The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-08-08

IuIsSuloeu III WOnaH dNlIt' L Ho u sleIl
c sobs which issued from beneath the veil
, and the cOnvulsive attitude Of grief Of III
I whole figure, however al once exposed lh
? absurdily Of The suspicion, and he hasIil,
s followed.
= The woman led the way up stairs TO Ih
front room, and paused at the door 10 lie
, him enlel first Il was scanliIy Furnished
with an old deal box, few chairs, aud !
tent Sedslead without hangings or cross
rails, which was covered with patchwork
counlGrpane. The dim light admitted
Through the curtain which he bad nolicet
from the outside, rendered the objects il
The room so indlsllnct, communicated to all
Of bem so uniform hue. %al he did not a,
I6rs. perceive the object on which his eyes
al once rested, when The woman rushed
Ifrandcaly past him, and flung herself upon
her knees at the bsd-slde.
Stretched upon the bed, closely, envelop.
ed in linen wrapper, and covered with
blankets, lay human form, stiff and mo-
'donless. The head and face, which wert
those OF man, was uncovWed save by 9
bandage, which passed over the head and
under the CHR The eyes were closed
The left arm lay heavily across the bed,
and the woman held the passive hand. TheI
surgeon gently pushed the woman aside,
and took the hand in his.
MY God!' he exclaimed. letting il fall
jnvolunIarly, the man is dead'
The woman started 10 her feet, and bea'
her hands logethel: 'Oh! don't say so, sir!
she exclaimed, with bust OF passion a,
mounting almost to phreuzy, 'ob! don'l say
so, sir! can't bear IL indeed | can't Men
have been brought TO life before when un
skil(ul people have given them up for los
and men have died who might have bee
restored, if proper means had been resor e,
TO. DOn'l lie, him lie here, sir without al
tffori to save him. This very moment lf, |
may be passing away. Do try sir-Go fOl
Gods sake! Aud while speaking sine bur.
-ledly cha(ed first the forehead and lher
wildly beat the cold hands, which when sht
leased to hold them, fell heavily and lis,.
essIy back on HE covere,
1t is Of no use, my good woman, sale
he surgeon, soothing y as he Withdrew hl'
lsnd from The mans breast. Stay undo
hat curtain
Why SAID the woman, starting up.
Undo that curIain!' repealed lhe surgeon
a an agitaIed tone.
Il darkened the room on purpose said
he woman, throwing herself before him, as
le rose to undraw it 'Oh! sir have ply
IN me! If it can be Of no use, and he is
really dead,dO not do moi expose that corpse
10 other eyes than mine!
This man died no natural or easy death,
said the surgeon. Il nauSI see ihe body!
And with a motion so sudden that the wOs
man hardly knew that he had slipped from
beside her, he tore open The curtain admit
ted lhe full light OF day, aud returned TO the
bedside.
There has been violence hereH he said
polnting toward The body and gazing lnlen''
~ on the face from which Ihe black veil
was now for The first time removed. lnI
lhe excitement Of minute before, the ie.
male had dashed off The bonnet and yei,I
and now stood with her eyes fixed upOnI
him. Her features were those Of woman
of sbou, fifty, who had once been hand
some. Sorrow and weeping had left usccsI
upon them which not time itself would ever
have produced without their aid; her facet
was deadly pale, and there was a nervous.
contor'ion of The lip. and unnatural FIRE ln
her eye, which showed TOO plainly that her.
bodily and mental powers had nearly sunk
beneath an aCCumulsIlCn Of misery.
There has been violence here!' said
the surgeon, preserving hs searching
glance.
'There has replied the woman.
'This man has been murdered
That | call God to witness he has, said
'be woman, PassionaIeIyi 'Pi'lIcssIy, inhu,
manly murdered!
BY whom said the surgeon selziDg the
woman by The arm,