Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-04-05

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come one flesh. The husband, though
not q bad man, occasionally took
drop too much, and on such occa-
sions happiness was the exception in
the household. The wife had $1,000
in greenbacks, which she had saved
and always carried with her, and be-
ing the master spirit of the firm, she
would not allow it encroached upon,
bat, on the contrary endeavored to
Augment it.
The wife took the cholera, and the
husband, obtained-a permit, had her
sent to city hospital. 1t is not known
that he accompanied her thither, tho
hs must have visited her. One morn
ing the nurse being ont OF the room
for some time, he returned to the bed !
side Of the poor woman, and discov-
cred her, to all appearance, dead
The doctor was notified and made |
bis observation. No pulsation of the
heart, no breathing to dissipate the
illusion and assertion that tho patti
ent was dead, was discovered and the
disciple Of Ksculapiu5 pronounced
hsr-dead. She was forthwith dis
robed, placed in rough coffin lur-
uished by the city and conveyed toI
the dead house. For hours she lay.
apparently a corpse, with all the sur
roundiugs of death, After the shad-
ows OF night had closed IN, the watch
man took u look into the room to see
that all was right. From the inside
Of one Of the collins a preceptible
knocking was heard. Superstition
seized him; he slammed the door
after him and went to notify other
parties of the mysterious rapping,
and several accompanied the man to
the temporary receptacle of the dead.
When the door was opened q sight
met the gaze of the party which caused
the roots of their hair to Jingle and
made them feel a weakness about the
knees. The corpse" had raised the
lid of the coffin and was sitting bolt
upright in it. "Where am II" says
she. The matter was explained tC
her briefly. Filled with anger, Hines:
having seemingly departed, she LEI
loose the hoodgateS Of her passion a
the idea of being enclosed in such +;
contemplate receptacle. She haC
$1,000 when she went to the hospital
she said, and she demanded to know
where it had gone-t h a amour
would have given her a decent SEP
ulcure. The attendants were unabl
to explain the whereabouts of tn
missing money, and the woman dc
manded to be restored to herself one
more, that she might pursue the THE
who had robbed her, and secure t
her body, if she were to die, a decor
burial.
The "resurrected" one was helpe
out of her narrow prison house an
taken to a more genial chamber
But here another difficulty arose
her clothes had been destroyed
Suitable apparel, however, was fu,
nished, and on finding herself one
more of the flesh and blood, she ii
sisted on starting at once in scare
of her husband, who she thought
and perhaps correctly--was conso
ing himself with her $1,000, and tt
idea that some other daughter of E6
would console his lonely hours. II
surgeon, observing that Madam W;
comparatively well, and thinking
might do more harm to retain he
than permit her departure, had Il
iron gate opened for her exit Oar
ness had set in ere she reached h
husbands place of domiciliatiOn.-
She knocked at the door. and h
husband opened it. With eyes fair
starting from their sockets he gazeC
words failed him; he was payalvzl
with fear at the supposed apparitio
At length the wife demanded why
had robbed her, insisting at the s3o
time that she was not dead as he
doubt hoped she was, and she hi
come home-he would find it hard
to get rid Of her. The husband W
TOO astoniShed, Mortified to believe
own eyes, and he begged the ''ghos
to leave; she might have the mono
but, for Gods sake, to go away a.
not destroy him. At this the me-
with fear and trembling, handed h
the missing money, which she too
but she was not to be driven frC
her home, and with push she open
the door and entered the house. S
had no sooner done so than her HI
band, minus coat and hat, rushed G
Of the back door into the yard a
over the fence, and that is the |;
that either his wife or his frien
have seen of him.