The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-06-21
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:. "They say that dead men tell I
tales" said the sexton, "but III
8 grave here" pointing to a gras
grown mound, "gave up a seer
!, once.
"Old Scrann is buried undo
them sOds. He lived Over in yor
der broken down howell, MS crust
an old cuss as ever was, and live
like a dog in a kennel, for all h
had plenty % money.
He never made no friends an,
there wasn't much talk ar0Gn,
town when he was fund murdere,
near his own door one night.
"He left q will requestin' h,
should be buried in a coffin whlcI
lay in his house, SO 1 dug IA grav,
over in The paiper's corner ant
LEFT HIM there till tnrtIer called for
Some days after this a stranger
turns up who says he was old
Scrann's brother. and axes where
The grave was, SOS he could shed a
tear of regret on it.
Il led him 10 the spot, but he
forgot all about the tear when VIZ
got there, and begun to AK Il lot o.
curious queSt'ns. He wanted to
Know all about old Scrann's coffin.
and how was made, and 0uten
what kind o'stuf.
ii thought il was only nat'raI for
a brother to take such an int'rest-
we've all diffrent ways of showin'
our teelin's, you know ; but when
ne got to inquirin' how deep we'd
the deceased, and the natur'
, the sile, | begun to prick my
"Oho! my good fellow |" thinks
that's your game, is il 7"
You see there was a medical
.ollege In the neighborhood. and
ne body.snatchers'd been dom
.vel.y business Of late, which The
uthorities was determined 10
reak up, and sod offered a big re-.
'ard to whoever'd nab the first re-.
lrrectI0ner.
II lest drapt over TO the MAYORS
no limited my suspicious an hour
and he detailed half a dozen
lry fellows and IA constable TO 20
lth me and watch old Scraun's
that night.
I'VE waited ill Twas dark. and
zen posted ourselves in The shac.
Y oil q clump o. weepin' willers.
here We could see aud hear with.
bein' observed.
1T was nigh onto midnight when :
seed two stealthy tisgers ND.
Joachim old Scrann's grave.
"'Here 1T is" said a voice, which
recognized as belongin' I'd nv
1rn;n' visitor. How | bamboo. 4
I'd the old TOOL OF a sexton with
Mt story bout my brother.'
Did your chuckled | to nv. $
#.
''Whai fools We waS,' SAYS The
her, mot TO Investigate The coffin
, night We killed the old rip.,
I'D done il, Too, il you'd stuck
me- says the first.
Stuck by YOU g-confounI you.,
~ [ other. the sight on it made
run faster'n | dIdp
Well, weli-better late m
rer.'
Then they began diggn' briskIy,
| before long we could hear their
ldes thump on old Scrann's COT.
Now, a handy resurrectioner
y digs a hole down at the head,
axis oil "A part of the coffin lid
! drags out The corp by a rope
nd its neck; but these scoun.
cleaned out the whole grave,
hauld up the coffin and all
b a couple of cords they had. !
IN they pried off the lii aud
lbled out old Scrann's il he'd J.
n q dead dog. Next they stoou.
'yer the coffin aud lifted out a q
jest the same shapes the
ON; and then they went 10 A
Iblln' in the coffin again. m
The light here !-quIckr saws ~
much excited.
. gush o. light from The opened :
, Of dark lantern fell full into N
All here II isp SAYS The pre-. "A,
led brother. Il thought as :
h when | herd the story OF that "
Gus will. The old wilIfnp
n old Scrann's carcage a kick.
10 think, after we'd robbed the
{ and give him the swag 10 hide.
houid not only run of with IL
20 carry ~ ont Of the world KIT
himl Ughl the old bruleP
be gave old Scrann another :.
Up, boys, and at EN- says the n
e, and IN q lrice NE had In our
hes both old Scrann's murder
nd The money aud bonds they'd hdfl
from the - bank morn'n a
before.
esides the reward offered by WIN
mayor We got a handsome one 8,
the bank, which, however.
{ prossycoot the pris'ners. for 10 "A
gery good reason that thew DC
both hanged for the murder a.
d ScTann. 10
J, YOU see, even the grave
lines gives up IFS secrets. O.,
Haven girls. like all oiherl5U
glris. want TO &c. married.