Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-11-10
RESUSOITATED.
BY c. j..

story OF unexpected resuscitation
That many people are buried
alive, is beyond doubt. I know
an instance that I will re-
late to you, which / may say hap
pened In my own establishment, ,
for our huntsman, Jack Burke,
was the subject of it. Jack had
dangerous illnesa--a fever, l
think it was-and. to all appear
ance, died. He was duly cofhnsd, /,
and as duly walked; aud such a
wake and funeral were never re-
membersd in Galway; for Jack
was universal favorite, charac
ter and a wag. and crowds came
far and near to the burying. The
bewailing cries were so loud as
the procession moved along the
road. that they could be heard q
mile of; and by the time they
reached the church yard, all were
hoarss with crying. 1t is the GUS
tom In these parts to carry the
oofin three times round the
church, after which II is laid by
the side Of the open grave. All
present sink upon their knees 10
prayer, the men reverently un-
covering. The immediate rela-
tives Of the deceased close round
the remains, and for some min
>ptos there is total silence. The
ntrast between this deathliks
lush and the loud cry Of the fun
sral vail is striking, and the ap-
pearance OF this motionless knesl-
ing crowd very impressive.
'.On the present occasion the
path round the church was rough
and stony, and the ground un-
even with graves; so that poor
Jack, while being carried his
three rounds was sadly joltsd in
HE coffin.
"a rousing leap we had to take,
surely, when we came to Tom
Grady's tombstone, said one Of
the bearers nftsrward. Enough
to wake the dead it was. We
couldn't put our feet upon the
new clean grave, and the dacent
man not o week inside; so there
was nothing else but to hop it.
whether or not CONSEQUENCES
was jolted into Jack by this hop.
is uncertain; but certain it is that
the dead silence customary after
laying down the cofin WAS brok-
en-, not by the usual smothered
sobs. but by vehement thumpings
at the lidl II was quickly opened.
and Jack sat up. After staring
around with an air OF comic be-
wilderment on his astonished
friends, . greatcost was thrown
over his grave clothes, and he
was helped upon . jsunting car
and in this plight driven home.
"The old woman who had been
left behind to keep the house
when ell went TO the funeral, and
who was telling her beads over
the kitchen ere, was nearly fright
snsd out Of her senses at the ap
partition. There was some diff.
)syIty in psisuadiDg her that il
Jack himself, and not his
3st, she saw.
sMeantime Jack had drained {
owl Of milk that was on th.
rssssr, and now looked wildly
hbout.
"'Isit wanting anything ye are
my poor fellow?' said his friends
Lie down now. and compose yer
self. A drop of spirits, with |
bit Of nourisbment and q stretcl
on the bed, will do ye good afte
the start ye got, finding soursel
God save ua!-in the coffin
There now, be aisy. doP
'sBut Jack would not be aisy.
Hs kept glazing about him aLt
searching for something; stagger
ing here and there, looking he
hind doors and shutters. AM
pssring into cupboards.
".The saints be good to u.s.
whimpsred the old woman; hi
mind is gone-gone with th
fright. Jack, dai lint, what oil
ye? Is it the hunger, the Ion,
fast, that's putting ye astrayP 81
down, for the love Of the blesse
vargin. and I'll fry you q shaw
OF bacon, and mix tumbler 9
punch in half q second. to ris
your poor heart and put life int
you. Do now, avicP
sArrah, will you get out
my way, and lave me aIoneY erie
Jack. Its my stick I'm lookin
for-my stick, for my wife. ba
luck to herl when she CONT
home. And il / dol't give h,
such lsmbastin' as never mort,
woman got before, my name ism
Jack Burke, that's all. Loo
here, he exclaimed, plucking
t,sa shsst whsnh ha1, .aop hatt,