The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-14

powerful poison and lie down beside her and die.
 "I sat there only few moments. but it seemed ages, so much suffering can be pressed into -ief period. Suddenly it seemed to me that I heard a faint gasp. I leaped to my feet. Bessie's eyes were open. Her fingers were moving con- vuldvely. Shc was beginning to struggle for breath. I tent over her. Her strug- gles became more marked TEs struggle for breath continued. I repeated the in- jection, this time cnly in the neck. She rallied at once. All day long the fight with death was kept up. Towa.d even ing 1t became evident that she was im- proving. That night she rested some. By the next evening she seen ,d out of dan ger. Her breath came freely. gave her some nourtshment. which sine seemed to enjoy.
 "'Now I became profoundly impressed with what had been too busy and too anxious to notice before-she did not know me.
 "Day after day nursed her Gradn. ally her strength returned Sh ewas able to sit up little, to walk about the room. Still she said nothing. she gave no sign of recognition. I tried in every way to arouse her. but in vain. She seemed like a person walking in sleep. She apparent
 
 but she comprehended nothing, her mind was an absolute blank.
 "TIer health returned. The roses bloomed again upon her cheeks. her form regained its voluptuous roundness. She ate food when hungry, drank water when thirsty, slept soundly at night, but there was no spark of intelligence in her eyes. I would hold her in my arms by the hour, caressing her showering upon her terms of endearment. She liked it. but with no sign of recognition.
 one night I was lying awake, rack ing my brain for some means of arous- ing Bessie from her lethargy. Bessie was but a living corpse The soul had es- capped. I had recalled the body back to life, but the soul was gone. gone beyond the reach of science as administered by man.
 "Accursed elixiri What could do? I was bound forever to this body without soul. O the agony of that discovery! All night long paced up and down the room. watching the peaceful slumber of her that lay upon my bed. Oh, how I loved that rosy cheek. that full and rounded form, the soul of which had gone to Him who gave 1t. The morning broke, and still I paced up and down the room, muttering 'Deadl Dead! Dead! I saw the vessel containing the elixir.
 
 ing it into e thousand pieces. " At the noise Bessie awoke. As she saw the sun shining, she smiled, not the smile of former days. so full of sweetness, but a soulless smile her great brown eyes had the vacant stare of one who sleeps, For long time looked at her, whom had raised from the grave. I seized her in my arms and wept bit- terly. When I recovered composure, the question of the future rose before me. could not kep Bessie there forever. Her presence would be discovered some day; l must take her away. So, one night took the train Cor St Louis leading Bes- sic closely yelled. who was always as docile as the dead thing that she was, absolutely without whl. From St. Louis ! took her to St Paul, where we have resided for six months. There has been no change; she has never recognized me: she has never spoken q word; she has never awakened from her lethargy. (Concluded on Page EghteanN