Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-10-22

,arted away like . dead horse to Pot

'df Ioi away Ike ucAu uoiSc w w
.er's Field. There was row Of zinc
pallets like the one l occupied. On
one there lay the body of a man ,
His face was purple-horrible. Just
as this ghastly sight met my fixed
gaze key turned in lock, door
creaked on its hinges, and somebody
entered whistling lively tune. AS
he passed me l saw that he was o
little, old man, bent, and with a
merry, wrinkled face He bent ever
me and pushed the hair off my brow.
"Old story, 'spose; ay, ay, old
story" he said. |
Two men entered, bearing wooden
box about six feet long. They lifted
the box, or cover, and on the stretch
er beneath I saw the body Of a young
man. The bearers having departed
the old man resumed his whistling
and proceeded to wash the body and
array it IN shroud. Oh! that day!
the mere thought Of it makes me
shiver even now. Late in the after
noon heard familiar voice it was
my uncle's! He stood where l was
unable to see him.
Eyes, poor GIRL" he said, sit is she.
We must be very sure that life is
quite extinct. I fear there is no
doubt about it, though"
"None whatever" said a voice.
"There is the rigor morris, the icy
coldness, and see''-holding a pock-
ct mirror before my mouth-''no
trace of breath" Then he flashed .
candle before my open eyes. 'No
contraction of the pupil. Nor" he
added, after pouring single drop OF
some liquid into my eye, "Nor any
dilation."
My uncle expressed himself as
perfectly satisfied, and said he would
make immediate arrangements for my
funeral.
The arrangements were made, and
the funeral took place at Woodlawn
cemetery. Services were read at the
grave, and when they were concluded
lit was found that the mourners only
had time to reach the depot for the
train to New York. So 1 was low
cred into the grave and the people all
went away. Whether it was due to
the motion-the jolting-incidental
to transit, or to some other cause, l
leave it to scientists to decide, but
! during the journey I had felt my
| limbs gradually relaxing and my
! tongue and eyes recovering their
, power of motion. I was almost
t st,fied as the breathing power began
q to return, but the coffin was not per-
8 fectly air-tight, and sufficient air
: reached me to prevent suffocation.
d Feeling that my last chance was the
: possibility of now making myself
t heard, I made supreme effort and
j beat on the coHin-lid with all the
e force at my command. Not mo-
n ment too soon! Hardly had two Of
q three blows been struck when the frs
d shovelful of earth fell! But no more
II followed-the gravediggers evidently
" had paused to find if their ears de
y ceived them. Again I put forth m.
It feeble strength, and this time Their
}. was no doubt. With great difficult.
e, the coffin was lifted out Of the grav
K, and the lid pried open with pick
ID had just time to make slight sigr
to when tainted. A doctor was sum
s. moned, and when I was sufficient
n restored was placed in a carriage
le the coffin, through the stupidity Q
lg ignorance of somebody, was set u
ty beside the driver, and I was drive
Of rapidly back to New York.
IL Arrived at my uncle's, the two me
who came with me carried me in b
st the basement door, while the drive
as took the coffin on his back, an
g, dumped it in the upper hall.
i'd "What in the name Of God is IL
We meaning of this!" exclaimed n
ny uncle, coming out of the parlor.
ut "The young lady ye sint out th
ed mornin'," said the driver, stolidl
'as "She's come back"
of "Great Heaven!" exclaimed n
to uncle. "Polly back from the era
Ter again!"
all 1t took many months to restore Z
ast to health. I kept the story of my
me tempted murder to myself, and
ize heard no more of my brutal husban
d NoTE-This story was related
ar me by the victim, and have no re
MD son to doubt her truth or accuracy.
would refer those who doubt t
res possibility Of such occurrences
ave the numerous instancer in viii
the graves have been opened, and bod
the or skeletons found in attitudes viii
aor left no doubt of their premat,
SIS? burial: RI L.. .n,;no ., 1874 . von,. ,
ata- man was buried at Lodi, In sPiedmo
os / Noises we're heard when the col
nce was lowered into the grave-it '
opened, but too late; the girl '
eep found in an attitude Of horror 8
u q pain, her eyes were open, her te
and clenahed, and her hands clutch
the her hair. She was dead, but wi
:, laid 10 the coffin the eyes were clio
" y. and the hands folded across
'N' breast.
ear An account Of trance which L
h a ed up to the time for burial may