The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-01-05


man sighed, and desisted.
Thencame-But enough! From pity.
from sympathy, from counsel, and from
consolation, and from scOrn-frOm each
of these alike the poor stricken deer
"recOiled into the wilderness;" he fled
for days together into solitary parts of
the forest; fled, as l still hoped and
prayed, in good earnest and for long
farewell; but, alas! no; still he returned
to the haunts of his ruined happiness
and his buried hopes, at each return
looking more like the wreck of his for
mer self; and once | heard a penetrat-
ing monk observe, whose convent stood
near to the city gates-"TheTe goes one
ready equally for doing or suffering,
and of whom we shall soon hear that he
is involved in some great catastrophe
1t may be, of deep calamity-it may be,
of memorable guilt"
so stood matters amongst us; January
was drawing to its close; the weather
was growing more and more winterly;
high winds, piercingly cold, were raw
ing through our narrow streets; and
stlll the spirit of social festivity bade
dehance to the storms which sang
through our ancient forests. From the
accident of our magistracy hping Sc
lected from the tTadesmen of the city.
the hOspitalities of the place were far
more extensive than would otherwise
nave happened; for every member of the
corporation gave two annual entertain
ments in his official character. And
such was the rivalship which prevailed,
that often one quarter of the wear $ in
come was spent upon these galas. Nor
was any rldicule thus incurred: for the
costllness of the entertainment was un-
derStOOd to be an expression of official
pride, done in honor of the city. not as
an effort Of personal display. 1t fol-
lowed, from the spirit in which these
half-yeaTly dances originated, that. he
ing given on the part OF the city, every
stranger of rank was marked out as a
privileged guest, and-the hospitality of
the community would have been equally
affrOnted by failing to offer or by fail
ing to accept the invitation.
Hence it had happened the Russian
guardsman had been introduced into
many family which otherwise could
not have hoped for such a distinction.
Upon the evening at which | am now
arrived, the 22d of January, 1916. the
whole city, in its Wealthier classes, was
assembled beneath the roof of a trades
man who had the heart of prince. In
every point our entertainment was
superb; and | remarked that the music
was the finest | had heard for years.
survey the splendid company he had
gathered under his roof; happy to wit
ness their happiness; elated in their
elatiOn. Joyous was the dance-iOyOus
were all faces that | saW--up to mid
night, very soon after which time
supper was announced; and that also,
| think, was the most joyous of all the
banquets | ever witnessed. The accom-
pllshed guardsman OutshOne himself in
brllliancy; even his melancholy re-
laXed. In fact, how could it be other
wise? near to him safe Margaret Lieb-
epheim-hanging upon his words
more lustrOus and bewitching than
ever had beheld her. There she had
been placed by the host; and everybody
knew why. That is one of the luXuries
attached to love; all men cede their
places with pleasure; women make
way; even she herself knew, though not
obliged to know, why she was seated in
that nelghbOrhOOd; and took her place
If with a rosy suffusiOn upon her
| cheeks-yet with fulness of happiness
| at her heart.
The guardsman pressed forward to
claim Miss Liebenheim's hand for
the next dance; movement which she
was quick to favor, by retreating be-
hlnd one or two parties from person
who seemed coming towards her. The
music again began to pour its vOluptu-
Gus tides through the bounding pulses
Of the youthful company. Again the
flying feet Of the dancers began to re-
spOnd to the measures; again the
mounting spirit of delight began to fll
the sails of the hurrying night with
steady inspiration. All went happily.
Already had one dance finished; some
We're pacing up and down, leaning on
the arms of their partners; some were
repOsing from their eXertiOns; when
0 Heavens what a shrek! what a gath
ering tumult!
Every eye was bent towards the doors
every eye strained forwards to dis
cover what was passing. But there.
every moment, less and less could be
seen, for the gathering crowd more and
more intercepted the view; so much the
more was the ear at leisure for the
shrieks redOubled upon shrieks. Miss
Liebenheim had moved dOWnWards to
the crowd. From her superior height
she overlooked all the ladies at the
point where she stood. In the centre
stood a rustic girl, whose features had
been familiar to her for some months.
She had recently come into the city, and
had. lived with her uncle, tradesman,
not ten doors from Margaret's own res
idence, partly on the terms of kins-
woman, partly as servant on trial. AT
this moment she was exhausted with
excitement and the nature of the shock
she had sustained. Mere panic seemed
to have mastered her; and she was
leaning, unconscious and weeping,
upon the shoulder of some gentleman
who was endeavOring to sOOthe her. A
silence of horror seemed to possess the
company, most of whom were still un-
acquainted with the cause of the
alarming interruption. A few, how
ever, who had heard her first agitated
words, finding that they waited in
vain for a fuller explanation, now
rushed tumultuOusly out of the ball
room to satisfy themselves on the spot.
The distance was not great; and within
five minutes several persons returned
hastily, and cried out to the crowd of
ladies that all was true which the
young girl had said. "What was true?"
That her uncle Mr.. Weishaupt's family
had been murdered; that not one mem
ber of the family had been spared-viz.
Mr.. Weishaupt himself and his wife,
neither of them much above sixty, but
both infirm beyond their years; two
maiden sisters of Mr.. Weishaupt, from
forty to fOrty-six years of age; and an
elderly female domestic.
An incident happened during the re-
cital of these horrors, and of the details
which followed, that furnished matter