Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-01-08
PLYMOUTH THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1852.

the lips par.ed-and a voice in a some
what sceptural tone said:
Where am l? Where am /? Who are
you? Which world am ia? Am liv-
ing or dead?' a
You were dead gasped. sitting up in
bed and feeling as if my brain would burst,
with a pressure of uhspeakablo horror;
| you were dead and bu led. and was one
Iesfh he guilty wre,cles who this nj gh. dis
turbed your peaceful rest. But go back.
poor ghost. in Heavens name, and no
mortal POWER shall ever induce me to come
nigh YOU again B.t
OH feel faint sail the corpse, grad,
ually sinking down upon tie floor with a
groan. .Where am |? Oh, where am l?'
Great Godp shouted. as the startling
truth suddenly flashed upon me. perhaps
this poor girl was buried alive, and is now
living" f
Il bounded from the bed and grasped a
hand of the prosirated body. 1t was not
warm-but i; :as not cold. put my
trembling fingers upon the pulse. Dill i.
bea?or was it the pulse in my own fingers?
thrust my hand upon Il c heart. 1t was
warm--;here was life there. The breast
heaved; she brealhed, but the ewes were
now closed, and the ieateres had the look
of death. S.ilis WAS Il liviag body--or
myself was insane.
i sprang to Tie door, tore it open, and
shouted for help. 'uare 81
Quick. cried l, the dead is aliye--the
dead is alivel'
Several of the students. Sleeping in ad-
joining rooms, came hurrying to mine,
thinking [ bad gone mad with terror, as
some of them hal heard my voice before,
and all knew to what fearful ordeal | had
beer subjected.
Poor fellow, exclaimed one in tone Of
sympathy. i predi.;:el this
1t is too bad sail another. Il. was too
mucl. for lis nervous system
1 am not mad. returned l, comprehen-
ding their suspicious. but the corpse i.
alive; hasten and sce.'
They hurried into the room, enc after
another; and tie foremost STOPPING down
to what he supposed was corpse, put his
hand upon il, when he Instantly exclaimed
Quick, "a Ii yht and some brandyl Sl,c
lives!'
'All was now hustle, confusion and ex.
element. one proposing one thing, and
another some hing else. and all speakfn-
together. They placed her on the bed and
| gave her some brandy when she again re-
,ived. ran fora physician. Zone of tie
f,culy.) who came and tenId upon hen
through The nj ght. and by sunrise the mex,
morning she was reported TO be in fair
way for recovery. .......
Now. what do you think of my story
SO f.r?' queried the Doctor with quie.
smile.
Very remarkable. replied, very re-
markable, Indeed But tell me, dil The girl
finally recover?'
She diI---and turned out to be most
beautiful creature, and only sweet seven
tecn' - asa
And suppose she blessed the rcsurec-
tionists all TIE rest Of her liFel sail l wi h
"a laugh.
She certainly he'll one OF them in CRATE
ful remembrance, returned tie Doctor with
a sigh. nHesi nt ea..tn q
What became of her. Doctor
| What should have becomciof her, ac-
cording to the well known rules of poetic
jus ice of all You nov.l wliters?' returned
my friend wi. h peculiar smile.
Why.' sail |, laughing, she should
! have turned out 10 be an hciress and married
you
And that is ex cl' what she dill sail
the Doctor. .A Z av
Good heavens! You are jestingp
No. my fliend. no. replied the Doctor,
in a fi,l,eiirg voice. that night of horror
only preceded the dawn of my happiness.
for. that girl-sweet, lovely Ellen Leroy
in time became my wife. and the mother of
my two boys. She sleeps now n death be-
low the cold, cold sod, addeI the Doctor
in a tremulous tone. brushing a tear from
ever raise her tolif. again gt
An Interesting Confession.
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ers know. prominent black republic print
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