Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-06-13
A Grave Proceeding.

Gently executed IN Tortiano, was
delivered up to the Sawbones for
dissection, will be renewed when
the facts of a late dissertation of the
grave in this vicinity are laid before
the public. We shall not attempt
to excuse such an offense, or to pal
late the act by any high. flown
theory that the demands of science
are memorable, and require that even
the sacred precincts of the Pluton-
ian shore may be invaded for light
to illunine the temple of knowledge.
Such apologists are mere enthusi-
asts, sane probably on other sub
jects, but decidedly non comp. ment.
on all that appertains to their Pc
culiar hobby.
Twas on bleak day in May, that
that two prominent members of the
Academy Of Sciences might have
been seen (style borrowed from
Coopcr's noveis) ascending, with
s'ealthy step, the eminenco which
skirts the western shore of our beau
tiful bay. Their object, although
not breathed to mortal man, was
plainly one of sacrilage, if not crime.
They moved with care only su9-
gested by evil deeds. Slowly they
wendell their way into the forest, the
larger in the lead bearing a shovel,
and case of surgical instruments,
while the smaller individual bore a
small book with scraps of paper
therein and pencil, although for
what use they were intended does
not plainly appear. Ever and anon
the stout individual paused to listen,
leaning on tho spade, while his
heart-tbrobs became plainly audible
to his no less excited companion.
The cracking of twig, the rustic of
a leaf, caused them to start with
alarm, and the sudden fight of u
crow over their heads, caused the
doct-the stout individual, to turn
complete summerset over his spade,
while the repor-his companion, in
continently hid behind log. The
latter was for Immediately return
ing, but the proposal was sternly
negatived by the leader, who drew
from its case scalpel, and with
bold determination led the way.
They were not long in reaching
the Indian graveyard, where upon
poles waved the shirts, the blankets,
the petticoats, the gew-gaws of de-
parted braves and their dusky COM
panions. The doctor proceeded to
dig while his companion stood
1.-THE sentinel on duty,
Whom gold could not buy"
Ever and anon the futter of the
ghostly garments above their heads,
or the moaning of the wind through
the forest trees, caused q momen-
tary relaxation of muscles and the
dropping of spade and pencil. But
little was said, and it was in sepul-
chral monosyllables relating to
firm disbelief Of the return of disem-
bodied braves from the happy hunt
ing grounds. The despoilers, after
considerable labor, brought to the
surface two wooden boxes, from
which, with trembling hands they
distracted the skeletons of man
and woman and various articles,
including a pepper-box revolver,
paper of pins, buckle, few beads
and quantity Of coin, after which,
grown reckless from the hitherto
immunity from danger, they car
ried the collins to the brink of the
bay and unceremoniously hurled
them into the water. Then hastily
getting their relics together they
returned with muflled oars to town.
But little more remains to be told.
The skeletons, the pins, the buckle,
the beads, and the revolver, repose
upon the shelves of the Academy of
Sciences, as trophies of the brave ex-
plot of two of it's members, while
the stringency of the money market
in certain quarters, from some unex-
planned reason, appears all at once to
have been relieved. What this has
to do with the subject of this arti.
Gle, we are unable to say, but we
note it as contemporareous event,
and leave the reader to solve the