The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-04-11

total darkness A slolid despair settled on
me, and / felt Inconsistencies cdtelly
stealing over me, from Which Twas ysssion.
ally reused by some 6erce attack Of iilsyer.
min, who appeared to have increased pun.
bers to an alarming extent a While lalthis
state a distant sound eaught any ear Z list
ened with nervous cagerness l heard vol
ccs in the distance, and light pierced thro'
the window-bars oftheypult. Soonth pand
ofthe clicking ofa key in the lock Of door
was heard. 1t opened, anh saw two cures
descending intoihe-raplt ,My frsti> ~
sions were fear and dterror fkncws., >g,
to account for this strange mystery. y Fen
scOnccd myself behind the heap of colliEs
had dislodged, and watched the movements
of these strange visitants, listening with ca,
ger interest to their discourse.
The first distinct words that caught my car
satisfied me as to the purpose Of their visit.
"Why, Bill, who would have thought" said
one, that Doctor j., would have paid us SC
handsomely to bring him the body of his old
friend, -, mentioning my name. The
whole truth flashed upon me in a second
they were resmrectionists and my old friend
Doctor j., had engaged them to procure my
body for experimenting on Quick as the
fash, I resolved what 10 do.
sprung from my hiding-place, and ran to
the open door, knocking down the two men
in my bound. flew across the church-yard
and in few moments reached the door
of my cottage, Ihadescaped Twas free
| was safe What to do next was the Ques.
ton? How shouldI gain admittance at the
dead hour of night2 Should KNOCK and a.
larm the family? No! that would be cruel;
and yet, perishing as l was with hunger and
cold-frantic as 1 was with my sufferings
what was Ito do2, If / could but obtain en-.
trance to my own chamber unperccived, and
remain there until daylight, l might then
make my appearance and explain my Stua
ton. Averandah encircled the front portion
of my cottage, and Immediately over this was
my chamber-window. With some effort
climbed up, opened the window, and entered
my room, and that too without noise. 1t was
now quite dark. Igroped my way TO the
bed, which was but dimly Visible, and in the
effort stumbled over piece Of furniture II
my fall, / dislodged some ornaments which
stood on a small cabinet in the room, and
before I could recover myself heard foot
steps. The chamber door opened, and my
mother entered, bearing in her hand q night
taper. Horror-stricken at her unexpected
appearance, l called her name, and rushed
to clasp her in my arms. She gave one fear
ful shrek of agony, and fell lifeless at my
feet Yes, I had killed my mOtherl--that
fond, that doting mother, whose life had SO
long existed only in mincl
My sad tale is nearly completed. I clasped
her tunantless clay in my arms; and, as I
have since been informed, was so found by
our domestics-a gibbering, idiotic maniac!
and for FIVE years afterward I was the in
mate ofa lunatic asylum
The details of how Tree overed, and become
subsequently comparatively sane, have but
little interest to recommend them.
I did recover, however. I mixed again in
the world. I heard the particulars of my
supposed death and burial.
DR. j. as still living, and explained that
being deeply interested in discovering the
causes which produced my apparent death,
he had desired an autopsy on my remains,
which had been peremptorily denied by my
mother He then determined to obtain my
oody for that purpose, intending afterward
% restore it to its original resting-pluce
Here then I was again restored to the
world; the little property left me had been
aithfully preserved by relative, and was
put into possession Of the same.
England became hateful to mc; an opportu-
,ity presented itselfto join an emigrating
,arty from our village, who were about to
ettle in the United States, and Ijoined them.
Ny vicissitudes hcre-thc loss of the little
means possessed, by my own want Of en-
,rgy and business habits-my being reduced
o servile occupation for a maintenance, and
ny gradual sinking into habits and feelings
according with my reverse of fortune, are all
,ut the common place events of hundreds
ike myself, who are wanting in that direct
less of purpose and energy of action neces-
;ary to insure success in this "go-a-head'
country, where the idler, the inert and the
Teak-minded, are only drones in the hive of
,usy industry. -
pA-A dying Irishman was asked
by his confcssor if he was ready to
'enounce the devil and all his
works. "Oh, your honor;" said
Pat, "don't ask me that; Pm going
nto a strange country, and | don't
want to make myself enemies"
NTA tall western girl named
Short Long loved a certain big Mr..
Little; while, littlo thinking OF
Short, loved a little lass named
Long. To make long story short
Little proposed to Long, and Short