The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-12-12

/ vcEy otOW uhN huReAhoSs EtOOooos
aud there must have been slight
fiutter Of the heart. at least once
every few minutes during the entire
period that | had remained thus
palsied.
Although the sp,ce Of time could
not have exceeded an hour, yet 1t
seemed q moderate life time to mo
before we reached the church aud
heard an occasional sob, and at
least the measured, solemn tones Of
the minister as he read tho opening
prayers.
Then the low thunder OF the or
gan, preceding the tempest Of SOL
emn minstrelsy, began and finally,
the organs grand outburst Of sorrow
seemed to roll away (, heaven, where
it's tones were lost amid tho sweet
harmony Of angels.
Some one was turning away at the
scrows OF my cotiin lid, aud knew
that my time was almost come, and
that presently the congregation
would be allowed to amuss them
selves by docking at the corpse "
AS the cofiin.lid was removed, aud
everything was iu readiness, tho
congregation was requested to move
around in regular order, 80 that all
might have an opportunity to view
the corpse without any crowding or
jostling.'
Now was my tune, and exerted
all my pent.up energies to betray
some sign or token OF life listen
ed for the different 70 ,tfalls, hoping
to hear one which should know
above all others! 1t was that of DR..
Lewis, my physician during my last
illness aud as one limb was con-
siderab!y shorter than the other, be
walked with q sort of halt, which I
had become worry much accustomed
to. At length heard him coming,
or thought | did aud as believed
this to be my last hope, l exerted
myself, beyond any forme- attempt,
to move an eyelid, or u lip. tried
to smile, aud was rewarded with the
compliment Of WHAT q sweet smile !!
from sentimental schoolgirl.
Just then 1 heard the well.kuown
halting foptstep close beside the
coffin. and changed the smile into
what was inten led for q frown. Sc
great WAS my endeavor to signify
that I still lived, that the prespira.
ton came ont in great drops upou
my face.
"Lord mercy, how he sweats !!
exclaimed an old lady, considerably,
wiping the moisture from thy brow
| again l thought heard the
halting footstep, upon the other side
Of my coffin, aud took courage.
Soon another handkerchief was
applied to wipe tho precipitation
from my face with the exclamation
"Did you ever see corpse sweo,
SO I"
i THE relatives OF the deceased will
now be premitted to take their last
look at the corpse. said solemr
voice aud the chorus Of sobs that
greeted my ears warned me that un
less some miracle intorp ,sed, I had
but q few minutes more to live.
The mourners, asthey stood weep
ing around the cofIia could not have
felt more keenly the paugs of grie
at our separation than | did, as
struggled to smile aud frown alter
J uately, until the prespiration cam'
and stood again upon my brow, an'
WAS wiped carefully away by some
kind hand.
Long aud tenderly my loving wifi
bent over me, while the scaldine
I tears fell thick upon my face. A
length the solemn voice informed hel
: that she must go away, as it was al
: ready growing late. I knew by th
> sound OF the footsteps that but YER.
few were remaining in the neighbor
| hood of my coffin, and that perhap
, not more than O moment would b
. allotted me to live. struggled des
! perately for the last time. The pres
. piration rolled down my cheeks il
: great drops but that was qnit
. nnnoticed, and the solemn voice ha'
j, ready adjusted the cofin-lit
w. ,h-
: You will please leave this part Q
the ceremony to me, put in the We
known voice OF DR.. Lewis.
4 II do not comprehend your mear
: ing. said the solemn voice.
81 mean simply that myself an
Q DR.. Sims here bave the best OF rea
. sons for OBTAINING you in this pal
:, Of the ceremony.
:; The possessor OF the solemn voic'
Q evidently thinking that the doctor
l were looking up a job Of decectinl
y again set about adjusting the lid
Q the coffin, as he remarked that b
o believed it was not the wishes OF tt
d family besides it was growing lat
1t and----
It "Remove the lid OF that cofiir
o shouted the horse voice OF DR.. Lev
y is, "or yon will have reason to r
J. pent part Of your conduct before Il
o police court this very afternoon !
10 The cofiin.lid was again remove
D. vial Of cordial was inserted b
tween my teeth, my Ghost and lunl
Eh we're bathed in q powerful mixtur
u and-oh. Joy IL breathed n
= eyes presently opened. and in a Il
~ moments had strength to spsa
40 Tho grave-olothes were partly
to moved from my person, aud ! arol