The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-10-08
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From Tie New Orleans Delta.
The Mistake Of a MOrning;--Or,
Burying the wrong Body.

same time ~laughably ludicrous came off
in this city. There lived in Baronne
street, aud indeed there lives there still
u poor but industrious couple--Frank
Farrell and his wife Mary. If Frank
were to die his excessive wealth, at least
would not preclude tho possibility of his
admittance into the place reserved for
the elect. Frank is poor, hut he has a
wife whom he loves-one who loves him,
"a home where contentment is a perna-
nent lodger, and habits of industry which
secure health and afford him the means
to supply his wan which are but few
He follows the business of dyeins--ren-
ovating old garments or in other words
like a practical moralist, improving the
habits of the current generation; in fact,
he dyes to live. Though a mar Unknown
yeracity, he gives a coloring to almost
everything he touches; and although Of
strictly abstemious habits, he is frequent
y seen blue.
The early part of last week Mary took
the yellow fever, and Frank being strong
ly advised to send her to one of the pay
wards of the Charity Hospital whore she
would have the best advice and medical
attendance, he did so. For two days,
on each of which he called several times,
her case continued to he a dangerous
one; and Frank remained in a state Of
exciting suspense, lest her whom he so
dearly loved should pass out of existence.
On the night of the second day, the ply
stefan thought he saw symptoms of i'm
provement, as if the crisis of the case
had been past; and this was an announce
ment which Frank hailed with all the
qualification, inspired by sincere affection.
He went home TO his humble residence,
and that night had pleasurable and
bright dreams of Mary, happy days and
a better fortune.
Early in the morning a message came
to him from the hospital that Mary was
dead-that she died at one O'Clock in the
morning-that her corpse was in the
dead house and that if it was not taken
away before the doctors came, they would
dissect it. The sad ne WI froze for a mo-
ment life $ current in Franks heart. but
the idea of her body, instead OF be-
ing buried where he could make aperiodl-
cal pilgrimage to it, and plant flowers a.
round it being subjected to the scalpel of
the unfeeling surgeon, again set ii in rap
id motion. He hurried out to the under
takers procured a hearse aud coffin, went
directly to the dead house where he found
the corpse of a female called Mrs. Far
rell. which he quickly took and Inferred.
Immediately after shutdown on Tues
day evening, while yet the reflection OF
its light fingered in the western horizon
as Frank sat solitary and alone in his lit
tie shop, chewing the cud of bitter re-
Election, a female form darkened the
door and entered. AS she did So, she
said in a feeble voice and reproachful
tone
All! Frank, a.cuShla, its little | tho't
you'd sarve me SO. You never called
for the last four days to see if was dead
or alive"
80 the Grass o Christ about us!"-
: said Frank; the Lord betune us and
harm! What are youl or are you Mary''
: ghoStl If you are l command you IL
the name of Father Son and Holy Ghost
to do me neither hurt nor harm, for it
neither I'd do you if you were alive to
morrow"
"And Frank, %avic," said Mary, for i
was Mary and nobody else-"sure | an
alive though in troth it seem that its deat
| might be, for all that you care abou
me-"
You're not alive Mary" said Frank
"How could you be, whenI buried YOU
on Friday last! You know the love
always had for you when you were alive
but | don't think its train me dacint, Il
be appearin' to me now that you're dead
If snything troubles your sowl, say so
and I'll get as many masses sed as III re
IS move it,
20 Frank agra" says Mary, "you'r'
losin' your sinses. I'd rather you'd &c
me a cup of tay now to rouse me poo
wake heart, than anything else. Yo'
see there's not an ounce Of flesh on m
IS poor bones.'
why" says Frank, have you bone
u at all! Be gor | thought you were
: sperit hat came to haunt me. Let m
. see,"-he feels her hand-"be goxty
you're not a sperit, but Mary sure enoug
believe. But stay till l light the car
i die" Lights it, and is satisfied of he
IDENTIFY "Well how in the world Ji
you get out of the grave, Mary9 Wi
you tell me that? for fastened you dow
@, we'll for fear of them thevin' sack'em ups
"Why you're draymin,' Frank" sal
Mary; Il wasn't in the grave at all.
have Just left the charity hospital and
The entrance of W men prevente
u her proceeding--one of whom passion
Is, ately inquired-
as your name FarrelW
Eyes" said Frank "it is summer an
S' WHITTIER. May be so bowld as TO as
> what's your bis'ness with met"
IL want to know said the man, "wh,
you did with my wife. If you've So
her to the doctors, or did anything ofth
kind, I'll make it a sore business to yol
pr your wife!" said Frank in suspen'
"what wife,"
o why my wife," said the strange
!. whose body you took from the CHAIR
"