Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-08-26
Singular Stories Of Per
sons EntOmbed
while Alive.

FlctOrine LdIOurCaue, young, Oedu-
tiful, and accomplished, had a great
number of admirers. Among
them was journalist, named
James BossOuet, whose chances of
being the successful suitor seemed
| to be the best, when suddenly
Victorine, contrary to all eXpecta-
ton, accepted the hand of a rich
banker named Renelle. Bossouet
was inconsolable, and his honest
heart ached the more when be
learned that the marriage Of his
lady love was unhappy. Renelle
neglected his wife in every posi-
BILE way, aud finally began to mall
treat her.
This state of things lasted two
years, when Victorine died - at
least so it was thought. She was
entombed in a vault Of the ceme-
terry of her native town. Jules
Bossouet assisted at the ceremony.
Still true to his love and we'll nigh
beside himself with grief, he con-
ceived the romantic idea of break
ing open the vault and securing a
lock of the deceased'S hair. That
night, therefore, when all WAS still,
he scaled the wall of the ceme-
| terry, and, by a circuitous route,
approached the vault. When he
had broken open the door ard en-
tered the vault he lighted a can
die and proceeded TO
OPEN THE COFFIN.
At the moment when he bent
over the supposed corpse, scissors
in hand, Victorife opened her
eyes and stared him full in the
face. He uttered cry and sPrang
back b.; but immed ately recovering
his seI!-po session. he returned to
the coffin, covered its occupants
lips with kisses, and soon had the
satisfaction of seeing her in the
fail possession of her faculties. -
When Vic.orine WAS sufficiently
recovered, they both lett the !
churchyard and went to BJssouet's |
residence, where a physician ad- |
ministered such remedies as were |
necessary to effect complete Te- |
covery OF the unfortunate won an.
This proof of Bossouet's love nat |
uTaIIy made a deep impression on !
Victorine. She 'pentgd her FIRST
6ckleness, and resolved to lly with |
the romantic jules to America. -
There they lived happily together,
without, however, being able to !
fully overcome their desire to re-
turn to their native land. Finally
their desire became 50 great to re-
visit the place of their youth that
they decided to brave the dangers
attendant on return and embark
at New York for Havre. where
they arrived in July, 1889 Vie
torine, in the interim, had natu
rally changed very greatly, md
Jules felt confident shat her FIRST
husband would not recognize her.
Ia this hope he was disappointed.
Repelle had the keen eye of a fiu-
aDcier, and recognized Victorine
at first glance. This strange dra-
ma ended with a suit brought by
Renelle for the recovery Of his
wife, which was decided against
him ON the ground that his claim
was outlawed.
The scene of the two following
cases with which we will end our J
review, is in England: One Eli
ward Sjspleton died = rs was sup,
posed of typhus fever. The
disease had been attended by such
strange phenomena throughout
that the physicians were to make
IA post mortem examination Of the
case. The relatives, however,
positively refused their consent.
The physicians consequently decl
ded to steal the body - not an
unusual thing in England - in Or
der to satisfy their curiosity. -
They communicated with a band
Of rascals who at that time made
a business of stealing bodies, and
three days after the funeral had
the body Of Stapleton brought to
the dissecting room Of a neighhor-
ing clinic. When they made the
first incision which was across the
abdomen, they were struck with
the fresh appearance Of the flesh
and clearness and limpidity Of the
blood: Oue Of the physicians
proposed that they should subject
ihe body to the action Of galvan-
ic battery. This they did and 90
tanned abnormal results ; the move
ments and contraction Of tue
were more powerful than
are usually observed. Towards
evening a young s'u lent suggested
that they should MAKE an iucision
in the pcctoral muscles, aud intro