The Morning herald., 1876-12-28

watched, She lay bno and unchang.
ed. Where was Ter 81 fit wandering
SCARED it among thbplelors Of some far.
off world? LingeH it midst the sun-
shine ofheavenly bry pid her ssraphic
soul move amidst lr pe|s in the assembl.
age Of the holy? las 81 straying amidst
the trackless path of lther with those
whom she had low in f, and who had
gone before.
All night longIwatd ed her as she lay
with her marble a1 her changeless
smile. There see led t9e communicated
to me an inhuencf from er which opened
the eyes of nv 4 ritua sense; and nv
spirit sought to Il be itaf upon her far.off
perceptions, that it night catch her no
tice and bring h 4bac4o earth.
The morning lwnd, There was no
change. Mid d cal 1e, and still there
was no chang. k|ow not how it was,
but the supcrintlen| had heard about
the grave beng kne( and found me in
the hut. lie id induce me to give
back to the graV 1e 1e whom had res
cued. The hob of that request was..so
tremendous that Jed me into passion
less cain. VII {n rffused he threatened.
At his menace i oifed in SUCH language
that he turned pa
Murder sail, sternly. lis it not
enough that you I'VE sent to the grave
manyss wretches 10 were not dead? Do
you seek to sendlck to death this single
one whom I hayscued? Do you want
all Canada and .the world to ring with
the account of tfaorrors done here, where
people are burri alive? See, she is not
dead. She is or sleeping. And yet you
put her in the g'e."
"She is dead he cried, in mingled fear
and aager-"auhe must be buried"
"She is not dl," said I, sternly, as l
glared on himut Of my intensity Of
anguish-"she not dead; and if you try
to send her to 9TH again you mhst first
send me. She i'll not pass to the grave
except over my,rpse, and over the corpse
of the first mderer tnat dares to lay
hands on her.
He started tk-he and those who were
with him. ~ man is mad," they said.
They left mn peace. grow excited
as write. n hand trembles. Let me
be calm.
She awoke 1t night. 1t was midnight,
and all was ri. She opened her eyes
suddenly, ancoeked full at me with an
earnest and s.dfast stare. At last a long,
deep.drawn 81 broke the stiffness of that
lone chamber
"Back asn"-she murmured, in a
scarce MISUNDERSTANDING men, and to
earth. 0 frids Of the Realm of Light,
must be seted from your lofty commun-
ionp'
As she spc thus the anguish which I
had felt at t grave was renewed. "You
have brodglme back" said she, mourn
fully.
mo" I rurned, sadly-"not l. Itwas
not Gods vi that you should leave this
life. He dinot send death to you. You
were sleepiE and l brought you to this
place."
II know ~ she murmured, closing her
ewes. 81 ard all while my spirit was
away. XIV where you found me-"
"i am wey," she said, after silence.
Her ewes cssd again. But this time the
trance wasofoken, She slept with long,
deep breaing, interrupted by frequent
sighs. l atched her through the long
night, At rat fever came. Then it passed:
Her sleep ecame calm, and she slumbered
like wey child.
Early iihe morning the superintendent
came, folIwed by dozen armed men. He
entered wh frown. l met him with my
hand uprsed to hush him, and led him
gently tole bedside.
"See,"l whispered-"but for me she
would hfe been Buried alive!
The mn seemed frozen into dumbness.
He stooeyhastly white with horror, thick
drops stted from his forehead, his teeth
he staggered away. He looked at
me with haunted face, such as belongs to
one whthinks he has seen a spirit.
Spa, me-" he faltered; "do not ruin
me. Cd knows l have tried to 40 my
oestw "
l waed him of. 'Leave me. You
have Mining to fear" He turned away
with h4white face, and departed in ST.
|ence 18th his men.