The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-10-15
THE REsuRREcTIoNIsr.
A Temperance Tale.
CHAPTER I.

Night cable goddess from her ebon throne
In rs,ie.s majesty now stretches forth
Her i'-sden ,crptre DER a siurnbering ~ofid.
Tempest mounts his rushing csr aud throws
His klIowy mist amidst the fhund-r- home.
W. @. T.. the ;,lace OF graves where side hy side
TIE priu.,~ lies down with the rlehlsn slave
The word resurrectionist is variously
applied. The Persian, Parr. and Ger
man Renovating Pills are said to be
in their way. Some
physicians aspire to the title. Believ-
.rs in the doctrine IF the resurrection
of the dead are called resurrectiOnists
in contradisr:nciion to unbelievers of
this portion Of theology. The various
medical colleges Of the country have
attached 10 them individuals whose
bushes, it is Ia furnish material for
the dlssecting knife Of the anatOmist.
in other words to procure defunct
bodies from grave,yards, under the
canopy Of night. to supply an opPor-
tunity of ocullarIy demonstrating the
composition and mechanism OF the
human system. To this delectable
class once belonged. In the pursuit
of nv occupation ! had been out many
Il stormy night. and had embraced
many an icy heart, and was never
known to quail. The demonstrators Of
the college ana my companions
unanimously regarded ine As a choice.
indomitable spirit. In every profess
sion there are degrees Of distinction !;
il this particular one. had ascended
to the topmcst round Of the ladder OF
Fame. / was usually the first who
knew the whereabouts Of the recent
dead In the thronged burying place
it WAS seldom any difficulty occurred
to INV experienced eve in detecting the
mound Of the fresh corpse. and then.
no stouter heart, or more muscular
arm was found to disencumbei it of
ciav. coffin and shroud, and elevate ii
10 the earth. MY companions at this
junction took charge Of the liberated
body. and saw it safely delivered, so
that to the graveyard my business Was
emphatically confined. l do not
think proper to intimate to any one
the length of time | was engaged in
this calling. nor the amount of busi-
ness | transacted during that time.
These are topics altogether irrelevant.
| will briefly state that with the pro-
foundest conviction of the intrinsic.
utility IF the resurrecticnist tn man.
kind, l have been led to discontinue
the occupation. The following re-
marks will unfold the cause:
One cold November night dark.
ness was a, its puIseIess noon. Not a
solitary star twinkled in the black
of heaven. A sable pail was
upon the face of creation. A damp.
ness filled the atmosphere SO dense as
TO dim, and in many places utterly
extinguish. the Pickering lights Of the
fine streets in w. Most of the city
were slumbering. About one o'clock
in the morning three Of us, (the
bravest resurrectionists attached to
the college Of c. set out to visit a
well-known depository of the dead at
a short distance. A culprit FROM one
Of the prisons had been executed and
buried a few hours ago. The task Of
hisinterring him was confided to myself
by the two companions who accom-
panied me, while they proceeded to
perform a similar duty in different
part OF the enclosure. 10 the course
,f an hour We engaged to meet at the
eastern entrance to the yard, where We
had previously met ON occasions Of this
kind. And thus we separa ted. had
reached the grave of the cul-
prit where was the duty assigned me.
before the coming of the storm in the
distance was heard.
The blackness Of the night grew il
possible more dismal and profound.
The wind began to moan heavily
through the adjoining shrubbery.
The rain descended in torrents and |
applied myself with visor to the task
before me. Several times l fancied I
could discern the sound Of voices in
The vicinity. 1 desisted from my
work. but the sound ceased. and being
~ no means superstitious | proceeded
The task | had undertaken was q
one. From the dampness
# the proceeding day. and the rain.
he earth was heavy and compact. the
crave was large, and my advantages
# position inconsiderable, but I was
rot to be intimidaied.
Toll. death and danger defei.
nv mattock struck the coffin. A
ow sspulchral groan followed the
troke. Could he deceived! Was
he man living. or had some phantom
warrior come hither to dispute for the
,rize was in quest Of! Istruck the
III of the mysterious chamber Of the
'ulprit again; the stroke reverberated
'ut subsidized. and all was again quiet.
persevered in nv undertaking. but |
lever before had labored under snch
IN unaccountable disquietuae Of feel |
ng. l had known the individual
whose corpse was about to disinter.
Ne had been schoolmates. but were
ever frieEds-on the contrary. even
nemies. / had uniformly manifested i
disapproba,ion of bis early vices, !
which when matured, resulted in the
'erpetrating af the crime Of murder. !
nd brought him in consequence to the ;
caffold and the dishOnored grave from
rhich | was about to liberate him.
Ind altogether ] had given relief Of
his kind to many a hardened villain
'hile the darkness of night and the
lemental war Of nature were around
le. and felt no fear. vet l began tn
fish / had not undertaken this
articular enterprise single handed
MI alone. At least, / hoped a speedy
nd successful termination of it, and