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We have drunk of the wine of lac..
We have drained the cup tothe lees,
And after the struggle, the battle, the strife,
We laugh at mart and miseries.
5150
Yee we, too, were pn•eionate look
Loving and dying for love;
Once ours the heart no obild.tophy schools,
And - the boom a prayer could more.
Yes' we at n changing shrine
Once knelt and adored and prayed;
And the short-lived goddesv. ww.tuv ea y, do / h ie ,
In the light of our love arrayed.
ENE
YeP. we, ton, suffered:tie] w'ipt,
And liope's gay visious were our..
And the dream. Omit came to while we slept,
Were decked to young fancy's Rowers.
But, oh! how the glory died,
From our love nod hope and Into;
And how borne down by out ;utiles:, tide,
Our goddro,e4 crumbled to thin.
And the prim txben the race acne done,
With Its torturing hope , nod tent...
'Phu. it worth the unguititi it eot.t whoa won,
fn those foolkh, early year 4?
IVe have drained the wine of life.
To the goblet's tiitiere.t lee
And we look hack ufierthe turmoil and strife.
To laugh at our mi•eries.
Then we're wandrouv witty and gay,
And we mock every
While we. marvel Ma t ever, in lic(i'v (lull play,
NVe played •ueh a pa,ionate part.
Bdt we 4 0TIVIIITICA palm in our jest,
To inquire if it , t gemul mirth;
And w-mtler tomnatne: if it niw.ty4 i. beit,
be we:try ot Ite.tvelt and earth,
1:n hay • :04 mtr holier of truth.
To have our deep faith pi love.
t o
hove earn dream !dour golden youth,
And our :tope in a heaven above.
And !whin r to five tin• in die,
1111 in drug nut our shortnincirclilin,
own, Ili.ii 111.1 q dY cud Ina oigh
And lausltier allied to pain.
To be pun-t•r, (Ind Wei.
And sought for at dinner rind boll,
To alert the ht-t fashinit. nod under it
To lode (torn the 010 of
'Mc weary, brew-t•
So cuipty mu! cold
While we mieer oldie+ io,ly :ind wild utiteit
lo the battlo -o bold.
To lie older in maul titan year:,
'To I.e heavily hearing our lith—
Oht better the har.t•eli g It .pe. and the leari,
Of that bygone teintle,t and Dirge,
Oh: better the enrbeet
Ere the fresbrie.: of chadhona bud oust,
Than vi at. 10 d r..gon of -Inw•, 1111.4e:111g tir,ith
And to die on tired :Ai io-l.
==S!
111111VF.12 ,4 ,
Some years ago the medical world was agita.
ted no the subject of galvanism. The most ex-'
traordinary results were anticipated from it,
some persons even maintaining that by its in
fluence the vital spark could be restored to the
dead body. Almost every physician who had
any pretensions to science made numerous ex
periments with varicus surprising results.—
These experiments were commenced on frogs,
but eventually they were almost wholly con
fined to persons who had met their death by
violence, such as hanging or drowning; of
course no experiments were made with those
who bad died of wounds or organic disease.
In 1830 there lived on Blackfrtar's road, Lon
don a surgeon of the name of Stewart. He
was a very strange man, passionately attached
to his profession, and although he had only set
tled there a few years, had already gathered to
gether a largo practice. He was extremely
taciturn, and rarely entered into conversation
on any subjects excepting those immediately
connected with his protessiAn. Mr Stewart
was an experimentalist. He might slimiest be
called heterodox in his views of the set snce of
medicine, for he condemned no innovations
until! he had tested them himself, and then if
he found them worthless he made no business
of exposing their pretensions in the medical
journals of the day.
Among other things that claimed his atten
tion Nv.ss the subject of galvanism. To this
arrange principle in nature he devoted more
than common attention, and at last be became
so enthralled by his researches that he devoted
all his spare time to investigations in a room at
the top of his house, which he hail fitted up
especially for that purpose, having erected a
very powerful galvanic 13.atery there.
One day Mr. Stewart was called to attend a
young Judy living in Princes street, not a very
long distance from his residence. His patient
was not very sick, and under his care she soon
recovered. Strange to say, however, the sur
geon did not cease his visits to Miss Alston, for
such was the young lady's name, but every
evening, after he had finished his afternoon
calls, would find him at Mr. Alston's resi
dence.
M
It soon became evident that this saturnine
man was in love; even his investigations in gal
vanism were suspended, and he now devoted
the time he had berme spent in his attic to the
young lady's society.
Emma Alston was a charming girl, twenty
years of age, exceedingly handsome, and pis
sessed a highly cultivated mind. She was at
tracted to the moody surgeon by his inteltec.
tual abilities, and took great pleasure in his
society. In her presence Mr. Stewart's natur
al character appeared to give way to, gentler
Influences; with all his unpromising exterior,
he was susceptible to poetry, and Miss Alston
was surprised to find that her admirer bad a
profound knowledge of the old and modern
poets, and would entertain her for hours to
gether by repeating all the best passages from
their works.
Mr. Stewart's visits continued for some
months. At last he thought he bad received
sufficient encouragement from Emma to pro.
,pose to her. In a plain, blunt, manly way he
made known his passion, and to his extreme
~~E~ti~;
Tired of Life
Cupid upon Blackstone,
r,iglubor's iuou.e It till :loving; euve
A 111 where the Miler. Inter-OM
NVlleac'er wing, n .tvaltow weave,
tier lieql—a thurtng nru•luitoul!
aeiglibey with lawyer*< eye,
Lm, , tune sago the Ire-pa-A
Butt Anew an Itetulle would not
poini• of law
lkolenth env,. rote elli.ter= frame
of tnni I.
A: r,„„ r , .1101: ON Mont -11 C C. 11111:,
nolsciur n+ide lier lattice .11.1111 e.
Tee Pcil Ile, +wallow. —smile o n in .;
01,,ti1l Iltnl oomeal whin stood+
AIIII••111 . 011p.og. how we rerun PO 're ••-
I and 1110+a birth—her lips nod brand...
Beneath ills eave•o(lier pare brew-t,
respassing on its still domain,
anticre /Lire. In snake it. .1e.1;
HOW rout I It ever entrance gain'
A rant such alien iattnrenve
How must it dwell tit restless awe:
0 -wallow: cheer my troubled sense:
J'o•-rs-ion to nine pt I.lll+ of law.
B.•nll my fortunes foie n. thine!
The careful ry e glint doubtful sees
Thy Ire.poss om-t d.coser 10111.1
Thai dragon of the Hesperides,
The Lawyer woteltiog o'er I word,
Ilos I° , l one halm, of h. .
And lei cony find lo•netion IntrOth
Posse-sion tuts nowt. , of low.
(Titan
grtectia 115,
Love and Revenge
"NO ENTERTAINMENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
joy he was accepted. The young lady's mo
ther offered no objection, for although Mr.
Stewart was much older than her daughter
Emma, he possessed considerable property, and
was in very way what is called by anxious pa
rents "a good match."
The wedding day was fixed, the surgeon's
house was newly furnished, and in one short
week Mr. Stewart was to convey to his home
the beautiful young bride.
Three days before the period appointed for
the ceremony, when the surgeon rose in the
morning fearful news was whispered in his ear.
Emma Alston had been murdered the previous
night! At first he did mot believe.it, but im
mediate invcstigetion only proved that it was
too true. Burglars had broken into the house,
and the young girl, making some resistance,
had been barbarously assassinated, a dagger
having been plunged into her heart. The mur
derer had however, been taken, a policeman
having seen hint leave the premises. He prov
ed to be a villian who was known by the name
of Harry Liscomb, and against whom several
indictments for burglary were already issued.
When he was arrested he was covered with
blood, and the poignant with which he had'
inflicted the fatal wound was found on his per.
son. The evidence against him was most clear
and he was committed to take his trial at the
next assizes for wilful murder.
The fearful news of the death of his promisPil
bride preyed so much on the surgeon's mind
that he was attacked with brain lever, and for
two weeks it was not known whether he would
live or die. His strong mind was shaken to
its very foundation, and in his delirium he did
nothing but rave of his murdered Emma. At
last his naturally strong constitution prevailed,
and tie slowly regained his senses. By the I
most active antiphlo- ' lstie means the intlamma•
lion was subdued, nod in three weeks he rose
front his bed convalescent. But with his re-
covery a strange thing occurred: he lost all I
recollection of the events Chad had transpired
previous to his illness. He spoke of Emma as ;
having died with consumption, and Isis friends ;
thought it would be better that the real truth
should be kept from him; so it was decided
among them that the subject should never be
referred to in any manner, but that his suppo
sition
should be encouraged by a tacit acknowl
edgement of its truth.
He soon renewed his investigations In gal
vanism with increased ardor, and, with the
exception of his professional visits, shut 'sun
set( out entirely from the world. He now;
passed every minute of Isis spare time w his
dreary attic, and a light might be sects there to
a late hour in the night.
About this time he became abquainted with ;
a Mr. Evans, who held some situation in New
gate prison. This gentleman, like himself,
was an ardent student in all that is strange
and bizarre in nature, and Mr. Stewart found
him a man after his own heart. Mr. Evans
was almost always at the surgeon's, excepting
when Isis duties called him away. They pur
sued
their experiments in faience, and olten in
that secret chamber grow pale at the wonder-
ful discoveries they made.
One day Evans called upon Mr. Stewart
earlier than usual, and evidently had something
important.io say to him.
"Stewart," said Evans, when he entered the
surgery where he was wasting for him, .41 have
got some good news for you. l'hree men are
to be hanged to-morrow. I have the promise
of the body of one of them, and - have given
orders to have it conveyed here."
"That is good news, indeed," replied the
surgeon • "we shall now be able to set at rest
the problem whether it be possible to restore
life."
"I have but little doubt we shall be success.
fut. Our previous experiments have almost
demonstrated that fact. What, after all, is
death by hanging 1 Merely the suspension of
the heart's action by cutting oil the supply of
oxygen required by the blood. Now,
if we
can only bring the galvanic battery to bear on
the nervous centres, it seems very evident that
this subtle fluid has the power of so exciting
the nervous system that the phenomenon which
we call life will be re-established."
MEM
"You are right, Evans. Those are my
views, and to-morrow we shall be able to prove
whether they are correct or nnt."
"Get your professional visits over early. I
shall be here at half-past nine at the furthest.
The men are to be hanged at eight. They will
hang an hour. Then one of the bodies will be
delivered over to roe. It will scarcely take
me half an hour to bring it from Newgate
here."
"Have no fear. will be at home. By the
bye, you must be careful to see that the crtmt.
nal has not his neck broken. Such an acci.
dent would of course render our experiments
entirely nugatory."
will see to that. Good-bye for the pees.
sent. 1 shall not be with you this evening.—
You will have everything in readiness. The
experiments ought to be made as soon as possi
ble after death."
4 , 1 will dev,te this evening to, the necessary
preparations."
The two friends shook hands and parted.
Mr. Stewart did not even watt till evening,
but at once retired to his attic and soon got
everything in readiness. Ile was in a state of
great nervous excitement, for he was about to
prove the truth or falsity of the great dream of
his life. It is trite lie hail experimented many
times on the dead body, but the pers7ns to
whom he tad applied his galvanic battery had
died either by violence or some disease, and all
that he had been able to effect was merely
muscular movement in the bodies. Now, how
ever, an opportunity was offered which might
never occur again. A man who lost his life
from no organic disease, from no violence in
which blood was spilled, tie regarded as the
most favorable condition to test the truth of
his theory.
The surgeon retired to bed that night anx
ious and excited. It was in vain lie closed his
eyes to sleep. He could think of nothing but
his ,coming experiments. At last, towards
morning, lie fell into an uneasy sort of slumber,
in which he dreamed of all he was about to do.
In his imagination he'saw the body before him,
and saw the criminal rise from the table a hale
and hearty man. In the midst of this vision
he awoke. It was broad daylight, and the
clock of a neighboring church struck seven.
He hurried on his clothes, partook of a hearty
breakfast, an 1 made some indispensable pro
fessional calls. We he reached home again it
was nine o'clock. He at once proceeded to
the attic and gave the finishing touch to his
preparations. He fixed a long, wide board
within a convenient distance of his battery,
laid out two or three scalpels, and saw that
there was a sufficient supply of acid. As the
time approached for his grand experiment, he
became more calm and collected, and by the
time the cab drove up to the door not a single
nerve of his body trembled.
He saw them from the window nr. a large
heavy box out of the cab and convey it into
the ball. He then heard them slowly and la.
boriously carry it up stairs, and in a few mo-
ments it was brought into the attic. The men
who had assisted to bring the box up stairs,
and who had no knowledgeof what it contained,
were paid for their trouble, and Evans and
Stewart were left alone with the body,
The moment they were gone, Evans fook a
acrew•driver from his -pocket, And unfastened
the lid of the box. It was the work of a few
momenta only, and the' lid fell Mt Stewart
and his companion then, with considerable ex
ertion, polled the corpse from the boa and laid
it on the table.
COLUMBIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 12, 1860.
It was the body of a strong, stalwart man ;
his black congested features, even in death, re
vealed the hardened, desperate villain he had
been when living. When the surgeon gazed
on him he involuntarily shuddered ; but asham
ed of his emotion, by a strong effort of mind
he overcame it.
"The man's limbs are not yet stiff,". said
Evans, moving the arms and legs of the corpse,
grand the body is even yet warm."
"So much the better for our experiments,"
said Stewart, in a hollow voice. "You are
sure his neck was not broken ?"
°1 am certain of that—the man died the
hardest of all the three. Here you can see for
yourself," said Evans, raising the man's head
while Stewart examined the cervical vertebrm
with his fingers.
"it is all right," said the surgeon.
Stewart,now took up one of the scalpels,.and
began carefully to dissect the back of the neck;
laying bare the nerves which had their origin
from that portion of the spinal cord. The bat
tery was charged, and the wire was brought to
bear on the exposed nerves. Stewart had a
profound knowledge of anatomy, and he had
been very careful in making his dissection to
avoid wounding even the slightest filament of
nerve.
The surgeon took the wire in his hand and
Applied the end of it to the part he had pre
pared. His hand was now at firm and steady
as a rock. Evans stood by with the utmost
excitement depicted on his features.
For a moment or two the body made no re
sponse to the action of the galvanic battery.
"More acid," whispered the surgeon.
Evans went to the trough and poured in a
large quantity of acid. At that moment the
legs of the corpse were violently drawn up, and
the arms beat the air. Then commenced a
twitching of the muscles of the face, and in a
minute or two the eyelids of the deceased
opened, and his eyes rolled about in the most
fearful manner. Evans made a rush for the
filar, hot Stewart did not move a muscle, but
with a calm hand continued to direct the wire.
h is companion. ashamed of his (ears, came
back again, and muttered some excuses, to
which the surgeon made no reply.
The chest of the corpse now began to heave,
and it was evident that respiration had been
re-established. The blood now being supplied
with oxygen, the blackness in the face. slowly
vanished, and his features assumed a natui al
expression.
.Lie lives! he lives!" cried the surgeon, in
delight.
"Great Gad of I-leave,,!'' exclaimed the sur
geon, withdrawing the wire. A sudden
thought entered his mind. "When we have
restored him to life, what are we to do with
him?"
"I never thought of that," said Evang. turn
ing pale; let us cease our experiments."
,Butt was too late; the vital spti WA; re-
The man, go lately dead, sat up
right, and gazed wtth a bewildered air around
hiin.
"Where um II" he 'fluttered. "Am lin the
other worldf"
• He shook himself as a dog does when he
comes out or water, and deliberately got on
the board and stood upright in the chamber.—
Llis muscles by this time had regained all
their power, and he appeared as strung as he
was before he was executed.
Evans trembled with fear, but Stewart stood
gating on the re-cisiated wtth a steady eye and
unblanched cheek.
'What is your nams7" asked Stewart.
"Harry Liscomb!" replied the man.
"What!" shrieked Stewart, the name restor
ing to his recollection all the past; '•for
what crime were you execntedt"
"You know, I surmise, at well as l do; it
was for murdering Miss Emma Alston."
"Murderer! demon! devil!" cried the sur
geon, "and I have restored you to life—you
who shed my Emma's blood. Hy heavens, I
will avenge her yet."
So saying, he ru.hel on the murderer. and
seized him with an irun graT. Evens lied in
dismay from the room. A fearful struggle en
sued, the Into - mime, of feet to iltl.l fro the
chamber was heard for soine minutes, and then
all was still.
Evans returned to the room and found the
murderer dyad on the Ilorr, with a scalpel
through him heart. Stewart was gazing stupidly
on his work, and it was soon evident that his
reasons had fled.
That night he was removed to Bedlam.
The murderer's body was hutted secretly by
Evans, and the real facts of the case did- not
transpire until the latter was on his death-bed,
when he mute the confession embodied in the
foregoing pages.
The Mysterious Countess
was bred a lady. and inn-i have my siot•. through
the o,ssadiee 01 eaucaz lost VCOV.TA VT. Ist
On the Fourth of October, 18.0-1 love to
be particular in dates—a coach and six drew
up before the shop of the well-known jeweller,
lA—, Rue St. Honore. The equipage was
covered with a profusion of gilding and heraldic
{
; devices t and the liveries of the foot-men
,indicated high rank in the possessor. The
' steps being adjusted, a lady, splendidly dregs
ed, decended, and entered the shop, wlifire all
the attendants, and even Al— himself, were
profuse in their attentions—anticlpating every
look and sign, and displaying before her the
utost costly diamonds.
The lady, with lofty nonchalance, selected
jewels to the amount of about live thousand
pounds, which were immediately placed in a
casket by the obsequious attendants, when,
handing lice purse to the jeweller, he found it
coutained a sum somewhat exceeding three
thousand pounds, and short of the requisite
amount. The lady, with many graceful apol
ogies. and a momentary flush of vexation, beg
ged pardon for the mistake, desired M— to
lay the parcel by until she could call again
with the money, and giving her name as the
Cosmoses de L—, departed with all the cere.
molly and splendor that marked her first ap
pearance.
The coach passed np the Rite St. Honore, in
the rineetion of the Barriere Neuilly, turned by
; the Place de Louis Quieter, and finally stopped
at the house of a celebrated physician in the
' , Rae de Rivoli. Tile lady - alighted here, and
was shown into the presence of the well-known
Doctor N—, who„ arising from his seat at a
table covered with anatomical preparations,
' saluted her with his usual courtesy, and beg
god to know why he, was konoreit with this
unexpected visit.
The lady, assuming an air of settled mel
ancholy, replied, "I can hinny command my
feelings, to tell you the ciuse of my tinhappt
ness. My dear husband, the Comte de L
during the early years of our marriage, was all
that a fond wife could desire; my slightest
word, hint, or sigh, was sufficient inducement
for him to obtain any object of my wishes;
but latterly the scene is changed," (here her
voice became nearly inarticulate through
grief,) "be has become go moody, Sullen and
reserved; at times breaking forth into violent
fits of rage without any apparent cause, thus
making my life a perpetual scene of misery—
in short, dear doctor, I more titan suspect he
is touched with insanity, and it. icon his ac.
enunt that I now visit you, in obtain your ad
vice, which I consider of more weight than
that of any other member of the profession,"
(hero the doctor, much flattered, made a low
disclaiming bow,) "especially as the dreadful
secret has been coneealvd from all his
not even his brothers and sisters having the
slightest intimation of it.
"The following circumstance, doctor, has
especially influenced my present visit. My
dear husband, the comic, wishing to support
the honor of his house, sent me fast spring to
the noted jeweller M—, Rue St. Honore,
with a carte-blanche to select ornaments to
wear at the approaching festival. I at first
hesitated, but finally, urged by his earnest
protestations, went to-day, and chose a few to
a trifling amount, more to please him than
myself, as he delights, the dear comic," (here
the lady - sobbeil.) "in seeing me so splendidly
dressed and supporting my rank. But, from
the many similar instances I have observed, I
have not the east doubt, that, on being re
minded of the fact, he will pretend utter in
credulity, and on being assured of its truth,
burst into those terrible paroxysms, which but
too cleraly-indicate the cause of his disorder.
Therefore, dear doctor, favor me with your
hest—kindest advice—and—and—excuse the
feelings of a wife;" (here the lady applied her
handkerchief to her Lace, and was silent.)
The doctor, crossing his leg, and supporting
his chin upon his gold-headed cane, began to
cogitate, with his eyes half closed, and his
body inclining forward at an angle of forty
five degrees. "Hum—madame, confine him
—yes, madame, we must—a clear case, mad
ame—the humors, which, had they been pitu
ital or salivary, would have been expectorated,
having become sanguinous and melancholic,
have retrograded upon the ecrebellum —hem—
m—and, collecting within the parietal develop
ments, have partially obtunded the organ of
memory, and °caseated the mental perceptions
—yes, madame, water-gruel and flagellation"
—(here the lady's tears redoubled;) "beg par.
don, madame, tell the worst—always best—
what says Galen? 'Non dedipiendunt aed mon.
endurni' but excuse me, madame, while I make
the necessary preparation."
So saying, he arose,
rung a bell, and directed
his valet to see his chariot at the door, and to
order Jean, le parteur, and Francois, le coehfr
to attend him immediately; "and, hark'ee,"
said he in an under tone, "tell them to bring
my apparatus des Inns ignes,depeeldez, and let
them follow in my chariot. I will avail my
self of the carriage of the coaiptes4e," (the
lady made a bow of gratified acknowledgment,)
"and he careful to remain in the ante-room till
I call aloud."
The servant retired, and in a few minutes
announced everything ready. The doctor en•
tered the carriage of the comtesse; his own
chariot followed at a short distance behind.—
During the ride he used every argument to as
suage the grief of the lady, which would burst
orth at limes with increased vehemence, un
til the honest mei - facia himself, hardened as he
was to the details of his profession, became
affected by sympathy. It seemed as of every
tranquil m )m.mt only added to the violence of
the succeeding paroxysm.
Passing down the Rue St. Honore, they
reached the jeweller M—. before mentioned,
when the lady pulled the stung of the coach
and slightest. Upon entering the shop, she
desired M— to take the packet or jewels,
and accompany her in her coach, assuring hint
of his pay as soon as she reached the hotel of
the emote, adding, with a fascinating smile,
that he could have no apprehensions, since the
jewels were still in his keeping. The jeweler,
with a lose obeisance of flattered vanity, took
the parcel into his hands, insisted upon hand
, mg Madame la Comtesses into the coach,
spun:; in himself, and the coach-man snapping
his whip, the equipage rolled mag,nifieently
down the Rue St. Honor e.
After a drive of a mile and a half, and cross
ing the Boulevards, they stopped ut a splendid
hotel in the Place du 'Prone, celebrated in
history as the kite of the Bast!le. The jeweler,
with his packet, alighted first, then the doctor,
and lastly the eamtesse. The doctor making
a sign to his myrmidons, they remained in the
hall, while the lady ushered the jeweler and
doctor into an ante-room until the comic should
be apprised of the arrival of visitors. After a
short interval, she returned and directed them
to follow her. Ascending a splendid flight of
stairs, she pointed them to the apartment of
the comte, at the same time receiving from the
jeweler the package of diamonds, hinting to
him to present his bill to the comic, who was
ready to satisfy him.
Upon entering the room, an elegant (hombre
clrree, they found a fashionably dressed gen.
tleman, engaged in writing at an eanituir. He
arose at their approach, and seemed to regard
them with a look of astonishment.
"Symptoms to a hair," ejaculated the doc
tor, in an under one.
"To what am I indebted," said the Comte,
"for the honor of this Vila I"
"1 believe 1 ant addressing the Comte de
j,—," said the doctor.
"The same," replied he, with a slight bow.
"My name is N—," rejoined the doctor,
after a pause.
"I have not the pleasure of knowing you,"
said the comic.,
To be so coolly and sensibly received by a
mad.man, was a circumstance beyond the
doctor's comprehension; the comte shrunk not
from his fixed gaze, which, from custom im
memorial_ has been known to enthral theinsane,
nor did any °gaucheries" betray the "COM.
pression of his cerebellum." However, the
doctor determined to persevere until some
symptom should manifest itself, to justify call
ing in his posse comilafus.
"Were you never—that to say—have you
never been—hem--Monsieur le Comte—aillict
ed with n violent vertogo, or headache, pro.
reeding Irom—a—hem—pressure of the cere.
brat particles— indeed, sir, you look pale—let
me feel your pulse—there it is—unsteady—
tremendous acceleration ! ah !"
- "Sir l" replied the comae, who had yielded
his band in passive astonishment, ••your lan
guage is entirely incomprehensible—explain
yourself, sir, or I shall order my servants to
show you the door."
"Now don't be getting warm," replied the
doctor, coolly, delighted at what he thought
unequivocal symptoms; "don't fly into a pas
sion; we all {mown your 'situation; a little
touched," (pointing to his head,) ' , just as your
wife the comtessc, said—very sensible a
times," (aside to the jeweler.)
"My wife?" almost gasped the comae:
"this.is beyond all endurance ! I have no self , :
—and sir, let me tell you —"
"Poor man—poor man—just as she said—
forgets his nearest friends and relations.
suppose, then, AI, le Comte, you do not re
member the jewels you ordered for tilt corn
tease acainit the coming fete, of M. M—.l
nor your repeated solicitations• against her
will I nor—"
"Mon Diets ! que deviendraije 1" almost
yelled the comte, leaping up and throwing
down his chair in his fairy, as the jeweler ad.
vanced obsequiously, with his bill, a foot long,
in his left hand, making a sweeping courtesy
w.th his right.
N o w, now," said the doctor, first in a de
precating,. then in a violent tone, as the in.
censedoornte approached him, •you had better
bc.quiet —all ready to seize you in rho ante
chamber ;" then, as he rushed to the bell and
rung it furiously—"no nee—serrants know
your equation—won't come.
And the coutte, fairly exhausted by passion,
sunk into a chair.
"By what authority do you invade my
house ? and who are you ?" he exclaimed.
"You'll know soon, enough—got 'em outside
—straightjacket and —all here!" cried the
doctor, stamping his foot.
The men stationer! without burst in with
cirds t canvas, and all the apparatus for con•
$1,50 PER YEAR IN ADVAN CE; $2,00 IP NOT IN ADVANCE,
fining lunatic., and made a rush upon-the as.
tonished comte, who, at the moment of their
entrance, drew a concealed pistol and tired it
at the doctor. The ball grazed the left side of
his head, carried oft a curl of his periwig, and
so jarred his "cerebral developments," that he
fell completely stunned.
The rest rushed upon the defenceless comte,
and overpowered him. They then slipped a
straight jacket upon him, and bound his legs
with ropes, preparatory to carrying him to the
doctor's maison de sante.
'fne doctor himself recovered immediately
from the stunning elects of the shot, arid
superintended the operations with all profes
sional precision, "bearing," he said, "no ill will
to the paurre comte lor what be did, inente non
compote, and laboring under a mental plethora
of sensibility.' ,
But the cries of the comte were long end
loud; he roared, foamed, and grinned at the
benevolent doctor, and was in a lair way to
occupy a cell of any mason de sante with due
lunatic propriety, when the neighbors and
passers by, alarmed at his °nit'. geous cries,
poured into the chamber from all quarters, and
among them his intimate friends, the Due de
C— and the Vicomte de S—.
On seeing them, the comte suddenly burst
into tears, and entreated them to free him
from his confinement, assuring them of his
sanity of mind in such convincing terms, that
the Vicomte could hardly be restrained from
drawing his sword, and making an example of
the doctor on the sput.
"Reoutez moi, done Ecoulez mai !" was all
the terrified man of physic could utter.
His story was told—the jeweler's coin
culed—but where was the lady I—atid the
casket—
About two years afterwards, I made an offi
cial visit to the concirrgrrie, to attest the dy
ing confession of a female who had been
arrested by the police us an agent of the
Carlists, and had taken poison at the moment
of apprehension. She was evidently sinking
fast, and yet her eyes seemed to grow more
lustrous, and her speech more articulate and
pathetic, as the lividness of death overspread
her beautiful countenance. There was a wild
and fearful energy in her manner, as if she
dreaded that life would fail ere she could un
burded her conscience of its secret load.
She began— , .My name is Madeline Aalaine,
otherwise the J,anne PAtagon, otherwise the
Comtesse de 1,--!" Jacqras
Notatre.
Hondin, the Conjurer
hook, describing his exploits as
a conjurer, is one of the must readable
Woks of theday. Here is an account of a
performance at the royal palace for the en
tertainment of King Louis Phillippe and
his household.
At. the begining of November I received
a "command" to St. Cloud, to give a
prefortaanec before Dais Phi Hippo and his
family. I accepted the invitation with the
greatest pleasure, for, as I had never
preformed before n crowned head, this was
an important event for me.
I had sixty days lietorn tee to make my
prepmations, and I took all possible p.tins,
even arranging a trick for the occasion. from
which I had reathm to expect an exec/lent
result.
On the day fixed fur my performance, a
fourgon came at an early,hour to fetch me
and my apparatus, and we were conveye 1
to the chateau. A theatre had been nut up
in a largo hall selected by the King for the
representation; and in order that I might
not be disturbed in my pre anttionc, h ood
trd WaS placed at one of the doors leading
into the corridor. I also noticed three other
doors in this apartment—one. composed of
glass, opened into the garden opposite a
passage tilled with splendid orange trees;
the others, to the right and left, cummnnica
thd-to the apartments of the King and the
Duchess of Orleans.
I was busy arranging my apparatus. when
I heard one of the (lours I have just men
tioned open quietly, and directly it voice
made the following inquiry in the most affa
ble manner:
"M msieur Robert Houdin, may I he per
mitte.l to come in'"
I turaed my head in the direction. and
recognized the King, who, haring asked the
question merely as a form of alaction,
had not waited for my reply to walk for
ward to me.
1 hawed respetfully.
"'Lava you ,ill you require for your pre
parations f" the king asked toe.
"Yes, sire; the steward of the chateau
supplied me with skilled workmen, who
speedily put up this little stage."
My tables, consoles, and tabourets, as well
as the various instruments for my preform
alce, symmetrically arranged on the stage,
already presented an elegant appearance.
"This is all rare pretty," the king said to
me, drawing near the stage. and casting a
stealthy glance nt sow.: of my npparatu. ,
"I see with pleasure that the (trait of 184 c,
will justify the good opinion produced by
the mechanietan of 1844."
"Sire," I replied, "on this day I will
strive, as I did two years ngn, to ren ler
myself worthy of the great favor your
majesty designs to bestow on me by wit
nessing my perfortnance,"
"Your sOll'N second sight Sfild to be very
surprising." the king continued ; "but I
warn you. nansieur 11.-abert Houdin, to be
on your guard, for we intend to cause you
considerable difficulties."
"Sire," I replied, boldly, "I have ev'ry
reason for believing that my son will eur•
mount them."
should bo vexed were it otherwise."
the king said, with a tinge of increduality,
as lie retired. "Monsieur Robert Houdin, '
he added, as he closed the doors after him,
"1 shall feel obliged by your punctuality."
At 4 o'clock precisely, when the royal
family and the nunerous guests were as•
sembled, the curtains that concealed me
opened, and I appeared on the stage. Ow
ing w my repeated preform:ince, I had for.
tunately acquired an imperturbable assur
ance, and confidence in myself, which the
success of my experiment fully justified.
I began - in the most profound silence, fur
the party evidently wished to see and judge
before giving me any encouragement. But.
insensibly, they became excited, and I heard
soraral exelatnations of surprise, which
were soon followed by•stillinuro expressive
demonstrations.
MI my tricks were favorably received,
and the ono I had invented for the occasion
gained me anbenn ted nripla•tse.
I will give a discription of it :
I borrowed from my noble saeoUtters
several handkerchiefs, which I made into n
parcel. and laid on the table. Then, at my
request, different persons wrote on the cards
the names of places whither they desired the
handkerchiefs to be invisibly transported.
"T.et us see," 1.11413 l'hillippe said "what
this one says: I desire the handkerchiefs to
be found beneath one of the CandOinbillt on
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the mantlopiece." That is too easy for a
sorcerer; so we will pass to the next card;
•"1' he handkerchiefs are to be transported to
the douse of the loralidep.'"fhat would
suit me, but it is much tou far, nut for the
handkerchiefs, but fur us. "Ah, ah:,' the
kiiig added, looking at the last card, "I ant
afraid, Monsieur Robert Houdin, I am about
to embarrass you. Do you know what the
card proposes ?"
your majesty deign to inform me ?"
"It is desired that you should send the
handkerchiefs into the chest of the last
orange tree on the right of the avenue."
"Only that, sire? Deign to order, and I
will obey."
"Very good, them I should like to see
such a magic act; I therefore choose the
orange trre chest."
The king gave some orders in a low voice,
end I directly saw several persons run to
the orange tree, in order to watch it, and
prove any fraud.
I was delighted at this precaution, which
must add to the elfe.q. of my experiment, for
the trick was already arranged, and the pre
caution hence too late.
I had now to send the handkerchiefs on
their travels, so I placed them beneath
bell or opaque glass, and, taking my wand.
I ordered my invisible travelers to proceed
to the spot the king had chosen.
I raised the bell; the little parcel was no
longer there, and a white turtle duce had
taken its place.
,
Ihe king then walked quickly to the
door, whence he looked in the diremiun of
the orange tree to assure hitn.elf that the
guards were et their past: when this was
done, Ito began to smile and shrug his
!shoulders,
"Ah, Monsieur Robert Houdin," he said,
somewhat ironically, "I much fear fur the
virtue of your magic stuff." Then be add
ed, as he returned hi the end of the room.
where several servants were standing.--
"Tell William to open immediately the last
chest at the end of the avenue, and .bring
me carefully what he finds there—if he does
find anything."
William soon proceeded to the orange tree.
and though much astonished at 'the orders
given him, ho began to carry them out.
He durefully removed one of the sides of
the ehost,‘thrust his hand in, and almost
touched the roots of the tree before he found
anything. All at once he uttered a cry of
surprise as ho drew out a small coffer eaten
by rust.
This curious "find," after having been
cleaned front the mould, was brought in and
pl.me.l on n small ottoman by'the king's side.
"Well, Monsieur R )bert lloudin," Louis
Phillippe said to me with a movement of
impatient curiosity, "here is a box; am I
to conclude it contains the handkerchiefs?"
"Yes, sir;" I replied, with assurance,
"and they have been there, too, fur a long
period."
"llow can that be? the handkerchiefs
were lent you scarce a quarter of- an hour
ago."
"I cannot deny it, sire; but what would
my magic power avail me if I could not pet ,
oon Menet prehens ib le tricks? Your majesty
will doubtless he still more surprised when
prove to your a Itisfaction that this coffer,
as well as its contents, were deposited in
the che-u of the orange tree sixty yearsogo."
"I should like to believe your statement,"
the king replied, with a smile; "hut that to
impos.ible, and I must, therefore,, ask for
proofs of your assertion,"
"If your majonts' wilt be kind enough to
open this casket, they will bo supplied."
"Certainly: but I should require rt key Rir
that."
"It only ilopen,ls on yourself. tire, to
have one. Mign to renr we it front the neck
of this turtle dote, which has just brought it
to you."
L , uie l'hillippo onfostenol n ribbon that
held n small rusty key; with which he haat
one I to unlock the coffer.
The fir+t thing that caught the king's eye
W:l4 a p.trehment, on which he read the fol
lowing statement:
Thiq day. the Sth orJune, 1740
Thii lion box. vont toil ng 4it littn.leerehterr. w-te
placed .1111111 j the rants Of an orange tree by me,
lam° Count fir cltteltn.tro. to eerie ill Peffof , loll , : fun
tier of ni ugh; Witelt w.ll Int executed on the .ume day
mxty yore hence be.'ore Lnui, loti.l,gre as.) ho, tarn
tly-.
•'There is decidedly witchcraft about
this." the king s.tid, more and more amazed.
"Nothing is wanting, far the seal and sig
nature of the celebrated sorcerer are placed
at the foot of this statement, which, heaven
pardon me, smells strongly of stilphor."
At this jest the audience began to laugh.
"Bat,", the king added, taking out of tho
box a carefully sealed packet, "can the
handkerchiefs by any possiblity be in this?"
"Indeed, sire, they are ; but before open
ing the parcel, I would request your majesty
to notice that it also bears the impression
of Cagliostro's seal."
This seal, once rendered so famous by
being placed on the celebrated alchemist's
bottle of elixir and liquid of 0 , 1,1 had ob
tained from Torrini, who had been an old
friend of Caglionrn's.
"It is certainly the same," my royal
spectator nolo cred. after comparing the two
seals. Still. in lib impa.tionce to learn the
contents of the parcel, the king qnicitly turn
open the enrelope and soon displayed befo re
the nstonished spectators tile' six handker
blaiefs, which n few mnmeno before were
•till on toy table.
An Adventure with Equimaux Doge
The following extract froth Dr. Hayes'
"Arctic Boat Journey" will be read with
interest at the present time, when the
writer's proposed Polar Expedition is one of
the topics of the day.
"The dogs wore fastened by their long
traces,.eneh team being tied to a 'separate
stake. They were howling piteously. Hav
ing been exposed to all the fury (gibe Storm.
with no ability to run about, they lied grown
cold ; and, as their masters told us, having
had nothing to cat during thirty-six boars,
they must have been savagely hungry. One
of them had already eaten his trace; but we
came out, fortunately, at the proper moment
' to preveet an attack upon the sledges.
"Leaving the hunters to look after their
teams, I-returned to the hut.. The blinding
'snow which battered my face made Me ill
ensiblo to everything except the idea of
getting out of it : and - thinking of no'danger,
I was in the act of steeping to enter the
doirway. when a sudden noise behind me
caused me to look around, iod there, close
iat my heels, was the whole pack of thirteen
t hungry dogs, snarling, snapping, and show.
log their sharr teeth like a drove of ravenous
wolves. It was fortunate that I lied not got
down upon my knees. or they wisuld have
been upon my back. In fact, so. impetuous
was their attack, that one of them had al
ready sprung when I faced round.._ I caught
him on my arm and' kickid him down . the