, 1873-12-28
ABOUT TO BE BURIED ALIVE,

From the II. .Ioseph {aEo.> Gazette.


From the II. .Iostph {afo.) Gazekt.
In tho northern part Of tho city lives d car
rentor, with his family, who ore natives of
France, and havo beeu in this country about
eight years. One Of thcir, Children Is o littlo
girl namcd Mary. and the subject Of this singu-
lar atory. The child was born in paris, mud wns
II years old on tho 2Gth tny OF Juno last. She
speaks French, German, aud English fluontly,
nld In conversation exhibits an uncommon
intousty. Of mental notion md siyidness OF
mcntal vision. Sho Ia fair complicated and very
beautiful, with lustronB oyos, sunny hair, and d
look Of spiritual mnturity in her coulltcnnnco.
She has sometimes said that sho could SEQ the
forms Of rorsons who llase diod, and, as her
sincerity could not be doubted, this occaslonod
Bomo alarm in tho minds Of her parents.
Tho health Of the child has nos been good for
several months, ind, on Saturday morniag three
weeks ago, she atAlt1ed her mother by saying
TINT sho could Hco hor. dead aiator Louise,
wh9 VIII, eamo snoo near hor In m angol form a
tha. she would mako l,or we'll SO that s6c would
mover bo sick any moro. Her mothor triod to
persuade her to dismiss tho subject from her
mind, but she could not stop talking, md con-
tinucl, describing her sister, saying TINT sho
Was standing near dressed in pnre white, her
face bright and shining, her hasr illusninod with
silver light. and golden dow-drops dripping
from hor wings. She could also SEQ her dead
brother, who camo close to hor Biator's side.
While talking ler strength gayo way, md sho
The worst forobodiugs Of the parents had
becn realized and they prepared tic body for
burial. No physician hud been called. on they
supposed that death had already fallen upon
their child. It was about 10 o'cocil i'll the enorn-
ing when tho npparcnt death occurred. Tho
body was kept till Sunday afternoon about 1
o'clock, nearly thrty-six hours, during witch
time no sign Of returning llfo Ind been noticed.
Tho final look ut the remains WaH tnken, tho
cofiln was sealed mp md placed in tho hearBo,
and In rtAn n~Ao
paronts following tho hoarsc in n carriaGo.
After proceeding soMe distance, nnd coming
down On Third street, tile quick Cur Of the sad
dened mothor caught tho echo Of q familiar cry,
and she gaso expression to her Buspicion that It
cano from tho coffin OF hor child Her suspicion
was ovcrrslled, but In fow moments Q second
cry was heard, and In compliance with tho wish
os Of tho mother, tho Aearne was stopped and
tho cosiin drawn out. Tho struggles of what was
supposed to be the lfelesn body could now 10
plainly heard. Tho coffin was quickly opened
and tho child found 10 DO alive to tic a,nazo-
mont and unspeaEablo delight Of the parents.
IN her struggles sho had nearly torn from her
self her deutl robcs.
She WIS quickly taken from tho coffin and car
ried into tue house Of French lady at hand,
where they bathod her In vinegar. She rocoy-
cred hor strength rapidly, artt in a short tino
waB taken to tho homo which she Ind left only
fow hours bctolo an appnl ent corpHe. Since
that time sho bus been Us well aB Tor tho last
faw months. Nor parents make every effort 10
keep her mind from reycrting to the terrible
episode in her young life, fearing that there IL
fearful fascnation III it to her.
sho Haya that while others thought her dcad.
sl.o could feel their touch and hear distinctly nil
that was said, but could not move single mns-
clio or mako the slightest sign. She knew when
thoy dressed her for the coffin, when she WAS
laid III 1t. md heard tho terrible lii fastened
down, but could not mako motion, md was ut
torly powcrlcsa until tho hoarso hnd gone some
distance, when the physical forces were proba-
bly, set in motion again by the motion Of tho ye-
lliclo.
She describes with singular enthusiasm and
power, for ono 20 young, tho bcatiic Sights TINT
she saw while entfnnccd, many diffcront beings
to her in wonderful noauty.