Worcester daily spy., 1861-12-02
GNortester Datlp Syn.
Translated from the Courier des Etats Unls
TIE AMPUTATED HAND,

street was ueserteu tle doctor was without
arms ana IL was useless 10 attempt TO escape;
90 ne was preparing 10 y'eld WIN good
s,ace' "he" me n'eh WHO hGid nun sald,
DE- Huoerti' l uelieVe II seems you
know me- repNea the aoetor' come, then,
taNe my purse anu "a'ch let me thler my
mousse ana 60 ABOUT your business or,
we are not shieFes we want your service S,
LOU nave choseh singular hour' ANY
noar Is goo1 lnr so skllltul II surgeon AS
you Please saiu tlie doctor' ~ho' Il iiltle more
renssure9' observed hls cllehlS more par''c"
H,r'y' anu t'iey were ufesSeo more IKE uahetfs
yuan Seh'ie.'e" Oh Tue roau' we oes you
doctor TO Hollow US inmedmieIy' Let me
INFORM my vie us useless you nave
your instruments u'at enough ohIy aHoW
US 10 cover your eyes Dut sr-IesS talk
anu more hasle ana ata sllght whistle Il
carriage appeared Tue uoctor was put III, ana
'neh 'ney uisappeareu at lull speed. having
Gohciuueo that aii resistance was useless, Dr.
Huperu fesisueu hlnlseH 10 thlS mysterious
'l0ience'
Eor Two hourS tley spoke not 10 nm, ana
lhe'I l""eu"se 10 e"cii o''lef ne cou'u n"t uh-
ueIs'an"'
suddenly t'le carriage passes uhuef an arch
way, gaze Is i'ealu 70 opeW anu a., tle ea'ri"se
sloPs' Hoo' oPsheu' wen thqu'feo an
anxious volct' LieIe ne rs lepleu one OF inc
men, aiuihE 'ie uoclor 10 descend
1hey immediately asGe"ded Il number CT
steps ne Iresii an maae MN Senslo'e lha'
5iley were hScehui's "Il OUT sue staircase. "A
Noot anu '''e uoc'oa pfieei'eu ,n"t ''itl
ouie, petnaps, anu 'Iieii se'era' o'her apart
mems 'iilcN'y Ga'P''eu;
az lehR''i Tue CONDUCTOR stoPping' saiG'
uoG,or' we nave arrived; remove your pahu-
"gg:
ne uoc'ofl Whose lears lau given piace 10
fes"eSS curiosity anu vague apprehension
ooeye9' ana louhd himself IN small chamber
,ufi'ishea WIN re','arNaoie luxury, ana nan
III III ny an aiapaS'er lamp 'luhg from the celtihg'
me WINDOWS were herihtticaiy seaieu, as
wen as the curtains oi an aieoVe at the olher
ehI o' 'ie room,
mere 'ie doctor lounu hl'hseI al9he WIN
one OF ms aouuctois' lie was man OF I'M
posing he'gh' anu commanding AR. ana his
Wnoie y, eX'erIoe OF Tue most afiS'ocranc stamp
ms h'"ck eyes s'ealheu through Tue man MASK
'""l co'e'e,' t!'e upper par Vi ms '"ce. anu
nervous "gl.at,o4 s.io9k ms coloress ups ana
the 'lcA oi'cA Oe"iu ti'd' eiiil"''eu Tue iN"-
er,
'octor' salu he' IN an abrupt loud voice,
prtnafF ior your "orh-ah 1iilPulalIon,
II" is me patent asked ihe DOCTOR
turning ,I1i towaiu ''le aieoEe,
ne curtain iioFeA S'isnt'y' anu nc He'fo
stillGu Slso' ;,
,,-, trepaTe slr' saiu the man cohFu'slVeiy'
DuJ slF' must see tlie pa'ieit'
GU WIN see ohIy Tue manu- you are 10 cut
oh M, 1t. f.,,;. ,.., ,.,.;
Inc doctor iolullB ms arms anu looking
nrnIy at tue ot"ef saiu' OIL, you brought me
mere oy lorGe' II you heeu my professional
sSSlsV'nce' s''aiI no my ou'y "lthout caring
1'r tnat. OF 'rou0Hhe hiySet' ABOUT youf secret
out 70" WIS" 70 co'li'iii' clluie; y"u can
hot iorce 'he ~ W our acconipiice'
ne ''pctoi 'ooN 'Iie manu- III ms the hn9ers
'iTiiioieu "t no 'oSoi ,..c.,,.
Il "|S ,'uy """u u'"''--r"S""tiiui'y
",eulueuI"''N e i'e Pu'1 Ni','e sel on ~ mag
hiiiceht ruby ehcircie" WIN u'amohdS' but'
crieu lhe doctor' mere Is no heeu Oh aihpu'a-
'ion nothing ar.
anu si; say t"u""eieu the cthGF,
you refuse VII 90 IL MYSELF -ahd selzihg
hatchet at the 1901 OF the bed, he placed the
hanu upon tle 'iole' III tue act 10 siflAe'
The doctor arrested HIM
DO your duty then, doctor,
On 0ht thiS Is an auoclous act eXclalm-
ed the poor doctor.
w NAT Is tliat 10 you IL must be done
WISH IL thaualh WISHES IL aiso. II necessary
she VIII demand IL herSeiI' Come, madam,
request the doctor to DO you TINS service.
Inc uoc.of, Paie, hohPiusseu, anu athoSt
tainting under the torture OF his feelings, heard
from the aIcove, III an hall expiring voice and
lneXpresslDie accent OF despair and resignation,
olr' since you are surgeon yes ehtreat
you-iet 1t be you-and not-oh, yes, You
you ~ mercy
wen, doctor, sald the man, you or
ne resolution OF thlS man was So lrlghtluI,
En n H.
treaty ana despair, that Inc doctor leit that
even humanity Commanded hm to obey bis
vlctm.
lie took his lnStl umenls, with last lmpior
ing look at the unknown, who only pointed TO
the iaud-and then-wlth sinking heart,
and the sweat starting from his forehead, he
attempted the act. How his hand trrmbed
AT length the blood tlowed-there was cry
from the alcove, followed by the silence of
death-the unknown stood unmoved. Nothing
else was heard but the horrid sound o1 the OPP
GRAFTON, tlli the mana ana tue saw ieli together
on the i1oor-
The doctor, nimseif ilvld as corpse looked
at the mask. lie taxes the hand' ana rehov-
lug the ring, presents 1t to tie doctor
Take that, doctor, as souvenr-lt viii
never be reclaimed .,
Then speaking IN loud voice. III Is done.
Immediately the otler masks enter they
again tandage the doctors eyes, ana lead nm
away
Ihe same carriage deposi'ed nun at MS
door. haiSihg MS Danuaee' ne s"" II uisap-
pear IN the lhdistlhct ilgnt' IL was hVe Ill the
morning
For lhree months tile doctor sought IN VAN
to unravel this terrible mystery ana had II
himself the victim of halucination. Howev-
Ell hoplis '""t .',e 'ins-so'e t'To. VI t"s , 'e'
rlole s.eh.-wou'u soouer or h'er pau W