Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-03-01
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The Judge and the Mummy.


Less than a hundred years ago, an anti
quarry returning from Grand Carlo, brought
a mummy with him presumed to be at least
/ three thousand six hundred years old. Our
saraat tired Of the dilgencies in which he
had been travelling from Marseilles, took
barge at Fontainebleau. which landed him
safe and sound at Port St. Bernard. Ea-
ger TO see his family, he had his effects
loaded on litter, but left his precious mum
my in the bottom of the boat. The custom.
house officer, on boarding it, discovered
box of strange shape and aspect. Sus-
pecting it TO contain contraband goods, he
bad it opened. What spectacle A
woman swathed in linen bandages from
head to foot No doubt this was a wretch
ed victim strangled by a jealous lover or a
grasping heir. The commissary of police
was instantly sent for, aud made bis appear
ance, hanked by two surgeons as skilful as
himself in archaeology. The crime was
recognized, a report made of it, and the
body transported to The Aorgae, that the
friends might come and indeutity it, 1t is
presumed that none of them made their APP
pearance. Our learned traveller, however,
in taking an inventory of his effects the next
day, bethought himself Of his greatest Gu
riosity. He few to the boat when the
learned eommissary and three minions of
the law seized him and took him before the
magistrate.
"Aha my fine fellow" cried the judge,
"we've got you"
"Nl your honor favor me with the rea-
son of this extraordinary proceeding? r
sit remains for you, sir, to explain the
circumstances of the murder you have COM
mtted."
: "Marder !"
, THAT is the word, sir.
/ The murder that l have committed y
! cried the sagant, aghast.
E "Or at least the crime in which you were
Y an accomplice."
b "Good heavens your worship is dream.
ing"
"Ah I'm dreaming, am / No, sir
;. you'll find me wide awake, TO your cost
S The eye of justice never closes. Did no
/ my vieilant offct rs discover the body o
e your victim, strangled and shut up in ;
is box? Here's The report of the discovery
5 duly sealel, signed and attested, SIR"
lie is that al ?" said the antiquary, with 1
g hearty laugh.
lie "Hardened rufiian !" cried the Judge
lie "Do you iadulge in levity with the SHADOW
5, off, crime SO black hanging over your head
e. Now. sir, look me in the face, and answe
9 the questions l shall put. By whom wa
rs that young girl placed in the box in whicl
le she was discovered?"
IN by myself sir"
o. "Mr. Clerk, please take down his confes
ID sion," said the magistrate. "Who swathe,
D. her with linen bandages from head t
IS foot?"
Il uiu, your HOHoT.
h. "Write down, Mr.. Clerk, that he admit
o. his horrid crime"
le "The expression is rather strong, sir"
N "The deed is heinous. How old wa
ID this unfortunate girl ?"
ID "About nineteen years."
le "Of what country?"
ID "Memphis, think"
n "Fancy importing a girl such a distanc
le to murder her When did her death tax
place 2"
Is Three thousand six hundred years ago.
IN "Prisoner how dare you indulge in thi
# misplaced levity p
er Il am not joking, sir. l assure yon t
RI, deceased lived in the reign of one of til
Pharaohs, insisted the antiquary.
Is "I'lI put the handouts on you, rascal"
I'd "Your honor" said the prisoner, sternly
e ''this pleasantly has been carried too far
w And let me say, sir, that you are the mo;
vo marvelously ignorant man that ever So
d, upon the judicial bench. Where were yo
ne brought up, that you haven't even suspeete
he that for two days you have been holding a
in inquest on the pretended murder of a
es Egyptian mummy
nd "a mummy
g "Of course, sir; and if you had conduc
%, ed your examination properly, you woul
ch know that you are addressing Count de
, member of the Academy of Ii
nd scriptions and BeHes-Lettres"
he "My lord" said the judge, Il beg
thousand pardons. / hope your lordshi
er viii forget"
ed II viii forget everything. Give me m
'g' mummy. and try in future to obtain expert
ill who will come a little nearer than three {
four thousand years in guessing at the dai
of persons DEATH
!, The police magistrate, very much mo
tilted al his blunder, gave up the mumm
but he never heared the last Of the story
3D. DELIcAcY.-S is feeling of pr
OF fanaiion. Friendship, love aud piety ougl
~ TO be hand ed with a sort Of mysterious 5
crecy: they ought TO be spoken of in Il