The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-04-19

with golden ringlets, blue eyes
and dimpled cheeks, whom had loved
for many years, and whom / hoped
10 make my wife as soon as j should
obtain the means for a livelihood;
confident that she would not say
may" when L asked her to become
mine.
Putting on my overcoat and hat I
quietly stole from the house, without
disturbing any of the inmates-aIl of
whom we're, seemingly, as sound in
sleep as my deceased friend-and
rushed 10 my Ia laboratory, a room which
had fitted UP for that purpose in one
Of the out-buildings connected with my
home found the battery, and, TAX
ing it and bottle each of the necessa-
ry acids. / returned to the house had
left but a few moments previously,
which entered as silently as had de-
parted from it
Placing the box Of Jars on tho focr,
joined the electrodes, and then
poured the acids into the proper cups,
watching, in an ecstacy of delight, the
liquid as It began TO boil. AS soon as
my hands were Sufficiently warmed
vRntageously, / passed into the room
where the body" was.
According to the best OF my sbility
TO recollect, where experiments such
as l purposed had been made
previously, the galvanic action
had been brought to bear upon
some one of the nervous centers of the
corpse only My idea was to put my
own living frame in the current, as
follows: l would place one of the polls
in contact with the medlslIa obL0nqta
OF the subject hold the other in
my right hand Possibly my vitality
would materially aid in accomplishing
the desired result
Ny friend had been "laid OUT on n
wide board, face upward, and in that
position he still remained. Having
turned him partially on one side, so /
could readily get at the base of his
head, made an incision in the flesh
with lance, and then, with a sharp
drill, worked a hole through the skull
and reached the desired portion of the
brain The remainder of the opera
tion was carried out according to the
above plan
In less than half a minute afterfhe
circuit was completed. to my surprise
and qualification, a convulsive .trernor
ran through tho Hfeless frame, the
eyelids quivered- the lips parted,
and a rosy tint slowly crcpt to
the pallid cheeks. In n minute and a
quarter had placed my watch where
could note the seconds marking the
successive changes-perfect anina-
tion was restored TO what so short a
time before had been mere clay. At
once. noticing his peculiar position
and strange surroundings, my friend,
fastening his eyes upon me, asked:
What does it all mean?''
/ told him. -
II have been dead2 l knew IT
''You are alive again You know
that?''
1t required but a few moments to in
form the family of what had trans
pired, and words would fail to convey
an adequate idea'of their overwhelminp
astonishment, or of the gratitude they
manifested toward me for having re-
stored their son and brother tc them.
/ remained with them through the
few hours of the night. as vet un-
expired; and, when on my way home
in the morring, il seemed as If every
inhabitant OF the town met and con-
graduated me on what / had accom-
plished- During that day received
telegraphic dispatches from various
sections OF the country. requesting my
services" each applicant promising
TO compensate me at any rate i
pleased; and the arrival of the even
ing papers proved me famous. In the
earlier portion of the evening, too.
my ''revivified'' friend handed me a
paper which he said was an in
strumcnt drawn up in legal
form and properly attested, deciding
me one-half of his property" This
he wished me to accept as a "sIight
testimonial OF his appreciation of the
service j had rendered him. which no
money, he was aware, could fully re-
quite. / objected to doing as he
wished He insisted, and finally pre-
vailed.
Famous, ~ to n greater degree
than man had ever previously been
famous. possessed of an almost
princely sum, my friends gift, with a
surer means of securing limitless
wealth than would have been mine
had / discovered the PHILOSOPHERS
Stone, j called on the one whom / so
fondly adored.
"You are the greatest man that has
ever lived" she said. as | entered
her home, half turning away from
the kiss / stopped to imprint on her
fair brow, so it seemed to me, though
she had always been moro than will
ing to receive such manifestations of
my regard.
Aren't you glad, darlingP" 1
asked.
- Indeed / am" she returned, look
ing down and blushing; why, 1 could
not comprehend. ......-. ... --..-
"For no other reason am I so glad
as that L now have no hesitation in
asking that question which / so long
have desired to ask VIII you be my
wife?'
expected she would quietly and in
happy tone, reply: Yes" To my
surprise. she fairly gasped:
Your wife?"
Yes, darling; you know l have al
ways loved you, that l am now amply
able to supportyou in that style which
you are so well qualified to grace" .
''Your proposal is so sudden, SO un-
expected"
''fou knew l should ask you some
tims?"
Honestly, don't think L had an
idea that you loved me so very, very
much as you do" - -.
II thought L had manifested my
love in every possible way; that we
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