St. Mary's beacon., 1858-02-11

shrek. and stood, ID an attitude of zsspalx and
wild terror, gazing racantly into tlae ssir:
Before we r0ni2 xeeeyex from u9'. 1eEipr I'D
despair, he l.a.l I
see s.<e kZs kioz Ilsse 81 thc limbs wsxe
tssitchine conyuIsis ely, and yet lis after invcs-
tigation proved, Il scas dead. Why Il shsald
have made this strange manifestation Is net 20
be resolved into nlattsa Of certainty One oi
the physicians connected with the Institution
says that he has witnessed the same phenona-
eiia among the bodies of those who died sud-
denly in iits, as well as Of those whowere slain
by cholera. Heaven only knows the reason Of
the terrific and curious demonstration But
the strangest part Of my story remains to be
told.
We naturally supposed that the Professor
swooned from fright. Weapplied restoratives
and finally he exhibited indications of con-
sciousness. We explained to him that the show
Of life given by the poor, faded form upon the
table was purely spasmodic, and faliacioils, but
he increduIously shook his head, muttered, lit
was the hand Of God" and relapsed into in
sensibility. A second time we restored him to
his senses, and his first words were:
Remove the subject Hide it from my
sight J" and them as ii again horror-stricken, no
fell into violent COMMISSIONS.
We remained near him until he seemed to
have recovered from the effects Of the scene en-
Ough to be left in charge of one watcher. Be-
fore we retired, however, the explanation Of the
Professors extreme alright at the scene of hpr-
FOR was made. The revelation (for such it was)
was given under pletlge of secrecy pledge
er'O'fed from me by the surrounding circunl-
stances. The corpse into which the Professor
was about to plunge the scalpel, was that of his
LToLker
How or when he reached this country is not
known. But it is known, that after earning
an uneaviable notoriety among horse-jockcys
gamblers, and the victims Of profigacy gcner-
ally, he gradually sank into the mire of degra-
datlon until he became dweller in a den o
thieves well known to the police. Here he wa,
seized with disease, and deprived of his accus
toned strong potations, delirium trcmens wa
the consequence. lie was kicked into tht
street-attempted to commit a highway rob
bery-was arrested, tried, and condemned t
the State prison. Before reaching there, how
ever, he was t. all appearances dead, and Wa
IN tnat condition conveyed to the puryeyor O
subjects, and SO brought to our diSSectin;
room.
The college lin which we do not rcsidel is fo
ed the Mortified vision of the Professor; wl.icl
sprang from the same loins as his own body
which lie had often embodied in his arms; ant
in the integrity Of the heart that animatct
what he had once placed the firmest reliance
were silently placed in neat coffin, and depo
si:ed, not TO be disturbed again, | hope, uiti
the day of resurrection, in secluded spot IL
- cemetery.
send you my name, as pledge of the trutl
of what have written; but you must not dis
close it. l have no excuse to offer for maxim;
this awful affair public. other than that tin
terrible impression received haunts me con
tinually, aud this seems to be good way .
partially relieving my mind of it. intend t
quit the profession" or rather abandon m,
studies The shock have experienced woui'
forever disquaiify me for successful practice.
The cause of the Professors present danger
Gus illness, which has been guardetiiy alluiet
to by the press, is hereby explained.