The Lincoln County herald., 1872-01-18

An! tue SOvSuSiuk uOSTOV L expOrt
enced. as ( mechanically followed hi
|, directions Tongue cannot describe il
: "At length, having adjusted the corps,
so that might beas IL of with compare
tive ease. ne threw my long black cloak
over it, and fastened il with cord sbou
my neck, and then inquired:
snow, Morris, do you think you ca,
J find the way 10 your soom2"
"I.I.do do.dou't know I esspsd
feeling a. if 1 should sink 10 the earth q
the first step.
"'wsll, you cannot lose your way. u
you 60 straight ahead, he replied
Keep 10 the middle Of The road, and i
will take you to College Green, and then
you are al right. Come, push on, before
your burden grows too heavy; the dis
tance is only a good half mile +
"I set forward, with trembling nerves
expecting to sink to the ground at every
step; but gradually, my terror, instead ol
weakening, gave me strength; and va,
soon on the run-splashiug through mud
and water-with the storm bowling about
mo to fury, aud the cold corpse, as fan.
cied, clinRing to me like q hideous vam-
pire.
"How I reached my room, do not
know-but probably by sort Of instinct
fer only remember Of my brain being
in wild, feverish whirl, with ghostly
phantoms about me, as one sonnet mes
sees them in dispeptic dream.
"But reach my room did, with my
dead burden on my back and l was
afterwards told that made excellep,
time, for Benson aud his fellow students
fearing the loss of their subject-which
on account Of the difficulty Of getting
bodies, was very valuable followed close
behind me, and we're obliged to run q,
the top of their speed to keep me iu hail
ing distance.
1.-The FIRST remembered distinctly after
getting to my room, was the finding my
self awake in bed. with dim conscious
ness of something horrible having hap
pened-though what for some minutes
, could not for the life of me recollect
Gradually. however, the truth dawned
upon me and then felt cold perspi
ration start from every pore at the
thought that perhaps l was occupying q
room alone with q corpse. The room
was not dark there we're a few embers
10 the CRATE, which threw out rudy
light; and fearfully raising my head, l
glanced quickly and timidly around.
"And there-there on the floor, agains,
! the right hand wall, but few feet from
, me, there, sure enough lay the co d still
corpse, robed in its white shroud, with .
CLEAN, of Ere light resting upon it,
CHASTITY face, which to my excited fancy
!, seemed to move. Did it move? wa
l gazing upon IT. thrilled and fascinated
, With an indescribable terror, when, a
sure as I see you now, saw the lids o
{ its eyes unclose, and saw its breas
, heave. and heard low, sitting moan.
, "'Great Cod shrieked, and fell bacl
into swoon.
? "How long lay unconscious I do no
i, know but when came to myself again
! it is marvel to me that 10 my excite'
, state, l did not lose my senses altogether
D and become the tenement of mad house
for there-right before me-standing NJ
t in its white shroud-with its eyes opcr
| and staring at me and lite features thin
hollow, and death -hued-was the corpse
/ | had brought from the Cemetery.
e "In Gods name. avaunt! gasped
Go back to your grave, and res, 10 peace
I I will never disturb you again
! 1.-THE large, hollow eyes looked NOR
y wildly upon me-the head moved, th'
r lips parted, and voice 10 somewha
f sepulcheral tone said:
"'Whsre am I? Who sre you
r Which world an l 10? Am l living o.
? dead?'
D "'You we're dead I gasped sitting ul
in bed, and feeling as If my brain woul'
h burst with pressure of uuspeakable hor
g ror; you we're dead, and buried, and
| was one Of the guilty wretches who thi
3 night disturbed you in your peaceful resi-
/. But 60 back, poor ghost, in Heaven
h nsme and no mortal power shall eve
y induce me to come nigh you again.
o "'Uh l feel faint |! said the corpse
< gradually sinking down upon the Aool
Q with groau. Where am II Oh
: where am ~
Q "Great Godr I shouted, as tn
i startling truth flashed upon me 'perhap
this poor girl was buried alive, and
e now living!'
d II bounded from the bed, grasped tn
= hand of the PROSTATE body. 1t was uo
warm, but il was not cold. l put N
e trembling fingers upon the pulse. Di
u it beat? Or was it the pulse in my FL
o ger'sY l thrust my hand upon tn
Il heart. 1t was warm. There was Iii
| there. The breast heaved she hreathed
d but the eyes we're now closed and tn
d features had the look Of death. Still
d was living body-or else was insau
u myself
70 II sprung 70 the door, tore it ope" an
0 shouted for help.
u "Quick quick + cried l, che dead
slive-the dead 10 alive!
b Several OF the studenW sleeping
adjoining rooms. came hurrying 20 min
Iahink;nO I hsA 0ona mad nth Seyror