The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1861-08-01

NittlN Qiou luC--UlC nCdd llpNCd-il lnS
partcd-;lnd a voice, in u somewhat scpul-
chral tone, said
"' Where am IL Where am IL Who
are you? Which world am in? Am
living or dead?
"Iou were dead. guspcd, sitting up in
bed, and feeling as if my brain would burst
with a pressure of mspeaNablc horror
You were dead and buried, and | was one
of the guilty wrctchrs who this night dis
tmtcd YOU in your peaceful rest But go
back, poor ghost in Heavens name and no
mortal power shall ever induce me to como
nigh you again =
/" Oh, | feel faint! said the corpse, grad,
ually ginkirg down upon the floor. with u
groou. Where am |? Oh! where am -?
q" Great God : shouted, Us the startling
truth suddenly flashed upon me; perhaps
this poor girl was buried alive, and IL now
living
81 bounded from the bed and graspci IL
hand ct the prosratc body. II was uot
warm -.bu, ii was not cold. iput my trcm-
bling fingers upon the pulse. Did il beat?
or was j, tllc pulse in my fingers? | thrust
my hand upon the heart. Ii was warm
there was life there. The breast hcavcd /;
SHE brcathcd; but tho eyes were now clos
ed, and the features had the look of death.
'N'h IL N'N l'Nh'S p'Nl VI o'HN NY SN''
was insane.
al sprung to the door, tore it open, and
! shouted for help
"Qujck quick cried /; the dead is
alive! the dead is olivc!'
"Scycral Of the students. sleeping in adj
! joining rooms. came hurrying to mine. think
| Ing had gone mad with terror, as some ot
! tEcm had heard my voice before, and all
! knew to what Il fearful ordeal | had been
subjected.
- Poor fcllow!' exclaimed one in q tone
| of sympathy Il predicted this
| " 1t is too bad said another; it was
too much for his nervous system!'
" am not mad returned |, comprehend
Ing their suspicious; but the corpse i,
alive! hastou and scc
"Thcy FASTENED into the room, one after
anothcr and the foremost, STOPPING dowi
to what he supposed was n corpse. put his
hand upon it, and instantly exclaimed
"'Quick Il light and some brandy! Sh,
lives she livcs!'
"All was now hustle. confusion and cX
citcmcnt-ono proposing one thing, aud an
other something else and all speaking to
gcther. They placed her ON the bed, am,
gave her some brandy, when she again ro
NiNcd. ran for physician, tone OF tn
faculty) who came and tended upon he
through the night, aud 10y sunrise the mex
morning, she WAS reported to bc in lai
way for recovery
"NQw what do you think of my story S
far qucricd the doctor, with a quiet smile
every rcmarkablc!" replied very re
markablc indeed! But tell me did the gin
finally recover
she did and turned out ia be IL mos
beautiful creature, and only sweet seyet
toen."
And suppose she blest the rcsmrc,
tionists all the rest Of her life ! rcioinc
with IL laugh.
She certainly held one of thom in kin
remembrance" returned the doctor, with
sigh,
"What became Of hor, doctor? ?"
"What should have become of her,accor,
ing to the wol-liuown rules OF poetic jui
tice Of all your novcl-writcrs ?"
"Why,' said laughing, she should hav
turned out an hoircss, and married you."
"Aad Mot is ecacty ~hm size did!" r'
joined iAr doctor,
t Good heavens You are jesting !"
"No, my friend, no" replicd the doctc
in faltcring voice that night OF horr,
only preceded the dawn of my happiness
for that grl-swcet and lovely Helen l.ero
in time became my wife, and the mothl
of my two boys. She sleeps now in deatl
beneath the cold, cold sod, added the do
tor in Il tremulous tone and brushing a tcG
from his eye and no human resurrection
lists shall ever raise her to life again"