Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-30

Orfu Oh utT wiz h"u NsASS ''N
shadow. The student looked,
Is well as the rest and his cheeks
Immediately blanched. He had
known one with a like conforma-
ton. The others rallied him about
his weakness he betrayed, and he
soon gained the mastery for the
time being. They shortly after
but one had not 60
light head as when he entered
the saloon. He sought his room,
and there gave himself up to MS
emotions.
80 what am I - lie exclaimed,
in agony. "For what end am
destinedl Will this specter pur-
sue me everywhery! / thought to
drown recollections in a distant
place, and amid unfamiliar scenes.
Is there an avenging God or why
do / always see and hear one ask
ing me to return to fulfil my word
| thought l had taught myself to
dread nothing that l might fill
the cup of pleasure to. the brim
and quaf the foaming beaker with
out alloy. Have l erredi viii
the past haunt me foreverl No!
will rise triumphant over such
air-drawn fancies, and tread them
beneath my heel. Have l not
marked out certain course to
pursue, and which, if | am as sue
cessful as l expect to be, will cause
nv name TO be treasured as light
to physiological explorers in the
futures Away with all foolishness! +!
I will redouble my efforts, and ere
long success will perch upon my
standard"
How long such vain assurances
will avail to quiet an uneasy con-
science the sequel will demonstrate.
In the prosecution OF his pet pro-
iect, and the accomplishment OF
which was to twine the bay about
his brow, it became necessary that
) the aspiring student should have a
female subject for dissection, as he
r hoped to discover something i'm
s portant in the female mechanism
2 which had eluded the search o.
S Hippocrates and all his diciples tt
!. the present day. For this purpose
= he hired two 'resurrectionists
y to be on the watch for a subject
D under the incentive of handsome
reward. These two followers o
y that unhallowed occupation made i
: a point to frequent the morgue ant
: keep ~ sharp lookout upon TIT
9 bodies exposed for identification
o from time to time. One day on
@ remarked to the other-"l say
: Dick, that gal on the slab owe
;. yonder haint been claimed, an
$ she's got to be planted to-day In
'. thinking she's just the checker 10
e young 'Paregoric.' Keep your ey
d peeled
!, The form indicated that Of
G beautiful young woman who ha
e been picked out of the dock, whei
le it was supposed, she had browne
n herself in dispair. What confirm
ed the belief was crumpled lett'
70 found upon her person which rea
is thus:
"a "MY DEAR ALICE = Keep up
ID good heart. All will be well. Yo'
III absence causes me pang, and
m long for the time when you W
ID not be again separated from IN
IN / shall pursue my course Wi
a greater energy, with the hope
IT. view of calling you mine at Q
Il early day. Everything lool
n brightly in our prospects, and
id know that YOU will wait patient
is when it is l that asks. New
f. doubt me. Your adoring.
CHARLES.
~ She was young and beautif
80 though her countenance bore t
'os s unmistakable imprints of the dee
be seated grief. Her face was Il
ho and faultless, aud her figure p'
- feet, with the exception OF a sing
ea lar projection of the claviclc on
A left side.
o. She was carried away that q
,n- as the man had said, and they ma
ms ed the spot where she was laid.
midnight they proceeded ao.
cal their ghostly labors. and ha''
nr removed the body and covered
{ a all traces of their visit, they carr
,.s. il to the place designated by
: a young aspirant. He received
Of and deposited it in an out OF
-. w,v place until he should require