The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-04-10
The Three Hnnchbacks.


credible narrative W. extract from y late
French publication, Its neatly told, and
will be read with, interest: ! y.ra
Three brothers..alli humpbacked: and
all accurately alike in appearance. lived
at Bcsancvad- Onelf, them Killed man
in chance medley. but not OF. being 81 ken on
the moment the prosecutions. accoal gould only
swear that one Of tne three brothers had
done the deed Rather Than put an inno
ce44tiuan to death. thu judgeletihe gull yune,
escape, bus yauontshruaEeassinco
OF the kind, he binisned all from the
p.osiihlles e.. Ohss settled psPafI 4, sbeeShe
ftcIi, and Married; the pthers.slifer nearly
stagylngsln England, returned and Paid a
visit TO their Fortunate brother. ,iaale4t
@HIhe' nIfsfer'a6 81 the h,usvy was abroad
wlelpi they knocked, aid ffSe lp,ohr wife
was Troubled more .thai!a liftle ~ lhs visit
My hAsb md is very jealous. said she t"
them wimls.etshe 9was! Yiringathe sonn !
uliugstoa eatssa ,'iYotl anusts 90 tostiic iafth
est 'qs.:.rterof the town and never4 come
here agsaaiil bit lslla make Your brother
loawpk f, yo..r. wants; y hIeshe MAS speak
Ing She ,Irard her husbands, knock, aud
c,,led ou' ;,~rollow Inc ,ilfg yoa value your
liyes.Y all siaa Jim& bses III n4iigilssS sdS .Sj
she ordered the servant not to,open the
door TIL She Should ,return. and Il Ell
conveyed the brothsrs lowa the stairs and
locked the ~ inteibhe celian. Her husband
scoldcd Tor being kept out so longas but
Il good dinner restored him togocd. hulnci',
aid it night he went out to pay avlisiit &,
Yhe.wlie them went down TO the cellar.
and there found the two poorbrotleH. dead
one lying here, the other theie.s What
was u ,bs, done9 She sent 10y IL STONY tAus
vesguat, brvught HIN down Stairs shuwtd
him one corpse lwhleh SHE ,hild previously
takens0ht OF the cellar, ii;tnesprolnased him
a Louis D or ON his return, after. having
thrown itihto the iSeiile.sa He made no
scruple about the matter, but popped the
body into the sack, took it to the bridge,
aud shook it, unto the aliycrs atReturn
ing forth reward, the wife disputed his
clallr, lis Tile sb5dy' was still lying outs
side ths cellar, d5ooir. Here TIE stupa1tiyd
Man saw what he firmly be!.e,el to BE- he
corpse ile ad sthlowilrtrnm the bridge,
nd.ires:gnia,gs tlliasefto destiny, Inc got
it into his sack and Went through tie4cere-
nl5rny The Second time. Coming Hack he
1.,s,f tefftiiied and euiassd by fpdssnns I L.
: STRAIGHTFORWARD corpseknoeking at;his own
door. a'.',Are these youritricgs. nlaster!2,
silidh lie. eAh, Monsieur Ghost. clever as
yol are. LII se5tl; You ths Third trial. y e
So saying, ne forced the poor husband
into the sack, carried himete the, same
spot and effected the third dischafaelsIhis
time he returned in triumph. for the wife
ignorant oi her husband state. aud 1hiSyihg
no more corpsesf to srsnaove.a:paid hun
twice what she had covenanted, sand. gave
him d glass'off'@sa,e into the bargain
You, ss,pl' s.lth: mid Zine aid he !;
ayoa ave better th'n your promise. but |
earned it. found the husnpbacksa rogue
mihis ghost knocking at tile deore;iter |
Mad thsowil him il for the second time2
'.Oh, aWretchi'' cried the poor Woman,
you have drowned my husband N; LIN
sWhile she. was screaming aud he istanda
Mglin amaze. the sgensd,arnes.t entered
secured both, and sent sthemato' prison:
Next, day they .wssrs hfTo1dssh IL befbre the
magistrate o.. the. quarter and examined
The poor wifeaconce,led, nothing the Au-
vergalat was mt called on for an explana-
tion and while both were a.w.iitihs sen
tence Of death the three brothers, iii4f'ull