Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-07-30
MISCELLANEOUS READING.
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CURIOUS TASTE.
Under the title Glove of the Rope" our lively
contemporary, the Courier des Etss Unis has the
following strange story:
''At little distance on the road from Paris to
Sevres, IN neat little house, dwelt Madame c.
| 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 sccount) was occu.
pied with literary labors, she was very cheerful,
and nothing about her would have given one tho
idea tn at she meditated suicide. Nevertheless,
fine morning the Commissary Of Police was called
in TO take note of the fact that she had hung her
self in her bedroom. Upon one of the tables the
magistrate found the following curious paper, With
the superscription, My last wishes
"'I am disgusted with life. I have made up
my mind to put an end to it and, as the proverb
says hung as caught (anssitot pris aussitot
iudu) that is to say--I am about to carry out the
resolutions which / have this moment taken.-
shall not belle this proverb, which is an alasion
and owes its origin to the tragic end of three
members of the Parliament-Brisson, Larcher and
Tardf who, in the days of the league were, by Or
der of the Sixteen, arrested at nine o'clock, con-
fessed at ten, and hung ut eleven, on the 10th OF
November, 1891.
~ must admit, moreover, that have always
had n great predection for those who have been
hung. Ia the first book case in my library will
be found the manuscript OF q work which | have
written. 1t is history of all celebrated persons
who have been hung (fons ies pendns cefebres.)
have also collected, in another manuscript, all the
proverbs and good or bad sayings relating 10 the
hung. ought at the same time, to ayow that the
idea of hanging myself never before occurred to
me- but began to be weary ofmyself and to take
no pleasure in anything, not even in my iaysrits
occupation, reading. 1t is quite suddenly that
this idea of hanging myselfhss come into my head.
shall take just the time to write this letter. ana
then have done with my existence.
"I desire that the rope which shall use may
be divided among the neighbors who occupy
the two houses by the side Of mine; that all that
possess may be sold; that out of the proceeds an
annuity Of one thousand francs may be purchased
for my old servant and that the remainder OF my
property nay he soinyested that it may be divided
into ten parts, to be distributed among the first
ten poor families OF. which one Of the members,
father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister
shall be hung, reckoning from the day tmy death.
The functionary, mayor, commssary OF police, or
other superior agent Of the public authorities, who
shall take the depositions respecting my suicide,
is charged with the execution of the contents OF
this letter, which declare to be my last and only
will
"Untortunately for the poor families of those who
are to be hung hereafter, Madame c. possessed
only HI annuity which almost entirely expired
with her. Under what form ofinsanity Is this SUI
eide to be classed!"
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