Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-06
might have been caused by the bite of some

nlght nave oeen caused by the bite of some
insect
/ had better have said nothing Of tho lind
for the father replied bitterly, and the dsupbte,
began to shed tears, reiterating ceaselessly
woe me! to die so young-so young" The
mother heaped reproaches upon me. calling me
lnhdel, incredulOus, impiOus, and declaring thai
sne had recognized Wieznany Seeing this
phn1 0Dstlnacy, concluded to hold my peace
!, All 'ne amnlets II the house were hung about
the neck OF khava. Her father swore that he
would go next day to disinter Wieznany. and
pufn him IN the presence of his kindred
AT the break Of day, the whole city was put
IN eommotI0n. The men went armed with guns
ana slckles- the women carried red hot irons
ard the children sticks and stones In thi
manner they approached the cemetery with
loud and furious cries.
The exhuma.ioI occupied considerable time
AS all wished to take part in the vengeance.
innumerabie quarrels sprang up, which would
have had IN evil end, had not the old men in
tertered, and declared that two men only should
dislnter the corpse. The moment the cloth
which covered the body was removed, a sharp.
n1rriDio irp cry raised the hair upon my head.
lhs cry had proceeded from a woman at nv
SIDE. 1t Is vampire :" she exclaimed, and a
thousand voices echoed the words Almost Mt
the same moment, twenty or thirty shots were
fired, tearing the head to pieces The father
and kinsman of kkava quartered the BODY with
sharp knives and the women caught the red
dish liquor that flowed from it, to anoint tho
neck OF the tOrmentcd.
Several youths took the BODY from the senuI.
chre, after having literally riddled il. taking
the prccautIOn to tie it to the trunk of n tree
whch they had cut down for the purpose. Fol
lowed by all the boys of the place. the bore II.
To "A field before the house of Vaglonayicb.
where pyre composed of sticks and straw had
been prepared; When it was lighted, they
Commenced to dance around it, accompanying
themselves with savage yslls The stencil that
the corpse exhaled, obliged me to retire to nv
inn. ~ my
mis- was full Of people; men smoking and
women talking all at once and stunninu with
their voices the poor sick child who was hardly
ab.e to reply to them. Her neck was soaked
In th's rcd and infectious liquor, which they
miSIook ior blood. The multitude disappear-
lnS by degrees [ was lcft alone with the fami
iy. The infrmiy was great. khaya feI, rh.,
approach OF night, and longcd for the appear
ance of day Her parents being exhausted
with continual vigils. | offered to watch with
by her side P0"'
Nothing could free her from the gloomy
thoughts that occupied her fancy She dreaded
death, and no human power could console her
lew days after her rosy lips grew iivid and
her black eyes shone with unw0nted b-ilIiancy.
Al last, one morning, she called her father,
and besOught him, when she was dead to cut
OIL her head. She embraced her mother, who
Wept sca!dlng tears. Then she took an amulet
from her neck aud said to me " Keen it [
think that it will be more useful to thee than
me These sad ceremonies ended. she ro
celVed the holy sacrament with devotion Two
or three hours afterwards she breathed more
heavily and her eyes were fixed Suddenly
she seized the arm of her father and made a
show OF embracing him. In that instant she
passed to another world