Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-05-20

as fanced clinging to me like hideous YAM
pire.
SHOW I reached my room do not know
but probably by q sort of instinct, for | only
remember Of my brain being in wild feverist
whirl, with ghostly phantoms all about me, as
one sometimes sees them in dyspeptic dream
"But reach my room did with my dead
burden on my back and / was afterwards told
that l made wonderful time; for Benson and
his fellow students, fearing the loss of theil
subject-which on account Of the difficulty o.
getting subjects was very valuable-followed
close behind me, and were obliged to run at the
top of their speed to keep me within hailinG
distance.
"The first remember after getting to my
room, was the finding myself awake in bed
with dim consciousness of something horrible
having appened-though what, for some min
utes, l could not for the life of ME recollect
Gradually, however, the truth dawned upon
me and then felt cold perspiration start
from every pore, ut the thought that perhaps
was occupying room alone with corpse
The room was not dark; there were few enl-
bers in the CRATE which threw out a ruddy
light and fearfully raising my head, l glanced
quickly and timidly around.
"And there-there on the floor against the
right hand wall, but few feet from me-surc
enough, lay the cold still corpse, robed in its
white sllroud, with gleam Of freight resting
upon its CHASTITY face, which to my excited fam
cy seemed to move. Did it move? | was
gazing upon it, thrilled and fascinated with All
Undesirable terror when. as sure as | see you
now, saw the lids Of the eyes unclosc, and saw
its breast heave, and heard low stitlcd moan.
"Great God !" shrieked and fell back in q
swoon.
"How long lay unconscious do not know ;
but when came to myself again, it is mar
vel to me that in my excited state did not
lose my senses altogether, and become the ten
ant of mad-house; for therc-right before me
standing up in its willie sliroud-wth its
eyes wide open and staring upon me, and its
features thin, hollow and death-Lued-was the
corpse had brought from the cemetery
"In Gods name, avaunt" gasped. Go
back to your grave, and rest in peace! will
never disturb you again p
"The large hollow eyes looked more wildly
upon mc-thc head moved-thc lips parted
and voice in somewhat scpulchral tone sail {:
"Wherc am i? Who are YOU! Which
worl,; am in? Am living or am dead ?"
"lou were tcad," gasl,ca, sitting up in bed
and feeling as if my brain would burst with a
pressure of unspeakable horror; "you were
dead and buried, and was one Of the guilty
wrctchcs who this night disturbed you III your
peaceful rest. But 50 back, poor ghost, i'll
Heavens name, and no mortal power shall ever
induce me to come nigh you again! "Oh l
feel aintm said the corpse gradually sinking
down upon the floor, with q sroan. "Where
am | Oh, where am @ --.,..-...
Great God !" I Shouted, as the startling
truth suddenly flashed upon me, "pcrhaps this
poor girl was buried alive and is now living !''
"l bounded from the bed and sraSped u hand
of the PROSTATE bo,ly. 1t WIS not warm, but
it was not cold. put my trembling fingers
upon the pulSc-Dd it bea, or was it the
pulse in my fingers? thrust my hand upon
the heart. 1t was warm-thcre was life there
The breast Leavcl she hrcathet; but the eyes
were closed and the features had the look Of
DEATH Still it was living body-or else
myself was insane.
I sprang to the door, tore it open, and shouted
for help.
"Quck quick !" cried 8 the dead is alive I!
the dead is alive"
Several of the students sleeping in adjoining
rooms came hurrying into mine, thinking had
gone matl with terror, as Slrme uf them had
heard my voice before and all knew to What u
fearful ordeal had been subjected.
"poor fellow p exclaimed ono, in tone OF
sympathy predicted this
cit is too bad, sai,l another; it was too
much for Ills nervous system -
Il am not mad" returned |, commehenling
their suspicious; but the corpse is alivc-hastcn
and Sec"
They hurried into the room one after another
and the foremost, STOPPING down to what lie
supposed to be the corpse, put his hand upon it
and instantly exclaimed:
"Quick ! Il light and some brandy-shc liYcS"!
All now was hustle, confusion and excitement,
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 for physician-onc
of the faculty-who came and tended upon her
through the night, and by sunrise the next
morning she was reported to DC in fair way
Of recovery.
"Now, what do you think Of my story SO
iar?' qucricd the Doctor, with smile.
every remarkable" Ircplicd; every remark
able indeed But tell NE, did the girl finally
recorcr?"
"She did !; and turned ont to be a most beau
tilul creature, and only sweet seventeen.
"And suppose she blcSt the rcSurrectlonistS
all the rest of her liic!" rrjoincd with laugh
"Shc certainly held one Of them in kind re-
mcmbrance," returned the doctor with smile
"What became of her, Doctor?"
"What should have become Of her, accord,
ing to the well known rules of poetic justice o
your novel writer's ?" returned my friend will
a peculiar smile.
"Why, said laughing, "sllc should have
"And that is cxactly j what she did" rejoined
the Doctor.
HGood heavens You are jcsting!"
"No, my friend, no, replied the Doctor in
faltering voice; I" that night Of horror only pre-,
cedcd the dawn Of my happiness; for that girl
lovely Helen Leroy, in time became my wifi
and the mother Of my two boys She sleeps
now III death, beneath the cold, cold sod" adj
ded the Doctor, in tremulous tone, brushing
away 4 tear from his eye; "and no human rcsllr
rcctionists shall ever raise her to liic again !"
YOUNG LADY IN A SCRAPE-..HOOPS AND HIGH
HEELS IN CHURCH.
The Richmond Wing says: A few Sundays
ago, a modest young gentleman OF our acquain
tancc attended the morning service, in one o
our fashionable churches. lie was kindly showi
;pto 4 luxurouSly cushioned pew, and had hai d
" settled himself, and taken an observation o
lis ncglbors, before Il beautiful young lady en-
tered. and with a graceful wave Of the hanc