The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-11
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-nsu,sca! feeling. ! larcta'cd my I'm
c.,, aud wore the nail 10 the quick,
..j Sou became mo ionle., from cx. ,
Lsu.,ien. When ] Was myself once
mJtc. | called aioui my wIic's name. F,
rrs,c,', snd. I fear | BIAS 'hemod. !
tcrl know rot what said, and
,hus continued mt! my strength lcf'
,ut. and nature ono. iuorc souah, re
y'cnishTentin Temporary inscns.t,'ity.
4. til, time had a vision Of o.
K.o-. unacfrable character, If !. Mas
tn,, and net q glance, as AIN Undue
cd to think i. WSs. between the por.
tails OF deaf into the world OF spirits.
!. was oil shspeless and !ornicss.
Ina cs Of men ard women, often
nuubcries., ~ n sort Of sliado"y out
line. ca,re before aud around me.
They seciacd az If ii,nbIess from decay.
Their rcaturcless beads moved upon
trunks hidcoasly vital, in figure like
bodies that have seen drawn forth
from burnin, dwellings, each being
rather a hiacou, slilpe,, mass. than IA
human resemblance. Thick darkness
and silence succcc1cl, the darkness
aud silence Ct to-, horrible reality.
II, as | suspected. slept about this
tune from weakness, it was bat TO
awaken again 10 a more fearful con.
..ionsaess Of IN; dreadful situation.
Fresh bu, van efforts 10 make my
soll beard were now reiterated as lar
~ my strength wonld allow. l found
with grcl, officially | conid tnin on
ny SIDE, AMI then over Oh my belly.
tired. bv lifting ny back and ~
,iol,n. strain, to h,n.t open the coffin
III, bat the screws resisted my utmost
strength. could not, beside, draw
np NY knees sufficiently high to afford
tent. par, Of the purchase. | should
otherwise have made to bear upon 1t.
/ had no help bat to turn again To the
position OF the dead, aud reluctantly
gain little asonizin: rcpose from my
vs.-tions. was conscious how weak
IN; chJrts had malc me, yet resolved
10 repeat them. While thus at rest
If pc,iye torture could be denoml-
a,cd rest. | wert like child when
! thought Of the sunshine and blue
skies and fresh air which | should
nayer more cnioy--how living beings
throngeI the streets, aud thousands
r,und me were joyous or busy, while
] was doomed to perish in tortures.
Why WAS my fate differently marked
on, TO that VI others? had no
nonstrons crimes to repent Of. Hun.
dreds Of criminal men were in the full
revclry Of life. fancied heard tho
toll Of a bell. BreatLless listened.
1t was clock striking the hour. The
sound was new life " me. am not
mhumed at least, but perhaps am uu
watched. Such were my thoughts
lntcrmcnt will take place. My coffin
VII be moved. l shall easily make
myself heard then. This was balm to
mo. l shouted anew, struck my
I'lson boards with all the power left
mo, and ceased only when exertion
was no longer possible.
Men may fancy how they would
act under similar circu instances, and
on tho like trying occasions, but it il
seldom o correct judgment can be
previously formed on such matters
l; was only at intervals that I was
80 fearfully maddcned by my dread
Iul situation as to lose the power o
rational reflection or so overcome a
10 be dcbarred the faculty Of memory
Stretched in q position where IN.
changes consisted only ola turn OIL
my side upon hard board, the sore
ness excrutiatinsly painful. When
drew my feet up a few inches, IN,
knees pressed the cover, 50 that til,
slight shift Of position brough. no re
lief. My impotence Ct the restrain
in which I was kept began at lensh,
to drive mo we'll nigh into madness
! was fey~ed-My temples turne'
and throbbed, my tongue became dry
light flashed across my eyes, and m,
brain whirled round. l am sure tina
my existence VAS preserved solely b,
the diminishing strength and subse
qucnt fcebIcness which l experienc
cd, and which, from its rendering IN,
inscnsible to the increasing cxac erba
ton Of my brains heat, allowed ma
turc to resume her wontcd temper
ture. But, alas this was only tha
! might revive to encounter one
more irremidable horror. Wco coul
fancy the fraszy, the unspcakabl
anguish Of my situation ? | th)a.ht
my eyes would start frou. my head
Burning tears flowed fro;a my cheek
My heart was swollen ainos. t
bursting. ! became restless i'll fee
ing, without finding space for fan
cied relief il new change OF pos
ton. In my mental anguish. q
times, however, forgot ny motto,
less bodily suffering, my !ack Of il
movable agony.
How many hours lay in this stat
of activo and nsss;vo ,or,,,ro c.,