Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-01-31
| Thrilling TRAGEDY in Mexico.

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On certain evening two American Off
GERS, 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 filled, as usual, with a
large crowd of the faithful, and at the con-
clusion of the ceremonies, when they were
dispensing the two officers fingered at the
church, gazing at the expensive ornaments
as they were also in the act of retiring, u
nun who remained behind the rest Of the
sisterhood made sign to one eff the officers
who was slowly following the footsteps of
his comrade. that she wished TO speak to
him. Returning to the nun. dialogue en-
sued, III substance as follows :
Yen are an American officer p
Il am, madame, and but recently from
the land Of Yankees"
Il presume, sir, you are man of honor
and discretion"
''Those qualities added to courage make
up the composition Of the American soldier.
"Will you render me an important SER
vice y
"You have but to command me-
Il will not conceal from you that the SER
vice ask at your hands requires not only
discretion, but extraordinary intrepidity. =
Now, knowing this, are you still willing to
assist me p
Yes, am determined
every well when you hear the convent
bell strike twelve toni ght, be at the side
gate. shall be there to open it, and ON
your knocking three times, you shall learn
what it is [ require of you. VIII you be
faithful to the rendezvous p
Yes Well, | depend on you. Adieu.
They parted, and the officer rejoining his
companion, as they pursued their way to
the American quarters, related to him all
that had TRANSFERRED, and asked him if he
should FIJI the appointment
The other advised him to do SO, by all
means, and, for fear of accident, offered to
accompany him to the gate at the appointed
hour.
Surprising 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 APP
pearance, the officer, with his companion re-
paired to the gate, according to agreement !;
and upon giving concerted signal, the en-
trance was opened by the nun.
you are truly man of courage aad en-
titled to my warmest gratitude
After conducting him to her cell, where Il
lamp was burning, she invited him to sit
down, and producing two bottles, requested
him to take glass Of wine with her--a re-
quest which a man and Il soldier IS not apt
to treat with indifference. Filling up Il
glass out of one bottle, she took a little to
herself out Of the other, and after he had
finished his, she told him to go 70 the opp9-
site of the bed from herself. The officer,
still innocent, obeyed when tho nun thus
addressed him:
"Wcll, we are quite alone Is my door
bolted ? Look
And at the same instant, to his horror
and amazement, she discovered to him the
dead body of monk, whose clothes were
stiff and matted with blood. while she con-
tinued
1.-THE favor I require is that You take
this body on yeur shoulders, and convey it
beyond the gates of tho convent. [ will
light you to tho gates of the FIRST court. o.
hey instantly, or your life will be in peril,
for if you attempt to escape, | will shoot you
through the head /" And suting tie ae=
ton to the word, she drew pistol from her
bosom, and presented it at him 4 know
she added, that my own life Will be the for
felt, for after dispatehing you have dag
ger for myself-the same with Which stab
bed that miserable monk.
Seeing no other means Of escape the OIL
Ger took up the body, and accompanied by
the nun, who carried dark lantern, pro-
eeeded to the gate by which he had entered;
and upon issuing from it, threw down his
horrible burden at the feet of his comrade,
who waited to enjoy laugh at what they
both imagined would turn cut pious love
intrigue.
After recounting to his friend the almost
incredible adventure in Which he had been
engaged, they resolved to communicate the
circumstance to Gen. Worth, in person; bat
they had only proceeded a short distance
from the convent, when the officer who had
brought out the body began to complain of
the most violent and circulating pains. Tie
soon fell upon the pavement and expired
lie had been poisoned.