Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-24
Curious Taste-Love of the Rope,

Under the title "Love of the Rope" the
Courier des Etats Unis has the following
strange story:
AT little distance ON the road from Paris
to Sevres, in neat little house, dwelt Madame
G. She had lived there about ten years,
having no other servant than an old woman.
She went out seldom, and was almost always
at home, reading or writing. Although she
was sixty-four years of age, and according
to her own account) was occupied with lite
rary labors she was very cheerful, and moth
ing about her would have given one the idea
that she medtated suicide. Nevertheless,
one fine morning the commissary ofpolice was
called in to take note of the fact that she had
hung herself in her bedroom. Upon one of
the tables tire magistrate found the following
curious paper, With the superscription, my
last wishes" Ift.
81 am disgusted with life. have made up
my mind to put an end to it, and, as the
proverb says, hung as soon as caught
(dussitot pris, ausSitot pendtl that is TO say
am about to carry out the resolution which
have this moment taken. shall not belle
this proverb, which is an allusion, and owes
| its origin to the tragic end of three members
of Parliament-Brisson, Larcher and Tardif,
who, in the days of the League were, by
| order of the sixteen, arrested at nine o'clock,
confessed at ten, and hung at eleven, on the
| 10th of November, 1891. | must admit,
moreover, that have always had great
prediction for those who have been hung.
| In the first bookcase in my library will be
found the manuscript of work which
have written. 1t is history of all cele-
brated persons who have been hung (tous tes
| pendus celebres). have also collected, in
another manuscript, all the proverbs and
good or bad sayings relating TO the hung. |
ought at the same time, to avow that the
idea of hanging myself never before occurred
to me, but l began to be weary of myself
| and to take no pleasure in anything, moi
| even in my favorite occupation, reading. Il
| is quite suddenly that this idea of hanging
myself has come into my head. | shall take
| Just the time to write this letter and ther
have done with my existence.
81 desire that the rope which | shall use
may be divided among the neighbors who oc
cupy the two housesby the side ofmine; that al
| possess may be sold; that out ofthe proceed.
an annuity Of 1000 francs may be purchased
for my old servant; and that the remainder
Of my property may be so invested that i
may be divided into ten parts, to be distributes
among the first ten poor families of which
one of the ymembecs--father, mother, son
daughter, brother or sister--shall be hung
reckoning from the day of my death. TIL
functionary, mayor, commissaryu of police
or other superior agent Of the public author
tiles, who shall take the depositions respect
ing my suicide, is charged with the executio
Of this letter, which declare TO be my las
and only viii" 5f- IglU
! Unfortunately for the poor families OF thos
who are to be hung hereafter, Madame
possessed only an annuity which almost Ell
tirely expires with her. Under what forI
of insanity is this suicide to be classedf