The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-29

Mooney Flat. It was Obed Murch's
tamping iron. Mrs. Otis was the mother
in law of the deceased Obed Murch; she
was the mother of his wife, who had
been party to the compact which gave
DIR. Otis the right to certain skull for
Which Murch had no further use. She
was, moreover, the guardian of her de-
ceased daughters good name, and in
some sense the custodian of the hus-
bands remains. Accordingly she exc
cuted a paper, giving TO the bearer, DIR.
Peletiah Gus, the right and permission
TO exbume the body of her son in law,
Obed Murch, aud remove thercfrom the
skull of said deceased. It appeared as
thou. h Mrs Phebe had been circum-
vented.
Armed with this document DIR. Otis
applied to the proper authorities tor per-
mission to carry out his plan; and at
night, to avoid prying curiosity, he pro-
ceeded to the Genre cry, attended by "a
trusty assistant. The plying starlight
looked down upon the open lid of Obed' $
last resting place, aud beheld the sudden
wrench and twist which gave to Science
and DIR. Otls that rare specimen OF
tanatomy-the skull Of man with a hole
| in his head.
The wrath of Mrs. Phcbc when she
! found what had been done was dreadful
to behold 1t was gently noised about
that the doctor had promised ali eminent
professor of anatomy iu an Eastern col
lege that he should have the skull for
the college lectures aud the college mu
scum. There were writs of replevin and
other curious legal documents out, aud
meantime, in stout box, under an enor-
nous pile Of freight, Obed Murch' s
fleshless skull was travelling to New
York
The yellow October moon shone wierd
ly in through the high gothic arched
windows of the library OF Corinthian
college Staring out OF the darkness OF
the alcoves, tev pale marble shapes oi
Roman orators, Greek poets, and lusty
British kings gie,med duskil;, as if hall
alive. Aud up and down the c,us!ered
columns the htfil shadows of the eims
by the win.iuw, tn ,sei each other like
goblin ghosts.
1t was midnight; aud If ever >p.cfHai
shapes appeared 20 men this was the ''ne
aud the place. So thought she hall
scared oil watchlnan az he rose uncasliy
from his comforuble chair, here he had
taken an illicit mp; aud looking warliy
down the long v STA he beheld the moot
shining through the door of the museum
of anatomy, which should be closed
iiobbling along 10 the arehed doorway
through which the moonlight cleaned in
broad food. be saw beyond u strange
dark h.ure gliding st-aithily along, feel
ing its way by the glazed cabinets who's,
heavy cases liuei the wall. The shap'
: stopped by one Of the cabinets, and thel
, he saw it was the headless figure of
; man. Seftly rolling back the sash door
4 the shape put out its hand and drew
: forth gleamin. white skull impalet
} upon an iron rod. such as Is use b.
; those who blast rocks. 1t slipped th
sithering, bony skull up aud d"wn o.
: the rod that pierced ii from chm t
crown, "a it it We're amused at the curl
Gus sight; then the ST uck wafche
heard iian the fleshiess lips OF The * u
: :. Y es. you bet that's me- Unless III
r wa,chmun dreamed horrid dream h
had seen the spectre of the man with
5 hole in his head.