Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-01-18
Bleeding a Victim 10 Death.
STARTLING STORY OF THE FRENCH POLICE
BY ]. HENRY HAYWARD.


sined, make it still more evident. OF sucl
a character is the incident we are now abou
to relate.
1t appears that, one dark and stormy day
as a good old prelate, Denjorain by name
was Fastening along the Rue La Bertandine
wrapped snugiy up in his huge capuchin, he
was accostcd suddenly by a tall, strongly.
built man, habited in huge cloak and
slouched hat, which completely concealed
his face. lie had alighted from . small,
close-covered cab, which drew up to the
walk just as the prelate was passing.
Singular as these proceedings may appear,
they would have excited little or no wonder
in his mind at the time, for such mysterious
proceedings were then of an everyday oc-
currence, were it not that his attention was
drawn more particularly thereto by the
mysterious person, who placed himself di-
rectly before him, saying:
"You are Father Gagnice, believe ?"
" am, my son; what would you have
with me?" returned the worthy prelate,
starting vita surprise.
- have come, father, great distance to
find you; and | now wish you to enter my
cab and go with me-"
600 with you? Where ?-and for what %
wishes the sacrament administered before
departing from this life"
" Lead on, then, my man; | will accom-
pany you; lead on"
q The worthy prelate was never tardy in the
discharge Of the duties of his holy order.
THANK you, father; but you must per-
NIT me to blndfoId yow!"
"But I'll permit nothing of lie lind, my
} ..ll Al III
ions were now becoming aroused.
"Bnt say yOu must, most holy father "
was the deep, determined reply,
Z" j must nor will not ~
"You must, and will, or-die! For if
you fuse and resist me, | will kill you -
sal To man while drawing small dirk
from his cloak.
Our worthy friend, the prelate, was now
thoroughly alarmed, but he tried hard to
conceal this, by calmly inquiring:
But why all this mystery, my son? Why
this disguise"
d" / have no time, now, father, to explain,
even if | would but you shall learn all in
good time. And, further, TO quiet your
fears-for | see you are terrified do most
solemnly swear, upon the cross of your ro-
sary, that no harm shall come to you, pro-
vided you are discreet. There, now, come.
Haste, for every moment to me seems an
hourl"
"You mean, then, no harm shall come to
me or mine?
/" / swear it, p"
"TheD lead on !; I'll go, and submit to be
blindfolded, too"
"This way, then, to the cab"
Saying which, the stranger hastily led the
old man to the vehicle, showed him in, then,
entering himself, closed the door and fasten-
ed it on the inside, gave the word to the
driver, and away they went.
"Now, father" continued he, "hold your
head down." with which he drew from his
pocket, a handkerchief, folded it neatly upon
his knee, and bound it firmly over the closed
eyes of the old man, who submitted to it in
perfect silence and then again the stran-
ger spoke.
"And nov, most holy father, you must
submit to another indignity--if so you cal
i'll" @
And what is that, my SON? ;"
90 This: you must swear that you viii
never diyulge one word, look or gesture you
may see or hear in your present adventure
Do you understand and consent r" ss
I" DO, but will not. am willing to com
ply with everything conceive to be essential
10 the happiness of my children; but in this
| neither see reason nor necessity and
therefore prefer to use my own discretion il
the matter" A fT9&
:" But you have no choice, father, in thi:
case" -
81 will exercise one, nevertheless"
81 mean" returned the stranger, in thai
same deep, determined tone of voice. s. i
you insist on my being more explicit, that
viii not permit you to exercise any choice'
But viii, in this respect, for in these
matters | am not only accountable TO my
God, but also to my church, my son.
With this, the stranger paused for while
as if in deep thought, and then, as if having
come to some definite resolve, replied:
=" Well, we'll; | suppose in this matter you
may have your own way; but if you ever
divulge word outside your sanctuary, yol
Diet DO You hear, most holy father g''
81 do
"And further, even if you do, it will avail
You naught, for these very precautions viii
render you harmless"
"True, true" muttered the old man, witt
which both relapsed into silence, while tn,
carriage went rumbling and rolling along
trhe rain still came down IN torrents, Will,
ever and anon a deep peal of thunder made
everything tremble again.
can things temporal must have an end,
thought the padre, "and so must this rid
eventually"
At this moment, as if in confirmation o
his soliloquy, the carriage did stop, bu
where, he was, of course, quite unable t
judge.
Prepare to alight, father" said III
stranger.
81 am ready, my SON."
"Come, then"
Saying which, the stranger took the prizes
still hooded, by the arm, and thus helped hil
to descend; then led him across the stone
paved walk, by which our friend (who wa
keenly alive to every sign that would ind
cate his whereabouts) at once conjecture
that he was yet within the precincts of Pan
is--and he was right; thence up huge pal
of stone steps, then through door-whic
he also rightly concluded was the front en-
trance-which was Immediately closed b
the person who admitted them.
Nothing further passed between them a
they went in and out, up and down throug
the house, till presently they halted before
deor, and in a low voice the stranger said
81 am now about TO admit you to tn
presence Of the invalid. When you hear tn
door shut. take off the bandage; when 20