The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-08-05

"Lct US 80 and soc, Messiro
Chapiain; let rs 20 and see at
once"
The Seigncur Of La Pin ocho ran
into the square, which WAS crowd.
cd with inquisitivo Spectators
The neck Of tho hanged man was
replaced in tho running moose, the
body was really at tho end Of tho
rope, and the armor was really on
the body.
1t was prodigious. SO thoy
shouted, "a miraclc!"
"Ho has repentcd," said ono,
"and has como back to rc-hang
himself"
"llo has been here all tn Q time"
said another, "only we could not
see him."
"Bnt why has he put on spurs?"
inquired third.
"Doubllcss because hc has como
from Il distance, and was anxious
to get back quick"
"For my part, whether far or
near, should have had no occa.
sion W whatcvcr for spurs, because |
would have taken good care to
remain whore | was"
And then they laughed, and
then thoy looked at tho ugly
grimacc on tho dead mans counlc.
nance.
AS for tho Scigncur of La Pr
oche, his only thought WAS to
make sure that the thiefwas real.
~ dead, and to take rcpossesson
Of his suit of armor.
They took down the body aud
stripped it, and then, when strip.
ped, they hung it up again, and
tho crows set to work with such
effect that in II couple of days it
was stripped to the bone, in II
week it was like q tat:ordc cmalion,
in a fortnight it had the appear
ancc Of nothing-at-aIl.
But how had this hanged man
employed his timo during his
month of absence ? How was it
that having been hung, he con-
trived TO escape, and that having
escaped he rehung himsolf7
Our two peasants, returning
home by night, and passing closu
to the gibbot, heard moans, gasp.
ings, and something like q prayer;
that thcy devoutly crossed thcm-
solves, and asked what it could be;
that nobody replied, but that tho
moans continued, appearing to
como from tho body that was
hanging overhead. They then
took the ladder, which the hang
man had loft at tho foot Of tho
gibhot, set it against tho side of tho
gallows, and tho son noun ting as
far as where tho criminal hung,
said to him, ais it you who arc
making these complaints, my poor
fellow"
The condemned man, collecting
all his strength, answered, "Yes. "
"You arc still alive, then ?"
"Ycs."
"Do you repent Of your crimo p
"Ycs."
"Fhon | will set about untying
you; and, rs tho gospel command s
us to succor those who suffer, and
who even cause us to suffer, will
succor You and restore you 10 life,
that it may load you unto good.
Heavon prcfors soul which re.
points Of its sins to u body which
expiates them"
The father and son thon unfas.
tened tho dying man, and compro
hended how it happened that he
still survived. Tho ropo, instead
of compressing tho neck Of the
thicf, pressed tho bottom of the
helmot in such wise that tho pa.
tient was suspended, but not
strangIed, and that, catching with
his head at sort Of ledge or rest
ing place within the helmet, be
had managed to breathe and sccr
life existing up to tho momenl
when our two companions passeG
by.
The latter liberated him, ant
transported HIM to their owl
homo, whoro he was handed owe,
to tho nursing Of tho mother anc
her maidon daughter.
But ho who has stolen will stca
again.
In the PEASANTS house thort
"Hre only two things to steal
e,v .ho money he had brought
~ "oterio did not be
from La L "hese two th;no
long to him. L.. "s
were his horse and HI. '""s "'0'
fair haired girl of sixtoen '
Of ago.
The ex-hung criminal detor-