The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-15
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toos, when again she heard with oh IN Of despair th'
distant rumble OF the vehicle the grave, ani the ~
| railing cry OF Bring out your dead -
Nearer and nearer it comes-louder and louder
hose awful tones-sl more actively aud painfully sh,
aeors, and yet 40 signs OF lfethe cold, gastiy
| mamma ate form
measured heavy tread upon the stars--the door
more slowly opens, and with suppressed shrek Of
agony the almost frantic wife turns and be-
hoiis those same grim, unsympath,Dg visages before
| her.
We've come aeaiu for our dead" said one, As both
'Back, shreked the wife; ''ihere IS no deai for you
here"
The man still advanced and came up to the corpse.
''Ths here's perfect folly said the spokesman cts
our duty to take away dead bode, wherever find
ns the oly chance there to keep Gown this ,rribe
disease, and so stand aside good woman take
the body quietly Doat take So ts go. TO be 1one,
you can keep VIZ you ana the longer remains here
the less chance you'll have OF escaping the fate
yourself"
"Bal my husband is not dead, cried the wife, wiring.
ing her hands and keeping her psce between body
anG tbose who had come Tor 1t.
"We can see good woman, and eyestell better"
the scmewhat grul reply "OOne, stand aside and
yisld TO what yoG can't AVOID "
shalt not touch him"
"Good woman, we've go, to 90 our duty" pursued the
man MOI positively, attempting to pu. her aside.
"tor Gods sake, spare Us - she shrieked dropping
down on her knees ca.piDg her haod5 aud looking up
mpolinsy "spsro US, oeseech you? 5ee-I kueel
ng 10 you'll am praying TO you For the love OF God,
sccpsl'
The meo pcrcesing that the only chance of getting at
the cose would be by orCble removal OF lis guarGan
angel azan conferred together and again agreed to give
her another half heur.
AZ the frieness wife again heard the welcome
sound Of the departing footsteps Of her dreadful vsers
she again renewed her efforts that which to
reason appeared hopelessly dead She took
she raised his head-alnosi sat him up in bed heated
fat nels aod rolled them around his hnios; placed hot
onions Upon his feet aud thus worked with the will aud
strength of love ana hope united WITH despair
i5ul vain all her efforts No life signs of life
Yet the time was rolling swiftly md what seemed To
dist nearly distracted woman but few brief moments,
again brought ound the terrible half hour and with it
those whom she regarded her terrible foes
Ths time those men, IN the performance Of their painful
ouy woul1 listen 70 20 prayers ne ensreaies, no re-
mons,rnnces. They told her plainly that she
reasonable as unstc tna though they pted her their
duty riust be done the body must be removed and tue
apartments fnmigaied; there alternative and
what could not be done paeeaby would have TO be done
forciby.
Accordingly they PIT her asje approached the body
snd laid ao!d Of it But she burst ranticay in between
them threw herself upon the corpse, and clupsto with
spasmodic oonvulsiye tenacy, al the same time shrok
ing forth, in tie most heart Fcnding tones
"As Cos Almighty lveth, you shall not separate us II
you bury MIN, you bury me with him"
"Good woman said the spokesman, ''why will you
go on in THE way We don't want 20 force; but we II
have 10 If you oont lei do duty without The mans
dead and Itell you we've got take away the body this
time; and ve'li DO it, too by fair or foulI7
"lhen you shall take me With Iny husbapd.' persisted
the wife shall both nave tbe same grave, Oh for
the love Of God sne pursued IN tones Of the pas
slonae en.reaty, "gve one half hour Just
half hour or!y oDei'
u
turned the ot.er you light uni hard Tor body"
"No, give me one hat hour nore-and II you ind
him not living when you return, viii make TO further
resistance
Again there a brief consolation between the two
men, ana the spok esman reoined-
'It you u scitmny promse ths wen agree 10 wait
hll the next ro1nd-but don't hope TO pat 10 OIL any
longer"
81 socmnly to YOU, cried the wife, with gssm
JOY, thst you md him not alive your return is
yours FOR the grave"
The death departed more; aud once more
that poor wife with feelings which pen describe
set about her hopeless ask Of recalling the dead to he
one haIf honr--only one hall hour--no hope psyoud
She glanced N the clock, but the light too dun
the pot o; the bed snd reconrsenced her task more
eagerly an1 trem0lngy thau ever.
She re heated the fannes, and re wrapped the limbs
she placed bottles of hot against different parts
the cold body she forced hot brandy through tho death
locked teeth sSe renewed the no. onions she blew her
breath INTO the lungs she applied ammonia 70 the olfsc
tory she did fact everything that love, and
hope, and d.sp,ir could suggest
But alas all W purpose; all wsfe OF avail death
claimed hrs vic, the loved form remained cold aod rigid
without the fanest sign u lie OF animation Poor woman
with deep heavy groan she looked for the hour, and
with teverish eyes wanted but few poin3 Of the
fatal moment while she looked the distant rumble OF
the oeaihcagt became audible, and the appalling words
"Bring out your dead' more resunded along the
dismal street.
Then Il va--in toe very agony of despsir-wh the
last faint sptss OF hope extugush sdthe wife let
1911 the head she had been supporting and from her
trcmtlipg hsad the powerful ammonia spacd upon
the pslld tece And then was, most strange and
derul 10 reste mighty change took place, For the
continuation OF this exciting story see the NgW YORK
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