Maryland free press., 1866-09-13

Ing II the toRsfthdeisses sosaas stNsasoa iis
feet, unsupported AL Rsssda IT II WITH my
riveted eyesefor such Isztz ~ BE their practical
Sondiiiea-~it nlll ef a saddea, tsSan y take On
the natural c'oihine Of assh and blood Of which
Il had been robbed In the Aisasctisg roem
The steps BY which this reo,o,hiag process was
carried on appeared to be very sissilsr to- those
followed BY nature N che developemeut Of foetai
growth 7 had been reading about this the last
thing before retired, and I seemed fully cogni-
zant of II at that moment although In the al.
normal middle state between sleeping and va
king, which have already described. The law
Of growth here alluded to, Il may te well 70 say
TO the on-proe=siond rea'ier, il this Tie bead
and chest are Developed first, at ratio entirely
disproportioheute the rest Of the body. Aceor-
dinghy, at the commencement; little account
seemed to be taken Vt the lower imbs Of the skel-
eton. The frat step was 10 roser the naked
skull with its accustomed scalp, without the hair.
But almost ronstantaneously the muscles of the
face began to show themselves, as IL spun from
the bones at their former, points of attachment,
and finally those Of the thorax. &c. but the
eyes and eyslids were not formed along ,yisb tbe
facial muscles as In nature. To the contrary as
ifto make the appalling and Ps,rifyiag sight all
the more impressive, may, CHASTITY and hideous-,
the eyes .ftdx,, fat-Stssd, lido Msis piaess in the
bare sockrts. They gaze the frst thought--and
only Il flint one IL was when il did come, as was
most merciful to me-of the ,idendty of tic psr-
TALLY reformed body with that Of some one l bad
known in health Bpt the norpent this thought
,ccdrrei to me Il commynced to impress me that
was no. only the BODY Of al acquaintance, but
I'd friend aiso-<a paSfcslar friend But SEEM
d to wait as oae an xious to receive some inpor-
mt intelligence, and yet dreadiag its reception.
As the eyes took on their usual drapery Of lid
1d brow, and lsshes began to shoot forth, and
r, ven-black hair to roll down out In curls about
the neck and rest upon the snowy-whits shoui-
d,rs, began TO be more fully impressed that the
to- ensemble was that of one especially dear to me-
Il took bLt o second more to remove every YES
ii; o Of doubt from my mnd-for within that
spec the muscles about the mouth began to play
in Unison with those of the eye, and 10 give that
un. ring impression of identity which the pre-.
pard sheet or plate Of the photographer
cat, hes and preserves far Us the likeness Of those
We love.
Catching the likeness of ono hal learned to
lovc-one who once loved me, but had rejected
ME for ,another-cruelly rejected me, as I felt at
the time-I exclaimed in a strange obliviousuess
" - Ff = 4 - = 1T Il I ~
"My loved one my hearts treasure gem Of
my soul my own dearest is it you that stands
Lefore me u '.- ...f --...I .-.
This question put only as a passionate ejacu-
aion, for at that moment had no more doubt
Of her identity than of my own existence. Suit
ing the action to the words as uttered them in
my wild delirium OF 10 :, Isfrsag 10 seize her in
my seasihg arms, and press her TO my throbbing
heart. The physical effort threw of the spel
that bonad me, AMI L instantly found myself, to
my horror as well rs ehagrin, and to my ineffa-
BILE shame Jhsp, and even now, a, faithfulness Of
narrative 'eom55tIs me confess II, Exsnlctss A
SKELETON Yes, aud the self-same cold and pas
sionless, because fcshless, skeleton that had
turned round but an hour before, tctrnce out in
the vertebrate composing the spinal column tic
fora,nend through which the nerves find their
way out from the spinal cord
OF Gourje.it was all dream; hut from such
dreams | most fervently prayed. in the words Of
the church service, GOOD Lord, deliver me -