Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-17
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Almost Buried Alive,

AE"OSU A1sHO.
Josephine Rymap, q tair-haired, blae-:ycd
young wemau is just recovering from a re-
naiksble illness at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Brown, 10 Evansville. I'D Her psreuts di, d
souo years ago. and Josephine went to work 10
st. Jsues. e little village near by. Oae Satur-
d'y Dght lssi winter she weot to sicgog sosocl.
shs bad not been 10 her seat lens When she
felt strange sarsatiOn about the lead, ac,ou-
pcsied ty pains 10 the back She arose 10 her
feet, So ii to start cut Of church, when sac fell
IN 3 dead faint, md was carried home. Her
friends at first thought that the attack was bu.
q mere fsiOlug spell, aud the ususl restura,i,es
we're appliad. hut the grI ouu!irusd to lie IS if
dad. Saodsy cSme aud w:nt. but still there
Wss 90 change. The body b. C me colder end
Older. tho tyes Wtrs open and staring. tao lips
we're apart, there WAS 90 psrcsptbie nnIse, and
every iodi:a'ion pointed 70 death. Physicaus
pronOutc c ID life ex mot. The pIies! WAS sept
sisters aod friends Of the family prepared to bid
Josephine the las: farewell. The c.fio was
ord red, busy 6ogers began to Irspsr. the
white Clothes in which to bury tho curpae. and,
IN fact, every preparation vas made for the
69al soane.
Thus passed Monday. o. the evening of
that day there WAS q 81 ght change 10 the 81 =
pearaLc, OF the body, WDich gave he Startled
watchers flint hope that the gi ! lAy in
tranca. aud that lhis was but deatn's counter
fei;. The body Icy on irs back, with arms
folded, just 90 The attendants had plscsd it
There wss not the least perceptb!o breathing
the eyes still had that stoDV, unmeaning gtza;
tbs fsc, was as palIid ss white Marble; but the
iciDess Of real death was waulilg. The feet
AMI limbs we're Dot warm, but they did Dot
hsvs that chilly touch that is sure accom- pa, i
meet { + ecusl dis s,u'ion. There vas sufficient
doubt in the ninds tf those 10 sttet dance to
Wsrraus oauiiln. and aDolher dsy and night
pssIed
On Wednesday. or toe fourth day after the
pin wes first stricken doWo, the priest WAS
agsiu ssns for. Alter critically examining the
csss and oousuitiog with The phys be said:
1T is trance. She may ooue to herself, bu,
it will bo but monetary. Whsn she rsl.psss
ali vi be over. She can't live" Accordingly
The tunersl vas set for the next day. Imagine
The feelings Of horror which possessed this grrl
ahen it is tnown that sbe wis coguizanl OF
evsry word that wss spoken in ths. room, and
c,ud sss The forms Of her friends aud watchers
b Ut her couch. H>r terrible situation is best
y
90, sir il WAS horrible. As [ ls7 there On
my buck stretched out on ths b,.tds. with ny
srms crossed aud feet isd together, with ligh.-
ed oal6l's about my h.ad, and could see mp
sister, ard neighbors coms and peer toto my
f,cs, it Was awful. hesld every word spokep.
My body, limbs st arms were as cold as io,. |
thought The agoDy OF beiEg buried alive o!
osiDg nsilrd in o.fia snd !Cw.red 10 the
ground. l tried to mako some noise. or uoTe
q little, to let them koCw that | w.s sIive, bus
il was impossible l saw my sisters cnms 10 onc
by QUO Eud lock into my tso,. Poor Josie,
she's gono. Their tears dropped on my hsir
aud their kisses were warm TO my lips. As
they turned to lebvs me-, it &c med IS if / must
% ks 90 Il rt 10 attract their attention, # only
by moving my eysids Bu! I coudu't do j..
| fels like screaming, | tried to, bu. oouIdu't
move muscle.
Finally, when all was rasdy. VIXEN The shrcui
was 6oished. and all had ief, the room bu: Two
or three. slme ore s,id: 'Aiu't you going to
cot her hair IF ? My hair wss dooe un 10
long btaids, and fell down my back Yes
said ny sister. we'll cut il of DOW. Tneu they
got the scissors aud came up to me, While one
of them took bold Of my lead and turned it to
ooo side, the ope with the scssors began cut
ing. | could feel The cod steel 90 my neck
| realiz,d that this was about the last thr q
h,y'd do before putting me ia the oc flo. The
womsn began TO dip. and 10 sec nd or tWo oae
Ioug braid of hair was taken # sud laid aside.
My head vas then ,uroed the Other Way to
allow 10, N 10 get at tho other braid. tui this
vas not touched Thspk God something in
ny condition or soma movement. dot't know
what it VS., osused ny sister TO scream, and
was saved. The scissors dropped TO the q DOR
With a loud noise. the woman jumped b,ck
oesrlg scared to death, and | Sat up. You
shoulJ have s,en that house little W lie stter
hat. | thought tve,yb Idy had gone ctz7
'Venie's sly !. 'Veuie's sliven The whole
neiRhborhood came U hing 10 ss soon as they
heard OF it, and or slV raj days thole was moth
llg talk ID ,b1ut but me.
My folks tnous ht didn't know what I'd been
going On. Little they thought that every word
spoken IN III It room was heard and understood
ny me. They tried to keep every body from re
farm e to the fact that my sbrCu1 was bou1ht,
The C, III 4 ordered, the funeral arranged. they
made al excuse, too. for part of my hair being
cut off. They told NE the reason off; wa, lh,t
p!a.ter had been put on the b.ck of my neck,
and y ha'r got - tangled in il that II had 10
bA Gu! sw.y. ! oidn.'t cay any:biog: One d y
my little yfUthtr said tu M, 'Vehie, you 1ss
x IN to be hp.is last Thured.y, and they cus
yoar bhir Gh. he never imagined that knew
more abe u. th At than he die. The recollection of
tnose terrible days snd nights will never leave
me pry 10 6od that NAV never ba called
upon to pas through it again. would raiher
die"
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