Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-04-15

cnlluTen INTO the country, ana Sne neT-
self remained to attend upon him. Her
friends warned her against such rash
ness. They told her it would be death
to her, and no benefit to him, for he
would soon be too i'll to know who at
tended upon him. These arguments
made no impression upon her affection
ate heart. She felt that it would be
lifelong satisfaction to her to know
who attended upon him, il he did not.
She accordingly stayed and watched
him with unremiting care. This, how
ever, did not avail to save him. He
grew worse and worse and finally
died. Those who went round with the
dead carts had visited the chamber,
and seen that the end was near. They
now came to take the body, according
to official Instructions. His wife re-
fused to let 1t GO. She told me she never
knew how to account for it, but though
he was perfectly cold and rigid, and
to every appearance quite dead, there
was powerful impression on her
mind that life was not quite extinct.
The men were overborne by the
strength of her conviction, though
their own reason was opposed to it.
The half-hour again came round, and
again was heard the solemn words,
Bring out your dead" The wife
again resisted their opportunities; but
this time the men were more resOlute.
They said the duty assigned to them
was painful one, but the health of
the city required punctual obedience
TO the orders they received; if they
ever expected the pestilence to abate,
it must be by prompt removal of the
dead. and immediate fumigatiOn of
the infected apartments. She pleaded
and pleaded, and even knelt to them
in agony of tears, continually saying,
~ am sure he is not dead" The men
represented the utter absurdity of
such an idea; but finally, overcome by
her tears, again departed. With
trembling haste she renewed her
efforts to restore life. She raised his
head, rolled his limbs in hot flannel,
and placed hot onions on his feet. The
dreaded half hour again came round.
and found him as cold and rigid as
ever. She renewed her entreaties so
desperately that the messengers be-
gan to think little force would be
necessary. They accordingly attempt
ed to remove the body against her
will; but she threw herself upon it,
and clung to it with such frantic
strength, they could not easily loosen
her grasp. Impressed by the remark
able energy of her will, they relaxed
their efforts. To all their remOnstran-
ces she answered, IF you bury him,
| you shall bury me with him." At last,
by dint of reasoning on the necessity
of the case, they obtained from her a
promise that if he showed no signs of
life before they again came round, she
would make no further opposition to
the removal Having gained this res
pite, she hung the watche up on the
bed-pOst, and renewed her efforts with
redoubled zeal. She placed kegs of
hot water about him, forced brandy
between his teeth, brcathed into his
nOstrils, and held hartshorn to his
nose, but still the body lay motionless
and cold. She looked anxiously at
the watch; in five minutes the proms-
cd half-hOur would expire, and those
dreadful voices would be heard, pass
ing through the streets. Hopeless
ness came over her; she dropped the
head she had been sustaining; her hand
trembled violently; and the hartshorn
she had been holding was spilled on
the pallid face. Accidently the posi-
ton of the head had become slightly
tipped backward, and the powerful
liquid flowed into his nostrils. Instant
ly there was short, quick gasp, a
struggle, his eyes opened, and when
the deathmen came again they found
him sitting up in the bed. He lived
for many years afterward, and enjoyed
unusually good health. ErchanGe.
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