Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-12-04
THRILLING INCIDENT.
ny MRS. L. NJ. CHILD.

oaofmv fathers brothers, residing in Boston at that time,
rbon the yellow prevailed to such ghta eHient be-
came victim the pestlence When the hrst symptoms APP
nered his wife the children into the county, ana hefsei
remained to attend upon him. Her friends warned her against
- hness They told her would be death TO her. and no
benefit to him would soon be too i'll know who attend
ed upon him. These arguments made no Impression on hef al
feconatu heart She felt that would be long lie sausacuon
10 her 10 know who attended upon him. If did not She ac-
obupy staid and watched with unemitng This how
aid not avail him He grew worse and worse and
finally died who went round with the dea'h cars mad
visited the chamber and that the end was near ey now
came to take body His wife would not iet 60 que u
mo that ho never knew how account for H. but though ne
was ecy cold and rigid and every appearance quite dead
there was powerful impression her mind that life was not
nc The men were oyerborne by the strength OF her con
vicon though their own was opposed to H.
THE half hour again round and again was heard e SOL
ia pfng ont your Dead The wife again resisted their
imnortunes but this the men were more resoiute lhey
said the duty assigned them painful ones Out he hea
f the CITY required puneual obedience 10 he oioes ey re-
l IL thew ever expected the pesience to abae must DC
by prompt removal oil the DEAD anu ' s" "
the infected apartments.
She pleaded and pleaded and knet to them IN an agony
of tears continually saying am sure he not dead ne men
represented the utter absudiy OF such an laea'
come by her tears again departed WIN trembling pae n
d nor efforts to restore him. She raised bis head rolled
his limbs in hot flannel and placed onions on his iee Inc
,dd half hour again round and found him as cola ana
d as ever She renewed her entreaes so desperately hat
began to think little gentle force would be nee
a
They accordingly attempted to remove the body against
h viii bat she threw herself upon it, and chung to II win
u frantic strength that they could not easily loose her grasp
s - ,h remarkable energy of her will, they relaxed
,hs efforts To all their remOnsanees, she answered IL you
bury him. you shall bury with him. AZ last, BY diH' o.
reasoning on necessity Of the case ey op'aea rom
nomise that if he showed signs OF le before ey again
came round she would make further opposition 10 he 'eno'
al. .. .o ,,o i,od
Having gained this respite she hung the watch upon uo eu
NOS, ana rspeged her efforts with redoubled zeal she KEEP
Legs of hot water about him. forced hot brandy between h
teeth and breathed his uoss and held haIsho 70 ms
nose but still the body lay moonless aud cold one ooNu
anxously al the five minutes the promised nan hou
would exore and those dreadful voices would be heard passing
through The street. Hopeessness came over heshe dropped
the head she had been saaningher hand emoed 'oeh.
the bashon she had been holding was spilled on Tho
nod fee Accidentally the position Of the head had become
b,v timed backward the powerful mulan flowed int
his uoss Instantly there short, quick gasPa struggle
his ewes ooened and when the deaihmen came again the,
found him sitting up IN the bed lie is still alive and has en-
ioyed unusually good health