The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

! ! wnu'dnf tr frigh----vnoi Cp."'
whispered To~ dsv ,sruie. pale n.
''ea .. ~hat Nas tba,f. =. .r ..s
aHa ha, chuck!si, Ice ,;crs, Il
moved along aul you though, sound
came from thc chest. You arc Wilt,
NJ ycur shirt ,s s.r 81
! so be isAsil ,le d, lighted Moses.
Who's AFRAID now:
| Acknowledgements wns in no enyia.
bic si'uaiion. Tie fr,, INCOME cnienc,
he suffered was frem IN. c'sse,,-s.
cftle atmosphere. md The peculiar
smeN Vi ihs interior II .le ol.~s,.---
Moreover the inequalities Of tho svt,
fnce Of his bed psrplcxed linn sorely
and the lid Of the thcst ionc'ied his
''osc. ii as impossible 10 de- criee hi&
srss.'oes ,:i..s q, fsslios H. s,s,n afsil,s
Il! -
hall into The medical room. y
Il am caught now = he mu,terfcd
through his closed teeth. 7 tsf
| Then, gathering from the convar 81
zion he overheard, that he wa. in dan.
ger Of being kept a prisoner there oil
might, Sylvester gave himself up as n
suliocaied mar. Already d,ing for
want OF breath, he turned on lis hHp
I'D occaSioning The sound which had
alarmed 1'owd.y. ss"'
The smell had become intolerablc.
Tie air was exhausted. ..f.. t......
IF Fn 10 die, thought Sylvester,
tortured beyond endurance, I'll better
die than I've sufioca,ed here sao
'Neilber Of you have had the cxpe-
ricnce in this sort of thing 1 have la
] don't think ! should feel in the
least disturbed, if the body we have
here should rise right up.'
Hearing the word Lodg, Sylvester
conceived u horrid suspicion OF the OBJ
.Jec' he was lying upon. lie discover
, ed to his dismay ilrat it was shaped
Ike man. Being youth nf some
nerve, however, he thrust his right
hand under the sheet which covered
drunken Pat, and f,.l,--human ai,'
"A corpse! mntlcred Sylvester. sLud-
derins. That accounts Tor tho smell
l cant stand this
At that moment drunken Pat, who
had beeu fast asleep, uttered sroan
Thrilled with horror, Silvcs,er--wl.o
at The came time felt The body moving
under him-utIered terrific cry aud
pushed up the lid with all his might.
Bleesters, interrupted in the midst OF
his boasting bounded from the rising
lid, and speechless with horror. stuck
himself up against the wall, Towdcy
dove through the glass door of Tue book
case, and Moses plunged head foremost
over the table.
Good God . good God" sh,icked
Towdey. .-.....
Hold it! hold it easped Moses
Blees'ers, 10 much horriticd to atc-
u'a,e, daaed to the door, opened it, and
fell half dead across the lhreShol!.-
Towdey emerged from the book case,
and iloundered over B!eesiers.-
Moses came down on Towdey like
log ; md the three went rolling and
,umbling into .he hall
Acting on the impulse inspired by
fear and horror, Sylvester in Jumping
out Of the chest. CLOSED il after him. ---
Then, seeing the doorway which led
mo the hail blockaded by ilIc pile OF
medical gentcm'n, he WAS about 10
pass over them; but a, iha, juucturr.
Diana, terrified by HE noise sh" heard
threw open the doorway which led in
TO Me sitting room. Sylvester, glia>tly
and pale. his hair standing erect, dart
ed throuch it and fell on the sofa.
%, Sylvester, Why did yon get into
tl,e chest, ? excl lined Dana y knew
what was in 1.-THE chest came from
the Eoor-l House hut you wonll net
give ne time to tell sou. DON'T be
frightened. Did Bleer,ers and the
others take you for the bohy"
'Good heavens ] dos't know gasp
ed Sylvester Diana Diana the rorpse
las come 70 EE!' .s.....
Come TO lifcp
Ycs-shu, that door, for Gods sake
! own I'm frightened. felt il move
and heard il groan. never WIS afraid
Of living man, but ! cant siand 4
corpse coming to life.
%. dear, how horrible What shnll
we doI'said Diana,in ehostly Whisper
Sit dosn. Don't be frightened re-
piled Sylvester, recovering himself. I've
been making a fool Of myself see
how ii il. Mr.. Corser, in bis hurry TO
bundle the poor devil of 10 the Doctor
put him up alive y
Blu, the body'--
Let the cowardly fools take care ot
it, who CAME 10 eui il up Won't
touch it. alive or dead, Can ! gci out
of the house
Diana cautiously opened the door
which led into llle hall.
20, dear. ihey are standing close w..
she whispered. And here eones Nar-
saret up he kitchen stairs. BE sin p"
The two listened.
hats the matter r demanded The
anxious wife Of poor Pat. ANY lhronbie
wild he chisi
No, ho.' replied the Hen'i'iisy voice
of Bleesiers. There Is nothing lhe--
The matter. We don't need your as
sissnce.'
Msryaret reiuc,anfIy Withdrew. Tie
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