Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-07

'"n'"Se' IL we cannot snow facts for our
vindication. The deacon's folks must con.
sent, and you had better 90 down after
breakfast and have talk with the deacon
about it."
Doctor Longley felt the force of the
reasoning and consented to CO. According.
ly, after breakfast, he returned to deacon
Gray's, and kindly offered his services, if
there was any assistance he could render in
making preparations for the funeral. The
doctor then broached the subject of the
very sudden and singular death of Polly.
and how important it was for the living that
the cause of such sudden death should if
possible, be ascertained, and delicatelv
limited that the emily means o. obtaining
this information, so desirable for the benefit
of the science and so valuable for all living.
was by opening and examining the body
after death
At this the deacon looked up at him with
such an awful expression of holy horror
that the doctor saw at once it would be al
together useless to pursue the subject
further. Accordingly, after advising, ON
account of the warm weather and the patient
dying suddenly in full blood, not to post
pone the funeral later than that afternoon.
the doctor took his leave.
"Well, what is the result?" said Doctor
Stubbs, as Doctor Longley entered his
door.
"Oh, as l expected" said Doctor Long
ley 'sThe moment 1 limited at the subject
to the deacon, saw by his looks, if it were
to save his own life and the lives of all his
friends, he never would consent to it,
"Well, tits astonishing" said Doctor
| stubbs, ''that people who have common
sense should have so little sense on a sub
ject of this kind. L won't be baffied so.
Doctor Longley; I'll tell you what III do.
What time is she to be buried e''
"This afternoon" said Doctor Longley.
''ln the burying ground by the old meet
ing house up the road, 1 suppose" said
Doctor Stubbs.
eyes, undoubtedly" replied Doctor Long
ley.
''Well, I'll have that corpse taken up this
night, and you may depend upon it, said
Doctor Stubs. "Pll not only ascertain
the cause of her death, but want SUBJ
ject for dissection, and she having died so
suddenly will make an excellent one.'
Doctor Longley shuddered little at the
bold project of Doctor Stubbs "Tou know,
doctor, there is law against it." said he,
land besides the burying ground is in such
lonely place and surrounded by woods, L
don't believe you can find anybody with
nerve enough to 60 there and take up
newly buried corpse in the night"
'sLet me alone for that" said Doctor
Stubs. 81 know a chap that would do it
every night in the week if l wanted him to;
friend of mine down there in the college,
in the senior class. He has nerve enough
to 60 anywhere, and is up to a job of this
kind at any time. The business is all
arranged, doctor, and l shall 60 through
with it. Joe Palmer is the man for it, and
Rufus Barnes will 60 with him. Id 60 my
self, but it would be prudent for me to be
at home, for in case of accident, and the
thing should be discovered, suspicion would
be likely to fall on me, and it would be i'm
portant for me to be able to prove where |
was. Rufus must go to the funeral and
see whereabouts the corpse is buried, so he
can find the place in dark night, and