The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-03

Ia Mile Marie, GuerineOu, the little
French village OF Tasdon, in the de-
partnsnt OF Charente. has a modern
tsiD9sra Unlike the story Of the Flor
entine bride, that Of Marie contains
more comedy than tragedy, although
II has approached close to the skirts
of the latter at times.
Three times Mile. Marie has been
buried. Three times she has returned
from the tomb
on her first temperance the towns
folk received her with rejoicing and
the village was happy that It's most
popular girl had come back from the
grave. to which it was thought size had
been taken forever.
on her second temperance the
people were still glad, but trine sus-
picious They did not relish having
the mystery Of death thus rudely play.
ed With. sul they were glad she had
come back.
But when she made 1t third time
that was the limit The villagers
became idignant They refused to as
sociate with her They were not glad
20 see her the third time.
This feeling Of indignation increased
when the physicians informed them
that Mile Marie undoubtedly liked to
be buried so well that she pretended
10 be dead ana, with the aid Of an un-
fortunate hysterical disease was able
40 impose on the attending doctors
and the undertaken.
The physicians were not explicit in
saying just how she received enjoy
mont at her own funeral bnt they as
serted that she did. It might have
been either that she enjoyed the sen
sation she maze by rising UP in her
kiyoud and coming back home after
she sorrowing funeral party had dis
persed or It might be that she liked
10 hear the funeral services and see
how sincerely her friends mourned her
death
In 1886, when Mile. Marie was 2t
years old, she was as healthy and hap
py as young woman can be Sud
denly she was taken with malad,
which the physicians diagnosed a'
heart disease. After a brief illness o.
sweniy days she died. and her friends
were diseonsolate.
There was a splendid funeral anS
her coffin was placed in vault in the
village cemetery
The next day grave digger hap
pened 10 enter the vault. While there
he heard Mise which seemed Il
come from the coffin Just recent,
placed there
Startled and frightened. he never
theless was bold enough to unfastei
the lid and raise H. Mile Marie wa
found alive and anxious to get out
More than that--she was cured, seem
ingly. Of the disease which had re
suited in her supposed death.
with much rejoicing the grave dis
Ger ran to lhiVlm uof iSihlNeS ah
they assisted her home, still draI
ped in her shroud She regaine
strength and returned to her work an
her friends For seven months sh
was seemingly as healthy as she ha
been before her first attack.
Then suddenly she fell victim
sunstroke. which developed into mel
nights To the deep sorrow of he
friends she expired a second time, an
the physicians pronounced her actua
ly dead this time beyond the possibil
~ Of a doubt
II seemed too bad that a beautifl
young girl who had been miraculous
saved from the grave once should
stricken again 50 soon after, and n
village griaycd again. Again there WI
the sple ldid funeral and The coffin WI
deposited IN The vault a second time
The next day the same grave digg
who hal released Mile .iarie fro
ahe coffin the first time. being nei