The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-03

reposed the great and noble, a stated,
assembly Of broken columns, snow,
urns, and tall monuments. The tomb,
Of those lately dead were known ere
you came close enough to read the
date OF their inscriptions, by the fresh
wreaths of everlasting which loving
hands had hung upon their tom bstones
last All-Souls' day. Bright xardens
hourished over tho breasts Of those
much-lamented ones. M
The name of Winterwerb was well
nigh forgotten in Gottingen, so that the
rath did not dream Of searching among
these for Jacobs grave. He hurried on
to where the seven old yew.trees stood
in hoary array, and there, sure enough,
was the beautiful marble urn, no longer
white, but gray and venerable after The
lapse OF century.
Here it is - cried Rath Marqu srdsen
in hoarss tone, that almost startled
himself. Jacob Winterwerk, who de-
parted this life, June %, 1853, deeply
respected and regretted"
"Stay you there" said the business.
like professor, "while l summon the
sexton"
mot l." said our friend, trying to
conceal shudder " shall accompany
YOU"
The day WINS far advanced before the
sexton aud his ASSISTANTS had removed
the urn, and dug away the earth from
the coffin lid. Several people, attracted
by what was going on, came up Just as
the coffin was raised and laid upon a
nat tombstone. Rath Marquardsen
shivered, aud would fain have retreat.
ed, but shame kept him on the spot,
de was not prepared for the sight
that met his eyes when the lid was
raised.
The professor rubbed his spectacles. |
md bent over the coffin, calmly specu.
ative, as he was wont to inspect q new
curiosity in the museum.
lie lifted tae folds of the shroud,
which, TO his intense Amusement, was
White and spotless as it was on the day
II Jacobs funeral, and benz cath lay the
orpse, undecayed after hundred
ears sojourn in the tomb. The rath
ave one trembling glance, and turned
way hastily, seized with sudden fit of
hivering, while the spectators, pressing
round the coffin, shouted with horror
nd wonder.
ave must have this fellow in the
iuseum !" cried the professor, delight.
aly; "a perfect mummy, preserved by ,
indeed, there is such things
miracles. shall write to Heidelbur
nd Munich, and get Schulze and Won :
eine here, to examine the corpse, and =
len l shall prepare paper for the
lerthumer Blau." !
No, no, Won Schenck. Put him :
'ck IN his grave; shall never forgive :
yself for this dissertation Of the tomb.
wish had not read that confou ded
then should not have had
at wild dream. nor have brought YOU
re to disturb the dead. Replace him, t.
pray YOU" a
IL shall place him, not replace him. u
shall stand between our Thebian al
lmmy and our mas.edon giganteous. IA
the left hand corner of the great mu. u
I'm sadt. My dear sentimentalist, the a
possibility rests upon the university 81
Uottingen, not on you. Pray set &c
ar mind at ease" al
The rath turned away in real dis. st
It, and walked home, pursued by the a
&c Of Won Schenk, who called after Sc
q to inquire whether he were will. dl
, to resign all claim to the mummy. hi
ich was his property by right Of dis SO
cry. tn
was long time before he prevailed or
'n himself to visit the museum. At sls
9Th some ladies begged him to take so
m over the college, and he could not tr'
| refuse. wa
I'D Jacob was leaning against the be
in his corner between the geologi- be-
animals and the ancient Egyptian; stu
was dressed in his shroud, and very inc
n and horrible he looked, but he
surrounded by an admiring crowd Ma
'hom Prof. Won Schenk was relating
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