Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-22
Getting into Bed with a Corpse.

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Getting into Bed with a Corpse.
A few months since, son; of
Erin, abo pt nine O'Clock one even
ING, called at country inn, in the
western h art Of PENNSYLVANIA, and
demanded lodging for the night =
1t was er dent iroR1 his appearance
ami actloP IS that he and liquor had
been quito jolly companions through
out The ia y. The landlord was a
lazy, good natured soul, and had i'm
bl6cd ratll err freely that day himself
I'll 81 e you a light, and tell you
where Tho room is, you can tlndIthe
place." sa d the landlord.
"0th, a n' it's meseIf that can
do that M st Elegantly. Jlst show
me the wa Y an Ill find it azy," re
joined the lrishnan.
The din ections were given him,
and also a candle. He was direct
ed to SO / a room in the second
story Of ii e house. BY the time he
had reach4 d the top Of the stairs
his light b Rd become extinguished,
and he had forgotten in what dii-ec-
;ion he was to gp. Seeing rays Of
light'iSsuing from q room, the door
Of which stood slightly a.jar, he re.
connoitered the Inside of the room,
and found it TO contain a bed, in
which lay a ma n, and a stand with
a small lighted light upon it. Feel
ing diSiucllned to make any further
search for the room to which he
had been directed, he Invested him>
self Of his clothing and quietly crSpt
into the back part Of the bed lie
had been in THE Ibdl but few min-
utes, VIXEN a J pug lady and gentle
man entered Il e Dom, The Irlsh>
man eyed TIL ln closely. They
seated themselves on chairs in close
proximity to ehch other, and after
chatting merrily for a short time,
the young m h4 threw his arm
around her wal 81 in a cousinly mans
ner, and impri hted a kiss upon her
tempting lips There vas a witch
cry in if which demanded a fepeti-
ton. The scehe amused the Irish
man vastly, anp being free from
seliishness, he concluded that his
sleeping Jcompanion should be a
participant wifi him in the enjoy.
inent of the scd ne, and to this end
he nuLged him; but his companion
Stirred not. ] lie then put his hand
upon him, and fppnd that he was
tightly locked in the cold embrace
of death. Syn@hynnous with this
discovery he Bopnded out of bed
exclaiming- \
"Nlurther: mu Ftherl Howly saints
Iov hiven pertecttm e.m
lie had scarcely touched the floor
with his feet, bel pre the youngipdy
and gentleman Were making rapid
strides towards the stairway, terror
Being depicted odtheir countenan-,
ces. They had Just reached the.
top Of the stairs when the Irislman
came dashiug along as though all
the lierds Of Erebus we're 1ef0se, at
his heels, intent on lhakinglim their
prey, and the whole three vent
tumbIing down stairs, and it is hard
TO determine which OF the three.
reached I'll e foot q the stairs first
The landlord stood aghast as theII
irlsllman rushed into the bar-foom,I
with nothing on between him and
nudity but garment.vulgarly styled
a shirt, the hair OF his head stand
Ing upon enc, his eye-balls rea dyf
to leap from their sockets, and he
gaping for breath. 1t was sight
thd t would bave made a man laugh
wi 10 had W rn vinegar face from
Id day of his birth. Nothing
lphld induc c him 10 seek a bed that
fight again. N'hfn tile Young lady |
and gentlem ian found that il was
not the corpse thai had SC uncere-
nonlously bounded from thebed, they |
,eturned to the roPm, they being
he watchers for The night.i and
doubtless, c9mmerl ced] their court
ne at the point wh4 Ore it was SO sud I
lenly broker off.