The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-07-27
Misrellaneons.
TIE DEAD ALIVE.
\ Romance OF Real Lite.

The saijoined narrative from CmANBgR's JouR.
NAL Is stated to be translated from a foreign
newspaper. II Is Necessary 20 remind the reader
that the island of Mauriius apl,cstaining at this
day to The English was originally colonze,l by
the Frrnch, aud tina, the population yet consists
| IN a great measure Oi persons Oi that nation 10
whom, 10y u formal treaty between the parties
concerned. iheir ancicnil laws and gsages were
preserved without any material alterations
Some time ago, the Sieur Clodon.ir Frenois q
rich n.cfceani OF the island. was found dead and
iriehiull, disis cured in his ow:. habi,aiion Ills
hody WAS discovered lying on the floor. with his
bead aud face muiia'cd by means Of n pistol. and
all doubt as To the cause ~ the catasiro he was
disFeled by the discovery 81 the fatal weapon by
tue side OF the corpse and alsn of a paper in the
handwriting Of the dr,tasrd This paier coniai.
ns,l the following words
| lam ruined \ william has robbed me Of
twenty live thousand livrs sterling dishunor
must be ~! PORTION. and cannot await or sur
vive u. leave 10 my wife the task Of dist ib-
uiing among iny creditors the means which re-
main 10 Us and iray that God, my friends
and my enemies may pardon my self destruction !
| le'. IA another minute shall be in eternity :
CLoDoNR FRExo,s
Great was the CONSERVATION caused by this ira.
gic event which was the more unexpecled as the
loss alluded 10 in the note had never been made
pub!ic. The deceased had teen held in great
esteem over the colony ~ "a man uf siric, honor
and ptohiiy. aud WAS universally lan,ented Ills
attached widow after rndeavuring faithfully to
fulfill his last wishes found her grief too over.
Powering TO permit her 10 mingc longer with the
world and took the resolution ui consccraiing
her remaining days 20 the services OF religion
Two months after the sad end OF her husband she
entered convent leaving TO u nephew of her
late merchant, physician, the charge OF compile
ting the distribution Of the effects Of Frcnois
among his creditors
minute examination of the Iatcrs OF the de-
iunct led 10 the discovery of the period a, which
the unfortunate merchant had been robbrd and
this period was found 10 correspond with tie date
OF the disappearance Of q man named John Moon,
| lohg in the employment ofFrenois. Ofihis man,
| on whom suspicion naturally fell, nothing could
be learned on inquiry but shortly after the d-
vision Of the late merchants property Noon
| rcappeaFcd IN the colony. When taken up and
examined respecting the cause OF the fight lie sta
ted that he had been sent by his master 10 France
10 recover certain sums due 10 the merchant there
in which mission he had becn unsuccessful once
he further ayerTcl that n Cludomir frcnu:s In
his existing correspondence had thrown ans
| injurious srspiciuus upon him Noon tlir whole
was but a lreieNi 10 account for Deficiencies of
which the mcichan, himself was the sole ,ausc
aud author. This declaration. made by :, lnan
who seemed iO fear inquiry. and whose worldly
| circumstances remained ~ appearance the same
as thcy had ever been had the effect Of silencng
II they did not satisfy, the examiners and the
affair soon fell, IN great measure. out of the
public recollection
Things remained for a short time in this con-
diiion, when, one morning, MT. William Burnett
principal creditor Of the late Clodomir Frenois
heard knocking at his gate at q very early hour.
| lie called up one of his servants who went down
and opened the door and Immediately returned
with the intelligence that stranger, who seemed
desirous Oi keeping his person concealed, wished
/ 10 speak with Mr. Burnett in private Mr.. Bur-
net, rose, threw on his dressing gown. and dcs-
ccnded to the parlor lie saw there stranger
OF u tall person, seated in an easy aud familiar
attitude upon asoia, with a copy Of the MoRxIxG
Posr in his hand The lack Of the visitor was
turned TO Mr.. Burnett rs he entered. Rather
| surprised 10 sec stranger conduct himself 50
like an old friend OF the house, Mr. Burnett
said aloud 'Sir, may beg to know your busi.
ness with me p
The stranger turned round aud advanced TO
salute bis host warmly and courteously. Mr..
Burnett started back and uttered loud exclama-
ton Of surprise and alarm. Well he might for
before him stood his old friend and debtor, Clio.
domir, whom he himself had followed to the
grave
What passed at that interview between Mr..
Burnett and his strange visitor remained for some
/ time a secret. Mr.. Burnett was observed to
issue several times pale and agitated, from his
dwelling, and 10 visit the magistrate charged
with the criminal processes OF the colony.
In the course Of that day while John Noon was
RECALLING himself with tea under the palm trees Of
his garden, in company with n Circassan female
whom he had bough, some time previously, he
was arrested and taken 10 prison By the officers
OF justice. On the following day he.was brought
before the criminal court aecusad Of robbing the
late Clodomir Frenols the crime being eonjoined
with breach OF trust and violence. Noon smiled
at the charge with all the confidence OF a man
who had nothing TO fear. The Judge having de-
manded OF him II he confessed the crime, the ae-
cused replied that the charge was altogether alb
surd, that clear testimony was necessary TO az
such crime upon him, and that, % far from
there being any such evidence produeible, neither
the widow Of the deceased, ncr any one person
In his service, had ever heard the pretended rob.
berry even once mentioned by Frenois during bis
lie.
DO you then affirm your innocence p repeat.
ed the judge gravely, after hearing all that the
other had 10 say.
"a will avow my Innocence" replied Moon
'even before the body Of my late master, II thai
be necessary" (Such thing oflen took place
under the old colonial law
John Moon" said the judge In a voice bro
ken BY some peculiar emotion, ''it is before YOU,
late master that you will have now 10 assert youl
innocence, and may God make the truth appear.
signal from the Judge accompanied thes'
words, aud Immediately door opened and Clio
domir Frenois, the supposed suicide, entered IN,
court. lie advanced TO the bar with slow ant
deliberate step, having his eye calmly but hrml,
liked on the prisoner, his servant. great sen
saiion was caused In the court by his appearance
Utiering shrieks Of alarm and horror the female
present fed from the spot, The accused fell OF
bis knees In abject terror, and shudderingly con
lessed his guilt. For time no voice was hear.
but his. However, a. u became apparent that
living man stood before the court, The advocat
for The prisoner gained courage TO speak.
lie demanded that the identity OF the merchan
be established and the mystery Of his exis,enc
be explained. Tie said that the court should no
be biased BY what might prove 10 be mere nc
eidenlal likeness between a man living aud on
deceased and that such an Avowal as that 4
the prisoner, extracted IN moment ofextraord