The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17

all y0ir name, nee ana Npicc, Us llo"b"
nd met you in a dream or known you
ong ago; and [ seem "a he drtNNn toWaN
on. and %irresistibly impelfed to-speak OF
vents which, perhaps, for my " safety,
nuoht to keen concealed"
she smoke with fervor and apparent hon
stv. Little by little I felt my GOODNESS
nnishinp. and /. who had once cordially
,ated her. now began 10 experience an en-
ire reyulsion of feeling.
"a know enough Of my own hte, u
continued, after II short pause, TO believe
hat I have many things of which have
,n distinct recollection. There are TUNES
! nm not myself, and when am
like an automaton by a power not
nf my own nature. ! have Just been freed
from the bondage. Henceforth 1t may he
different with me, for the Infamous wretch,
slave I have beeu, lies in this house
.Deade' Reclaimed who is it that
10 dead2r go
,.Tbe man who was my husband he did
an hnur AGO nom thu effects DIN pOlson he
intended Tor me. / tned 20 save his life,
wicked and brutal though he vns, but the
onlv hook that could have tuueht me how
I v-ns never able to hnd, and ior RIN years
the deadly substance has slowly but surely
been doiug It's work
.'what book do you rcier to- l asked,
while the blood rushed in q torrent to my
face.
"A book that | tined all means for oh
tainine, but without success. There ~ but
one copy Ia the world That once belong
ed 10 my husband, and from ITS directious
he made q poison which he designed adj
ministering 10 me by mistake he took
the drought himself The book, which
contained also directions for preparing The
antidote. was soon afterwards stolen nom
him; but an Arab servant, belonging 20 The
sect Of the assassins, prepared an imper-
feet remedy which prolonged his LIE hA
now. This remedy consisted in great part
of a substance which the assassins take
whep they propose committing a murder
[ was forced to take this as often as 1t was
given 10 my husband While II retarded
the notion Of the poison Ia him, il render
cd me almost insane. Under its intiuence
/ have lived a life entirely distinct from my
natural one. Strange to say, | have no
clear remembrance Of what / have done
during the daytime for the last six years.
And now you are tree
''Yes, thank God!'
"And YOU do not recollect our meeting
every day and going together to the book
-hop in the Piazza III MontecitOuoF
Not distinctly, though / can recall some
events which ARE associated with you.
Every night Mt nine o'clock the first dose
was aivcu 10 me. Il was repeated at iu-
~turvais till morning. The effect was TO
arouse me to action. to excite my mind,
and 10 cause me 70 act upon the last iden
nhich was suggested by my typnt. When
I was Judged that ] was sufficiently stimu-
lated. / was ordered 10 go and search for
the book. 1t must have been at these
times that we met / have an indistiuct
iden that you were supposed 90 know some
thing of this book, and that | was directed
To watch Won. After my return I went 10
bed and slept the remainder Of the day.
.'Why do you take this substance.
Because I was compelled. Force was
several times used. aud, besides my hus-
band had written a false statement relative
10 the cause of his illness, and had given 1t
to the Arab. In this paper he charged me
with administering the poison to him. Had
refused obedience, this statement would
have been placed IN the hands of the police
and / should probably not have succeeded
in clearing myself Of the accusation
.'Why did you invite me here today.
She put her hand TO her head and Ie-
NAMED silent a few moments, rs If endeay-
oring to collect her thoughts.
at was for some reason connected with
the book, y she AZ last said, "and ] think ]
was also directed to poison you.
This was not very agreeable Information
What i'll were now in "a trap from which !
could not escape with my liief | looked
around me i|ustinctiyely ion the mcan3 OF
getting AWAY. She observed my move
ment. and instantly OWNED my thOughts.
There is no ono here now % harm YOU,
she said. "The Arab, who was my hus-
bands chief reliance 10 all his schemes, and
who was deyotedly attached to him, cop
mittel suicide aG soon as his master died
II You will come with me ] will convince
You that / have spoken the truth.
She arose, and accompanied her thro'
several apartments till We came tu Il door
before which she stopped lor am Instant
Then she resOlutely opened It and entered
the room. / followed her by the dim
light of n fire that burned s~lugsishly by
the hearth, / saw a man lying on a bed,
another on tho door. / stopped dOnn aud
felt their pulses IN turn Their bodies
were vet warm, but life was certainly eX-
tinct in both While 1 was examining
them, my companion lat IL couple of cam
lAta Nuhl nAtN'l NIith AlA NANlAAl' l'AN'NF \
took one of them aud looked into the face
Of the man who lay upon the floor. His
features we've oriental IN their cast ind
Were AZ daicnte as thOsv nj q WOMAN /
had never seen them before. / then APP
preached the bed, and held tile candle
close 10 the face oil ths dead man stretched
upon it. His face was almost concealed
By a dark and heavy beard, bnt1 saw that
il was thin. Ash looked, my moiuOry be-
10 waken. / had seen that face some
where, long ago, not az il now was, wan
and haggard, but bright and ruddy with
health. As / stood by the bed vainly en-
deavoIing to Tecollect where, and under
what circumstances / had encountered its
now l~ifeless occupant, | suddenly began to
feel giddy; a film came oven my eyes; l
heard a roaring noise in my ears; / stagger-
ed; the candle dropped from my hands,
and / would have fallen had ] not support
ed myself against the wall. In an instant,
Mrs. Brown seized the other candle and
threw II into the fire. / recellect that, aud
nothing move; for, unable longer to stand,
/ sank upon the floor, and altogether lost
my consciousness. #.
When | came to myself / was IN my own
apartments in the Piazza di Spagna, and
my WI servant was sitting by my bed I
put my hand 10 my face, aud was surprised
TO find that my hair was thick and long. 7
recollocted shaving myself the evening 1
went to Mrs Browns. I tuIPed towards
the mar
'How long have | been here, Giaeomo? 2"
] said.
-Four weeks yesterday, Signor, You
have been very i'll" .-
'How did l get here?'
sFT do NOT 1runu4 GiynrV 1 fCrwl 80,
lying as ii lead at the foot Of the s%tsirs.F
/ Thought IA moment. All tho eyents OF
that night came fresh before.
"Did you ever hear of Mrs. Brown
Giacnmoy'
Mrs. Brown, Signor? Oh, yes; VIII,
has not heard OF her? She Wa.
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