, 1879-01-05
LEAVES FROM THE NOTEBOOK
OF 4
RESURRECT1ONIST
EDITED FOR THE CHICAGO rRInuaE BIZ PRANK
". REILLY, ii. D.

pn,rgn FOR THE CHICAGO rRInuNE BT PRANz
| ". REILLY, 81. D.
| [conftuutd from TnE TRIBUNE or Dec. 2o+1
I THE ASABAsls OF THE ASAToMtsr,
With q rare consideration for the suscepti
| bfIlties OF his subscribers, the Editor Of IHl
| TRIBUNE informs the editor Of these Leaves
| tnat two-column infusion Is about as much d
thev oueht to be subjected to at one time, ant
| fnrther decides that they should have at least
| week in which to recover from the ln1lictlon oe
fore repeating the dose. As consequence, ou
amateur resurrectiouist, DR.. Dare, b2s beer
! left. ever since last Sunday, shverlng ant
| shaking behind tombstone in the old city
Cemetery. with a soldier pacing his rounds only
few feet from him. Even criminals are sup
nosef1 to have some rights which humanity i
hound to respect; therefore, waving luo@lnent
ouoaA tho criminal aspect Of Dawes occnIn.lot,
et us at once release h1tu from bis Typographical
CAUTIOUSLY pcerIng out from his hiding place,
the yo,nr knight OF the scalDe1 watched, w{tls
a tumult Of conflicting feelings, the postane ol
the e11ayd over the dark line Of collins and tue
recciyiue.vault, ut the door Of which they were
met by the keeper.
obviously, the boy in blue left on guard
didn't relish his position. His beat was the
concrete pavement in front OF the collins; pile
with each round he edged farther aAu larther
away from these, and nearer aud nearer the
vault, from the upper story OF which lights now
shoue and voices we're occasionally audible
These signs and sounds OF life were evidently
too much for his discipline, apd the Doctor
with satisfaction that his looks were ottener
fastened upon the cleaning windows than upon
the rank OF cofIins or the gloom and mystery
Of the graveyard around and beyonu.
Silently and stealthly Dave began to with
draw into this gloom, keeping us oouy ao~n
sbrubbcry interrened sufficiently to fully screen
his movements; then, moving more boldly. he
rapidly made his way once more to the east
fence, wllerc lie found Ills companion, y, al
ready awaiting him.
aWcil, Tom, this doesn't look very pzomis-
!" Not very, Doctor. What do you propose to
dol"
i. hardly know get It's very clear We can't
get what We camc 1or. DO you know when they
buried the lastYn
III think some were sp1anted yesterday,
but Fin not sure. l saw them burying some The
day before:
20 we'll, they'll do,-if we can get 'cm."
"Exaes!y,-'n We can get EN- There amt
much SLOW for getting 'en,, though, with Il Tel-
low stauding 'round with 4 loaded gun in his
hand.''
FIN not so sure about that, old fellow. It
occurred to me, as | lay watching the move
mEu[S 0L LUG army cQlpSs kIlit pOSslHI1 very
presence would be our best safeguard. People
are apt 10 see things only from their own stand
points. Now, that officer and bis men will argue
very naturally that Mey wouldn't 90 fooll.s
'ro,lnd a graveyard il they knew detail vi
reai, live soldiers were watching it. Come to
say all this out in words. Pm last convincing
myse!f we're less Ilablc to interruption tonight
tnan il these fellows weren't here. What do
yon thiakl'' ..., ,...-..
cide.''
An interval Of silence followed this thrnsting
OF all responsibility on to Dare's shoulders: but
he suddenly broke it BY saying:
''Sce here, Tom, when accepted the Demon
strator5hip did SO with my eyes wide open.
Our college, WAS dIseraccd last session, and
don't mean it ehall happen again-at least not
through me. I don't like this business at all.
But it isn't question ol taste. You've got to
disscct it YOU expect to practice medicine In
order to dissect7-well, you remember the con-
ditiOu precedent to cooking hare? First
catch your harc.' And somebody's rot to do
the catching. You can't dissect and l can't
demonstrate Without subjects. Ergo" seizlEg
one OF the Sacks containing the tools, "Ergo,
I'm going to have look at the trench any
way" .
Without word Y laid bold Of another
sack, and followed the Doctor into the hollow.
TIE LOCUS IN QUo.
4 miniature; }ake, ake, on, on NhQae e green TRANSLUCENT
waters ride fairy shallops, and .miik-white sHdns
like graceful uaiads gfide,--oue OF the prettlest
summer features OF the present Lincoln Park
now occupies the hollow which then vas Pot
ter's Field. The ringing steel OF the skater
TO-DAY flashes over the surface where then, fn
one rude burial bent, the unfortunate weary
of breath, the outeast, the pauper, the un-
known, and the failure generally, lay side By
in from noor-house, morgue,
and hospital dcad-room.
Here a long trench was dug, and as each in
stall1nent OF unclaimed bodies was received the
rough collins were laid on its bottom side br
side, and tho loose sandy soil heaped on them
and against the outer one Of the row, Which was
then again opened frotn the end for the neyt
addition. 4 few minutes work was thus ali
t hat was necessary in order to expose the outer
collins. 4 better plan tor facilitating the opera
tions Of the reslrrcctionlst could hardly hare
been devised.
70 tie Cimrncrian shades of this gloomy spot
the twain now bent their steps. \ @hostly,
graxish light. crcpuscutar aud nebuous. had
to the ptense darkness OF the early
nirht,-a lignt rs OF q luminous mist, clarified
and Frightened here and there bY reflection
from some unmelted snow-lr!tr or ice-iicld On
the shore.
Overhead detached cumuli, weird and fan
tastic clouu-shapcs, slowly lrifrcd in iron, the
lake. whose suilcn, hcavinG bulk slopel threat
cnugly high above them, and clipped in the sui
the liquid mass beyoud,~- part and parcel, save
that here the curve and swell We're ruoti6nless
and silent; there, restless, changefnl. and mur-
lnnrous.
Soutbward 1av the city's huge black bulk, |
sharply picked out With endless perspectiycs OF
and over it a low-hung canopy OF
cloud, "garing like ircary dawn.''
To their qulekened irnagiuatlons the lake, and |
shore, and skv, and sleeping city, all seemed |
watching them Strained vision |
supplied wanting color, and the soadcn sand, |
Icllow BY day or golden in the sunlight, deep
eued beneath their gaze into livid red and tho !
usty Drown OF hood-stalns upon tue torn |
;hrouds and winding-s sheets OF snow as they
1ent their eager, apprehensive looks aro uud
EREAK1y0 GROUND.
At last they ,stand in the trench. A COM
non impulse seizes them, and they hurriedlv !
'cgin the work OF removing the yielding sand.
Vet word has yet bccn spoken; but, as the
ide OF the coffin Is exposed, the Doctor stays
Us band, and in o5edieuc: to a whispered
Instruction the latter climbs out OF the treach
nd makes circuit OF the ground.
Meanwhile the Doctor has drawn the coffin ont |
ar enough to be able TO work at the iii, and
Ust as this is looscncd y siirntlv desceuds
gain. With feeling Of nnconquerable repur-
ancc, the Docto. yields his place to Y-,who
i1dcs the coffin lit back sufficiently to exnose