Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-06-12

the wine rapidly gulped down. and NJ
SO unwonted an hour, bcgansto tell
upon the man, and make his eyes glis-
ten and~his speech grow th.ck::
"Why should YOU not pledge me now
for the last timc?ps 'eNa sm9d the ex-
cited doctor, while he approached the
corpse, and, to Sir Henry's inexpressi-
bic disgust at such revolving levity,
pressed the glass to the pale lips. The
contents went down the Colonel $
throat!
Sir Henry stood amazed; his eyes,
which he was turning away from the
unbecaming spectacle, were rireted on
the corpse. III TiFif Wv.
The jovial doctor, sobered in mo-
ment, staggered back. .'Can dead
man drink" he cried.
'Give him more-mOre" exclaimed
Sir Henry, recovering his pre- sence of
mind and Selling the bottle.
A tinge SO light that only medical
eye could have detected 1t, began faint
" to suffuse the white face. The doc
tor tore away the shroud and placed his
hand upon. the heart. There was no
movement; but they lifted the body out
of the coffin and proceeded to adopt the
measures proper for resuscitation.
Meanwhile, the hearse stood at the
door; the funeral guests were assem-
bling outside carriages arriving; while
within, all was commotion and sus-
pense 1servants hurrying to and fro
fetching hot bricks, stmulants, restora-
tives, in obedience to the doctors CON-
mands; the latter plying every means
skill could devise to keep the Pickering
spark of life from dying out; and the
startled family, hall paralyzed by the
sudden revision, standing around,
gathered in anxious, silent groups.
Breathlcssly they watched for tidinss.
For long time the result seemed doubt
ful-doubtful whether the hcarse be-
fore the door, the gaping coffin, the
grave-clothes lying scattered about and
trampled under foot, all the grim para
phernalia of death, hastily discarded in
the first wild moment of hope-might
not yet be needed to fulfill their mourn
full office. But no! Breath, pulsat;on
consciousness, were slowly returning.
Colonel H was given back to his
family and home, filling again the place
that it was thought would know him no
more. And not until five-and-twenty
years had passed away after that men,
trable morning, were his friends sum-
moned--this time to pay him the last
tribute
A young officer returned from China
related, apropos of burying alive, the
following experience:
"On our passage home," he said,
1--WE had in the transport, besides our
own troops, a large draft of French SOL
diers. Disease soon broke out among
the closely packed men, and deaths
were of daily occurrence. The French
dealt summarily with their dead. As
soon as a poor fellow had breathed his
l st, he was stripped, twenty-pound
shot tied to his heels, and his body
thrust through portfolio into the sea.
John Bulls prejudices rebelled against
such rapid proceedings. When we lost
any of our comrades, they were allowed
to lie for twelve hours covered with the
Union-jack, and the burial service was
read over them before they were
committed to the deep. One day, 4
French Sergeant, who had just fallen
victim to the pestilence, was brought
up on deck in the sheet in which he had
died, to be thrown overheard. The
.twenty-pound shot had been fastened
to his feet and the sheet removed, when,
in pushing him through the port-ho!c,
he was caught by protruding hook or
nail at the SIDE, and stuck fast. A few
more vigorous thrusts sent the body
further through; and in SO doing. the
flesh was torn by the hook, and blood
began to flow. The attention of the
bystanders was attracted to this; and,
moreover, they fancied that they saw
about the corpse other startling symp-
toms. 1.-The mans aiver' flew from
mouth to mouth. In an instant, willing
hands were pressing eagerly to
the rescue. and before the body could
touch the water, it was caught and
brought up on deck.
1.-The French sergeant was one of the
soundest men on board the transport
ship when we landed" -Chambers'
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