New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-01-15

Just like a heath or desert dry sSSs57
Where winds tcmpestuous roll.5<ss
NEARLY BURIED ALIVE.
The scene was in Italy; the facts were
related to me by the daughter of two OF
the parties concerned, and shall tell the
tale as nearly as possible as she told it to
me.
lyon will scarcely wonder" She said,
Sat my horror Of being buried. alive, when:
I tell you that peculiar fate seems to
pursue our family, or at least did pursue
it in the last generation. Ny father was
an only son, and having been born sever
al years after his parents marriage, was
an object Of especial devotion. His
mother was unable to nurse him herself
and country woman was procured from
: a village at some distance from the cha
teau where his parents resioed, who Was
not%only. we'll calculated to&replace the
mother as a; nurse, but was of so affec.
tionate d disposition that she seemed to
throw her whole soul into her care for
the well-being ofythe child and ,.layished
. as much affection. on him as, did the real
mother. When the age came for wean-
ing him, it was, found impossible to &C
cemplish it while the nurse remained
with him; and So, after many &terrrible
scenes and the most heart breaking ssor-
row on her part, she shadsto 60. The boy
sthrove very. well Z until he was about
] three years old, when he was attacked by
some childish malady and to all appear
ances died. - bs,.E 4 ! %shS EsVe Tfs-zgy. q
sit is unnecessary to dwell on the dis
tracted grief of the parents. The mother
could scarcely be induced to leave the
body, and even though all life was ex-
tinct, grudged every moment as it flew
toward the time when even what was left
sof her. darling woula have. to be removed
forever: 2CThe time that was allowed BY
/ the Government for bodies to remain I'M
/, buried was three daysD The father had
given strict orders that tie chi1d's nurse
should not be informed Of the death of
her foster son until after the funeral, as
he felt convinced she would at once
come to see HIM, and he dreaded the ef-
{ feet the. sight Of her grief might have on
j his already broken hearted wife. How
ever, the order was i'll kept, and on the
morning of the funeral, after: all the
guests had arrived, and were grouped
around the coffin taking their last farewell
Of the lovely boy, in rushed the nurse,
her hair down, her dress all torn and
travel-stained, her boots nearly worn of
her feet. On hearing the news, she had
started off without waiting for extra
e clothing, without word or look to any one,
and had run tho whole night, In order to
be in time to see her boy. AS she. en-,
tered the room she pushed past serv-
] ants and guests, and on reaching the
coffin seized the child, and .hbefore any
> one was aware of her intention, or had
presence Of mind to prevent her, she had
vanished with him in her arms. 1t was
81 fouud, she, had carried him off to the
grsniey, or garnet, and hads locked and
barrie aded the door. She paid no atten,
~'tion to threats of entreatieS, and all at
tempts at forcing the door were equally
$fruitless. The guests waited patiently
hoping that she would before long return
j., to her senses and bring back the child's
body for burial. F5 E2 sEss2s Hsss
AT the end Of an hour or more the,
a$heafd the heavy furniture rolled away ane
the door opened. The nurse appeared
but with ne dead child in her arms the
: little things arms were clasped lovingl,
round her neck as she pressed him toehiel
e" bosom The murnful T. assent lage wa
turned into one, of joyful, congratulation
The woman would never speak of tn
~. means she. used to restore the boy to life
a indeed, although she sbecame from tina
hour resident in the family and a trustee
and valued friend, she steadily forbor
ever referring to the incident in which sh
played so important a part. She lived t
sssee the rescued child married and with,
Family of his own around him. 49,,
1.-The heroine$of the second anecdot
was a first cousin of the above rescue.
child'-- "a young lady 81, thirteen Or four
teen years old: After a somewhat pro
tracted illness, she, to all appearance
died. The mother literally refused to be
lie7e, it, although the doctors and til
other inmates of the house saw nosreaso