Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-16

The coainl heard them screw IN ,csw
aliersIew until The I'D wns nren.
cd, end only the narrow space over
llio face remained open, ] fdi the
sides Of lbo coain Iaf aud rub againa,
NY arms, and | despaircd That should
over recover my power Of motion.
The collin WIS lifted aud placed
upon o table. Some ono asked when
1 was 10 be- buhcdi "l'his afternoon"
waa the apswcf,-"hc hos nov been
dead two days" had then been
unconscious Tor the length Of whole
day. Now the time, lnsic,d Of drag.
gng weary length, seemed TO fly
with llghtniug.likc rapldlly. The
past seemed endlessly long--the fl.
iure was shortened 10 q breath, u mo.
mcnt The clock licked faster aud
faster, and time seemed TO pour itself
away in rapid moments, as q rising
thundcr-coud emptles rs fierce, heavy
drops more and more rapidly
II was altenoon--the company
eathered-thc shutter creaked beside
me, and the window was opened. |
felt the warm breath of the spring air
steal over my face like the breath of
a delicious odor. ! heard the birds
singing among the branches, and the
gentle rusting of the swaying trees, as
the wind stirred among the leaves. |
thought of all the gladstone earth--of
the blue sky---of the ripping brooks,
half sunlight, half shadow-of the
early evening clouds, whose hues shift
like the colors Of the doves neck--of
the stars, Of the moon, of the swelling,
heaving ocean, and chung to the men,
DRY of them with a mute despair,
loving them the more the nearer |
came 10 losing them.
AT last the dim whispering hum
about the room ceased-the clock tick
ed loudly, and the clergyman's voice
repeated those first sentences in the
service for the dead-"I am the res
direction and the lite," &c.
His voice ceased-I gave myself
up to despair. tried TO resign N.Y.
self to the dreadful thought that l was
to be buried alive.
Some one lifted the lid to screw it
down ere | should be removed;
heard faint exclamation from some
one bending over me-"Good God! he
must be alive yet; there are drops of
Iperspiration now upon his forehead
Bring mirror and place it to his lips
he may breath yet" 1t seemed that
the extremely ofmy agony had wrmg
out a cold dew upon my skin. Nc
sooner had the words been spoken
than there was a wild hurry, and sup.
pressed ordinations of fear and
doubt, and surprise about the room
What a moment of agony was the
next The fearful anticipation, lest
after all, there should be no sign OF
breath, was worse than all before.
The mirror was brought, and then /
knew by the sudden and fearful CIV,
that my real state, that of Catochus
was at last known.
! was instantly bled; between my
lips few drops of brandy were for.
ced, and my limbs and head were
fermented with heated cloths, with
such effect, that in two hours regain,
ed my power of motion and sat up
though weak from loss Of blood anc
entirely exhausted by the dreadfn
suffering through which | had passed,
as through a frey odeal. Believe
me, those pains | would not again
suffer, if the price should be show.
ering ofall the wealth and glory thai
the world can bestoW. Such suffer.
| ing does not leave man where il
| finds him. Iarose from my bed an al,
tered man; with my moral and men.
tai constitution completely changed.
DIABOLICAL OUTRAGE.
4 An outrage of the most diabolica
nature occurred at Pottsville, Pa, q
few days ago, which is thus given il
the Philadelphia Times:
About two or three weeks ago
there appeared in this Borough, q
PhrenologlSt, from some where Down
East. He delivered several lectures
at the Academy before large audi.
ences, until he obtained private
class, &c.