The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-21
BACK FROM THE TOMB.
A Youth Consigned To ths Grave Rescued
inst In Time.

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A Youth Consigned to the Grave Rescued
Jnst In Time.
All tho horrors imagined by Poe In his
weird tales Of s%atalspsics buried as dead
and rSturning TO life In the tomb are re-
cAllsd by an incident which has Just oc-
Cured In this picturesqus old town, says 4
so,~ RESPONDENT Al CAsn, France. Here, how
ever. the story lacks Pos's bloodhound ing
conclusions.
Fslix Daubsnssque Ia . handsome youth
of 20. whose noble birth, manly bearing
and daredevil reputation havs won him
tender chances from mnny a pair Of bright
eyes. The female population all vent into
mourning. accordingly. when IL WAS an.
nouncsd = few weeks ago that the poor fol.
low had died Of the prevalent typhus. after
= short illness. This happened on a Sun.
day; the burial was announced for the next
Tuesday. u took place at the given time.
Only, a. the family vault was not ready,
the coffin was temporarily placed in Q
gave.
The tomb was opened Wednesday. Still.
the vault not yet ready. the coffin was re-
moved to the old parish-church and a guard
was not TO watch il at night. The watchet
was slightly doing in the mornings early
hours, when he was awakened by sounds
issuing from the coffin. With = wild idea
that the ghost OF nanbenesque was pursu.
sAA 0sAN Nv Ah0s kkoAA VIZ oYOt
His cares wore hoard by Others. who inves-
tigated his story ANA distinguished mufied
cries coming from the coffin.
When 1t was carried into the presbytery
and, the lid was removed, Daubenssqut
suddenly sprnng ont and to the floor. Ai4
face was livid, his hands clenohed. his
teeth set. On his forehood stood great
drops Of .perspiration. While the listeners
stood aghast, he related that he had fallen
into = lethargy and only recovered con-
sciousness a few hours before. when he
realized bis position and at once began to
shrek like a madman. But five minutes
had elapsed since the watcher heard his
cries. Within q few hours later tho young
mans auburn hair was streaked with gray.
BuA the bright eyes are beaminR again. and
the Daubenesque family 10 rejoicing.
The story recalls that authentic. il
strange. incident which occurred in France
in 1910. Mile. Victorine Lafourcade. rich
= poor Journalist. and BY a banker
named Revslle. She chose the latter. and
a few years later died. Tn romantic jour
nslist, longing for one more glimpse Of the
woman he loved, opened her tomb and out
of q lock of her hair. just then . noon
started back. The eyes were wide open
and seemed to implors him. The bare pos
sibility Of life made him forget his fears.
and he rem ' her to . neiQhboring VII
laQe. where she shortly afte. wards returned
TO life and to . knowledge Of her love for
the journalist. The pair lived in America
for twenty years. tho husband believing her
dead. When she and Bossuet then re-
turned to Francs they met Revelle acci-
dsntally. He recognized her and claim ed
her az his wife. The courts decided that
the peculiar circumstance of the case had
broken all bonds between them, both in
law and equity.
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