The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1856-12-11

Where am II Where am |? Who
are you? Which world am in? Am
| living or dead 2
You were dead, l gasped, sitting up
in bed and feeling as if my brain would
burst with pressure ofunSpeakabl- hor'
ror: you were dead and buried, and
was one ofthe guilty wretche5 who lIis
night disturbed you in your peaceful rest.
But 60 back, poor ghost, in Heavens
name and no mortal shall ever induce
me TO come nigh you again =
oh | feel faint said the corpse,
gradually sinking to the Aoor with groan,
Where am | a? OIL where am | 2
Great God shouted. as the start.
ling truth suddenly fased upon me, per-
haps this poor girl was buried alive, and
is now living
l bounded from the bed and grasped a
hand of the PROSTATE body. | put my
trembling fingers upon the pluse Did 1t
beat ? or was 1t the pulse in my fingers ?
| thrust my hand upon her heart. 1t
was warm there was life there. The
breast heayed; she brealhed, but the eyes
we're now closed, and the features had the
look of death. Still it was living body,
or else myself was insane.
l sprung to the door, tore it open, and
shouted for he
Quick, quick = cried 1 the dead IL
alive the dead is alive
Several of the stud .nts, sleeping in ad.
joining rooms, came hurrying to mine
thinking | had gone mad with terror, as
some Of them had heard my voice before,
and all knew TO what fearful ordeal |
had been subjected.
Poor fellow exclaimed one in tone
of sympathy; predicted this
1t is too bad, said another; it was
too much for his nelvous -ystem !
| am not mad, returned |, compre.
hending their suspicious; but the corpse
is alive hasten and see !
They hurried into the room, one after
another; and the foremost STOPPING down
to what he supposed was corpse. put
his hand upon it and instantly exclaimed;
Quick, light and some brandy =
She lives she lives =
All now was hustle, confusion and ex.
citement, one proposing one thing, and
another something else, and all speaking
together. They placed her on the bed
and gave her some brandy, when she
again revived. | ran after a physician,
Zone ofthe faculty. who cae and tended
upon her through the night, and by sun
rise the next morning she was reported 10
be in a fair WHY Of recovery.
Now what do you think Of my story
: farp querled the doctor with quier
smile.
Very remarkable 7 replied yer,
remarkable indeed But tell me, did tn,
girl finally recover?
She did and turned out to be a mos
beautiful creature, and only sweet seven
teen.
And supp Sc she blessed tie resur
rectionists all the rest Of her life ? II.
joined, with a laugh.
che certainly held one of the in kin.
remembrance, returned the Doctor, will
a sigh.
What became of her. Doctor q
e. What should have become of her ac-
cordingto to Che well known rules of poetic
justice OF all your novelwrSers . return
ed my frierd, with a Lsnssar smile.
Why said I, laug :, she should
have turned out an bel and marrieo
you. 4 ~
And that isezactly wha sSe did J
rejoned the Doctor. =
Good heavens You are jestingP
mo, my friend, no, replied the Doc
tor, in faltering voice, that night of
horror only preceded the dawn of my un
happiness; for that girl--Sweet, lovely
Helen Leroy--in time became my wife,
SSsts mother of my two boys. She
sIas'Sow in death beneath the cold,
cold s,5t added the Doctor in tremu.
EIois SoicS and brushing tear from his
we -lod 20 human resurrectionists shall
| 80 s., her To life arain p