Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-02-20
5N'srsNaun.
THE SEVERED HAND.

THE SEVERED HAND.
About the end OF January, more THAI
twenty years since, Doctor Lislranc,
celebrated surgeon Of Paris, VAS return
ing to his house at II o'clock at night
He had reached his door and had raise,
the knocker, about to give warning /,
the maid in attendance Of his arrival
when IL vigorous arm stopped his owl
half way and at the same time thrc,
masked figures surrounded the astonshe,
doctor. The street was deserted, the doc
tor had no arms by him. and wisely
Judging resistance would prove unavaiina
he sought to escape from the hands of the
banditti by the sacrifice Of his purse, wher
the man who held his arm addressed hin
very politely, saying:
81 believe you are Doctor Lislranc?"
"Gou seem to he acquainted with my
person., " replied the doctor. Take, thei
my purse and watch-trouble me ne
longer, but get you gone to more honest
work. y
Sir" said the man, hautily, i've ar,
no thieves, but only come to ask from YOU
favor"
"You have chosen a strange way and
an unusual hour for such a purnosn, ''
said the doctor, m.stmstfulv.
Every hour is good for so clever Il sur.
geon as yourself perform i'm operation. 81
"Eh?" said the doctor, who, a little re.
assured, stood examining his three client,
more closely, and perceived that they
were dressed more like gentlemen roip1
to Il ball than like highway robbers.
I'VE request doctor, that Won follow
lis Immediately.
Permit me at least. TO warn my Iodv
of my absence" ''
mo. there is no mood oF II Won
have your implements with Won: That viii
do. You must submit, however to bay.
ing your ewes banduged -" ''''
but, sir"
Come. come, by Ccoroc. sa,d oro of
the men, "if Won have 50 many worIs
about it we shall never proceed he tLen
sounded shrill whistle, and n rari,rn
coming from narrow street in tbc nni%6.
borhood made lis opncaruncn Thn tLr".
men led the doctor t5 il. hrlncd h,m nm
and then rot in after him, The bor.r
gallOpcd away at Il ranil pocn
DIR, Lisfrancc did NOT rvnn tbirl, of of-
terinp n resistance which mryf ,,rovo
useless, but submitted with GOOD arace
to the mysterious violence exercised mon
his person.
For two hours time not word wos rv.
changed between him and his tnvnling
companions, who spoAe umonr themselves
in a language he could NOT understand
At length the carriage rolled LcnrIth =.
portico-the noise of an orpniuC ,rtn yo,
heard creakinp on its Linrns-t6r ro,rin,,r
stopped.
The door was opened and the stems LET
down.
"Well," lnauircd an unyious voice
ale is here rcplied one of tbr mon in
the carriage, and, taking tbe doctor Inv
the hand, assisted him 10 nIioht Tbny
then caused him to ascend several strn:
By the cold air that strurk mnon hi.
face the doctor pcrcriyrd that hc wos on
the steps of an outer portico, 4 door was
opened and the doctor fancied thcv ,nnIr
him cross large hall; he was then led
through II suite of onortmnnts coyor,i
viii snF4 corrot;r,, a la H.,
r;Jo "; 9V,o manso C,s ans ~ |"S' VNe doctor
7Ty "Wa "%aV" haye ",," ro,c%oJ J",J' or. d,..,.;
wv. we @ nave relcheu our destination,
'gTio' TLn laetuC 1ento'u your 9anuuge' tg
70 a n0 ,~eoS', ""u,o,' Mm". .eilJr nnu chalgeu
10 a.; ul.,tSS l oI'iIS.'y m anu vague appreI,
fomI HrStO soiIr 0DeIvu ,,c Slrlnser voice, ana
IoIi GnhaJ i'iLI'. I III st"li tV1I, luNurl9nS'
y ~, is ,,s'iuI, IhI ouv iuii llt Oy an alaD9S'
.er .,'n 9ri wi'.ri, luhE III IHe mludIe OF the
tIuu'' I'M ne wihuow,curtaihS We're closely
slu., HS Wi,ll sS tIose Oh the alcove' winch
9ccuPleu % @ tne iuIiLer emu Oh the apartment:
IN IN tllls &c room nt, tHe doctor found himself
alone wv WIN !, one Oh the three individuals who
haI @ maae nm an unwilling, captive.
me stranger was tall ana OF imposing
mien' ne was dressed wlth truly arlsto-
c[ltlcaI pEeclSlI9ni ms PACK eyes gllttered
Iiroggll @ lle hall mask tllat covered ms up
per features while a nervous ,twitch ag-
ilate9 his uncovered IlPs ana the thick
wear that surrounded tine lower part OF
ms iaee. ,.,u
DOCTOR SAID the stranger, IN q dry
and broken voice, prepare YOUR imple.