The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-13
a WOMAN'S HAND.
THRILLING STORY or JEALOUS RE-
VENGE.

VENGE.
After the restoration of Louis Philippe
to the French throne, many of Napoleon's
soldiers were left in comparative poverty.
One Of them, famous general, had a
beautiful daughter whom be wished 10
marry rich, but who fell in love with
| poor yourg man IAN under secretary or
something of that kind
| She married at her fathers request a
rich count, but refused at the wedding
ceremony to allow the ring to be placed
on her left hand. upon which she wore a
ruby, put there by her lover.
| Her jealous husband was not long in
| finding out what was the matter, and
| intercepting letter in which the ardent
lover claimed Matilda's hand as his, be
determined upon an awful revenge.
One night as the celebrated surgeon,
Lisfranc, was returning from a prefes
sional visit. he was captured by party
Of men, blindfolded and taken to q dis
tant palace, and led through q labyrinth
OF passages aud rooms.
At last he found himself In small
chamber furnished with remarkable lux
ury, and half lit by an alabaster lamp
hung from the ceiling. The windows
were Theoretically sealed, as well as the
curtains Of an alcove at the end Of the
room.
| Doctor, " said the man with whom he
now found himself alone, in an abrupt,
loud voice, prepare for your work-an
amputation."
aWhere is the patient?" asked the doc.
tor, turning toward the alcove. The cur
tains moved slightly and be heard q
stitled Sigh.
"Prepare. sir, said the man convul-
sively.
"But, sir, must see the patient.
| " You will see only the hand you are to
cut off,
| The doctor, folding his arms and look
ing firmly al the other, said:
"Sir, you brought me here by force. If
you need my professional assIstanceT shall
| do my duty without caring for or troubling
myself about your secrets: but If you wish
to commit crime you cannot force me TO
be your accomplish"
''Be conteat, sir" replied the other,
ssthere is no crime in this, and leading
him to the alcove he drew from the cur
! tains hand.
| IL ~ eulS you are 10 cut OIL.
The doctor took the hand in bis; his
| fingers trembled at the touch
II was lady's hand, small, beautifully
moulded, and its pure white set of by a
magnificent ruby encircled with dia-
| monds.
"But," said the doctor, there is no
need of amputation; nothing is"
And I, siri / say" Numbered the
| al -. H<>t
aud Selling Ratchet he drew the hand
toward small table and seemed about to
| strike. The doctor arrested his arm.
do your duty then, doctor"
''Oh, but this is an atrocious act, said
| the surgeon.
| What is that to you'll 1t must be done.
| I wish it; madam wishes 1t also; If neces-
sary she will demand il herself. Come,
madam, request the doctor to do you this
service.
| The doctor, nonplussed and almost
faiDting under the sorture OF his feelings,
heard from the alcove in half expiring
voice and an irezpressible accent Of de-
spair and resignation:
Sir, since you are surgeon yes-I
| entreat you--let it be you aad notch
yes; yeui you in mercyl"
well, DOCTOR" said the man, "you
or II
/ The resolution Of this man was so
frightful, and the prayer of the poor lady
was so full of entreaty and despair that
| the doctor felt that even humanity COM
manded Of him compliance With the
appeal OF the victim.
/ He took his instrument with q last
| imploring look at the unknown, who only
| pointed to the hand, and then with a
sinking heart began the operation. For
| the first time in his experience his hand
trembled; but the knife was doing its
work.
There was cry from the alcoye and
then all was silent Nothing was heard
| but the horrid sound Of the operation
TIL the hand and the saw fell on the
floor.
Lisfranc wore the ruby on his watch
chain, where it was seen by the young
lover on his return to Paris, and out of it
grew dual that led to disclosure of the
| Infamous crime.
| The morning after the young lovers
arrival at the capital he was presented by
ia man In livery with an ebony box.
! Opening 1t he discovered q bleeding hand,
MAtildas, and on it paper with these
words:
See how the Countess Of -- keeps
her oath"
A Grand Army Surprise Visit.
From the Ne,oaYk advertiser.
Marcus Il. Ward Post, No So, at its reg
gIar meeting, last evening, was completely