Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-08-14
The Vampire.
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The Vampire.
The story of the Arnold Paul yam.
pire gained wide celebrity in Eurone
about 1725. Arnold Paul was a peas
ant who lived on the borders of Hun
gary. Near Madnerga be fell fro,g a
wagon and was crushed to death. He
was duly buried and forgotten. Thirty
years later four persons had died
each with a small incision in his
throat the edges of which were pur.
plish. Another person, a young girl
declared that In the night she had
awakened with terrible feeling of
suffocation. In the DIM light she reo-
ognized Arnold Paul, and cried
'FAvaunt vampire, in Jesus name )
and the vampire Immediately vanish
ed. Pauls grave was opened and his
body was found to present strono
signs of life. There were traces Of
blood about his lips and blood on his
hands. The ambassador of Louis XT,
was present at the disinterment and
stated that the full life blood was in
the cheeks of the supposed corpse.
Pauls body was burned, mis- ashes
scattered to the four winds, and from
that time the vampire vexed Madner-
ga nc more.
Another vampire story is taken from
book containing many, which was
published under the protection of the
Bishop of Olmutz in 1906. A herds
man named Blow, who lived near Ka-
dam, in Bohemia, was suspected of
| being a vampire while in life. After
! his death and burial several persons
were killed and the flocks about the
place were sadly decimated. Blows
| grave was opened. He sat up CON
fessed he was a vampire, and defied
the villagers to prevent him from
Cutting his fearful appetite. A stake
was put into his coffin by direction of
a physician, whereupon the vampire
thanked them ironically. That night
| he arose and killed three persons. be-
side twenty head of cattle His BODY
was carried out of the village and
burned, his blood gushing forth the
while, and his lips uttering fearful
cries. Another somewhat fearful case
in Gradltz is attested by two officials
of the tribunal of Belgrade, and the
! kings officers, who were present as
ocular witnesses at the operation of
destroying the vampire.
Mr.. Pashley relates that man of
note was buried in st. Georges church
in Kalkrati in the Island of Crete. In
/ the popular belief he was in life a
vampire. An arch was built over his
| grave to hold him down One night
shepherd lay down to sleep near the
grave, leaving his arms arranged so
as to form a cross The vampire rose
in the night but could not pass over
the cross. He requested the shepherd
to remove it, as he hal important busi
ness in the village. On his promise
to return shortly, the shepherd remov-
ed the cross. The vampire went into
the village, killed a man and woman,
and drank their blood The following
/ day his body was taken out and burn
ed. A drop of blood spurted upon the
/ foot of bystander, and instantly that
member withered.
! The scene of another manifestation
of the superstition, which ended in a
tragedy, was laid in Hungary. A
young miller who, on the eve Of his
marriage with a peasant girl, was
suddenly sliced with mortal illness,
expired. and was buried the next day.
That night several cattle were killed
in a mysterious manner, and the
young mans betrothed dreamed that
she heard him calling for help. Her
story, together with the incident Of
the dead cattle, infamed the minds Ct
Che villagers, already saturated with
the vampire belief They repaired III
body to the miller's grave On
opening it the supposed corpse sat up
with loud cry. The mob cried YAM
pire, and fell upon him Immediately
and beat him and mangled him with
with stones and clubs. A physician
who examined the body shortly after
ward declared it his opinion that the
young man had awaken from
trance only to be murdered by his
former friends. Chicago Inter
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