The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-10

tlal. Sill, it ua~ no irtjirp risk To a,
tempt ro exhuruD ,he bodies If the poor
est and huuihIr>t. for MT uu,rrouru;Iv
pe'S"n~ Ncrr found on The " Itch even
over these, nrd oniy the year beiurr. on"
student h'" Al his I,idnlyht work had
been m"rIalll w"uudcd hv rifle tail
ani nn"lh"r. Il month "r two subsequent.
", Rad been i"ndv,ed ~ cripple iur life h>
The same m"ams.
"A!i this wa> explained io me br par
ty at six or eight, who accompanied me To
my r""m--which was i'll a building be
longing 1" H." college, and rorteL hv
apartments I" such Oi he students as pre-.
fcrrrd bachelors hall 20 regular boarding:
and they took care to add >creral trrriiv-
inE stories a! ghost and hohyohlrns. by
way ot calming my excited n,rN e.. bv, rs
] have before ohNcrc.l old woman stand
aron@F weak feveIish patient, anh croak
ont thcir experience in seeing awful suffer.
inGs aud fath term'narious Of just such
m"lad eS "s tue one with winch their help
e>S w.t." VS. 'h"n afflicted.
'Nr ct"d lhnr >h"uIh 90 alonr!"
! '"qnr"'i. III = ton" t"a ir"uh!ri IN spite
"t "'@, "Al" III" kr""N almost ku"rkrd
'"-"''v~, ANA i",r as II my very ul>
wrr" White.
Well r". replied Brn>"~. my mot
dreaded torm"ntur ut w"s'd oe hardly
taIr To-. send you alone, for one individual
"ou!d not succeed IN g-Iuug the body
from the grave quick enough and yon,
youth without experience would he sure to
fail altogether. No. We will 20. With ,"u
Noige 'Hr"" "r Iomr "t ~, and help y"u Dig
mN the corpse: bui then YOU must tax" u
on your back, bring i'up /" y"Hr ro"'"
here and spend the Night 'I"M" w'rh II =.
"lr MAS >"na" r".irit" me /" hnl ! wa>
20 have c"mPn"v during the hr,' par; ri
my fearful undertaking.: tut still felt tar
from agreeable. assure; AM ch"nce'"g
to look mt" mnt"r, as tie ii'pe drew
mC the g'as''y object say reflected
therein.
N"ne' ""NS, >'" b'h>"h' WI" wt>
always ly general c"n>en, the rnd"r "t
whatever 'r'nc' eSPedA,""' or ""drr'"k
,ng lac was I" have hand III. Com"
boys, 1t Is time to De o. The mo'e' ~
glorious night tof us he added, thro"'
ing up ne window AZ" 'et''hg IN herce
gust ot wind and RAJ" "'he d himself
would hardly venture out III such "a
storm"
"ffe III darH Iah'eFa" i''"h 'hfe~ on
his long he''! c"'"N' TOOK up SPADE
and led the way IoWn Stairs ana. The
threw on ohr GoaKs ",S"' 'ooA each I"
Hpade end "!'o"ed h'",'
we 'ooK rouhuaoo"l course, 10
a'oIa pe'hs seen ny any c'',%en 'n"t 'ni9ht
ch"hce ID oe s''''I"g' "'u Ill so"e'h'hg
less than han "n hour we reached the
Cemetery sea'eo '"e "at "''pout d''h
cuiy, ste""hnS Se','"'" ,o' ."e grave,
"" We 'cunu IT, W 'ne P''c"y d"'k"eSS--
TIC ",ha ana r"'" sNe'P"g past us "'th
dismal h""'s anu '""ahS' mat 10 me,
'reh'"Ii"S WIN terror See'''en !" d" The
une"'h'y "''"g' "i '"e SP'r'tS "' the
damned.
Here we are whispered Benson to
me. rs We al ieHe'' s'orPen at mo"nd
OF fresh earn, over "hl'N one "l,'he Pnrl'
had s'nrnoled d'.-N9'ns' ,ee' round Nor
ana strlSe IN your pSue, ana let US see
you WIZ MAKE As g"oh mana III exhu
ming deah oody as y"n WIZ some day
nj ki'nng hv'"g one WIN ph'sir,
y did as d'rec'ed' trembling III every
iinb Out Tue nrs' spade ini' l threw up
started back "'lh a yeii o' horror that IN
any other but howi'ng, stormy night
would nave betrayed u.s. IL appeared T."
me "s u ! ,hrns'cd my spaie INT" burr
ed ,"ke OF ''V'og c"a; s"r as | nad Tan
e'Sd "he moaning oi u'e storm me wan
"ss Oh '',"'e"'c, 'P'n'' ! ,aneen l h"h
uncovered s,n*' pp'"on OF the p9'tom'
'ess rt nsen.
fooi h"'e' ne"son' g'"NPhR my
arm ~''h the grp OF a vice. as l stood
Gaming Oh my sp"asior support my very
ieein eha1terng WIN terror another
yen IKE lhai' anu make u subject o'
yon' Are you not ashamed OF yourself 10
oe scarce oni OF iJ9W wtsihyo" eNCr'h"d