Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-08

her Wild fearless eyes To his, ana lmplured
ior mercy, with such an agony Of terror IN
her hoarse broken voice thatihe young INNS
powerful frame shook as II struck by ssue.
lnyoluntarily, unconsciously, be clasp har IN
his arms. What he might have said or jono
God knows. had the old man allowed him
time bat already he was upon thcm. and
sualchcd The young girl from his embrace.
The young mln ,urnco away with look 50
terrible that AliS never recalled il, never
spoke oil afterwards, without an invocation
to Heaven.
XII me first, " shricked tho poor girl, as
her cxerulionor dragged her 4 second time :,
,ha, living grave. "NoI alive, no, alive!
Oh, my father not alive"
81 have no child, you n1 f,n,r'' We ,hs
stern reply. The young man hid his facs in
hi, hands, and Alix saw them thrust their
victim into the grave. but she saw no more;
0r with cry almost ~ si1ul.nr aS that
which ;tc murdered lady had uttered, she lcd
from her coucellmcnt back 10 tic village.
Painting, She rushed on wihou, pause, with.
out hesitation, through unknown paths. her
shor, quick cries or "lIr'p help help ,'
showing Tie oac idea that possessed her, hut
she me, no one Until she stopped exhausted
and brrathlcss a, the Gr,i house in the village
rha, of lhc cure.
"Comc. come Il once, they will have Kill.
81 her" she cclaimoj
"wln, is the matter, my poor rih'" he
asked 10 amaycmcur, aS pushing back his
spectacle, he raised hs head from bis bIe.
wary.
"Oh, come, sir Twill tell you as We 60
Where IS francois, lie would help me
oh, VIA, shall do, wha, shall ! do' Come
do come o"
There was no m.,iakins the look Of agIla.
uou Ia her face, ,hc cure yielded To her en-.
,rrl,,c, aud followed her. As they quilted
r,c house, they met some hborers with
,pllc, 10 their hands, going to their daily
work.
"Mlkc these men como w,,h US" Alix
uil, "arl bring their spades"
The cure dtd So, and iu az Incredible short
space of time she l,lc party reached tic green
ring. The spot Was vacant now, as former.
ly-caraiaec, horses, servants, cScculioucr.,
aal victim, 100 had disappeared as II By mn.
cic, ana in lhr quiet sylvan solitude, not q
trace save the newly turned soil was rorccP-
rblc orlhc tragedy enacted there so. lately.
But AK s,arI mol, 90 glance around hcr, go.
ing directly up to the fatal ,PoI, sho glsp-d
out, "D.r, Dig"
No one knew why the order was ri'cu,nor
what they were expected to end, bu, her ca
rcrrcys and hal extended itself to the whole
rlrty. ana they a. once s-l to Nork.WhIlcsh she
herself pru.,r,r on tie ground, lrod to aid
them by tearing up the sois vith her hands.
At l.ns,h the turf va, remoyol, and a uuI-
ycryaI rry Of horror was heard, when the bo.
dy of the unhappy rirl was discovered.
"Takc her out. she is no, dead Monsieur
Ir Core, save her, tell as how TO save herr
Tho hl,orcrs gently aised the budy, ani
placed u iu Alix's arms. o. tho suIl "a, on
the ground. They chalcd the cold hands.
ioo,tncl the rich drcss-ths poor girls onl,
.lruud-Ju, she gave 60 sign Of life.
"Watcr, water" cried Al,x.
~ fountain was near, bu, the rough mcn
gathered the dead leave, ,,reocd around, aud
sprnklcd the pale face With tie dew they
ull held ror second ,hcy all hoped, the
eyrl,Js qu,crrJ slirIIly, and faint pul,a.
rirn Of the heart was clearly pcrcoPlIble.
Bu, rha, vas an. They had come too
late.
The cure ben, over the dead and repeated
rhs solemn "Dc rrolundis claml'l ad tc, Do
mine. and then all pinned in the hymn o'
death. "Dics irr, dies ia 2" as they gcu'l,
bore the CORPSE fron the place Of It's savage
srpul,urc. {, holy ground For several days
the BODY vas exposed in an onrn coffin in
the l,ulc village churh of Bcaurccard, and
every effort was made to track the rcpcin'
tors Of the dreadful deed. Ru, m vain. ~,
trace Of ,hcm could be found An innate
dread Of some personal misfortune sealed
Alix's lirs with respect to her 'cco-nliof
of IN. BailiT. and al inquiries as TO the PASS
irr or a carriage such ss she had described
hc,wcn Ma,olcil aud Noycllc, were made un
successfully.
The dress Of the young lady was carefully
examined. in hopes Of the discovery Of he'
name by mean. ofcyphers or initials on het
linen ba, ,hero were none. The satin role
,lc towels sic had worn on her neck and arm'
and the delicate flowers twined IN her han
.c,vc evidence iha, she had been carried away
from some GOV ietc. From the ring on he
marriage finger. they augurcd she was a wife
Nm, there an conjecture cnied. A0er ho
bo,ia, in holy ground her gold ring and 9th
or ornament. were hung uP in the church. i
the hone that some day a claimant nigh
,,i.e who could uuraycl the strange mystery
and close by them was suspended an eS.vol'
offering by Alix, in gratitude for her ow'
escape. -,
The story vas never cleared op. Monsieur
RcbouI was never seen ag.in, and AliS hi'
50 los, her boastcd courage that she never al
forwards dared to take solitary walk, e'pc
ci,lly near the fatal green ring in the forest
psrhaps !, was this dread of being alone' o.