The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-23
A ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

York; > relates Tho following. 1t occur
r ed ia the family Of the aulhoress when
the yellow fever ragged like peslilcnct
Iin Boston, many years ago:
'One of our fathers brothers, residing
in Boston al that time, became victim
to The peslience. When the first symp-
toms appeared, his wife sent the chll
dren into The country, and herself re
maiCed 10 attend upon him, Her Iriends
warned her against such rsShuess. They
'old her it would be dealhto her, and
no benefit 10 him: for he would soon bt
90 i'll 10 know who attended to him.
These arguments made 90 impression
IN her ahecllonate heart. She felt lha
It would be life long satisfaction 10 her
to know who attended upon him, if he
did uot. She accordingly slad an'
watched him with unreml,ling care
This, however, did not avail TO ssvt
him. He grew worse, and worse, ano
finally died. Those who wen! round
with The dealhcarls had visited lht
chamber, and seen that the end was neal
They now came 10 take the body. HIS
wife refused to let it 90. She told me
that she never knew how TO accoun; Go,
1t bu, thought he was perfectly cold and
rigid, and TO every appearance quite
dead, there was powerful impression
on her mind that life was not extinct.
The men were overborne by the Strength
Of her conviction, though heir own rea
son was opposed 10 it. The haIi.hour
again came round, and again was heard
he solemn words, Bring cut your dead.
The wife again resisted their imporlu
mites; but this time the men were more
reso'u They said the duty assigned
% them was painful one; ;bnt Ike heallf
4 of The city, requli ed puncual Obedience
10 the orders they received; if they ex
pected the peslience TO abale. ii mus
be by prompt removal Of the dead
md immediate inmipalinn, of ihei ini ,t u RI !,
ed apartments. She pleaded and plead
led. and even knet 10 them in agony o
tears, codlinually saying, Il am sure h
not dead The men represented III
alter absurdily Of such an idea but hosI
y overcome by her tears, again depar
led. With trembling haste she renewe
her efforts TO restore life. She rsise
MS head, rolled his limbs in hot l1Aune
{ and placed hot onions on his feet. Th
ireadful half hour again came round
y md found him as cold and rigid q
d ever. She renewed her en,reales
); desperately, that the messengers bega
to think little gentle force would b
necessary. They accordingly atemp
:, ed to remove The body against her viii
u but she threw herself upon il, and clnn
. to II with such frantic strength, ihi
a hey could not easily loosen her grasl
~ Impressed by the remarkable energy {
h her will, they relaxed their efforts. 1
70 all their remonslrances she answered
= If you bury him, you shall bury m
; with him. AT last, by dinl Of reason
ing on ,he necessity of The case, the
'e obtained from her a promise, that, ii i
IS showed no signs of life before they sgsi
RS came round, she would make no furlht
aI0DD0slIlOn 10 tne TeUoNd'' b1oN''
k gained this respite she hung the watc
in up on the bedposl, and renewed her e
forts with redoubled zeal. She place
kegs of hot water about him, force
. brandy between his teeth, brealhed II
III 10 his noslrils, and held hartshorne
C his nose; but still The body lay motion
" less md cold. She looked snxousl
pt at the watch; in FIVE minutes the pIon
;, sed hsf.hour would expire, and lho'
dreadful voices would be heard psssln
through The street. Hopelessness can
over her; she dropped the head she ha
been su,ts ningj her hand trembled VII
n enl,: and the harishorne she had hol'
,o ing was spilled on the palid face Acc
" denralIy, the position of The head ha
D" )" becomes ightly tipped backward, an
IT he powerful liquid flowed into his no
'r rils. Instantly there was short, qulc
d. gasp--a slruggIe-his eyes opened: an
TO when The deslh.men came again, the
ali found him sitting up in the bed. II
y is still alive, and has enjoyed uUusuaII
good health
es pJTTING HIM DOWN.