Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-29
OLD SERIES VOLUME 2S, NO. 10.
to receive .omo alienation to the grief ,ha,

t,euIsrly the Man in Armor.' iie sent
away all the slaves pertaining TO IL to his
other plantations, and employed come Span.
iard., who had newly arrived on the island.
"One day, as be was surveying the 70.
cade. he mu.tered to himself, Almost large
enough for mans body lie started as
he heard step behind him. bu, felt re-as.
sured. as he saw only old Lana.
After giving her 4 sound rebukc for
lounging about, he sent her away; bu. her
curiosity was aroused, and she determined
TO watch hin.
About hi. time tho island wa, very
much agi,ited by tho repor, that Mr. Agayo
va. found dead IN HI. bed. In the-" island.
the events are 30 few that one such thing as
this. which does not attract much notice IN
a larger place. fills the minds Of the whole
population. lie had been a,a dinner the
nigh, before. had drunk freely, bu, had
gone home perfectly we'll. and that va. all
tHtt Nts hN'WHs
" Before thi, event had ceased 10 b. n
topic OF conv vrsation. the uinner parties OF
the island were enlivened by very different
rumor. which was, that the los, heir Of the
Man in Armor' was alive. and coming 20
claim his own again. Il was a, frs, q ~.
NOR, bu, soon became more. by the arrival
o, letter from Father Pedro to William,
which read thus:
"'God bs with you. my son, an' give
you satisfaction in the ,idins. bring.
Your brother. whom you believed dead. i'
alive found him in the holy eSnven, o.
Santa Maria. injurrd in mind and body. bot
still, hopr, capable Of improvement. Tho
holy brothers Of the couven, found him
bruised and bleeding at the Zoo, Ola preci.
picc. They took him up and ,endsrly cared
for him. Ills memory is affected much.
and he may never quite recover II. lie can
recall nothing Of the rohber.,roop. OF whom
you have - vivid a recollection, bu, remem-
ters something Of riding with you up
mountain.pas.. when his hor-e stumbled.
and he fell. IIs canno, approach this place
without emotions almost oVerpowering.
The holy brothers tell me ,ha, they s~e =
change for the better IN him in the la', wear,
and | neeI not tell you tha, be knew me.
and will accompany me back to ,ha, home
from which a my.,criou, fate hi. 50 long
withheld him.
: Nv blessing 10 my child, Annuneiata
Your father | have heard he 10 dead
prsy Tor the repo.s Of his soul May our
Lady ana the Saints pray ior him
Thine in the hope Of Heaven. Pedro
How William received ,hi' intelligence
history does no, inform u. bn, before IA.
,her Pedro and Philip arrived, another sud.
den death started the inhabitants. The oil
lawyer who drew up the will and witnessed
the signature was thrown from hl' horse
and killed and now suspicious became rife.
for William bad been seen in hi' company
not Ion; before.
"Still justice. always iariy where the
suspected one i. rich and powerful, took
M notice OF ,ho.s things. though private
individuals were much excited about them.
Z" In thi. state vas the rublIc when IA.
iher Pedro and philip arrived the latter
feeble and shattered. bu, still reasonable
man.
"A- soon a. decency would allow. alter
the arrival OF Philip. Father Peiro .ngce..
ted 10 william that It WI. proper Tor him
to resign the hou-c and estate OF the Man
4 in Armor' % i,s rghtiul owner, ss he had
heard the conditions Of the will hy many OF
the inhabitants. william eoolly replied
,ha, he believed IL to b. IN the possession OF
,ha, person nav. and produced u will sign
ed by hi. father. witnessed by tho lawyer
and Mr. Ag,yo. the principal features of
which were these:
/ THAT the two arge,, estates were the
property Of William. ths smaller being the
property OF Annunciata; no mention bein:
made OF Philip whatever.
! "Many persons on the Island had heard
of the original will. man had talked with
the deceased gentlemen about it /; but still
no one had any personal knowledge OF II.
( Father Pedro was not TO be 20 easily
discouraged. and. asked ss-eral influential
men 10 90 with him To the Man in Armor,
coniron, William. tell him Of their suspi.
cions. and ascertain what they could.
William received them all 10 the most
undauntei manner, declared hi, determine.
ton to maintain his rights, and pu' all sas'
piciousat defiance.
". How do you dare, gentlemen. because
one man dies in his bed. and another falls
from his horse. to say have murdered them,
or caused them 10 he muriered?' Why do
you believe that, because I inherit my "a.
tber's estates-he believing himself to have
no other son-that. therefore. l have forged
a will? Produce your proofs. gentlemen,
OF u,y guilt; produes one eonnee'in; INK
between me and the death OF thess men,
and I Will sbdicito in favor Of my brother.
n feeble and broken man. who shall have
the care and support he rsqsirs-. but who
never shall hold the position Of power and
proprietor-bip which I hold
"a low. fendish laugh Was the only
sound which broke tho stiffness after this
speech Of williams. Old Zanta bad stolen
in as I've spoke, and nov stood behind Ia.
,her Pedro's chair u,terins her broken and
almo., unintelligibls sounds.
William spraps at bsr, but an athletic