| Show THE BRUTE WITHIN US ihnow I 1 know of no more appalling example of the power of one life to influence another in far different periods than that which is afforded by the strange and horrible history of the marechal Marec bal de retz betz A man of noble birth great wealth great distinction as a soldier and high in favor with his sovereign he took to the most horrible course of child murder of which we have any narrative and when at last driven to confession Zion he made this statement as to the origin of his crimes the desire to commit these atrocities came upon me eight years ago I 1 left court to go to Chan that I 1 might claim the property of my grandfather deceased in the library I 1 found a latin book boob Sueton Sue tonius I 1 believe full of accounts of the cruelties cruel ties of the roman emperors I 1 read the c charming h ar history of tiberius caracalla caraballa Ca and other and the pleasure they took in watching the agonies of tortured children childred thereupon I 1 resolved to imitate and surpass these same clears and that very night began to do so eo OD horary review deview e |
