Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-01-08

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upon me to perform my part of the horli-
bic business. aI si 7s .'s ilt.
Here, you quaking sinpleton.' he said
L want you to take dis on your back. and
make the best of your way to your room.
and remain alone with it all night. II you
do this bravely. we viii claim you as one
Of us tomorrow; and the FIRST man that
dares to say word against your courage
af.er that, shall find a foe in me. But hark
you. if you make any blunder on the way,
and lose your prize, it will be better for you
to quit the place before l set eyes on you
again Doyou understand me?'
Y ye-ye-yesl' s.ammere5, with chat
tering teeth. l nj isiepsr es
| & Are you ready?' -essr rats
| 'Y-ye-ye-yes.' gaspcd. D's-s aa
! well. come here; where are you?'
All this time il was SO dark that Icould
not see anything but a faint line of While,
Which knew to be tie shroud Of the
col pse; but felt carefully round ill got
hold of Benson, who told me to take eff my
cloak; and then rearing up the cold dead
body against my back, he began fixing lis
cold arms about my neck-bidding me take
| hold Of them and draw them well over and
keep them concealed. aud be sure and not
let 60 of them on any consideration what
lover, as ! valued my life. H
'Ah, the torturing horror experienced,
as mechanically followed his directions.
Tongue could not describe it.
/ AT length having adjusted the corpse so
that l might bear it of with comparative
case. he threw my long black cloak over ii
and over my arms, and fastened it with a
cord around my neck. and then inquir-
ed
4 Now. Morris. do you think you can find
the way TO your ruom?'
j i do-do-den't know l gasped, feel
ing as if should sink to the earth at the
first step.
i We'll. you cannot lose your way if you
SO straight ahead he replied Keep in
the middle Of the road, ard i. willtakc you
10 College Green, and then you are all
fright. Come push on before your burden
grows too heavy; the distance orlya good
II half mile.
\ i set forward with trembling nerves
Icxpec;ing every moment to sink to tbs
ground at the very first step; but gradual
ly my terror, instead of weakening, gave
me strength. and was soor on The run
l splasking through mud and water. wi h tive
storm bowling about me to fury, and tho
cold corpse. as | fancied. clinging to me
like a hiJeous vampire. er
j How reached my room do not know
but probably by sort of instinct, for
only remember of my brain being in wild
f.verish whirl, viii ghosIly pliantoms all
around me- as one sometimes sees them in
a dyspept;c dream.
But reach my room Idil. win my dead
burden on my back, and was af erwards
told that made wonderful time; for Ben,
son and his fellow student. fearing the loss
Of their subject. which on account Of the
difficulty Of getting bodies. was very vaIu-
able. followed close behind me. and were
T obliged TO run at the top of their speed It
keep me wi.hia hai.ing distance.
The first remember distinctly after
getting to my room. was the finding my
self awake il bed. with dim conscious-
ness of something hornble having Lap
pened; though what. for. some minutes,
could not for the life Of me recollect. =
Gradually. however. the truth dawned up
on me; and then cold perspirasion S a-tetl
from every pore. at the thought that per-
haps was occupying a room alone with a
corpse. The room was not dark; there
were a few embcrs in the CRATE which cast
a ruddy light. and fearfully raising my
head. / glanced timidly and quickly
about. 781,ct to-e. .fe ,ss,rflfk
And there--there On the floor. against
the right hand wall, but few feet from
me--lhere. sure en, ugh lay the cold sill
corpse clothed in It's white shroud, with a
lgleam of fire-light resting upon It's CHASTITY
face. which to my ex, tied fancy seemed IL
move Did 1t move? was gazing on il,
thrilled and fascinated with m undescfibed
}, terror, when, as sure as / see you now,
J, | saw the lids of its eyes unclose, and saw
its breast heave and heard low s;ifled
moan. - - 5tN1 s3s
\ Great God!' shiieked and fell back in.
10 swoon. .s.....f,
How long | lay unscinus ! do not know,
but when l came to myself again. twas a
marvel to me that in my exci.eIsia:e.
dil not lose my senses altogether. and be.
come the tenant Of mad-house; for there
| right before ne--standing up in its whi-s
shroud--wiIh lis eyes. vile open and star.