Evening journal., 1896-09-16
RESTORED TO LIFE.
a WEIRD STORY OF THE EXPERIENCE
or TWO SCIENTIFIC MEN.

Who Was Stone Dead.
1t must be fully ten years ago that the
doctor and myself were engaged upon
geological survey In the north. On cold
November day we shouldered our KNAPP
sacks and turned our faces homeward.
Our way led through q chain of black and
rugged hills.
we halted at sunset and, building fire
at the foot of crag, disposed ourselves TO
rest as well as we might How long I had
slumbered I knew not when found nv.
self sitting upright, peering neryously
into the darkness. 1t seemed to me that
some one had uttered wild, appealing
cry in the very portals Of my ears. I was
on the point of lying down again when I
was arrested by repetition Of the cry
This time there could be no mistake.
Wild, long drawn, and, it appeared TO me,
full OF intolerable anguish. l shook the
doctor TO awake him.
BE quiet, he muttered II heard Il
ALL"
Tho cry was repeated. 1t was a WON.
ans voice, but it expressed such supreme
misery as, 1 believe. woman never felt be-
fore. Again it came
"Helpl o God, helpl'
At this intelligible appeal to our man
hood our superstitious weakness instantly
disappeared. Selling a torch, we made
our way hastily toward a pile of rocks a
few hundred yards distant. Scrambling
up the height, we came suddenly upon q
strange and mournful scene Before us
stood a wretched looking hut Through
the open door we saw the body of a man,
apparently lifeless, lying prone upon the
floor Beside him, with arms flying wild
" over her head lSnelt the figure of a
woman, evidently the one whose cries had
alarmed us.
The woman raised her eyes as we ap-
preached, but gave no further heed TO us.
She was q young creature, hardly 30, and,
despite the signs of hardship and sorrow,
very beautiful. Her companion, young
man of about her own age, attired in a
coarse woodsman's s suit, had evidently sue
cumbed to hardship or disease and was
either insensible or dead.
"Who are youf' said tho doctor very
gently, "and what has happenedY'
He died this morning before my very
eyes" she moaned; "died, o my God,
of starvation! And never knew that he
was depriving himself for my sake Oh,
my husband, why did you not let me die
with your" And she threw herself across
the body, sobbing as if her poor heart
would break.
We felt that we had chanced upon a
strange, sad story of love, pride and suf-
fering. The doctor stopped down and felt
at the heart of the prostrate man.
He is dead, he whispered.
Without vanity can say that both the
doctor and myself have received some few
testimonials as TO our scientific ability
from the world. You will probably be-
lieye then, that we are capable of deciding
upon a very simple case Of death by starva-
ton. Very good. Remember, then, that
assert upon my professional reputation
l that the man was stone dead.
Well, having satisfied ourselves upon
/ this point, we covered the corpse decently
and sat down to wait for morning. But
at length completely overcome with
weariness and excitement 1 fell into
slight slumber. Almost Immediately 1t
seemed was awakened with shock. The
doctor was bending over me with wonder
and alarm upon his face.
"Wake up" he said, in troubled whis-
per. Something very strange has been
| going on in this room for many minutes
/ past.
''What is its" I asked. II thought that
1 1 heard some one speaking"
/ ly heard voice close beside us, yet there
| is no one in the room except ourselves and
these two poor people
"Ther0 it is again, F" he muttered agitat-
edly
A low, confused murmur arose I'm the
room. Again it arose, coming from
point over our heads, until It seemed TO
emanate from some invisible source be-
hind us
"Oh, my poor wifeP'
The weird, uncanny, startlingly signih-
can't words amazed u.s.
| We scrutinised the corpse. 1t had not
changed position or appearance. The flesh
had grown perfectly cold, tho muscles
rigid. There was not trace OF vitality
in IL.
Now, 1 do not expect you to believe
what followed. Yet 1 swear 20 you on
the word of an honest man that do not
deviate from the truth by a syllable.
"In the name of God, assist me back to
life, " were the next astounding words
We gazed at each other, absolutely un-
nerved and appalled,.
Again was the voice audible "Oh'
have pityl" it said.
"Who speaks to us2" cried the doctor at
last.
1.-THE soul of the man who lies dead be-
fore you. D."
"It is impossible that the dead can
speak" said the doctor.
"No for the intelligence never dies
Ny body is dead, but that with which l
lived and loved is in the room. daIt
not leave my poor wife unprotected in tlN
wilderness. BY tho power Of my lovet
have remained near her. cannot will
not be separated from her.
The doctor spoke no more. But for Il Q
poor wife lying on the bed we would both
have fed forthwith.
Some hours passed in ominous silence.
The dawn came. Suddenly we both start
ed The voice haG again spoken. "Helpv'
It cried IN faint accents, "for Gods sake,
helpp'
We hesitated, then hastened to the
corpse and removed the covering. There
was an alteration in it's pallor. Our in
Etinct conquered our weakness A powerful
restorative was administered, and before
many moments the color was coming back
TO the wan cheeks. A sigh, and the eyes