The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-12-13

her Efforts 10 cbhNlnCB ntfSfi ttlitb Siie ~ u
lingeItd. AS last resource, she went fur
| some strong IL xir, and taking out OF her
pucke; ffuit-knIie with iwo blhdes-on g
blade uf gold me Oi her of fSilvPT-prOcePdied
! Ivy continual wuI liking Ia fot ce the gold blade
I between the teeth; when inserted, she pour
! ed drop of the elixir On The blade. then
{ anutlier and auuther, ana tried 80 make II
! enter The mouth but it seemed only tu
! trIc,Ilc back again and down the Chin
: Still she persevercd. brcoming more des-
peIate as the moments flew ON tu The hour,
/ now So near, when her child was to be Ia
! ken fnm her AT the very last. when she
/ was beginning to dread the very wOI sc, ST. e
! thought she detected u Slig lat Slrasm in the
/ throat and clrser examination she be-
I came aware that the liquid was no longer
! returning as il did at liiSi. She continued
/ the application, every moment teeiing more
! cxciIed and muIe iuyfully hopeful. Pres
/ eutly the action ri swallowing became more
/ decided she felt feeble flutter at the
| heart, aud before long Ihe eyes gradually
! opened and closed again d; but the breath
I lug became quietly regular, and the moth
er was satisfied that now no one wouid dis
] pUie the fact ST. she called her household
round her. and proved - them The joyful
! lact that her child Was restored to her, aud
thar no funeral procession would leave Tie
hon>e that day. Befoue long the child
fully recovered. the fIuit- knife With it's
tw" blades is to this day the most precious
heirloom in the family possessions.
"The recovered .,ne lived iu form deep
attachment To her cousin the rescued boy
of the first story, pussIhly from the fact OF
The strange similarly in their eaIly history !;
but his affections were already engaged 10y
the Young lady whose story we are now
going Io relate, the facts 1T which resem-
Bile SOU ewh hat th Jse already inld. 1his
Young person was uO longer = child when
death seemed To claim her, but had reached
the age uf eighteen oI nineteen. She had
been suffering from AR infectious and dan
geruuS fever, aud when the ci isis arrived,
instead of raliying, she, TO all dppearahceS,
died. 1t was the custom ni The district IN
which she lived Iu dIrss maIIIaseabie sul
as brides alter doatE. aud IT, bury them III
THEN bridal costume. The young lady in
question: was therefore laid UuL bIIde,
III Il white dress, orange flower wreath, aud
vel. The day before the funeral, the must
intimate nieiii of the deceased, Who had
been un a Visit ut "a distance, came home,
and Insisted with fiuuds uf Ic.iS that size
should be allowed Iu SEE neT. The nuiner
mos; decidedly refused, explaining that her
: daughter hau Ueen the NICtIn ur an mice
tIUuS fever, aud that She could not allow
/ the daugh hteI of Il friend To Tuu the IISk OF
Catching it. The young lady persisted,
and would not leave tile house {; but the
moiher, much as IT panied her, WAS firm
III her refusal. How ever, IN the evening
the young flend, being on The watch. saw
the PAID watcher leave Ihe room TO 20
down 10 her supper, leaving the door uu-
lrckeh. She immediately entered, aud
having IeveIenlly kissed her friends pale
face, knclt down by tile side of LiIe bed To
pray. Iheie were candles at each side OF
the bed at It's head, aid Two placed on
table ut its loot.
The poor girl was doep in her prayers,
when suudenl, without any movement of
warning, the dead gIrl sat no. aud sdld III
a ShaI y ,uue uf voice : ''Quie JCtstu Iu p
w hat are Jon d"ing theIe?y Startled aud
horIIted to the last degree, ber frIcud
spraug hOm her knees, aud III I:yiug to
IuSn out Cf the loUn, upset the Liable on
which the candles were piac q, and became
/ wedsed in between IL aud .he bed, her
head dow umCsi InextI Icably cutaugird,
/ she Shrirked lou lily tor Lelp. / he supposed
| dead girl had a keen Sen>e ot the IIdIcu-
/ luuS, aud being Weakened from Illness, she
! went off into hysteIIcdl liz of laughter
/ and the mOte her poor friend kicked aud
/ screamed, the more she kept up the duet
/ by ptaiS Of laughter. Tie nusheT aud
I bUuNenUld hearing the noise, rushed up as
! quickly IS l,oS>Ibie. The mother was the
/ inst to enter Ihe room, aud being quick
| wItted woman, at once COnprehended the
/ SlstdtltI : Sic DtN az iicI ndu3ntCI dil.2
/ ansrIiy ordering her tu he quiet auG not
/ laugh at her fiieud's misfortune, she I,r ess.
I ed her tu heI b,Ison, aud hastily tearing off
! wreath aud veil, dropped Ihem on the ii,uI
aud kicked them under the bed then cali
/ ing assistance, she earned the gui into
another room and put her TO bed. The
doctor, who had been II once sent FOR, or
I Gcred her To be taken home without q. lay,
/ aud they started as soon as Irussibe. Sue
could never call To mind the s;aItlng
, events of her return - lite. She uttertcurd
: DtdrTted the gctttJehdn JCh0 5caS tie h6FO OF
( tie first story. Her puur friend, when ex
treated from her un pleasant pusitiun, was
quite del Ious she had a nervous fever ul
which she nearly died. aud she never
! tnely recovered from the shock her Fl lend 5
/ sudden IeIurn To life had given her"
On writing To the lady who related II sc
! anecdotes foI liberty to publish. she s.,ys
/ ''Guu are at Liberty To make What use you
like Of our family SiuIy on conuIiIon ycu do
not mention names or family or places. but
! You may add that all ihIee wi u were 30
! nearly buried alive, lived tu be very old
! my father IL S4 my m''theI aud aunt IL rs,
retaining II cir health, g intelligence,
| aud To a w,'',n'It | extent, tl:eir persona
! beauty, TO the last
A SEALED PosTMAN.-You'v We all hear d
/ of sealed ictierS. oi cuurse, aud seen some,
! too n doul but did yoL ev, hear of the
/ letter catIIrr al-o beIug sealed =? Well, il
! bat ot news has come. saying that among
the ilImaiaya Mountains the men who
/ carry the mails nn horseback are sealed tu
! their saddles IN such way that while
they can ride easily enough. thay cannot
get down from their seats (; aud, what Is
more. the mail packages are sealed lo the
I k1uce ted the the seals
( are not allowed To be broken, ex cepL by the
| postmaster AT the next station. and. if they
| happen tn get broken otherwise than by
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