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Title: The panorama of nations : comprising the characteristics of courage, perseverance, enterprise, cunning, shrewdness, vivacity, ingenuity, contempt of danger and of death exhibited by people of the principal nations of the world, as illustrated in narratives of peril and adventure
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Frost, John, 1800-1859
Subjects: Adventure and adventurers
Publisher: Auburn, N.Y. : Beardsley
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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tthe young lawyer to prosecute his studies. The murder of theservants, and, indeed, of the other victims also, was committedlest they should disturb him in the robbery of the house, whichproved a temptation too strong to be overcome when the murdererfound the chance in his power. Family jewels and cash to aconsiderable amount were the price of his guilt. By leaving thepen-knife, Darancourt hoped to throw suspicion on the son of thecount, and this really turned out as he had anticipated, thoughthe unexpected opening of the old well had subverted that partof the expected issue. This fearful revelation—from the murderers own hand—filledthe minds of the people of Brussels with the deepest horror.When he was again taken to the scaffold, it was amid the execra-tions of the multitude, and no mans pity followed the wretchinto eternity. His crimes had been committed with as little re-morse, and under as unnatural circumstances as any that everdisgraced the annals of mankind. iM^^^^.-:^^/ V
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THE WILD BOAR OF THE HARTZ. Upon the sides, and in the vicinity, of the Hartz mountains,in Hanover, Germany, are extensive forests, which from theearliest time have been the haunts of the boar, the bear and thewolf. The chase of the former has always been preferred.Though much more dangerous, it is far more exciting and enno-bling. Princes, nobles and peasants have been enthusiastic inthis pursuit, and even at this day, the forest resounds with thehunters horn and the shouts of the conqueror. The full grownboar is ferocious and formidable. His strength is great, andhis terrible tusks threaten the dogs with certain death. Thelion, in the Indian jungle is scarcely more to be dreaded thanthe boar at bay. Upon a bright morning in the month of October, 17—, thebustle of preparation, was heard in the court-yard of the castleof Stolberg. The young count, Einrich, had given orders toget every thing ready for a hunting expedition, in the forests ofthe Hartz. An old friend, the young count Er

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