The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-01

bent over the reclining lady and whis-
pered something in her ear.
~ have told her," he said drawing
himself up in full height, "that I will not
hurt her much"
Presently two female attendants, each
closely masked, entered the room, ear.
rying between them b large silver tuo
full OF warm water. This vessel they
placed before the young lady, who, With
out word, immersed her feet in the wa.
ter. Then Dr.. Mscbride, once more
bending over the victim. smoothing the
hair on her forehead, and feeling her
pulse, kuelt, lancet in hand, blythe side
Of the silver foot-bath. He rose, look.
ed in the victims face, chose fresh Ian.
Get, and knelt again by the side of the
footh-bath. The water was now deeply
discolored. Ere long it was completely
CRIMSON. go s. ssA 80 3
@Bring another BATH tubs buck
let what you willP' said the doctor; sand
more warm water!" Then he contin.
ued, hastily holding his wrists around
the ankles of the patient while the frs,
toof- bath was taken away and anothe,
substituted for it, "This will finish tbs
work." .ueses.safa sitas.-s rr
"How she bleedsi' said the tall man
who, with folded arms, vas watching tbt
scene. Tue young lady had fallen bact
in her chair, her arms hanging loosely
"She is insensiblew said the shorter
of the mssked men. hsz. H-.s,1-
"She is dead!' said DR.. MacbrIde
solemnly.ig eag tHsl,Ss "a as
"How she bled y repeated the shorter
Of the two masked men. f
"She will bleed no more," said Dr.
Macbride. "And now let me ask 70,
what you intend to do with the evidenc,
Of your, aud I may almost say nv
guutf. iHowido you intend to dispos,
of the corpsei" ~ses.sa= 80.
"Put it into q sack7 full of stones ani
sink it in the Tiber,"' muttered the talle'
gentleman. 49, .s,.,, -, - -
"At the risk OF the sack rotting, The
Weights becoming dsengaged from III,
body, and OF the corpse hosting or o.
being washed on shore and the feature,
recosnizsd." a
"Bury it in the garden" suggested the
shorter NAH.
at is still dangerous" resumed the
doctor 1.-THE bodies OF buried people
that have been murdered have been dis.
inferred over and over again. One was
YOU know, last year. in that vineyard
close to the Appian Way, and the assss
sin was brought to JUSTICE" '''s = '''f
"That is tue" s'T as' s'd ~
"When you planned your little scheme
gentlemen" the doctor vent on almosi
bsnteringly.. ."you should have plsnned
the last act Of your tragedy as wsll as
the preceding one Let me tell you that
q murdered dead body is. i'm civil.z I'D
CITY, one OF the most difi.ult things i'm.
aginable to get rid Of. But since / have
gone with you SO far In this abominable
business, will 60 yet further and help
YOU to conceal the corpse. Bring 1t
back with me to my surgery iu the Piaz-
"a de Spagna-I AN accustomed to have
such burdens brought to me at the dead
OF highland I'll dissect her By which
l mean that 10 less than twelve hours no
recogniz ,ble trace will remain Of your
deceased relative--if relative she be-"
The victim wss evidently stone dead
After long consultation the masked
men accedei to- the proposition Of the
doctor, who appeared to have become
so completely their accomplics, aud who
accepted with many protes.ations o.
thanks large purse Of gold seq iins-
Again he submitted to have his eyes
bandaged, and again he was conducted
to the coachin waiting below; but some.
thing else accom- panied the party, and
was plsced on the seat beside the doc.
tor. That something else Was the body.
rolled up in many thicknesses of white
linen, of the lady who had been hled to
DEATH The carriage made q route as
circuitous as before to the Piazzs de
Spagna; but it was then, at Dr.. Mac
brides request, driven round to the en-
trance OF the narrow lane behind the
Palazao Carminali. Then the burden
wrapped in white linen was carried by
the doctor and the taller of the masked
men by the back door into the dissect.
ing.room, and laid like q stone on the
table. The doctor noticed that his fel-
low-besrer was trembling violently. and
he had evidently had enough of horrors
for that night! ezzaA At.s
Three months afterward DR.. d ,eas
Macbride returned to Eiinburg, bring
ing with him bis wife, q young and ex
tremely handsome italian lady of no
BILE r ,man family. Pope Benedict XIV,
the enlightened and humane Lambretini.
had much to do with bringing about the
marriage of the handsome young lady
With "Il Dottore Enea Macbride, Scoz
zase." He had informed the young
lady's brothers, Don Rafaelle and Don
Antonio Cordiscoglio, Counts OF that
ilk, that il they did not consent to the
match and pay over very large foe to
the Apostolic Chamber they would be
prosecuted with the rigor of the law, for
having basely attempted to, murder their
sister by causing her, as they thought.
to have the veins of her ankles opened
OF course they had never been opened.
DR.. Mac5ride. while pretending to exc
cute the dreadful behests OF Don Rafael
le and Don Antonio Cordicoglio, had
first administered to her apotion which
speedily reduced her to complete insen.
sibility, and had next skillfully mIngled
with the warm water in which the feet Of
the patient had been immersed the con-
tents of the packet of cochineal. which
be had purchased at the farnacia Pan.
ciarotto. The poor girls only offense
had been that she had imprudently. and
in mere girlish folly, encouraged for q
short time the addresses Of young man
much her inferior 10 rank; but by her
naughty and vindictive brothers this
transient Irritation was esteemed crime
which her death alone could expatia.e.
How fortunate it was that DR.. Macbride
was so much addicted to making ana.
tomical preparations necessitating the
use OF cocbineal for their perfection!
fancy however, that after his marriage