Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-08-31

10 ~ CcoNcieu iiiS, was lar more ire
bmendousl than thunder. But
Ieould make. noieffort. ,.a
1.-The sound gradually becam,
less and less; abysasurging rever
beration in the coffin; / knew tha
dtbe grave was filledlup, and tha,
the sexton was treading in tn.
learth, and slapping thesgrave witt
1.-The fiat of the spade. This, too
ceased, then all was silent. gfs5
la | had no means, Of knowing the
lapse efitime I; and the silence con.
itinued. This is death, 81 thought
/, and / am doomed, to remain In
Ilthe earth till the resurrection,
Presently the body will fall inc
corruption, and the epieurean
worm, that is only satisfied with
the flesh of man, viii come to par.
take Of the banquet that has been
prepared, for him with SO much
solitude r and. care.g In the con
temptation ofthis-hideous thought,
lheard a low and under! sound in
the earth over me, and fancied
that the worms and reptiles of
death were coming-that the mole
and the rat of the grave would
soon be upon me. ~ cisea ris.!j
The sound continued to grow
louder and nearer. CAN'T be pos
sible, / thought, that my friends
suspect they have buried me too
soon (? The hope was truly like
light bursting through the gloom
OF DEATH 2: g7 sJ5 indu - esIBsE
y The sound ceased, and present.
ly | felt the hand of some. dread
ful being working about my throat.
They dragged me out of the cof-
fin by the, head, s5Y td s.sl.9a s.
/ felt again. the living air, but
it was piercing cold, and | was car
ried swiftly away-I thought to
judgment. perhaps to perdition.
When borne some distance !
was thrown down like a clod-it
was not upon the ground. A mo-
ment after | found myself in a
carriage, and, by the interchange
of two or three brief sentences, |
discovered that | was in the hands
OF two of those robbers who live
by plundering the grave and sell.
ing the bodies of parents and chill
dren and friends. soea
One of the men sang snatches
and scraps of obscene songs MS the
cart ratified over the pavement of
the street. When it halted | was
lifted out, and [ soon perceived by
the GOODNESS of the air, and the
change of the temperature, that ]
was carried into a room, and be-
ng rudely stripped Of my shroud,
was placed on atable.Iz e
By the conversation of the two
fellows with the servant who ad
nitted them, / learned that / was
hat night to be disseeted. 'e
Myeyes were still shut, / saw
nothing, butin a shorttime l heard,
by the hustle in the room, that
he students of anatomy were as
Some of them came
roand the table and examined me
They were pleased to
ind SO good a subject had been
procured. The demonstrator him.
self at last came in. gas1o 'ay.
Previous to beginning she dis
section he proposed TO try some
,alvanic experiments, and an ap.
,aratus was arranged for that pur-
lose. = The first shock vibrated |
trough all my nerves, they rung |
md tangled like the strings of a |
larp. The students expressed |
heir admiration at the coDvulsiye |
feet .Ggt sl58I6s3 3Bi Tt1 sE |
The second shock threw my
yes fopen, and the first person |
aw was the doctor who attended |
ne.t But still | was dead !; i could, |
however, discover among the stu.
lents the faces with whom I was
and when my eyes were
'pened / heard my name pro-
by several of the students
With an accent of awe and com.
,assion and a wish that it had
'een some one else.
When they had satisfied them,
elves with the. galvanic phenome-
IA, the demonstrator took the
:nife and pierced me on the bosom
nth the point. | felt a dreadful
rackIing as it were through. my
7hole frames "a convulsive shud-
eripg INSTANTLY followed, and
hriek OF horror rose from all pres.
Mt. ~ l .@ .la
The ice Of death was broken up
-my trance ended. The utmost
xertions were made to relieve me,
nd in the course of an hour ] was
D full possession of my faculties.
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