The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-09-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE RESI- RBECTfoNisfs
THr nncTnR nEcrIYEn-

THE DOCTOR DECEIVED.
IL is wicked to disturb the hailoSed re
mains of the dead. After being persecdle,
on this earth b a.! ito tolls 70 which poo
erfing mortals are ever s0tlect; ha7rasss,
by care, poyert, Iu6 disease. 0 u.an shoul,
Of least be suffered when his soul leave
its earthly tenemr1t, unellv to ropose i.
lis narrow and silent grave. Yet Gro IL,
turf Is green above hin, ere tbs worms
have commenced 10 ,u54aate 90 hs deeav
ing body, suHe Young sou Of Eseuaplat
must needs hoist hiaI ouce more ,aio tke
world, and wi,a lsglab,o eu;crpuso afr
hun Of his flesh, and reduce han 10 grin
ming skeleio0, aud lbgs expose DC, u soue
corner Of hs- s,rdio. 10 GdraRce sria. ?, end
frighsen children. Like tbs hyeaa, ,hey
provl =, nidnighi about the grave yatd
eagerly seeking fos iheu prey--but they
are no, always successful. An INSTANCE "a
which their "a. op's we're completely ioll
cd may 10. be ~ Of place.
A small coifpany al soldiers we,r Guar
tered, 70 tho u.l " 1869, near the village
Of Il. % beautNhll, situated 90 he Is
manue banks Of the l1utaia. Thoy vefe
merry and roisisHug, yel aathke bard,
and among them AL noae more than their
master spirit, J5 fieifTisbier lie uas
their oracle -and no ,riek could le PLAYED,
no hazardous enterprise accomplished, 60
less joe occupied 4 propineut part O1e
evening wbdo be, with several oilers
were si.iiag asoead o b.aag FIRE, their al
tenEIoa was attracted ~ sgdde1 Stiffness
in the adjoining room, quite unusgal, Us
majority Of the soldiers sefe there, whose
spirits were never Gained u rest a. such
an early hour. 1uay !s.ccgd ada acre
soon let into the se1aai. 4 little doctor
from tho village 10 40 1ajsr tone Of voice.
was Bargaining vta tie sgl4tars 10 procure
for hIm Tue hoIy 81 a man who had .a,et
died, aad was couslgped o the grave yard.
situated on the summit st at.i Jeyoad die
village Upon te delivery Il ,Ao body
at has office be promised 10 reward ,hea
with a kse d bfdaiy. Il e1s 90 uuyleas
ont and d,li col, undertaking 10 rap,4cA a
grave yard 20 ,l,e dead hour d eight, l1t
tbs remains u d le0IJT.rua4l Net s.,m
ulated BY ghe tha1aha u Tie brandy, al
aaleIe uai4eqJrnay sasD $50 tasted 10 ltose
days, thoy agreed, wih oue accord to tie
proposal Of ne isi!e G9elet end deleru,a.
cd 10 SC, gu. On lbeif expedition lLsl yesy
evening.
Joe listened nlienlEely to the argument,
and, nc doubt i,lie ptqgcd iha, 10 had
not been The drs' applied %, proposed thar
they should anticipate TIE ether soldiers ID
their mos menls, To tbs proposal they
gladly asseu,ed, and by his dlrceuou, we're
quickly provided With sheets, shoyels and
pick axes, and saIatd forth on their cxeur
zion. FolloaIug 10 solemn sitnec thcu
leader, joe, they 5000 approached tie bunal
ground, the favoriie hauBl Of ghosts ara
ho6gobhns. Thc moon shone mysterious
" FROM among tho gathering elogds--lEe
leaves, stirred by the algbi bfcez-, ruslied
among the branches --one oil
natures many warnings to mansnd, that
every thug mBsi wtlher aud dip---ihat uur
fail bodies, like the faded leaf, yin soon
decay, and The soul lske rs upward hgh,
TO spend an eternity ~ oihs7 aotl4s. Al
Ter some difficulty, they discayered tho
grave of which thoy were o search, and
commented their labors.
The melancholy sound of the pick axos
striking egetus, tho frozen earlh somowA4,
Affected the mind q Joe, who, though used
10 TIE din Of war, the shfieks Of the gouu
Jed and the dying, yot bis conscience
smote him in The thought Of robbing the
grave Of .ta victim. Stopping them there
ore, be directed the Garth 10 TO replaced,
saying that be would couulorfcg the dead
mana most fortunate idea Having ac
lualnted them with his plan, AMI the man.
ier 10 which 10 proceed tho grave was re.
illnd; then wrapping hm up IN sheets,
hoy placed huo on the ground, patiently
o await tho coming Of tie other party
AitcF some time they heard sealilIily up .
,rosching, and as they came 10 sight, ap .
,eaTed not lIttie astoDnded 10 zee persons
Ircund the grave, ~ hrsi supposiug thsm
o DO beings Of a Supernatural order
Their fears, however, we're soon alIayed
" one Of the soldiers Who was 6iandiug BY
no grave commencing 10 reproach them for
heir tardiness.
We have already ? said lie "wilh great
l.fhculty, and to the 10 small annoyance Of
'ur nasal organs dug Dp The Jody. II snow