Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1860-03-10

Thu Tough the following six and
twenty years the red hand AZ pears
to have slain no less than fourteen
ofV4e immediate kin of the Don
and the assassin, Notwithstanding
the eff rte of the authorities, still
e!udes their vigilance The Donna
seems to have entertained frequent
fears for her own safety, and offered
an almost fabulous reward for his
detection and punishment. The
authorities seems to have gone SO
far as to pronounce the civil ban OF
outlawry upon the murderer. giving
all men full authority to s)ay him
at sight; but until within six months
since, their efforts sem to have
been unavailing.
During all this period, the un-
happy Donna gave way to paroxy-
isms of fury, described as Of the
most fearful nature. In her rawlings,
she called upon Heaven to avenge
til deaths Of her kindred, and to
have heaped the most insolent OF
indignities upon the grave OF the
elder Giacomo. Early in the past
year, she left her house in the night
time, and al traces were lost o1
her whereabouts, until quite recent
ly.
One evening" to use the words
of the translator, "a fisherman hur-
ried into the city and beapught
that he might be attended By the
watchman (serenos) to clump of
trees beyond the limits, whence, as
he represented, he had seen the
:,'issing lady struggling with an
unknown man. He described this
latter personage as Of most terrible
semblance, with unclipt hair and
whiskers, and his clothing in rents
and tatters. He gave reason for not
interfering in the lady's behalf, that
he was afraid lest his life might
have been lost in an unarmed strug
gle with this demoniacal being.
On repairing to the spot indicat-
ed, the found traces of recent strug-
Cling, and bits Of silk here and
there still hanging TO the BRAN bles.
And for some time, although the
sounds and grnans and sobbings
were plainly perceptible, they were
unable to catch sight Of either.
Making, however, vigilant search,
they found the unfortunate woman
nearly buried to her + mouth
in mass Of loose earth and stones
"a mere skeleton of what she had
been-and with her shoulder la
cerated in fearful manner by the
thorny bushes through which she
had been dragged to this living
tomb. While conveying her to the
city. they were attacked by the same
being described by the peasant,
who, with unexampled terocity, had
half reached the insensio]e form of
the Donna, before he could be
speared BY the lances of the watch
man.
The Donna has since died, and
conjectures can alone supply the
key to this terrible mystery. The
wholesale slaughter Of the Vel S
is laid at the door of the youth
Giacomo ; and thai too, with seem.
ing probality, to those who under.
stand the revengeful character of
the Corsicans. It is presumed that
he, in some manner, had enticed
the lady from her home, and then
forced her into the far interior, to
endure starvations, and perhaps
frequent and tortuous aagellations
at his hands. 1t is quite probable
that she was overtaken in an attempt
to escape his clutches-from the
fact OF being found so near the T.
mits and in mad frenzy Of hatred
sought to doom her to the most
terrible of deaths-that Of being en-
alive. fad
We would not be considered as |
endorsing the truthfalnes Of the |
above story, which seems to us to
partake Of the melodramatic ele-
nent in no small quantity nor in-
Iced, are we willing to say that
such things might not occurred.
But, be that as it may, it certainly
goes to give us an insight to the
errib'e mysteries Of the Corsican