The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-06-04

| ment Wnen tney could not make OH Walh'
talk, nor even drink. n .r%
"1'here has heen some foul play in this
case," observed one of the company; "see
that cash on his head and the blood on his
face!''
"Why, it is not more than an hour since
treated him to a glass of btters in this
room and now he's gone to Davy Jones'
locker" said an old sailor, who was more
than three sheets in the wind.
81 suppose he gave old bald-head at the
"Eagle Hotel,"a piece of his mind for not
trusting him for glass Of grog; and they
have had fight, and he got the worst of it
and came here to get help, but bled to
death OH the doorstep, and shall have
the credit of putting an end TO his life un-
less plan can be arranged to get out Of
this unpleasant predicament," observed,
with long breath, the old man who kept
the house. "Suppose," continued the old
fellow, who was evidently not little fright
ened, "we take him back to the eagle" !"
and leave him on the stoop."
"And suppose" said Sam Sharp. who
had been lawyer Of some note, but had
become noted drunkard, ga police officer
should happen to meet you with the corpse,
what then!"
"We can induce him to believe we are
leading drunken man home TO his family,
and we shall be regarded as phianthropists
Of the first water"
"Throw him overheard, and let the fish
| es have FEAST" said another idiotc. slav.
ering sot, who had until then been sleepy
and silent spectator.
mo, that will never do" said the keep
err of the house. "This buildings so near
the wharfI shall be charged with drown
ing him, and the papers will say he got
drunk here and fell into the water We
must take him to the tavern, where he
doubtless got his death-blow. Here is
dollar and drinks for tomorrow to any
man who will help me lead poor Tom to the
Eagle"
Two or three offered their services; the
strongest and most sober man was select.
ed, and they led or rather dragged poor Tom
to the hotel and although they passed a
watchman, he was either asleep, or did not
deem it his duty to be asking impertinent
questions. They met with no mpediments
on the way. After laying the unfortun ate
body of poor Tom upon the stoop, they
knocked at the door and departed in
haste.
The landlord, who was too much fright
] ened to sleep, heard the bustling and rust
ling and footsteps about his premises, but
his leather.headed servant was sound
asleep. He awoke him, however, and the
promising couple looked out the bar.room
window, and saw the ghastly body of the
man who was, few years before that
time, polished gentleman, with plenty of
means, and then he was welcome guest,
and nothing was too good for him.
81 fear we have been discovered" said
the landlord to his sleepy and stupid man.
1.-TWO men have brought back the corpse
we removed just now. lheard noise and
reached the bed room window in time 10
see them run away. What can we do to
get out ofthis scrape?"
"Let US join the temperance society,""
"Join the temperance society you fool.
What good will that do now? We must
take that body to the graveyard and bury
it, or we shall be hanged, and no mistake"
"That's good thought" .-
"Well, can you dig!"
eyes, but am afraid that shall meet
ghost in the graveyard"
"That's all superstition and ignorance.
| tell you there are no such things as
ghosts. Come, on with your coat Go
to the stable and get the spade. We must
take Tom through the back yard, then
carry him across the garden. and then we
can reach the graveyard in less than no
time" .r.
Accordingly, off they went with their
load. The grave was dug, and whilstthey
were lowering Tom into it, they saw some
thing at the farther end of the graveyard.
"There is spirit!" shreked the man; and
away he ran as fast as his heels would
carry him.
The landlord actually shook in his shoes
when he discovered the light which so ter
rfed his liquor-mixer and bottle washer,
and so he followed his illustrious prede.
cessor without stopping TO cover up the
dead. .s... ....s ht
The young medical students, who were
in search of a subject for dissection, heard
the scampering, and SUPPOSED they had
frightened away some of their classmates
who were out on similar errand. m
"Here is new grave" said one of the
foremost.
"Yes, and there's body sewed up in
blanket, said another.
"Where's the coffin?" inquired third.
al neither know or care" was the re.
sponse.
"Here's subject; put it in the sack and
ask no questions, and then you will hear
no stories."
In less than an hour these disturbers
Of the dead were safely sheltered in pri-
yate room with dissecting instruments in
their hands. They made the sack dis.
gorge its contents. rinped omen the blanket.