Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1853-07-20
BY COVER & GOLDSMITH. ]
A Thrilling Scene,

nv Va ~ i"liiSA VI otHOis, Say . MI
Child, residing in Boston at the time
when the yellow fever prevailed to such
frightful extent, became victem to the
pestilence. When the first symptom:
appeared, the wife sent the children in
to the country, and she remained to tent
upon him. Her friends warned her a.
gainst such rashness. They told her il
would be death TO her, and no benefit tc
him.
These arguments made no impression
upon her afectionate heart. She accor-
dinghy stayed and watched with unre.
hitting care. This, however, did not a.
vail to save him; he grew worse and
worse and finally died.
Those who went round with the death
carts had visited the chamber, and seen
that the end was near. They now came
t. Ia.le the body. HIS wife refus eG tc
lei it go. She told me she never knew
how to account for it, but though he was
perfectly cold and rigid, and to every ap,
pearance quite dead, there was power.
full impression on her mind that life was
not extinct. The men were overborne
by the strength of her conviction, tho
their own reason was opposed to it.
The half hour again came around, anc
again was heard the solemn words
"Bring out your dead.' The wife agar
resisted their opportunities but thi:
time the men were more esolute. They
said the duty assigned to them was a
painful one, but the health of the town
required punctual obedience to the or
dcrs they received; if they ever expec-
ted the pestilence to abate, it mus: be b,
a prompt removal Of the dead, and al
immediate fumation Of the infected apart
ments.
She pleaded and pleaded, and even
lnelt to them in an agony of tears, con-
tinually saying-''I am sure he is not
dead" The men represented the utter
absurdity of such an idea but, final
ly overcome by her tears, again depar-
ted.
With trembling haste she renewed hel
efforts to restore him. She raised hi:
head, rolled his limbs in hot flannel, ant
placed hot onions on his feet. The
dreadful half hour again came round anc
found him as cold and rigid as ever
She renewed her entreaties so desper.
ately, that the messengers began 10 think
that little gentle force would be neces-
sary. They accordingly attempted to
remove the body against her WILL but
she threw herself upon it, and chung to
it with such frantic strength, that they
could not easily loosen her grasp. In.
pressed by the remarkable energy oil
her will, they relaxed their efforts. TIC
at stICir reIIoilsttaIIct;s BIC ausWeTou---
eff you bury him, you shall bury me
with him."
At last, by dint of reasoning on the
case, they obtained from her a promise
that if he showed no signs of life before
they again came round, she would make
no opposition to the removal.
Having gained this respite, she hung
the watch upon the bed-post, and re-
newed her efforts with redoubled zeal
She kept kegs Of warm water about hin
forced hot brandy between his teeth
breathed into his nostrils, and held harts
horn to his nose, but still the body lay
motionless and cold. She looked anx
iously at the watch, and in FIVE min
utes the promised half-hour would ex
pire, and those drea dful voices woule
be heard passing through the street,
Hopelessness came over her--she droop
ed the head she had been sustaining :
her hand trembled violently-and the
hartshorn she had been holding was spill
ed on the paid face.
Accidentally, the position of the heat
had been slightly tipped backwards, ant
the powerful liquid flowed into his nos
tris.
Instantly there was a short quick
gasp-a struggle-his eyes opened-anc
when the death-men came again they
found him sitting up in bed. He is still
alive, land enjoying unusually good health
Spiritual DeluSiOn.-A young WON.