The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-09

light, and the lids new and then closed over
them, the grip of the set teeth against each
other had relaxed, snd the breath WAS com
iug stertorously and painfully between them.
The open chest displayed the workings OF the
| lungs and the stomacn, but the dead, silent
heart gave no throb it was II fictitious life
that would fade out when the battery was
removed but while it lasted il was queer.
The fact that Redemeier had died in the iull
| glow of health, and that this had not quite
passed away, made the experiment see u
more like MI awakening than II resurrection,
/ and took away the horrible and ghoul like
effect which it would otherwise have had.
AT last DIR. Falkland reno ed all the cups
that could be spared from the rest of the
body and 60 centrated them upon the brain,
two small magnetic batteries were added to
the siege, and the utmost possible amount NJ
electri lily WAS poured into the mutiAted
cerebrum. This mad not been done for more
than twelve seconds, wien the body Of the
dead man wildly started to sitting posture,
throwing all the wires out of gear and nccess-
itating con plete Encouragement, when he
sank back upon the table; every detail WAS
now tixrd however, SO that no movement on
the corpse's part could get rid of the electric
conduits, and in n few minutes
VERY DISTINCT COUGH
testified that life was returning. The eyes
were staring straight at the ceiling, but they
hal the look of intelligence, and two or three
eifrts were made to clear the throat e
phlegm. Relemler then turned upon his side,
and, raising himself upon his elbow, lm ked
around. The effort WAS too much tor him,
| however, aud he t, II back heavily. He rnl-
lied almost ut once, aud again lifting himself,
looked straight into DR.. Falkland's eyes
With his other hand he clutchcd at his
throst and ut once r-eled down in Ill Of
coughing. Fully IN hour WAS thus passed
IN successive attempts, each one stronger and
trmer than its predecessor, until the dead or
rather the living frlon ut last gaSpcd ou,, 1T
is We, MIGHTY IL not time-go away aud let
me sleep till''-
Can you hear what SAY, Redemier "
said the reporter, brenthlessly.
The eyes turned toward the speaker, and
the culprit saiu: "Why do you come here .
Can sleep my last night through?
dreamed that wis. On, God What
time is it"
THE hanging is passed and over, and time
has ceased for you; you are dead, said DR..
Rrber.
Redemeier turned toward he doctor gloom
! Vy and looked HIM, rs he hai looked the
Others, in the eye. more ,pJk",--thry come
each night. Ny God. My God! what u
dream | had"
Turning 10 the reporter, he said. Am
dreaming now ?" and when the reporter MS
urrd him that he was lot he begau To ram
BILE on about his dream. II thought the time
had come" be said "rhey tr d me ny, aud
when told them WAS bound to- tight, they
would not need me; there WAS Il crowd and u
galows, and the priests quar- eled about me,
somebody rul out the sun and then drop
ped dropped dropped"
The eyes closed, the dead man ny back
again, and it was only shock alter shock If
the battery that returned him to feeling
"In your dream, Redemeier," said r.
Falkland, did you feel any pain?'
pain! No. | just fell for miles and
miles. suppose was falling into he'll.
| What difference does it make-dnn't bother
me--let me sleep this morning-they are 20.
ing to hang me in the morning"
The wires were at last removed, and the
dead man become again dead, and after the
lights were put out and the party reached
Eleventh street and turned north toward
their homes, "Yuu wouldn't think nov"
said DR.. Falkland, TINT rotting zinc would
distill mind and yet that dead ftlon was
almost az fully alive rs You or l. ! tell You
a man is not dead until Gels scattered to the
four winds of heaven. As lo' ( us two atoms
of his body hold together, some of his vital
| force is still sleeping in them"