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5oy, the infant sucking, all cast out by the
mother to. be devoured by the wolves-Wo-
man. thou art unworthy to liver And at
the same instant, the uplifted steel descends
with resistless force on the scuH OF the
wretched woman, who falls dead at his ieet.
The perpetrator then calmly wipes the blood
off the murderous axe and returns to has
work. .,


The dreadful tale speedily came to the
knowledge Of the magistrates, who caused
the uncallcd avenger to be arrested and
brought 70 trial. He was of course senten-
ced to the punishment ordained by the laws


hut the sentence still wanted the sanction
Of the emperor. Alexander, the splendor OF
whose virtues is only rendered more con-
sp;cuous by the throne, caused all the CIR
cumstances of this crime, SO extraordinary
in the motives in which it originated, to be
r.aorted to him in the most careful and de-
tailed manner. Here, or no where, he
thought himself called Oh to exercise the
yudiike privilege Of mercy, by committing
the sentence passed on the criminal, into {,
condemnation to labour not very severe; and
he accordingly sent the young man to the
fortress of Dunamunde, at the mouth OF the
Duna, in the Gulf of Riga, there to be con-
fined to labour during his majesty's pleasure