New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-17
"1do-do.dont know I gasped, feeling as if

"tdodo.dont know l gasped, feeling as If
should sink to the earth at the first step.
ahead" he replied. "Keep in the middle Of the
road and it will take you to College Green, and then
you are all right. Come, push on before your 6uIc
den grows too heavy the distances only good hall
mile u
IL set forward with trembling nerves, expecting to
sink to the ground at every step but gradually my
terror instead of weakening, gave me strength; and
was soon on the run-spashing through mud and
water-with the storm bowling about me to fury, ana
the cold corpse as tancled, clhglnS 10 me Ahe Il
hideOus vampire.
"How reached my room, I do not know but
probably by sort of instinct; for only remember
| Of nv brain being in wild, feverish whirl, with
ghostly pAant0ms all about me- as one sometimes
| them in a dyspeptic dream.
| "Rut reach nv room did, with my dead burden on
nv back; and was afterwards told made wonder
ful time for Benson and his fellow student fearing
the loss of their subiectWhich account OF the dt-
tculty of getting bodies, was very vauabeollowed
close behind me- and were obliged to run at the top
of their speed to keep me within hailins distance.
"The first remember distinctly, after getting to
my room, was the finding myself awake in bed with
dim consciousness of something horrible having hap
pened--though what, for some minutes, could not
for the life of me recoect. Gradually, however, the
truth dawned upon me and then felt a cold per-
spiration start from every PORE at the thought that
perhaps ! was occupying room alone with corpse
The room was not dark ; there were a few embers in
the CRATE which threw out ruddy light and fear
fully raising my head, glanced quickly and timidy
around.
"And there-there on the floor against the right
hand wall, but few feet from me-there, sure
enough lay the cold still corpse robed in its white
shroud, with a CLEAN Of freight resting upon its
CHASTITY face, which to my excited fancy seemed to
move. Did it move? was gazing upon it thrilled
and fascinated with an Understandable terror When as
sure as see you now, | saw the lids of eyes UNI
close and saw its breast heave and heard low stied
moan.
Great God !" I shrieked, and fell back into a
sWOon.
" How long lay unconscious I do not know, but
when came to myself again. it is a marvel to me
that, in my excited state, did not lose my senses al
together and become the tenant of mad house for
there-right before me-standing up in its white
shroud-wth its eyes wide open and staring upon me
and its features thin, hollow, and deathhued-was
the corpse I had brought from the cemetery.
"ln Gods name, avaunt !" gasped. "Go back to
your grave. and rest in peace! / will never disturb
you again
"The large hollow eyes looked more wildly upon
me-the head moved-the lips parted--and a voice in
a somewhat sepulchral tone, said
Where am l? Where am 7? Who are you :?
Which world am inl Am living Or dead
You were dead gasped sitting up in bed and
unspeakable horror you were dead and buried,
and was one Of the guilty wretches who this night
disturbed You in your peaceful rest. But go back
poor ghost, in heavens name: and no mortal power
sllull eNtI liluutG HE 70 come ulSu you again
ooh! feel faint" said the corpse, gradually
sinking down upon the floor with groan. /" Where
am |? Oh where am II"
Great God!' l shouted as the startling truth
suddenly flashed upon me perhaps this poor girl
was buried alive, and is now living"
81 bounded from the bed and grasped hand of
the Frustrated body. 1t was not warm--but it was
not cold. lput my trembling fingers upon the pusc'
Did it beat, or was it the pulse of my fingers? |
thrust my hand upon the heart. 1t was warm-there
Fp ha 1,nns ham, 1,rnnf hat
but the eyes were now closed, and the features had
the look of death. Still it was living body or else
| myself was insane.
81 sprang to the door, tore it open aud shouted
for help.
"Quic quick y cried I, i" the dead is alive--thc
dead is ave.'
Several of the students, sleeping in adjoining
rooms, came hrrying to mine, thinking | had gone
mad with terror Us some of them had heard my voice
before, and all knew to what fearful ordeal had
been subjected.
Poor felow!' exclaimed one, in tone of sym
pathy: " | predicted this
1t is too bad said another; " 1t was too much
for his nervous SYSTEM"
81 am not mad" returned I. comprehcndng their
suspicious but the corpse is alive! hasten and see
They hurried into the room, one after another
aud the foremost STOPPING down to what he supposed
was corpse, put his hand upon it, and instantly cX.
claimed:
Quick light and some brandy! She lives
she lives
"All now was hustle, confusion and excitement one
proposing one thing and another something elst., and
all speaking together They placed her on the bed
and gave her some brandy When she again revived
ran for the physician Gone Of the faculty. who came
and tended upon her through the night and by sun
rise the next morning she was reported to be in fair
way for recovery.
Now what do you think of my story so far 2" que
ried the DOCTOR with faint smile
every remarkable = l replied " very remarkable
indeed. But tell Inc, did the girl totally recover"
She did, and turned out to be most beautiful
creature, and only sweet seventeen"
And suppose she blessed the resurrectionsts all
the rest of her life = | rejoned, with laugh.
She certainly held one of them in kind remc1n-
brance," returned the doctor, with 4 sigh.
"What became Of her, Doctors"
"What should have become of her, according to
the well known rules Of poetic justice of all you nov
elwriters returned my friend, with peculiar smile
why" said laughing "she would have turned
out an heiress, and married YOU"
And that is exactly what she did," reoined the
Doctor.
Good heavens! you are jesting!"
No, my friend. no, replied the Doctor rim faltcr-
ing voice. g that night of horror only proceeded the
dawn of my happiness for that grl-sweet lovely
Helen Leroy-in time became my wife, and the moth
er of my two boys She sleeps now in death beneath
the cold, cold sod added the Doctor in a trembling
tone, and brushing tear from his eye ''and no h
man rcsurrcctonists shall raise her to life again