The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-24
BoDYLEss FOR A TIME.
A Soul Freed by Slip on the Ice Meets
That OF a Friend Long Dead.

"a oOuI rTeeo Oy Silp on the Ice meets
That Of a Friend Long Dead.
From Kate Fields Washington.
was walking down Bromiield street, in
Boston, on a stormy day IN December. The
narrow sidewalk, covered with ice and
trodden snow, and the sharp pitch OF the
street made pedestrianism "A venture bor-
derIng upon rashness. As I was in some
what of a hurry pushed by couple of fat,
cautious, waddiing gentlemen and started
at a swinging pace down the treacherous in
cline. Suddenly was aware that my feet
bad slipped from under me. Then came a
flash, followed by darkness.
The same street stretched before me- only
l was walking in the opposite direction. A
hat was lying in the gutter which struck
me in the most whimsical way as being ex-
actly like my hat. l was about TO pick it
up and examine 1t when l noticed q group
Of men carrying heavy object into an adj
1acent drug store. L pushed forward with
curiosity and was aStoundsi that the
heavy object was myself. hstless, my face
deathly white, with some drops of blood
clustered on the hair.
The men staggered into the drug store
and followed them. They laid their bur
den on the counter, and the druggist came
rushing from a hack room in frightened
haste. be ruthlessly tore open the bosom
OF what / shuddered to perceive was my
best coat, loosened the under clothing aud
bent down In a listening attitude. | shall
never forget the expression of his face as he
turned aud looked up without lifting his
| body.
Gentlemen ne said, "the man is dead :"
l laughed outright at the preposterous-
ness OF the statement. My voice was per-
| fectly audible to myself, but none of the
others in the room seemed to hear it; at
| le4st none Of them turned to look at ne. [
h 4 IS ~, k.-aN H.. - 1
report the case at once. and the druggist
| nodded silently toward the telephone. As
| for me, could endure the farce no longer,
and walked out With distinct conscious
| ness Of elation, as IL had suddenly become
rid OF great burden or had realized some
long desired hope. The suow was falling
thiokly outside, but | felt so strangely hap
| by that the whirring storm seemed more
| beautiful than the fairest June sky had
| ever seen.
MEETS HIS DEPARTED FRIEND.
walked up fremont street, my heart
| ping with an und reamed of Joy in mere
| existence. On the corner OF the first FLOCK
| whom should meet but dear old Dr.. S .
| who had brought me into the world and
| who had been my best friend and counselor
until three years before. when blood
| poisoning, cor trsctsd during critical
surgical operation, had carried him of
I
| into each others arms with EXPLANATIONS
| OF surprise and delight.
why, doctor. God bless you'll thought
| you we're dead."
my dear boyI 1 didn't know that you
| had escaped"
"Escapedp cried. What do you meant
Escaped whatP
FLESH" cried the doctor briefly, while
the same old laugh seemed to ring in his
kindly voice. "Bonesr Aud he beamed
upon me with his face like plastic chunk
| of sunshine.
l looked down at my tweed suit and cork
| soled shoes Then l gazsd upon the doc
tors expansive waistcoat peeping through
his half-buttoned macintosh. II don't
| see that ] have even escaped my clothes
or that you have, either" 1 replied, du-
biously.
"If you don't believe that you have
seriously, "try walking through that lamp
post"
l advanced incredulously TO the post.
backed off with n laugh, then moved up
again. with the doctors hand on INV shoul-
der, and melted through the solid iron, or.
to speak more exactly, the solid iron melted
| through me.
Now. follow me through this old APPLE
woman" chuckled the doctor, aud i'll an in
slant We had perrueated q half bushei OF
wormy fruit aud dame as withered and
gaunt as the trees that bore 1t.
Are you sati feds cried the doctor, as
he dragged me through a solid wall into the
privacy Of two closeted politicians VINO
never noticed our Intrusion in the least.
Perfectly. 50 far as ocular demonstra-
tion goes" l replied admiring the nom
chalance aud familiarity with which the
doctor leaned upon the shoulder of one Of
the Politicians and, from force OF habit
while In the flesh. proceeded to examine his
tongue. "Yes.n / continued, al am salts
fed that am not what was, but will you
have the kindness tn explain why We both
retain the same sem blancs as when we were
in tbs bodyF'
THE RETURN TO THIS LIFE.
Certainly" replied my friend. "We do
| not: that Is not really In yery brief