The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-03-16
Y-ve-yes,' [ gasped.
well, come here, where are you?'

ell, come mere, Wnere are yOu!'
All this time it was SO dark that could
not see anything but faint line of white
which I knew to be the shroud of the
corpse; but felt carefully around till l
got hold of Benson, who told me take his
cloak, and then rearing the cod dead body
up against my back, he begun to fix the
the cold arms about my neck-bidding
me to take hold of them and draw them
we'll over, and keep them concealed, and
be sure not to let go of them on any
consideration whatever, as I valued my
life. :F,o - siocG.-J 75'io-#'t -.
Now Morris, do yoti think you can find
the way to your room?' F-l -- .s
I-I-6o--don't know gasped, feel |
ing as if should silk to the earth at the |
first step. 10 ssa17,2 $40. 81. l'9a--"
tiWell, you can't lose your way if yor
60 straight ahead, he replied. Keep in
the middle of the road, and it will take
you to College Green, and then you are
all right. Come, push on, before your
burthen grows too heavy; for the distance
| is good half mile.' lg ma3 Q. a.5 .
set forth with trembling nerves, ex-
pecting to sink to the ground at every
step: but gradually my terror, instead Of
weakening, gave me strength, and I was
soon on the -splashing through mud
and water-with the storm bowling about
me in fury, and the cold corpse,'a fan
cicd, clinging to me like hideous van,-
lpirc ~ s-a..1.'f -2 "iaa- -ai r. -e-.
How I reached my room I don't know,
but probably by q sort Of instinct: foY l
only remember of my brain being in
wild, feverish whirl, with ghostly phantoms
all about me, as one sometimes sees them
in dyspeptic dream!i2 9 - ro--. 81 3
i But reach my room 1 did, with my dead
burden on my back; and I was afterwards
told that I had made wonderful time, for
Benson and his fellow students, fearing
the loss of tkeir rsubject-which, on account
of the difficulty of getting bodies, was
f very valuable-followed close behind me,
|. and were obliged to run at the top of their
4 Fspeed to keep in hailing distance. g-4g
5 The first l remember distinctly, after
j getting to my re ON, was the finding my
self awake in bed, with a dim conscious
7 ness of something horrible having hap
pened-though what. for some minutes, !
! could not for the life of me recollect- -
E Gradually, however. the truth dawned up
e on me; and then felt a Precipitation
! start from every pore, at, the thought
probably, that 1 was occupying room
i alone with q corpse. The room was not
t dark; there were a few embers in the gratt
2 which threw out ruddy light; and fear
c fully raising my head. 1 glanced quickly
y and timidly around, 81 2ai 21o1'1 za@5 .s
u, And there, on the floor against th,
e right hand wall, but a few feet from
j. me-there, sure enough, lay the cold, still
l. corpse. robed in its shroud, with CLEAN
l. Of freight resting upon its ghastly face
l. which, to my excited fancy, seemed t,
move Did it move? / was gazing up
lie on it, thrilled and fascinated with an in
Of .describable terror. when as sure as I SC
y you now, 1 saw the lids ofitsleyes unclos
,e and its breast heave, and heard q low stiff
i'll cd moan. @aaSt lac ii1h 7ei .'olili r.
ID % Great God!I shrieked, and fell bac
v into sweon. 1 .1za0H 9Hi q. 1-r' ~
How long lay unconscious I do nc
y know, but when l came to myself agair
l it is marvel, that in my excited state,
IN did not lose my senses altogether, and be
Is, come the tenant of a mad house, for thel
as right before me-standing up in ii
r. white shroud-with its features thin, no
i'll low and death-hued-was the corpse
n brought from the cemetry.l On 1879 A.
he In Gods name, avaunt!' I gasped =
I'd Go back to your grave and rest in peac
n I will never, disturb you again. 'so7d 49,
% Thelarge hollow eyes looked more wild
m ly upon me-the head moved-the liz
,g parted-and avoice somewhat in a sepu
tn chral tone, said: '-5s5.a5t 80 sfafa 7a
ke Where am I? Where am r. WI
re are you? Which world am I in? Am
ed living or dead?' .. 10 sa.ay sai 7o' sa
by You are dead,' gasped, sitting up
gu bed, and feeling as ifmy brain would bur
.e- with a pressure Of unspeakable horro
"i you were dead and buried. and I was OF
o. Of the guilty wretches who this night di
of turbed your peaceful rest But go bac
to poor ghost, in heavens name, and l
nd mortal power shall ever induce me to cor
lid nigh you again. ,'e+ih'i1.
a. 'Oh! 1 feel faint, said the corpse, gra
ed ually sinking upon the floor, with q moa
IN Where am I? Oh! where am I?'af a
he Great Godp shouted, as the startlil
led truth suddenly flashed upon me, 'perha
he this poor girl was buried alive, and is nc
hit living @4 @''' '1'~.f e.h y941s go
:en T bounded from the bed and grasp
''' the hand Of the PROSTATE body. 1t W
all not warm-but it was not cold. L p
on my trembling fingers upon the pulse :
ls- Did it beat? or was it the pulse in my Il
gers! 1 thrust my hand upon the hea
lid 1t was warm-there was life there. {! Il
nd breast heaved; she breathed; but the ey
M. were now closed, and the features had
ON look of death. o. Still it was living boz
ne or else myself was insane.
lat I sprang4jto the door, toreit open al
lst shouted for help: a'.oja. SIS s1ids aac
in "Quick! quickp cried I; the dead