, 1859-12-02

back, tore II open, and found It indeed contain
old clothes. He had murdered an old man, and
got nothing for it. He threw the garments from
him with the wild action Of remOrse and de-
spair.
Suddenly he heard click as Of money. Then
he began TO examine the old garments, and found,
to his almost mad Joy, that they contained i'm
mense treasures in gold and jewels-diamonds,
sapphires, pearls and rubies, to the value, IS he
thought, Of ten thousand francs, but in reality
more than hundred thousand.
Far in the depths Of that dark wood, the mur-
derer hid the most precious stones, to be brought
forth in after time. There were two thousand
five hundred francs in money; and With this
amount he started for home, no longer o poor
man, but alasl even further than ever from be-
ing happy one. as'...
He travelled in his ragged clothes as far as
Nismes, fearful Of spending one Of his llacquired
coins sooner; but at Nismes he ventured to pur-
chase new and genteel suit, and in this, shortly
after appeared before Lucille, showed her father
the sum required, which he represented as hav-
ing been honestly obtained in his profession, and
claimed her hand
In due time Henri Du Barre married Lucille
Montaigne, and happy were all at the wedding
but the guilty groom, who was never to know
happiness again. He kept his secret however,
and profited BY Il, making an occasional journey
to the dismal spot Of his crime, under the pre-
tence Of travelling on business. He took away
and disposed Of his jewels one by one, and grad
ually grew opulent, and was regarded by all who
knew him as an honest man Of mark.
But the remembrance Of bis crime had q
strange fascination for him, and much Of his time
was spent in brooding over It in secret
Being an artist he st length naturally con-
ceived the idea Of painting the scene Of the mur-
der; and he finally drew tin miniature on ivory,
picturing himself in the act Of dragging the
dead body Of the Jew into the forest, whose fea-
lures, from memory only, he delineated with won
dcrfnl fidelity. And as II this were not enough
to satisfy his morbid iniatuation, he wrote under
meath:
"Isaac, Jew murdered by Henri Du Barre,
Sept 10, in dark wood about twenty leagues
south from Lyons"
Il was strange, insane idea, that Of preserv.
ing memory Of the horrible deed in this man.
ner; but this miniature Of the scene be had Get
in . belt around his waist
But the strangest part Of this horrible affair
Is yet Is to be told On his last visit to the for
est for his last jewel that yet remained Of the
proceeds Of his awful crime, he was shot dead by
. highwayman, who, on searching his person,
found the miniature, and recognized in the fea-
lures Of the murdered Jew-hiS OScn father.
This produced so strange an impression upon
the second murderer, that he carried Il to the
authorities, and made full confession Of his own
crime. A full and thorough investigation took
place, and among the papers Of Du Barre was
found one containing the sentiment Of the whole
transaction, as we have here recorded It
The second murderer, the son Of the Jew, was
subsequently executed, and 30 ended the chain
Of dark and bloody events.
Truly the ways Of providence are wonderful
and mysterious.