that was seized
with o sentiment Of compassion, The black hair
was arranged in long tresses; the face was pale;
the eyes ciosed. The instant made ah incision
IN the thrOat, the deceased opened her ewes
closed them again with long, deep sigh, in
which life seemed only just to depart at the
same time stream Of warm blood flew upon me
from the wound felt convinced lit Was that
had murdered the poor girl For d moment /
experienced the greatest anxiety Had i been
deceived by the owner Of the red cloak b or was
ms sas.er merely N trance The last suppcsis
f ta,i +a = 4, y.
- ~ ~ y 1hS tnaS mad maa
M u inclslen iaess aeeP, should have awakened
noss;b,a s As,J Iu.1ng ner 20 aeatni I'm
tha haod ,,tas.. nasteheu 20 separat
sne nody; th
i ntlufIh Vboovf Tvnt
cony1Isiye movement. ond eyn;reJJ Ti,;s t;,,,s
was overpowered with terror I and shudderino
violently, 1rushed out of the room. There was
no appearance of my conductor; and eroping
my way through the darkness, 1 reached the
staircase, Sometimes walking, Sometimes fall
ing, ! succeeded in finding the floor. Noone
below The door was mar nnd Toy1 b,,,,, y,
breathe when found myself in the fresh air.
ESpurred on, by fright and fear, L ran to nv
home, and buried myself in the pillows Of M
couch. endeayoring to forget the act / had done
But all in vain. Sleep fled nv ewes; and sa;net
a little calmness only when the day began to
dawn. I felt quite certain that the man who
had caused me to do such a misdeed would mt
denounce me; and 1 made up NV mind To onen
my shop as usual, and nut the best, possible
countenance on the matter. But q new ca,.se
of alarm now presented itself. NV Greek bodnet.
my girdle, and my knife were missing. and /
could not feel certain whether i had left them in
the apartment, or lost them in the street during
my confused flight home 1t was most likely.
that the first was the case; and thereby should
be discovered as a murderer. ,s713 a
AT the accustomed hopr onenaa +ba sbo,i
NV neiphbor came as nsnol fo, tho sota s,sp e
gossip. ,iss,s-'.-' 80 s s 4 :. =
6 What a. ~, .1,.1,s e ~. 3.
that occurred last night 80 'ha aslad saA'ssS'
i anpearefl as If mi not 1;,,
If knew nothinr -is s'.' r.
whatin ~ -, I,
No+ Lns AZ A.,oM Mas ~ lae town Z, SHOWS