The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-06

Awhile the man was sneakino q s,ranro
idea entered my mind. and brought to nv
desparing bosom hopes Of continued life
and recovered honor. stood for few
moments absorbed in thouch,. and ,ber
recol.ec,inp myself gaye two nocs. of
gold to the rosurrectionist the sum which
he hHd expected. Telling him TO Leeo
his own away, and that all wcuid be we'll.
/ | sent him away, and carried the BODY to
my cabinet. The who's Of the house,
hold had previously been sent out Of the
way on purpose, and I'had time to carry
. into execution the.plan which had struck
me. The body was luckily Of the same
stature rs myself, and like me in CONT
p!exion. | knew the man; he had been
, poor offender, abandoned by his family.
'Poor relic Of mortalityv y said with tears
/ in my eyes, "uothing which man can do
can row injure thee; yet pardon me if
rudely di-fgure thy Ifeless substance
1t is to prevent the ruin Of not one, but
! twenty families And shouh success q.
tend my atternp', | swear that thy chill,
| dren shall be my children and when INV
/ own nour comes, we shall rest ;oc.,her
/ in the tomb TO which thou shalt be borne
| beior6 ire"
ASsth,s portion Of the merchants mar
I ra,ise, the most lively interes, was e-c;,
ed in.,he court. and testified even bv ,.at.
! from many Of the aulieuce. Frenois thus
| proceeded: 81 then s,ripped off NV
clothes and dressed tho body in ,bou
! This accomplished, took TN the install
and with hand more reuctap, than
when had applied it to NV own 6o..o,
fired it close to the head of the dece,s
ed, and At once caused such a disf,u,o
ment as rendered i, impossiL'e far rho
keene-t eve to 3etec, the substitution
which had been made.
Choosing tho p!aincs,h h.bi. ! corll 90.
then dressed myself anew, shaved Off
the whiskers which was accustomed TO
wear, and took o:her means.,o alter and
Disguise my appearance, in case Of Being
sui jected by any acc lent to the risk Of
being betrayed. Mex, morning saw me
=. on board a French vessel O. nv wav IN
a distant land-the native country Of NV
ancestors. The expectations which led
me to the execution Of this scheme were
not disappointed. knew that John
Moon, the mar who robbed me, and who
no" stands at the bar OF this court, lad
formed connections Ia this island, which
"o"'d IN all probability bring him back
10 II as soon AS the 'nteII'Pence Of my
death gave him the promise Of socnrity.-
IN TINS nave not been disappointed.
nave been equally fortunate in other re.
SPecS. "Ihe my unworthy servant re,
NAMED mere IN imaginary safety, have
Sern successful IN discovering the quarter,
IN wh'ch' not daring at first TO betrav here
the appearance OF wealth, he had lodged
the whole OF the stolen money. have
brought u with me, and also sufficient
proofs,' suPpos'ng his confessions Of th5
day to he set aside altogether, to convict
OF the crime with which he stands cbarg'
ed.
NY the same means" continued Clod
omir Frenois, with degree .pf honorable
PRIDE IN which all who heard him sympa
th'zed, will be- enabled to restore my
family to their place in society, and to re
deem the credit Of p name on which no
blot was lef, by those who bore !, hefo,o
me and which nIo.so Cod lI.Lou
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