The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-02-22

Cd him till - made Tie vill 10 you
favor"
''Grant thsa I did: you would DOL
b 9 compstent witness in the case.
sneered Boyies. ''Go home and gel
sscoociled. The money Is mine, and
I shall hold on to il. :"
mot yet" said deep hollow voice
st the door, which had been opened
before. The disputants started. The
dsrisive curl which had pisy.~l upou
the lip Of Boyl-s disappeared, and hi.
cheeks blauched. Sidney looked cool
er. but he was evideoily much disturb
ed. The voice eonnied strangely
natural. and they both gassd nervous
u toward the door.
A form t0ttered iuto the rMm. il
the presence of which both Of the cous'
ins reiterated To the fartaest corner ot
The room. while their lips wers livid
and their cheeks ghastly pale with ter
ror.
This IL the wsy you treat the
the dead" eaid the form. which the
terror stricken ncphews had no dill
Guilty 10 recognizing - that Of Gen.
sidney.
Il was either he or his shade. and
he certainly looked more like a ghos
than . livi % man. Boyles was par
alysed With fright, % one Of stronger
nerves might have been 10 presence I"
such . sight. John Sidney. perhaps
because 10 had more IN hope for ia
the temperance of bic u"cle. hal
the courage to advance . few PAGES
toward the spparition.
"Bexone. both Of you" said Gen
Sidney, - he staggered to . chair,
and sank heavily upon it.
had witnessed the scene from
the entry, aod nov FASTENED to hi.
assistance.
"For Gods sake. Mr.. Mortal. wha,
does this meant" exclaimed John
Sidney, bis teeth chsttering 10 the
extremity of his fear.
Drive them out of the house,
gssped the general.
Itold them they had better 60. in
forming them ct the same time that
their uncle was not, and had mol
been dead. After they had in some
manner recovered from their terror.
they left the house, the one with his
cup. brimming FULL of bright anticil'a-
tions. dashed down. aud the other
satisfied at least With the confusion
of bis rival.
/ called the housekeeper and the
servants to render assistance in get.
ting the restored general TO his cham
Der; but it was some time bef"re !
could convince them that il was not q
ghost which hat come to the house.
We got him into bed again, and the
doctor soon after joined 10.
Now, curious reader, I must 60
tack and relate what had taken place
When tho corpse Of Gen. Sidney
was put in the cof6n. l discov cred
that it Vas not entirely cold. I pri
valely called in the physician to ex
smins it: but - there vas neither
breath. pulsation nor feeling. he pro-
nounced him dead. He obee, yed, nj
the Sane time, that It Was possible j,
was . case Of asphyxia or trance.
The heat, on the other hand. might
b artificial. or produced by the inclp-
lent stage Of decomposition.
"But, Mr.. Mortal" he continued.
"you must keep watch If this corpse
Do not close the tomb door. Visit il
every hour until decomposition has
actually begun"
I'VE ought not to bury this BODY, !"
remarked placing my hand under
the arm pits. where the heat conld be
very distinctly felt.
Better not Say ANYTHING; it would
create an excitement"
And 20 the consultation coded
The funeral took place. and the corpse
was placed ia the tomb. That night
Spade and I watched it. The lid of
The coffin had been removed. and l
bad provided myself with articles NC
essary 10 case there should be any
'srther signs of life. l cannot tell
how It was, but somehow il wac i'm
pressed upon me that Gen. SIDNEY
sas not dead. Perhaps it was because
had recently been reading of SINH
Or case il England, where suspended
animation had been restored after the
apse of Q week.
There Was nothing to indicate a re-
during the night. and in
be morning ! went home Ia breakfast,
esving Spade in charge of the tomb. !
had scarcely tasted my 6nt cup of
'o6es, when Spade rushed breathleae /
nto tie house, assuring me that '.the !
general" - he expressed it. "was
'pening one Of bic eyes" I did not
top to ak him Why he did not open |
he other. bot seizing some clothing. |
babe Spade 90 for tho doctor. and
An with oil my might for the tomb
Both eyes we're oyen. ] poured
ONE vine into his mouth. and began
abbing him with energy. When the
octor and Spade came he had moved
10 hands aod begun to breathe with
if6culiy. Bv the doctor's advice. be
- borne. coiin and eli. to my house,
I'd in the course Of the forenoon he
q able to e,t up. We worked over
in incessantly ill nom. when he in
sted upon being conveyed to his own
ouse. which we reached just % the
will party" left; I held the general
, while he listened 10 the cpnveraa.
On ofhis amiable nephews.
Gen. Sidney lived onlv . fortnight
Ter bio vosderfal resuscitation. but
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