Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-04-24
A Thrilling Scene.

NhlId, FeSlulnB IN Boston al the tlno
when the yellow fever prevailed to such
a frightful extent, became victim of the
pestilence. When tie first symptoms
appeared, his wife sent the children into
the country, and she remained to tend
upon him. Her friends warned her
continually against such rashness. They
told her it would be death to her, and
no benefit to him. These arguments
made no impression upon her affection
ate heart. She accordingly stayed and
watched with unremitling care. This,
however, did not avail to save him; he
grew worse and worse, and finally died.
Those who went round with the dead
carts had visited the chamber and seen
that the end was near. They now came
to take The body. His wife refused to
let it 60 She told me she never knew
how to account for it, but though he was
perfectly cold and rigid and to every APP
pearance quite dead, there was power
ful impression on her mind that life was
not extinct. The men were overbornc
| by the strength of her convictions,
though their own reason was opposed to
it.
The half hour again came round, and
again was heard the solemn cry
Bring out your dead 7
The wife again resisted their impor-
tunities; but this time the men were more
resolute. They said that the duty as
signed to them was painful one, but
the health Of the town required punctual
obedience TO the orders they received
if they expected the pestilenee to abate,
it must be by prompt removal of the
dead, and an immediate fumiga.ion of
the infected apartments.
She pleaded and pleaded, and even
knelt to them in agony of tears continu-
ally saying:
am sure he ia not dead p
The men represented the utter absurd
ity Of such an idea; but finally over
come by her tears, they departed. With
trembling haste she renewed her efforts
to restore him. She raised bis head,
ruled his limbs in hot flannel, and placed
hot onions on dis feet. The dreadful
half hour again came round, and found
him as cold and rigid as ever. She re-
newed her entreaties SO desperately, that
the messengers began TO think that
little g, ntle force would be necessary
They accordingly attempted to remove
the body against her will, but she threw
herself upon it, and clung TO it with such
frantic strength, that they could not easi-
y loosen her grasp. Impressed by the
remarkable energy Of her viii, they re-
laxed their efforts. To their remon-
,irances she answered:
If you bury him, you shall bury me
With him =
AT last, by dint Of reasoning on the
Ease, they obtained from her a promise,
bat if he showed no signs of life before
ley again came round, she would make
10 opposition to the removal.
Having gained this respite, she hung
Ter watch upon the bed post, and renew.
ID her Efforts with redoubled zeal. She
,ept kegs of warm water about him,
orced hot brandy between his teeth,
reathed into his nosirils, and held harte-
orn to his nose but still the body lay
lotionless aud cold. She looked anxi-
usly at the watch, and in five minutes
he promised half hour would expire and
hose dreadful voices would be heard
choing through the street. Hopeless
ess came over her---she dropped the
cad she had been sustaining--her hand
'embled yiolenty--and the bartshorn
he had been holding was spilled on the
allid face. AccidentIy the position of
'e head lad been slightly tipped back
ards, and the powerful liquid flowed
10 the uostrils. Instantly there was
iori, quick gasp-a struggle--his eyes
pened--and when the death men came
gain they found him sitting up in bed.
Ie lived and enjoyed unusually good
ealih.