The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1856-12-11
tee" in green shady nook, that looked, as
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q Jhfiiiins Tragedy in aDsiieo.

Il CEN, belonging TO some volunteer CORPS, at
tended the Cathedral in Mexico. where Ger
tain services were held appertaining to The
nuns at the western part of San Francisco
| The cathedral was filed, as usual, with r
large crowd of the faithful and, at the con.
ciusion Of the ceremonies, when they were
dispensing, the two officers fingered in the
church, gazing at the expensive ornaments
as they were also in the act of retiring, q
nun who remained behind the rest of the
sisterhood made a sign to one of the officers
who was slowly following the footsteps oi
his comrade, that she wished to speak TO
him. Returning to the nun, a dialogue EN-.
sued, in substance as follows:
You are an American officer 2" ..
/ am, madam, and butrecently from the
land of Yankees" "1i'H. .as.'' MI. 81.
| presume, sir, you are man of honor
and discretion" |r Hr <..a-rH r..
Those qualities added to courage, make
up the composition Of an American soldier"
vicei" ~, I'll, Il. - -" =
You have but to command me.'
- will not conceal from you that the
service | ask at your hands require not
only discretion, but extraordinary intrepid
tty. Now, knowing this, are you sill will
| ing to assist me 7" 1 ~, 'Ea -'"
Yes, am determined" hg..-.
"Very well when you hear the convent
bell strike twelve tonight, be at the side
gate. shall be there to open it, and on
your knocking three times, you shall learn
what it is l require Of you. Will you be
faithful to the rendezvous q"
"Yes."
Well, / depend upon yon. Alden"
They parted, and the officer reioined his
companion, as they pursued their way to
the American quarters, related to him all
that had transpired, and asked him if he
should fill the appointment.
The other advised him to do SO. bv all
means, and. for fear of accident, offered to
accompany him to the gate at the appoint,
ed hour.
SuPposing the affair to end in one OF
those innocent adventures so common in
Mexico, and taking it for granted that the
lady had been struck with his personal ap.
pearance, the officer, with his, companion
repaired to the, gate, according to agree.
ment,; and upon giving a concerted signal
the entraque was opened by the nun.
You are truly a man of courage and
honor, and entitled to my warmest graft
tude" t'"
After conducting him to her cell, where
lamp was burning, she politely invited hin
to sit down, and, producing two bottles, re
quested him to take glass of wine will
her--a request which man and soldie
is not apt to treat with indifference. Filling
| up glass out of one bottle, she took a lit
| tie herself out Of the other, and after he hae
finished his, She told him to go to the op
posite side Of the bed from herself. The of
ticer, still innocent, ;obeyed, when the nur
thus addressed him ,t-i@ s."
Well, we are quite alone. Is my doc
boltedi Look2" - 2, "'ia ~ sa"
And at the same instant, to his utter hor
ror and amazement, she discovered 10 hin
the dead body of monk, whose clothe.
were stiff and matted with blood, while sh,
continued: ~ afpi'-sS' ~ ai'
"The favor I require is that you take th'
body on your shoulders, and convey it be
yond the gates Of the convent. / will liph
you to the gates of the first court. ODE,
instantly, or your lie viii be in peril, for
you attempt to escape, will shoot yo,,
through the head !" And suiiing tho nc
ton to the word, she drew pistol from he
bosom and presented It at him. "I know
she added, "that my own life will be th,
forfeit, for after despatching you have
poinard for myself-the same with which
stabbed that miserable monk. SH 81, I"
Seeing no other means Of escape, the off
Ger took up the body, and accompanied b,
the nun, who carried dark lantern, pro
ceeded to the gate by which he had enter
ed and, upon issuing from it, threw dowr
his horrible burden at the feet of his com
rade, who waiting to enjoy a laugh at wha
they both imagined would terminate In
pious love intrigue. a. 5iass.
| After recounting to his friend the almos
incredible adventure in which he had beer
engaged. they resolved to communicate ih
circumstance to General Worth, in person
but, they had only proceeded q short dis
tance from the convent, when the officer VIII,
had brought out the body began to com
plain Of the most violent and excruciatiny
pains. He soon fell upon the, pavemen
and expired. He had been poisoned.
r Husn. Here Is the last a good thing
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