Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-22

oHeh beard 1t repsRied by bnih ,i..,.,.
fe'hed. Inns a"iui Visitation OF t. cor
upon 'he whtn they we're newly -. "a ue
WIG" ehs'tnee was happiness, and san..'u'
worse than oeaih. The young busbanI oa
came victim 10 thar disease. whicb ,, De-
'hlng destruction over tine city. Tho f; ',ea-
his wife urged her To seek ,ef,os = ,'enas Of
try, aud not risk her own life 7, eoun'
tempt IN save his. But 10 nersua.,1, e'eSs al.
induce her IN leave him night so5 'oaid
was by his bedside and IN the acct 10y ahe
heari she prayed thai the pesiilence NH. ' 9et
WISE rest upon her. But her pray.r mt
answered-snrely and rapidly il did i. aat
upon all her heart held Gear but 10 ber III. o'k
"o"'u "o' come, though she prayed To- !, 49,
sought II with tears. She had ,,h. ~ aaa
breath ol her dying husband but IN bar ). 'le
harmless and IN the madness Of ,lasn.'. va
repinrd AT the merciful drcrees Of us.,itn Size
one was with her in the hon..--sL. III NO
with the dead. Suddenly the silence of IN aio,e
serted streets was interrupted by the ,,r,t,,'.
OF tue DEAN carts aud she knew tho,
come 10 take him away from her .igbt E,,s,aa lo
ana WIN Inc thought, IL suddenly flashed ~.
her mind, lhat lie might still be In hun -
enTeaiies excited compassion and she No.
permitted To keep the corpse one h.u l..s
longer The impression upon her ,nin, - "
The strength IF inspiration and though e,a,,.
restorative. which ingenuity could devise ba,
] failed 10 produce effect, She would not -.
quiSh. hope. Again the carts came FOUND a..
the solemn sound Bring out the dead d,ss..
bed the fearful stilm S.. Again the von,n
wite ,otreaied, wept, aud screamed-Ihe hon.
! OF the men whose dreadful enploymen, acc,s-
TONED them 10 such scenes, were touched hi
they would not yield. They said The safp,v
ti,a1 4 1,
charge of their duty that they had alrsaJ.,
dis"bryed strict orders. aud they dared no. ),
IT again thai the hope of restoring him o.
mere insanity it was eYiien. he had our no
dead w"
When she foud they would not be moved h.,
her prayers Sue threw he, arms round the h.
dy, aud clung tn il with The strength of mad
ness, declaring II theJ buried one, they shonlt
bhfy boih. Inc men after n few psntIe NJ,
Temps to remove her, dashed the tears from
their eyes, aud saying, We cannot soparats
them left her another half hour ofhnne H.
moments OF that interval had value. of Whit
m0rtals under ordinary circumstances, csn
form no conception. Restorative after re.tor.
alive was applied but all in vain. With sick.
ehing anxiety, she fastened her eve upon tha
watch, and then on the stiff cold form b.s,da
her. The hall hour had nearly gone ; in five
mH'n'es theY would again come 10 claim the
dead aud she felt that she must resist no lon
ger. she brealhed into las nostrils, she NOV.
ed her hand upon his chest. To restore the ar
ton of the lungs, no change came over
his rigid features. She balhed his temnles
and moislened his lips with sal r0iatile-the
terrible rumbng OF the carts was heard in the
distance, and in the trembling eagerness of
the moment she spilled the contents of the Vi.
al into his nostrs-a sudden CONFUSION passed
over the face of the dead "a short, quick gasp
and the eyes heavily opened
The men With the death carts were startled
by loud, shIll Shrek, that sounded as ifa
tore asunder the soul from which it came.
When they entered. they found tue dead living.
and the living senseless.
---- Both husband and wife were
soon after restored 10 health. They lived to
he The parents of numerous family aud the
husband now survives her. who with the strong
arm ofloVe thus snalched him from an early
grave.