Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-02-03
The woman then asked if M. Duchate meant

W stay all nIgnt, ana De1ng answered In the
affirmative, she ordered the vicious-lookng
customer to look after the horse, while she her.
self hastened to prepare dnnerfor the honored
guest. She showed no concern whatever, and
talked TO her guest till nine o'clock in the eve
Ming, at which hour he went to bed, as he had to
travel early in the morning.
Duchate sought to get to sleep, but thoughts
of the most exciting kind crossed his mind.
The features of Catherine had seemed to him
much altered since his last visit, and the coun-
tenance of the man who had acted as hoser
had filled him with such repugnance that he
could not help but feel the greatest distrust
against him. 1t struck twelve O'Clock, and still
he lay awake, utterly unable to settle himself
down to sleep. At last drowsnesss overpower
ed him. He dreamed that the door of his bed
room opened, and that his old comrade Chabert
strobe tosard him.
81 Come, because my musderess eanjured me
to do so" he said, sand becausei must see you
once more. Catherine has mised your comrade
in arms. am no longer one of the living
have fallen victim to vitutcd passion. | dis
covered criminal interc curse between Gather
inc and my servant Pierre, and in order to avoid
the consequences Of their acts, they murdered
me- They have hid my corpse in the stable
where the stones are newly laid in"
Duchate awoke. The phantom had disap
peared. Leaping out of bed he sprang towards
the door, but it was locked. No one could have
entered the room, M. Duchatel struck light,
took piece of paper, and while the words were
yet fresh in his memory, he wrote them down.
He then lay down again and slept till next
morning, when he was awoke by the loud knock
ing of his coachman.
While he pursued his road he laughed hearth
y at the queer dreams, thinking it to be result of
an overloaded stoach He went to Verdue, ar
ranged his business there, and on his return
stopped again at the house OF his old friend. As
he entered the barroom, Catherine appeared still
more altered than when he had seen her last
After mometory silence, size said to MIN, that
Chabert had again gone TO the forest, where he
had forgot boar that he had killed, and would
bring it TO the market of Bar lie Due She ad-
ded that Chabert would indie ID be sorry at thus
losing the opportunity twice running of seeing
his old friend.
The suspicion, which since the night of the
dreaa had insenslbly fastened itself upon the
mind of Duchatel, broke forth again with renew.
ed violence. lie laid down to sleep. much more
excited still than he had been the first time.
Scarcely had he fallen asleep, when the same
apparition stood before him, gum repeating the
same Words and adding to it the prayer of re-
venge. He awoke, and determined not to sleep
asy cav .pessesaazhe s sat on chair and awaited me
He braved the danger of being taken for fool
or a madman, and went to inform the authorities
Of what he had dreamed. The public prosecu-
ter would not, OF course, 60 into the matter
upon SO vague suspicion, but he ordered Sc
cret inquiries to be made at Lacroix in regard
to the whereabouts Of Chabert Soon he learned
that the unfortunate man had actually disappear.
ed in the most mysterious manner, and that his
wife believed he had pershed in the chase.
This statement of hers compared TO her express
sions to Duchatel looked suspicious enough, and
gave rise to further investigation. At last the
place described by M. Duchatel was searched,
and on the very spot the body of Chabert, mutt
lated in the most horrible manner, YVES found.
The trial of this extraordinary case took place
before the asszes Of Bar le Due on the 4th OF
October. We will not attempt to account IN
any way for the extraordinary dream of Ducha-
tel, suffice it that under oath, and IN spite OF
searching cross-examinstion, nothing could be
elected that could in any way impair the truth
of his first statement.
The finding Of the body, with the unequlvo
cal traces of the foul deed, together with the
varying accounts of the supposed murderess and
her paramour brought about their conviction,
and they were sentenced to death on the 9Th OF
November Translated from The French.