The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-28

Caxa, with wealth sufficient at your
disposal to make you one Of the Gran.
does OF the empire"
Here Blanko opened wide Golfer
filled with glorious English gold which
he said had been subscribed by vario=s
English and continental scientific so.
cleties to be given to any one who would
allow the experiment to be made upon
him. To cut the matter short, gentle.
men, after seeing the experiment tried
on various animals with success |, now
being completely under the control Of
this wretch, submitted.
'lt was determined that should re-
side with Blanko for some weeks, SO one
day about eighteen months ago, after
having made my will, leaving my entire
property to my young and lovely wife
and bidding her most loving farewell,
took my departure for the home OF
Doctor Blanko, expecting or hoping to
return in month or two bringing Sith
me the wealth acquired by the rather
dangerous operation.
"Now, gentlemen, comes an act which
revealed to me, even as | then was un.
der influence of the stern will Of this
man, either that he had some sinister
design in view or was not sure of sue
cess. Iexpected, Of course, that Blanko
being an expert surgeon would himself
take off my head. But this he would
not do. / thought at the time that be
feared failure, and were | to die in
his hands it would be murder, and he
himself would be compelled to undergo
the same operation, but | have since
been convinced that it was u deeply
laid design to ruin me forever. BE this
as it may, he was determined that |
should either commit capital crime, or
be thrown into position. that circum-
stances would compel the be!i1f that l
had committed such Il crime aud would
have TO suffer for it; SO taking me about
dusk one evening to low aud danger.
Gus portion Of the city, he pronounced
some awful words over me, aud placing
my hand in that Of another man whom
| could not then see, he left me- Then
the stranger speaking in the same harsh,
rough toue in which now address you
for this voice was his-said, Come
Sebastien it is time to be moving"
II followed him in a kind Of somnam
bulistic state, for something over two
hours, when he halted before small
house situated in an open square some
distance from any other house; he
stationed me at the gate which opened
on pathway leading to a side door,
and, leaving inc, he proceeded up the
path Now | know this house TO be
the residence of a certain Don -, OF
whom it was reported that he was a
great miser and retained large amount
oil specie in his bed room, to which for
years he had been confined by an incura.
BILE disease. When this tho. ght flashed
through my mind, aud when | thought
OF the cireuitous route by which we
had come, shudder of horror rushed
through me, for here would be robbery
and perhaps murder | had thus re
mained standing but few minutes
when wild cry startled the trembling
air of night; then heard groans, and
then all became silent. | strove to fly.
but the same fatal power that had
brought me there, kept me glued to the
spot. Presently the murderer, for such,
alas he was, came rushing towards me,
he reached me aud handing mc long
knife, even the handle of which was
Shiny with gore, he whispered "hold
this, and started away. mechanically
took the knife, all the time knowing
my fearful position. Still | remained
rooted to the spot. | could not move.
Now | hear the shouts of tn, guard
Lanterns flash in the distance Why
can not fyl Now they come towards
me, see with them the murderer, they
reach me, they roughly seize and curse
me, and | am securely bound to my late
companion, upon whom the gold had
been found. lie turned to me and said /:
"Ah my friend we have failed" Just
then | heard a chuckle aud on looking
round saw Blanko walk past. He, then
had known of the intended crime and
had caused our capture.
II was taken in the very act the
bloody knife in my hand / would be
deemed the principal |, who never had
even imagined crime, while the true
murderer would be only accessory
Yet knew that both must die. We
proceeded, surrounded by the guard,
to the prison where we were both placed
in the same gloomy cell, and when
morning came it brought us little light,
but through the narrow sits that served
for windows We could hear the angry
growl of a maddened mob, and voices
demanding the instant death of the
prisoners, aud then felt that / must
forever be deemed an outlaw aud a
murderer, aud my very memory cursed.
Then we heard the occasional crack of
the muskets of the guard as they re-
sisted the infuriated mob, then quiet
seemed to be restored, In few hours
the minister Of justice entered, but to
his repeated questions | made no an
swer; he told us we had nothing to
hope, and that our trial would speedily
take place. IL is needless to describe
the trial. The court was convened the
same day, we were taken to the Hall Of
Justice in the same prison, from fear Of
the mob, and both we're condemned TO
suffer death at the same instant Of time
the day following. AS our dread SEN
tcncc was about 70 be pronounced, |
raised my eyes to the Judges Bench,