The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-09-06

Four HEADLHss MEN DANCE Qua.
DRILLE IN BRIDE's BED CHAMBER.-
The following grotesquely horrible story
is translated from the Paris Figaro:
This day eight days a wedding was
celebrated ut A.. A merchnnt,s
clerk named Marius Crampin married
young girl of eighteen. oslled Anna
N--. AuDn Il was an orphan
from childhood, and had been educated
Dy an old priest dead six mouths ago.
Ihough she was very attractive nnl had
u dowry OF $4,000 fraucs-i respectable
sum ior single clerk-Crampin Was far
from Juoilant when he left the church.
oomo OF Ills friends, III fact, on hearing
OF MS marrlnge, had sneered mt the mat
ter III rather singular manner, without
onering any explanations, and had de-
cnheu TO DE present Mt the wedding
BESIDES, when the sacrifice was const,m
mated, Crampin felt tormented by sus.
ploiona which before marriage be re-
PEELED with contempt. In order to dis
pei them. he drank deep, and toward
mid night he was pretty mellow. Itwas
now lime to retire to rest. The bride
went first and extinguished the taper.
Five minutes afterwards, Crampin in
turn arrived 'Hallol' he exclaimed.
stumbling. ''my wife pretends to be
asleep. We must light the candle again. {"
But Just ns he was about to strike u liKht
with match, he heard II rustling uf cur
tnlns' and mau appeAred-a man of
great height, wrapped in white shroud
TINT was spotted over with blood, aud
without head. He carried red Ian.
tern: Crnmpin uttered stfl-d exclu-
nation, the bride rose hastily, aud the
TWO remained spell bound by terror at
the trightful spectacle before their eyes.
For, from the corners of the room,
emerged other three heauless persons.
Oil clothed iu white but blood. .bespot-
tered winding sheets, each with red
lantern III the one hand, aud his head in
the other. They statioued themselves
In front OF the fire place and saluted the
young couple iC ceremonious manner.
Then, strange to tell. they spoke.
Crampin, in his terror, knew not whe-
ther the voice issued from the body or
from the head. Good day to YOU.
Citizen Crampin, said one of the bend
less beings; II am Joseph Grigois. q
client OF my wife's great-great. grand :
father. 'Give mo thy hand, Crampin, p
SAID the other, sneeringly; Madame
Knows me too. [ lost my head in 1888,
at the hands Of her grand father" By
tins time, Crampin was down on his
knees. and his bride was moaning in u
state of distraction from fear. Bat they
We're alone in the house, which was stu
ated at the gates of the town, and no.
body came near them The third phan-
tom then advanced. "Little one" he
said, in an amiablc tone, "thou capst
boast of having had grand father who
did his work admirably. I, too, passed
through his hands," GOOD Godr'
groaned Crampin, in despair, 1.-The man
without head speaks through his nose!'
"Step out, children" called out the
fourth spectre, "the nuptial ball is about
to begin. Forward both!" And the
four guillotined persons taking their
places, broke into dauce-a supernatu-
ral can can that froze the blood in the
veins OF the young couple. They leaped
up and down, backwards and forwards,
spread wide their winding sheets like
great white wings, and played like Jug
glers with their heads It was friphtful.
and all the more when suddenly they
burst out in chorus and sang some slaves
OF horribly grotesque song. Then, all
ut once, opening the door, they disnp-
peared in the dark lobby, after having
deposited the four heads on the knees of
the bride. "Mercifnl heavens!' gasped
the latter. with horror, "the clients of
my family!" "What family, madame?''
yelled Crampin, Mortified, in the midst
OF his terror, by the exclamation. "For.
give me. snpplicated the bride, throw
ing herself on her knees before him
"Grand-papa was an executioner." The
wretched Crampin srrang to his feet and
then fell senseless. AS soon as he re-
turned to himself, without taking time
to puck his trunk, he precipitately left
the town, and has not been again seen.
The Investigation OF the police into the
mysterious affair resulted in the disco.
very that the four guillotined persons
were none others than the friends Of
Crampin, who had learned, one knows
not how, of the unfortunate connection
OF the bride. Their four heads were four
melons
GREELEY A NEGRO TRADER. -Napo.
leon, Arkansas, always was u lively place
On the 10th ult., there was Grant con
yeDtiOn in Nonn1oop Eno -