The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-01


portals oi death into the woria Of spirits. IL
was all shapel.,ss ani formlcss. Images Of mcn
assl women, often nomhcrtss in sort o.
shadowy outline came before and around mc.
They semesl as il limbcsss from decay. Their
itatnrei,ss heads moved upon trunks hi,ieousiy
vital in figurelike boiHs which have sevii
drawn iorth from hurned dwellings, each being
rather hlleous mis- shapcn mass than human
resemblance. Thick darkness and silenco sue
ceeded the darkness and silence Of d too hor
riblc raiity.
Hasf suspected, ! slept about this time
from weakness IL was hu, 10 awaken again Ia
IA more fearful CONSCIOUSNESS Of my drcadfhl sit.
ua,ion. frsh bn, vain ehnrts 10 make nys'li
H. ard wcrr reiterated as Tar a. m, sinngth
would allow. Gand with great difcal,y |
could turn on nv stle. and then over ,ri@i
b., !iltdix mI back snd by u s1u,oG. s,fa.n, to
burst open The colin iid. but the screws res,s.ei
my utnpet strength, could not. besides,
draw up my knees sufficiently high Ia Afford a
ieath par, 81 the purchase should otherwise
hav, nnde Ia hear upon IL had no help bat
to return agila Ia the position os the dead. and
Reluctantly gain little agooilins repos, from
my pNertions. ! was conscious hoe weak nay
efforts had made me, ye, ! resolved to cpea,
-
While thus nj r,si--il inactive torture coaid
he denomnatcd rest wcpt hike child When
thought Of the sunshine and blue skies and fresh
air which Sbou'd never more enny how iv.
ing beings throngtd the streets, and thousands
round ne werc joyous or busy, while J was
doomed to perish in tortmcs. Why Was my
fate differently marked out IA that OF others
had no mmisrous crimes tu ppani ~ Hun.
dreis Of criminal men wen IN the full rcv,lty
Of lli. lancies | heard the toll Of bell.
Br,athless. listened 1t MAS q clock striking
the hour The sound was nov li 10 lne
4" | am moi inhumed al last 90 such ware my
thoaghis lnterwnt w,li take plnco NY
coaIu will be moved | shall easily make my
self heard far,.
Men may fancy how thcy would hpd them
selves under similar circumsi 4pCs and on the
like trying occasions but il u seldom cor
rect Judgment can he previously formed on
such natter 1t Wss only AT intervals that |
was 40 ioarhilly majdcned by my dradhl sina
ton a Ia lose the power Oi rational reelection.
oF so overcome a. 10 hc drharrcd thc faculty
of memory. Stretched in a position where my
changes consisted only oi n turn on my side up
on hard boards, the soreness OF my limb. was
excrucintjpg'y painful. Wh,n drew my tc,
up few inches my knees pressed The cover 80
that tho slight shift oi position brought no re-
lief My mpatenoe Of the restraint IN which
was kept, began al length to driyc ne well
nigh 10 madness | was fvorrl Ny isinpas,
burned and throbb,d, my tongue becane dry,
light flashed across my oyes and my hran u
whrlcl round
am certain that ny existence was prsprv.
Cd .olcly by the di.Ginishei strength a,,i sub
sequent facblenoss which ! experienced, and
which, from iis rendering mo psensihle 10 the
Increasing cXaocfba,ion 0l my brain's heat, al
lowed nature a. resume heT w0ntsl temperature
But, alas this was only that | might fryive
10 clcyunter 0ucC more irremediabie horror. -
vile cosl depict the frenzy, thc nusIaakable
anguish OF my situation, thought my eyes
would Start from my head inrung tears
iiowei down my che, h. My heart Was swol.
len slm1st ~ hnrsiing ! hoealuc systlezs IA
i,siiug aithoui Godug .Tar' ior . iauclcd re
lief Ia new change oi position. IN my lnfqi.
tai anguish. st TINES however. I forgot NY mo.
tipr.lcss bodily nIhring my rack 81 mnoyca'
bic sRouv
How many hour, iay in this stat, 81 active
AMI passive tnrtuu ! cannot tell Ny thirst,
hoWc'" soon became iptoleralla Ny mouth
ss~inod foil " hot a,h,. | h,ard again the
hollow ,onud " cio.k he'll, Of uu small i,ag
nltude. judAHy frog as dep lntons,ion 30
GRANNY which bhd hitherto observed 10 nv
prison h, Do light though | sl ksos tire
must bc ;one GaHfa lor .r,sb ,ir ior the ,pi,-
t,nus,n 81 liic 20 ilr. How rlse bod / ~
isted3
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