Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-16
THE DEAD ALIVE.

There lived once IN Switzerland q rich
bachelor, about forty years OF age, called
Peter Gortz, who had the reputation OF being
a very pious but rather austere and thrifty
man. lie kept but one servant, orphan
whom, as a child, he took to wait On him, and
afterward taught her TO write and read
Boosting of her fidelity and fndulging her as
if she were his daughter. He was her only
friend. At sixteen Caroline de Burg was as
comely girl as eyes need see, with the gait
OF a peacock and shin like new milk; but
from her silent, almost naughty disposition,
the young men called her pTude, the young
women-tool; though mothers, even Of less
lowly station, would point her out - their
own giddy geese, and cry Take pattern by
poor Lima !.
Suddenly she appeared to grow timorous
and melancholy; and one day was seen by a
neighbor TO hurry from her masters house,
in fearful agitation. Peter Gortz pursued,
but missed her; the ueighbor sought with
better fortune, and overheard her muttering
to herself :" The virgin forbid / should be so
rash-yet-anything rather than that! !
can bear ii no longer = This man instantly
seized and questioned her on the meaning of
these words, but, as she only trembicd,
blushed and wept, he forcibly led her back
10 her master, who looked pleased ut her
return, and, on what she had said being re-
pe2ted 10 him, merely laughed out, g. was
too strict this morning, perhaps silly wcnCh,
don't quarrel with thy second father. Lima
was about to retOrt when Peter babe the
other leave them. VI hat was this persons
amaze, when, next morning, his wealthy
neighbor ran to him, all alright with the
t,dIngs that his house had been robbed Of
gold and plate, 10 a large amount, though
no locks were broken, and his servant either
murdered and concealed, or carried of alive
which seemed most likely, as everything
that had belonged to her was missing, AMI
no signs OF contention had disturbed her
master in the night. The menaccs she had
used tempted their nearer at once to suspect
her, though the loOscr did not She must
ii was supposed, have taken the road to her
native village Officers OF justice pursued
that route, and oyertaking "a wagon, whose
driver looked alarmed 10 their appearance
insisted on searching it. There, indeed they
found a female answering the description
given them hidden, with her trunk, amid the
straw She denied her name, but shaathed
knife was found about her, ON which it was
craven. = W ELL she cried, as If bewildcfcd
:, no law can force my return to him" Not
needing her, they lifted out her box IT'S
heavy enough, said one, significantly. Is
it ?" she screamed 10 the driver. This ap-
peal caused them to arrest him also Failing
on his knees, he swOre by all the saints that
he only knew tins girl having hired him.
III the next town, to come privately TO a Ger
tain house, for herself and baggage that he
had gone, stolen IN, moved the box from her
chamber To his wagon, where. 10y another
brhc she had induced him to conceal her
The hd was forced, and, at the bottom OF her
wardrobe, sewn into some articles OF apparel
were discovered q sum ct money. and several
articles OF silver, bearing the initials of Peter
Gortz. IN positively distraction Caroline
shrichcd, - 1 refused TO be his wife and told
linn | would leave him. OH, me threatened
10 punish me = lou had threatened zoo,
said one Of her captors, and now. of course
would fam crlmluate your acCuscr." Nav.
then, | am lost indeed " She cried and was
conveyed to the prison of the town she had
Just lett, amid the excavations of its assem-
BLEED Inhabitants, who had never before heard
Of such a way as hers Tor rcquitiug an offer
Of marriage from "A superior.
She was tried Immediately on her appre-
leusIou. W ao could bear witness in her ia
vor Who kuew her character so we'll as
Peter Gortz LUu-elts He gave hi, evidence,
with extreme reluctance everything tended
to prove her guilt. She was condemned 10
die, without delay; Yet the priest who at
tended her Z, nd gain no ayowaI Of the thett.
finding her 80 impenteut he tried all the
power of terror on her soul, with but the re
suit OF unnerving her for the awful fate she
VAS TO meet | cannot grace my story with
4 word IN praise OF her h roism. She begged
tor time, she duplicated the Virgin 10 inter
pose and save her young days she grovelled
ut the leet OF her guards; her shricks and
groans runS from the very seatfold she stru2-
gIed with tile cXccutiOuer. till even he vs.
half overpowercd by her pleading beauty
At length her strength and reason failed
she became lnSen>lble- The fatal cord was
adjusted, and the poor wretch left 10 lanr
for the usually appointed period.
Her body according 10 the sentence Of
the law, was given for dissection. II ttl to
the lot of 4 rising anatomist, named Ebresou
Who had 1t conveyed 10 the wonted scene ot
his scientific yigiis, large arch cellar. be-
meath his house, chosen for lis GOODNESS. its
air was uoisomc, aud its walls discolored. it
was lighted from the ceiling by an antique
lamp, whose rays fell on the instruments OF
his iabors, and the sJil more terriic-looking
preparations on which hel had toiled The
operator was accustomed To attire himself for
these experiments, in a dark dress. which
tightly fitted his gigantic figure, and left his
team arms bare. His fiery eyes and cadavcr-
Gus aud strong features, set of by the black
locks Which strc8mcd over his shoulders must
nave rendered HIM fri-httul picture Be
tore Alin, 81 lis table, lay the body OF Caro-
Ine, partially covered With cloth often be-
fore used Tor similar purposes and here and
there, stained from tile dead Ebresan. who
had hitherto been constrained to study from
such revolving remnants rs his elders rirIr
leave OF their church-yard spoils. was craft
fed in attaining an entire figure 81 recently,
deprived OF life. lie had not attended Caro-
lines trial though he had listened with a
sad. shuddering interest TO the account OF her
early crimes and punishment He eommenc-
cd his examination. The limbs were scarce
vet rigid; and when he barred the face, he
observed that the manner of her death had
neither blackened nor distorted it. for the
first time was he aware of her identity with
one he had seen walk the world in maiden
pride; Oft mad he felt inclined 10 ask the
young things name He knew il now-aud
half forgetting his art, sighed forth Had she
been as good as she is fair, this is not breast
which | could lacerate.'