The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-21

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lhem 70 be beings Of > suprTnslural or
der. Their ie.rs. however. were ON
sll.yed. bJ one Of The sslslsrs Who wa.
s'andiae BY Iiis grave. commencing 10 re-
pr"srh them Ipr lllsir lar.Ilness.
We hase already" said ne. . wsh
great difficulty. and 10 The no sm.Il annoy
.nsr 4 our nssal osgsns. dug % he bady.
- nav ur.PPsd esnfsl.y ~. and res-
ny To be rarrird 70 tawu. q tack whlrh
san val af course erlnrm. naI a. vet
having rendered any assistance"
\ nc 1iiIrr parry srelng he newly die
utbed grs.r, aud The III lls form &c The
body lying near. had no sn,plrinn IL
there being any dtrrpli"n. aud Inmrd,-
s,ely eons-n'rd Ia his proposal. Tnry
ehu' kled over the ffolic In come. uhirh
had been purchased with so lIule l.bnr on
Their par'. rs mnsi mrn will. when they
md The l'hnr Of ulllrrs appropriated lor
iheirown brnsiiL They then csuliausly
approached ihe proslr.t- figure. The
Inaan. pefh,Ps ashamed 90 view such
wicked srilnn. Was shnni concesllng her
ssli under selnud. Every thing was sulI
and noissls's. AMI The soldiers sl,nn,t re-
penied 81 having come on such an expe
dllinn. whist I'll appeared afraid 81 touch
The budy. Al last one af their number. m.
nuenced by q sudden ihonahi of the hian.
iy. sslkeh mp 10 ihs body, and cart fully
lifting II from the graund. placed u upon
h's ,honliers. lie then ioak the lead.
whil.i the others followed solemnly in
The rear. with their shosrls and pirk.ax-
e. raised alnf'. a. II - guard themselves
from any attacks Of lhnse spirits 50 ire
quenIy seen in ihrir nightly persmbula
lions about I'D grave yards.
Have y"u ever been in the silent rest.
Ing place of the dead. 81 the our Of mid.
night. when = dsalhllke stiffness per-
sades al natursi ahen your feelings are
so oserpowerrd. that The wthered leaf
OF the day stick cracking beneath your
feet. CAUSES you 10 shuddrr aud the cold
sweat 10 stand on yonr brow! lfyau have.
yuu eau Imagine their feelings as they
noIsrl' SLY parsed over the graves Of those
numbered among The things ",hat wers."
They hal reached the outside Of the
grave ward, all duly impressed with a
sense of Tie crime Of removing a body
from its mother Earth, when the man
who acted as an carrier. Complained that
the body was most conloundsd heavy.
Perhaps IL you lei me down | can
walk myself" said the seemingly dead
man, in hollow sepu!chral voice. Ne
yer diJ an electrick shock produce such
speedy aud powerIul effect! Quick as
lightning the carrier flung the body to the
eMih, and few down the hill as il hust
81 goblns were in his rear. The nth.
ers. dsshipg away their sho,e!s. made a
speedy retreat, ami in vain would il have
been fE tie spirits VI night 10 have pur.
sued them. .~. ..~
Jne. unwilling to lie, the juke rest here,
and fearing lest they should l"se the
brandy. walked alang viii his friends
to the dnctar's Office. When they ap
pr, arhed it. Joe was once moe shoul.
drred. aud was thus carried 10 the doctor,
VIM. aver giving them a warm Tecep.
ton, ordered the body 10 be convey 10 a
large iissecling table in the room. Hav
ing placed him, CLOSELY wrapped NJ, upon
the table, aud received the kee Of brandy,
they left joe and the little ducor Ia Them
selves. The latter important parsonage
was we'll prepared for the occasion. A
large keule was bubbling on bright
hickory FIRE, huge knives, lancets, saws,
and all ",her requisites nf physician.
were laying out 10 houid array upon the
table beside the body, and the l'ule doe
tor evidently appeared to have been feast
ing his Imagination for some time with
the delicate pleasure Of dissecting cold
body.
After leaving The Office. Joe's compan.
ions repaired with The brandy TO Their
quarters, and endeavored 10 collect logeIh-
es the Ierror-sirIcken parry. in which. alter
some time, they succeeded; but they, found
them in a state more dead than alive.
from the fright they had received. Wnh
/ plentiful positions of brandy, that all pow
iul remedy. they we're in shoIt time
restored To their senses. and afIer an
hour hal elapsed. became quite uprosri.
Gus. One Of the soldiers had just pro-
nounced a toast iur the suddenly res
Tired dead man, when, n,irabiie diciu! the
dead man himself appeared in propria
persona before them! The company
were completely horror stricken. and
were I'm ible To move from their seats, or
make any retreat. as the figure stood in the
entrance Of the room. At length Joe,
throwing aside his winding sheet, burs.
into hearty laugh, in which, after suifi-
cientume had elapsed to recoserfrom thsi
second alarm. he vas j'ined by all The 9th
. ers. joe then. AT The urgent reques, III his
CON paniaus, rrlsed The circumstances a.
mids, their Laughter. His adventure with
the doc,or moot excited their merriment.
. The lutte man being fully prepared TO com
, mence his operations, took up his lamp
aud approached TO look al the body. Joe
sull lay pras,ra,e and stiff upon The table
and The Doctor stood al his side, making