The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-10-29
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TIE DEAD ALIVE,
A THRILLING EVENT.

g'na1y IN Chambers journal, is stated 10
have been translated from foreign news.
paper Ii is necessary 10 remind tue read
er, that the Island of Mmri,ius, apper.
taining at this day TO the English, was
originally c"'ouized by the French, and
That the population YET consists in grea,
measure, "I persons of that nation. TO
whom, 10y turu,al treaty between the
powers concerned. their ancient laws Hnd
neas"s were preserved without any mate.
rial alter uions.
About twelve Years ngo, the S,cur Ciu-
doinir Frcncis, 81 rich m,rciiam, OF the /,
band, WAS found dead aui fri.hlfy,y dis
figured III his own hahi,a,iun. lis body
was discovered il ng on ,he nrr, With Il e
head and iace -unutilat-d hy pistol, and
al doubt II, To- the cause of the cAtastro.
l'he WAS 'lispell-l 10y the discovery of the
fatal weapon by the side nf the coyp<c, as
also OF - piece "f paper in the haHd writ
ing OF the deceased. This paper contain.
I'll the following words:
am ruined. A villain has robbed
me "t twcn'y five thousand LIVES sterling.
dish"nor mnst be- my portion aHd can.
not survive it. leave t" wy wife the
!ask OF iistrih"ring among my creditors
the iu.nns which remain To as; aud |
pray G''d, my friends, aud my enemies,
may pardon NY self destruction. Y.iau
other minute aud shall be III ETERNITY.
E gnc.D CioDoMR FgrxpIs."
G'cat was the coust. rnntiou raa,.J =,
i''' "agic event. which va, ,hv pore un
expected, rs the loss alluded 10 IL. the
above notc had never been male public.
The deceased la he, u held Ia -rrat rs
iecni over the colony, rs u ,uan of strict
honor aud prohiry, aud MAS II, i, ersall,
sm.nlrI, IL 3 attached wi low, aiici
end "'oriig hi hinIiy /" fulbl his Last
wishes, found lrr girf tnp oyrrImweriu.
10 permit her To- mingle l3ngry with the
w"r,d. and took she resolution /" cuusc
crate her remaining days To Ihg v,.rvice, al
IL religion. Two u"uihs allgr the sad
end Of he, husband, she entered a convent,
leaving to "a nephew OF Tie alr nvrclan;
physician, the clinrc- ol completing the
distribution Of the effects ol Ercnuis an,ong
his cr dtors
a minute examination q ;hc papers oi
the doiunct. led tn the discovery Of the pc
Rod ~ which the unfortunate merchant
trn'i been robhcG; and lhs pxiod Was
tounl to corespond with the date Of tie
disappearance ut man, ngued john
Moon, long in lls employment oi Frcnois
81 this mar, Oh whom suspicion not un.
naturally fell, uuthug could lie learned on
inqnry but shortly after the division ol
the late merchants property, Moon re ap
y"arcd III the colony. When :aken uI
aud examined respecting the cause Of hi.
hight, lie siHiel that he had been sent by
las miasicr to France to recover certain
sums due u lac ui, reliant they, in which
mission hc ha,l lSen nusurc c,ssful. IIe
iur,''cr av,'rcd. tha, if CI,sqHrir Frenois
!" hi, cxStng c'rIrs ruuslruce had thrown
any hJIrious suspicious upon him, Moon
ihc whole was bit ~ prrteNi to account
ihr the detcie"cies ol wlicl, the merchant
himself was the sole canse agl anthor.-
This declaration, made 10y n ,nan who
seemed 10 lear nc inquiry, aud whose
worldly circumstances :vinaincd 10 ap
Pearance the same as lney had ever been
had the effect of silencing, If il did nol
satisfy, the examinators; and the affail
soon fell, in great measure, out of the
piblc recollection
Things remained for short time in
this condition, when one morning, Mr.
William Burnett, principal creditor Of the
is.e ClodomiE frcnois, heard knocking
st his gate at very early hepr. ije
called up one Of his servants, wbo wen,
down aad opened the door, aud inme
d;ateiy returned With the intelligence that
stranger, who seemed desirous of keep
ing his person concealed, wished to speak
With ALI. Burnett in private. Mr. Bur
nett rose, threw ON his dressing gown, aud
descended to the pailor. lie saw there a
stranger Of tall person, seated in an easy
and familiar attitude rpon sofa, with a
number Of the Morniug, Posi i9 his hand
The back OF the visitor was iusned 10 Mr.
Burnett as he entered. Issiber surprised
10 see stranger conduct himself so like
2 an old friend Of the house, Mr.. Rurnet,
said aloud:
Sir, may | beg to know your busines.
with me"
The stranger turned round and advsnc-
ed to salute his host warmly and eagr.
teously. Mr. Burnett started back, and
uttered loud exclamation OF surprise and
alarm. Well he might; sor before his
eyes stood his friend and debtor, Clodo-
mir Frenois, whom he had behcld nearly
year before, mulilstcd corpse, aud
whom he himself had followed to the
grave!
What passed at that interview, between
Mr.. Burnett and bis strange visitor, re-
msined secret. Mr.. Burnett Was ob.
served to issue several times, pale and sgi.
iated, from his dwelling, aud to sisi, .he
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