Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-11-13
Romance ia Real Life.

Romance ia Real Life.
One of my fathers brothers, residing in Bos-
ton al thai lime. became vlclim TO The pes,i
euce. When The frs, symptoms appeared, his
wife sent the children ino the country and her
self remained 10 attend upon him. Her friends
warned her against such rashress. They told
her j; would be death 10 her, aud no bcnefir to
him; for he would soon be too i'll 10 know who
attended him. These arguments made no inn
press on her affeciionate heart. She fell iha,
IT would be long-lile satisfaction TO her TO
know who attended him, il he did not She
accordingly slaid and watched him with unre-
uniting care. This, however, did not avail TO
save him. He grew worse aud worse, and
finally died. Those who wen, round with The
death carts had visited the chamber and seen
that the end was near. They now came 10
take The oody. His wife refused 10 let il go.
She iold me she never knew how To account
for il, but though he was perleclly cold and rig
id, aud 10 every appearance quite dead, there
was powerful impression on her mind tha;
life was not extinct. The men were overborn
by the strength Of her conviction; though their
own reason was opposed TO ii.
The hal!-hour again came round, and again
was heard the solemn words, Bring OH; your
dead!'s The wife again resisted their impunl-
Ties, bul this time the men were more resoluie.
They said The duty assigned 10 them was a
painful one; but The health of The ciy required
punctual obedience 10 the orders they received;
Ii they ever expected The peslience TO abaie, II
Must be by prompl removal oi The dead, and
immediate fulmlgatIon of the infected apart
menls.
She pleaded and pleaded, and even knelt 10
them in an agony of tears. continually saying,
Il am sure he is not dead" The men repre-
sen,ed the utter absurdliy of such an idea; but
finally, overcome by tears, again deparied.----
With trembling hasie she renewed her efforts
10 restore him. She raised his head, rolled his
limbs in ho, flannel, and placed hol onions on
his feel The dreadful hall-hour again come
round, and found him as cold aud rigid as ever.
She renewed her entrea'es SO desperately, that
the messengers began 10 think Iilile gentle
force would be necessary. They accordly al
tempted to remove The body against her will !;
but she threw herself upon il, and clung 10 il
with such frantic strength, that they moi easily
loosen her grasp. Impressed by he remarka-
bic energy of her will. they relaxed their Efforts
To all of their remons,iances she answered,
"If you bury him you shall bury me with him.
AT last by dnl of reasoning on The necessity OF
the case, they obtained from her promise, lha.
if he showed no signs Of life before they again
came round she would make no father oppo-
sion 10 The removal.
Having gained this respite, she hung The
watch upon The bed-pos', and renewed her ef-
forts with rcdoubled zeal. She placed kegs OF
hol water about him, forced brandy between his
aeeth, brea,hed into his noslrils and held harts-
horn 10 his nose; but sill The body lay notion
less aud coid she looked anxiously at the
watch; in tive minutes The half hour would ex-
pre, and those dreadful voices would be heard,
passing through the street. Hopelessness
came over her; she dropped The head she had
been sustaining; her hand iiembled violently !;
and the halishorn she had been holding was
spilled on The palid face. Accidentally, The
position of he head had become slightly tipped
backward, aud The powerful liquid flowed ln'o
his noslrls Instantly lheIe was short, quick
grasp ggIe---his eyes opened; and when
l,he death men came again. they found him sill
ling up In he'd He is sill alive and has en-
joyed unsually good heallh-.--Mrs Chtids.