Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-03-25

sim. under the belief that II was haunted
The horses. By Simon's agency, we're
( cent to New ORLEANS. and there Sold
Eugene. a prisoner for life IN bis own
house. was led, with his little daughter
TO the secret prison-chaube-, WHITTIER
Perdida (or rather Marie had conducted
me. Having reached this spot, IN con-
many with bis victim, AlphoBse threw on
the mask entirely. and exhibited himself
to his asiorished brother, for the first time,
in an the hideousness Of his moral de-
foTmity. u
He told him Of his love for Marie, Of
+ his vow Of vengeance, Of the relentless
malice with which be had pursued her to
j her grave. and of his determination TO
: make the Vue de fEa1 estate his own,
; By feeding al the same time bis avarlce
and his revenge. He sWoTe to him that
r he should never leave that spot alive, and
D that he meant to torture him hundred
: fold for every pang his own enylous heart
E bad suffered.
: These heIIish promises were fulfilled TO
the very letter. By refinement OF cru
2 city which no fend could have surpassed,
0 he used to torment the poor, innocent
r child, before her helpless fathers eyes,
: inveuling some new suffering for each
: successive day, until the wretcbed parent
e begged for death, as for boon Of price
It less value, and the little one, b. these
i lceaseleSs fortunes, became almost an idiot
J. When he had wreaked upon her every
i species Of cruelty short Of death Itself,
tearing that an actual murder committed
le on tie spot might one day be discovered
f and restrained, too, By some suPerstiiious
p notions OF which be could not divest him
d self. the monster sent bis brothers child
T. to the North with a vagabOnd French
Il man. who had more than once ministered
ID to his criminal induIgences. He made
D. him swear to abandon her by night II
by some lonely spot, where she might wan
al der Of and perish, or, at least, never
er more be heard Of.
on All this being faithfully carried intC
les effect, and the death Of both father ane
. daughter having been satisfactorily pro
no ven in the courts, Al pbonse took posses
SION Of the property and triumphed II
Dr. his successful villainy.
en- In the meantime, however, certain pc
to ripatetic rogues with whom the French
sh- man was in correspondence, gave him ID
ing formation Of what had happened to th
: ii child Marie, alias Perdida. Alphons
BE- was alarmed, and Immediately oOmmi:
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tn Us and bring her back to louisiana b
er- lurking about the valley for some tim
he accomplished his purpose. What d
and position DAnguille intended TO make
Z the little girl cannot now be ascertaine
.nts He was undoubtedly determined upC
in putting her out Of The way in some maj
5 OF neT.
My The girl who left behind her the ambi
the uous sentence written on the sheet
zesi music was sister Of this Frenchman,a al
e=s- had been accustomed to travel with iii
Size had the care Of the little girl
,er- some time, and the child had 50 won upt
and her affections that she felt anxious to
and Of use 70 her. ohe was, however, ter
= Of biz afraid Of her brother, who bad boul
Vas her BY q fearful oath never TO reveal an
mise thing in relation TO the subject. Her :
Ma perstilion and berfears together suggest
.sful the ambiguous warning which she sent
,ne- our house on purpose TO leave with me.
him She did not consider it violation OF
a. oath, and yet she hoped that the b
Ma would be sufficient to point out the pla
de Of the child's confinement.
and This girl was afterwards induced
make full confession Of all she kne
/, the and from that source chiefly I have
,ther tanned the facts which Ihage just reco
mum Cd.
re to Marie (Perdida) was, Of course, fan
q his lar with the internal arrangements Of
b the house in which she was born, and VIII
vuls- she had spent the most of her life, {
particularly so with the secret passage
fage, hind her mothers picture, leading to
tie Of fathers prison. through which she
from been so often conveyed. 1t is not pr
ionse able that she had formed any idea of c
ne Of Quoting me to the spot. She most Tx
Ial TO took this route merely TO avoid the vo
raya- which we heard before Us, not think
very Of her father until her faculties v
reused to unaccustomed energy by
not well-Femembered objects and the as5o
g am lion Of ideas thus put in operation.
red to reader will easily understand the rest,
which how her reason was suddenly restc
She upon the spot where it had been so f
pro- fully shattered.
are to No one, 1 suppose, viii be much
-secu- prised to learn that the beautiful cl
for now still more beautiful woman, ev
that ually became my wife, and that we
leath- our children are now living in the anti
y him homestead of the Anguilles of L
nat he Berret.'
that g. S. CAMPAsl