Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-08-05
Gales aud Skftfhes.
DIR. MICBRIDE.


was in the courtyard of the PalaZZo Car
minali, Rome. But it was up stairs IN his
library, and alone II Scozzese" carried
out his choicest manipulstions, and made
the more delicate of his preparations OF
human muscles. arteries. veins and nerves.
which, when completed. were displayed
under glass shades on large table in the
centre of the apartment. II was at this
table. having Just fiDished the dissection
/ of a very small hand-never mind 10 what
kind Of a creature the hand, while it was a
living one. had belonged-that he was sit
ting one evening in july. l775, when il
+ suddenly occurred to him that he had ex-
hausted his supply OF cochineal with which
! to tinge the melted wax which he proposed
/ to inject on the morrow morning into the
yeinous sy stem OF his preparation"
I DIR. .Eneas Macbride proceeded TO the
well -known druggists shop kept by Sig
/ Panciarota, at the corner OF the Via de
Bondoti 1t was one of the largest and
handsomest shops in Rome. He made his
Z purchase and placed the packet of cochi-
neal in side pocket.
! Stay" he suddenly exclaimed, paus
I ing on the threshold; Il have forgotten
something. You must make me up, if
/ you please, lndl dou4lIdUle eHlCdClous
sleeping draught with the secret of the
formula of which only you and are cog
infant, and which gives ease to so many
of my patients. Will You prepare It at
once? | must take it with me. ="
with pleasure. illustrissimo ed excel
/ lentissimo Dottore, said the apothecary ,as
he hustled from jar to jar and bottle to
bottle. pouring various ingredients into a
glass vial. IT'S wonderful sleeping
| draught, to be sure. have tried it on my
wife, who, poor soul, endures agones
from the tooihache, and it never fails in
producing slumber. To be sure, had you
not positively told me that the potion was
quite harmless. | should have been afraid
to use it; for the sleep which it brings
about is SO deep and so long as to be really
like the sleep OF death
He had soon completed his task and
DR.. Macbride, placing the vial in his side
pocket with the cocbineal left the tarmacia
He crossed the Piazza di Spagna, in the
direction of the college of the Propaganda;
when Just as he reached the spot where
now Is the monument, his path was crossed
by tall man, who was wrapped in long
brown cloak, and who wore his broad
Tapped hat slouched over his eyes.
Its all very well for you to SLOUGH
your hat over your eyes, my friend said
DR. Macbride to himself; "but | know
that hat and coat very well, or am griev
ously mistaken. They belong to the name
less man who lodges in one of the garrets
to the Palazzi Carminal | once nursed
you through fever, my friend, and gave
you money to get your cloak out OF pawn.
don't think that you would do me any
harm, although folks do say that you are a
spadacino-a hired assassin"
Scarcely had he thus mentally expressed
himself. when he heard, in a low voice be-
hind him, the single word, "Eccoloi"
"IIere he ISL and Immediately he was
seized from behind by strong arms, a
heavy cloak was thrown over his head
and he was lifted from the ground and
carried some yards. Then he was thrust
forward on to what seemed to be some
kind of bench or seat the arms which had
seized him had relaxed their grasp,
door was slammed and he became aware
that he was IN a rapidly moving wheel
vehicle.
DR.. .Eneas Macbride had in verify been
kidnapped by two men, forcibly carried by
them to a coach. one of the doors of which
was standing wide, huddled into the vehi-
Gle and rapidly driven away. The whole
proceeding. indeed, had been watched with
interest by an individual who was clad in a
long brown cloak. and who-there is now
no ndiscretion in saving twas the name
less man who lived in one of the garrets
of the Plazzo Carmnali. and whose pro-
fession was coniectured to be that of an
assassin for hire. And as he watched the
carriage rapidly retreating into the shad-
ows. the nameless man was iingling some
golden CONS in his pocket and chucklinc
merrily.
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