New-York tribune., 1886-08-15

garment Then she olnamcntcd M neck with
a very stiff cIavat. can now see that wizene'i
old face as it came close TO mine. Was ] TO
lie there all that frosty day. clad in such dis
gracefully mcagie garment / really would
protest. What an Immense Joke it was
What laugh would have a/ainst them
The very idea taking me for <orpse When
the old lady had completed my toilet She stood
and admired her work. She was evidently
highly satisfied with her artistic performance.
Wei, | think the Squire and Miss W II give
ont ont about proper. Bah GUS his hcycs
They wort keep closed. I'vc had pennies on
'em for hours ar yet they stare al you in
summat 'cavier'
Was | to be deprived Of my ycsght-the
only certain sign had that was not deinnct
And vet confcVnd it, they all thought ! was
pleasant position TO Lc nl What an unlucky
fellow ! was | began to experience the hill
a,ity and jocoscncss of despair. Death was so
very comical What a masquerade It was
What curious thing was the white cold dom.
ino. behind which one heard and and
laughed
My to'mentor soon seturncd. She placed on
my cyelid. what, from their hcavincss,
Judged to be lcaden weights. Whatever they
answered their dabolical purpose. | was in
total darkness, darkness that could assurcdlvv
bc felt. No torture of the InOuisition could
have exceeded in pain that which this constant
pressure gave me. II would not have been so
uncomfortable if | could have cried aloud. No
suffering is 80 keen as that which cannot re-
licvc itself by active and audible signs. My
cvcs were balls of fire. Horrible and fantastic
tmes flashed in the darkness. Weird phos-
genes whirlcd in the gloom. was left alone
for an hour. thought out the situation calmly,
and came to the sensible conclusion, that |
was simply dreaming. ! would soon be wide
awake 1t was hidcous nightmare. It was
a cruel dclusion. Fearful dreams often disturb
the rest of one who is in bad health. What
so deathlke / head voices in the darkness.
IF I'm to shave IN, take of them ere con-
founded pound weights
'Ay, they ought to have done their work by
| now ! 'spect.'
The weights were mercifully removed, Thank
Heaven. had still my vision
'Cuss his eyes They WORT keep shut and
don't stiffcn well. Dlat it, exclaimed Mrs.
Mosey.
A lot depends wot they die of. Wot put Out
his ightP
| "A hulser.' ~
'Eh-ah-well. that's not impossible Hes
a poor scIaggy chap - .,
asked the dame with the parchment face.
'Poh ! exclaimed the barber cOntenptuously ;
'hot water for corpse Cold will do, thank
yc.' What is man, especially dead one
lie then dppUcU inc soap liSIy, ano e""
to shave me- What exquisite torment NeveI,
had experienced, anything like 1t before.
must be in the other world. Certainly was
not in Elysium. Dante must have forgotten,
| to mention shaving with blunt razor on a c0h'
| spliug day, as one Of the punishments OF the
Inferno. / made mental note to point C, out
| this oversight TO the illustrlous author. Inc
screaming was anything but ccmica. ! bore IT.
allowed the fcnd to pinch my nose. | let hlln
fay me- and hack me- | was submissive WIN WIZ
| than h. on
cursed him. and indeed could have slaughtered
him with his own razor. But did not. Simply
because could not. At length the demon de;
sisted he wrapped mp my jaws In cloth, and
covered me with a sheet.
The weary hours passed by slowly. ! suf-
fcrcd greatly from cold NY fingers and toes
were quito stiff and bcnumbcd. Was this The m
rigor mortis that was al length asserting lteil
tense hunger. How | longed for juicy beef
steak or glass Of hot punch
The monOtony was relieved by the. ARRIVAL
of an individual whom l recognized as the prln.
cipal undertaken in Ncttlcby. Pohtenes'
prompted me TO salute snch an important per-
sonagc with good afternoon . but, alas for
me, NV tongue would not wag. Mr.. Simons
produced a note book, and began to take mcas-
! u,cments and make calculations. Nothing
ala med me more than this. II brought death
before me in very practical and unpleasant
way. ] thought of being cribbcd; cabined and
confined in narrow box. Of being Burned
deep in the grave, all air excluded, and forever
in da' kness. Never more should see the glai
slluli ght never again zee the fresh iiOwors OF
spring never hcar the song OF birds nor the
music of winds and brooks. How little the
living appreciate thcsc things!
Late in the afternoon DIR. Baxter and stephen
came into the room They stood f0 a minute
in silence. Then DR.. Baxter muimurcd sympa
thcticallv: 'Ah very sudden. A great shoc,
u Won all. But. you know, he has been failing
in health of late
Yes. ves.' said Stcrhcn sadly; he was never
very tobu t. Stu, must confess. was greatly
| astoni@hcd al his death never anticipated
such calamity H. applied his handkerchief
lo his eyes. Poor Stephen never really loved
him before. was comio'tcd to see that one
sorrOwcd for snv unimcly end
wonder what the immediate cause o!
death y said the doctor tentatively.
Is there such thing n pcfioIaton 7 sug-
ecstrd Stephen with Difference.
That is what ] am irving to decide. Eithci
pc,forator and consequent death from shock
or liberation and hcmonhagc with sudden syn
copc.'
1T looks Ike the latter said Stephen with
a SIGH.
sYcs, il does rcm1rkcd the doctor quickly
'Pv JOvc, we ought TO have p0StDortcm.
It's confoundcfly interesting ease. Thee u 4
pleasure a melancholy pleasure. in meeting Il
ease like this. II sets one thinking and shapcn
All, numuIcd Stephen ab+cntly.
The idea wa. a shocking one 10 mo. Wha'
;rhuman monsters dortors are! Well, old
Raxtcr's time would com. That afforded me
a negative con solation How would he feel
whcn some medical friend should stand bv hi.
led End suggest blandy post-moitcm eXam'n-
alton
a pos' -mortcm would solve the puzzle ho
exclaimed 'Of course YOU would not object
Won a,c almost one Of lis.
'Wcn. now. - cu'ious how foolishlv scnsi-
tive one j. ahout relation; confessed stephen
'TTc was my brother: the idea of disseotipr
him il not nice one
Dear good stephen. 50 thoughtful. so tcndc'-
lca,tcd Forever will my sprit follow thee
h orgh life and protect thee from all ha'm
.Oh. nonsense Dalton II will ONLY bc 2
,,i0.nc inci>ion II j. for the good Of humanity.
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