Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-12-16

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mined to light. . lamp and keep IN
vigil at least by the aid Of a ligh,
With this idea in view ! felt all over th
table aud upon every conceivable shel
but no lamp could be discovered, ana
saw again the thoroughhess Of the tric,
played upon me- The lamps liad bee
removed blythe students II tas nj
J iYGodiknows what n night TINT was
sat down and tried to compose myself
but the shaaowy forms that gryupe,
themselves abont the, room kept, III,
eyes staring into the darkness, Their
was cold dampness pervading the at
mosphere, and very soon my teeth wer,
chattering with mingled cold and fright
Most Of all, that body lay between I'd,
and the bed, and ! could not And eonr
age TO cross IT. Not TINT / feared Oh.
dead body itself--for Iiargued that the
body was really dsad-~butD the startling
fact Of Its hand, having reached from
npder the bed and slasped mine came t.
me again IN all its force. Was Il alive
Was It dead I These were the absurd
Inquiries that began to find earnest or.
gnment With me. Every motion Of ms
own person torrorized ,hs; every change
Of position tilled ME with horrors. II
would be impossible to describe the n,
tensity ofmy suffering | could not wee
the dead body, but 1copld zee NV here |
knew It lay, and my distorted imagina-
ton saw that lifsless hand ever and
anon clutchiug tho air, Ouce | thought
! heard groan, and then !, fancicd the
body had moved little. After awhile
the room seemed flied with dark figures
that fitted back aud forth between me
aud the body. t2aiih i4et sl'1@'s
"Houts must have passed, when /
noticed tho room growing lighter and
lighter, and finally = moon bean, cast d
bright shadow through one Of the front
windows. For q momeht was ei,cour.
aged, until | sawfthe light creeping to.
ward the CHASTITY corpse, Il knew what
The full light would unfold to NE, and |
watched the crawling lDoonbeam with
The intensest agony. Suddenly, after
half Oh hour Of waiting, food Of light
'llea the room. II must have been five
minutes before ] could look In the direo-
ion Of the corpse. There 1t lay,
With It's bare arms folded solemnly
'cross Its breast, its large, hollow eyes
taring di'ectly npon me, it's teeth firm
et in the agonics Of death, and its blood
ess hands grasping each other tightly.
Che moon fell full upon the ghastly
ace, aud pitilessly reflected every un-
lightly mark Of death. The shadows
eemed returning to my room, but now
hey were angels and ministers of light.
hey were hollow skeletons wrapped in
Tapping shroud, and they danced in
lldeons glee about me, had taken the
'recaution to place my chair firmly
gainst the wall, and / knew that these
skulls could take no advantage
+ me from behind, but their very pres
nee was enough to stop the blood from
owing in my veins and to throw ont
pom my body q cold, clammy perspirs. |
ION. The very atmosphere | bresthed |
'as an exhalation from the grave.
"How slowly the hours passed on. Il
we'd twenty years in that one short |
ight. Finally, It grew darker, and
len the first faint streaks Of day dawn !
sme into the room. With the realities
Daylight ny courage returned, and / |
'ossed the room, and, bestowiag q viz.
'ons kick upon the innocent corpse, II
amhered into bed, where l covered
BAD and cars and dropped instantly to
cop from sheer exhaustion az
when I awoke the sun was high In
10 heavens and my room filed with
udents.' 70 IS
"'Hello, Dardonne, said one, .4s,call
lie the greatest instance Of personal
avery on record. The young man who
III voluntarily stay ali night With
'rpse-' sr e
".Voluutarilyv / said, with aston.
hment, 'that. door Yves certaiulyalock.
= %@ SF
eyes hersplied, but it was, simply
'ltea on the inside, and you could have
llatched IT, ~sw
said l, Lam the greatest
ward on record, forsI was too badly
ghtencd to remembersthe latch
NO. said another student, 4 still ,
ink it an example 81 bravery for a
ung man to lift corpse from his own
d and place II on the floor beside him ,
d then lie down to pleasant dreams
thout o mnfmur,'
" What! l cried; that corpse vas
YER in my bed. I found it under my | |