Daily American telegraph., 1852-11-10
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
A THRILLING SKETCH.

One of my fathers brothers, residing in Bos-
ton at the time when the yellow fever prevail
ed to such a trightful extent became a victim
to the pestlence. When the first symptoms
appeared, his wife sent the children into the
country, and herself remained to attend upon
him. Her friends warned her against such
rashness. They told her it would be death to
her, and no benefit to him for he would soon
be too Ill to know who attended upon him
These arguments made no impression ON her
afcctionate heart. She felt that il would be
long life of satisfaction to her to know who at
tended him, if he did not She accordingly
stayed and watched with unremitting care.
This, however, did not avail to save him He
grew worse and worse, and finally died. Those
who went round with the death-carts had Wis
tied the chamber, and seen that the end was
near. They now came to take the body. His
wife refused to let it go She told me that she
never knew how to account for il, but though
he was perfectly cold and rigid, and to every
appearance quite dead, there was powerful
impression on her mind that life was not ex-
tlnct. The men were overborne by tho strength
OF hcr conviction, though their own reason was
opposed to it.
The half hour again came round, and again
was heard the solemn words, Bring ont your
dead" The wife again resisted their impor-
tunltes but this time the men were more reso.
Lutte They said the duty assigned to them
was painful one, but the health Of the town
required punctual obedience to tho orders they
received; il they ever expected the pestilenco
to abate, 1t must be by prompt removal of
the dead, and immediate fumgation of the in.
fected apartments,
She pleaded and pleaded, and even knet to
them in an agony of tears, continually saving,
II am sure he is not dead" Tho men repre-
sented the utter absurdity of such an idea but
finally, overcome by her tears, again departed
With trembling haste she renewed her efforts
to restore him, She raised his head rolled his
limbs III hot flannel, and placed hot onions on
his feet. The dreaded halEhour again came
round, and found him as cold and rigid as ever.
She renewed her entreaties SO desperately, that
the messengers began to think a little gentle
force would be necessary They accordingly
attempted to remove the body against her Will,
but she threw herself upon it, and clung to it
with such frantic strength, that they could not
easily loosen her grasp. Impressed by tho 70.
markable energy Of her will, they relaxed their
efforts 10 all their rcmonstrances she answer.
ed, If you bury him, you shall bury mo with
him AT last, by dint Of reasoning on tho ne
cessity Of the case, they obtained from her a
promise that, if he showed no signs Of life be-
fore they again came round, she would make
no further opposition to the removal
Having gained this respite, she hung the
watch upon the bod-post, and renewed her cf-
forts with redoubled zeal She kept kegs Of
hot water about him, forced hot brandy between
his teeth, and breathed into his nostrils, and
held hartshorn to his nose but still the body
lay mOGonleBs and cold. She looked anxiously
at the watch, and in five minutes the promised
halfhour would expire, and those dreadful
voices would be heard passing through the
street. Hopelessness came over her-she drop
ped the head she had been sustaining-her
hand trembled volently-and the hartshoru
she had been holding was spilled on the pallid
face. Accidentally, the position Of the head
had become slightly tipped backward, and the
powerful liquid flowed into his nostrils. In
stantly there was a short, quick gasp-a strug-
glc-his eyes opened and when the death.men
came again, they found him sitting up in the
bed lie is still alive, and has enjoyed unusu-
ally good hcalth.-JhS L. w. Chld.