Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-12-10
A THRILLING TRAGEDY.

nuns at iHe western part VI Cdu
Francisco.
The cathedral was filed, as usual,
with large crowd Of the faithful;
and at the conclusion of the ceremo-
nies, when they we're dispensing, the
two officers fingered 10 the church,
gazing at the expensive ornaments.
AS they were also in the act Of re-
firing, nun, who remained behind
the rest of the sisterhood, made a
sign to one of the officers who was
slowly following his comrade, that
she wished to speak to him. Re-
turning to the nun, dialogue en-
sued in substance as follows:
You are an American?
i ain, madam, and but recently
from the land Of Yankee.
i presume, you are man Of hon
or and discretion
Those qualities, added to courage,
make up the composition Of an A.
merican soldier
will you render me an impor-
tant service?'
You have but to command me-.
i will not conceal from you that
the services l ask at your hands re-
quires not only discretion, but ex-
iraordinary intrepidity. Knowing
this, are you still willing to assist
me-?
Yes, am determined
Very we'll; when you hear the
convent bell strike twelve tonight,
bo at the side gate. / shall be there
to open it, and on knocking three
times, you shall learn what it is |
require ofyou. Will you be faithful to
the rendezvous" Is
81 will ,
'.Well, / will depend upon you.
Adieu."
They parted, and the officer, re-
Joining his companion, as they pur-
sued their way to the American
quarter, related to him all that had
transpired, and asked him if he
should Gil the appointment.
The other advised him to do SO, by
all meahs, and for fear of accident,
offered to accompany him to the
gate at the appointed hour.
Supposing the affair to end in
one Of those innocent adventures
common in Mexico, and taking it for
granted that the lady had been
struck with his personal appearance,
the officer, with his companion. re-
paired to the gate, according to
agreement; and upon giving con-
certed sigual, the entrance was open.
ed by The nun.
You are truly mau Of courage
and honor, and entitled to my war
NEST gratitude.
After conducting him to her cell,
where lamp WAS hurning,she polite
ly invited him to sit down. and pro-
ducing two bottles requested him
to take glass of wine.-a request
which man and soldier is not
apt to treat with Indifference. Fill
ing upa glass out Of one bottle. she
took little to herself out of the
other, and after he had finished his
she told him to go to the opposite
side of the bed from herself. The
officer, still Innocent, obeyed, when
the nun thus addressed him:
"Well, We are quite slone. Is my
door bolted? Look!"
And at the same instant, she dis
covered to his utter amazement and
horror, the dead body Of monk,
whose clothes we're stiff and matted
with blood. while she continued:
aThe favor / require, is that you
take this body on your shoulders,
and convey it beyond the gates OF
the convent. / will light you to
the gates of the first court. Obey
instantly. or your life will be in peril,
for if you attempt to escape Will
shoot you through the head And
suitiDg the action to the word, drew
pistol from her bosom, aud presen-
ted it at him. know" she added,
"that my own life will be the forfeit,
for after ! dispatch you,l have poIn-
ard for myself-the same with which
| I stabbed this miserable monk.
| Coo;no M other means of escape,