The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-08

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symptoms appeared, his wife sent the
children into the country and herself re
mained to attend upon him. Her friends
warned her against such fashness. They
told her it would be death to her, and no
benefit to him, for he would soon be too
i'll to know who attended upon him
These arguments made no impression
upon her affectionate heart. She felt that
it would be lifelong satisfaction to her
to know who attended upon him, if he
did not. She accordingly staid and
watched over him with unremitting at
|tentiou
This however did not await him. He
grew worse and worse, and finally died
Those who went round with the death
carts had visited the chamber and saw
that the end was near. They now came
to take the body. His wife refused to
let it go. She told me she never knew
how to account for it, but though he was
perfectly cold and rigid, and to every ap.
pearance quito dead. there was a power.
full impression on her mind that life was
not extinct The men were oyerborne by
the strength of her conviction, though
their reason was opposed to it, The hall
hour again came round, again was heard
the solemn words, bring out your dead.
The wife again resisted their importuni-
ties; but this time the men were more
resolute They said the duty assigned to
them was painful one, but the health
of the city required punctual obedience
to the orders they received: if they ever
expected the pestilence to abate it must
be by a brompt removal of the dead and
immediate fumigation of the infected
apartments. She pleaded and pleaded,
and even knelt TO them in an agony OF
tears, continually saying, 81 am sure he
is not dead" The men represented the
utter absurdity ofsuch an idea; but final
ly, overcome by her tears, again de-
parted.
With trembling haste she renewed her
efforts to restore life. She raised his
head, rolled his limbs in hot flannel, and
placed hot irons to his feet. The dread
ed half hour again came round, and found
him as cold and rigid as ever. She re-
newed her eDtreaties so desperately, that
the messengers began to think little
gentle force would be necessary. They
accordingly attempted to remove the body
against her viii, but she threw hersell
upon it, aud clung to it with such frantic
strength, that they could not easily leoser
her grasp. Impressed by the remarka
BILE energy of her will, they relaxed theil
efforts. To all their remonstrances sht
answered "If you bury him you shall
bury me with him. At last, by dint O.
reasoning on the necessity of the case
they obtained from her promise that, i
he showed no signs of life before they
again came round, she would make nc
further opposition to the removal of his
body.
Having gained the respite, she hung
the watch ap to the bedpost. and renew
ed her efforts with redoubled zeal. She
placed hot kegs Of water about him
forced brandy between his teeth, breathec
into his nostrils, and held hartshorn tt
his nose; but still the body lay motion
less and cold. She looked anxiously a
the watch, in Ave minutes more the prom
ised half hour would expire, and thes,
dreadful voices would be heard, passing
through the street. Hopelessness cam
over her; she dropped the head she hat
been sustaining; her hand trembled vio
lently; and the hortshorn she had beel
holding was spilled on his polished face
Accidentally the position of the head ha,
become tipped slightly backward, and tn
powerful liquid flowed into his nostrils
Instantly there was short, quick gas
"a struggle-his eyes opened: and whe
the death men again came they foun
him sting up in bed. He is still alive
and has enjoyed unusually good health
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