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powerful impression on her mind that lie was
not extinct. The men were overborne by the
strength of her conviction, though their own
reason was opposed TO it. The half hour again
cameround. and again was heard the solemn
words Bring out your dead The wife again
resisted their importunities; but this time the
men were more resolute They said the duty
assigned to them was painful one, but the
health Of the city required punctual obedience
to the orders they received; if they ever ex-
pected the pestilence to abate, il must be by
prompt removal of the dead, and immediate
| fumigation of the infected apartments. She
pleaded and pleaded, and even knelt to them
in an agony of tears, continually saying, Il am
sure he is not dead The men represented
the utter absurdity of such an idea; but finally
overcome by her tears, again departed. With
trembling haste she renewed her efforts to re-
store life. She raised his head, rolled his
limbs in hot flannel, and placed hot onions on
his feet. The dreaded half hour again came
round, and found him as cold and rigid as ever.
She renewed her entreaties so desperately,
that the messengers began to think little
gentle force would be necessary. They ac-
cordngly attempted to remove the body against
her will; but she threw herself upon 1t, and
clung 10 it with such frantic strength, that
lneV COuIQ mol easily lOOScH HCi grasp. III
pressed by the remarkable energy Of her will,
they relaxed their efforts To all their remon-
strances she answered, If you bury him, you
shall bury me with him. At last, by dint OF
reasoning on the necessity of the case, they
obtained from her promise, that, ifhe show
ed no signs of life before they again came
round, she would make no opposition to the
removal. Having gained this respite, she
hung the watch up on the bedpost, and renew
ed her efforts with redoubled ZEAL She placed
kegs of hot water about him, forced brandy
between his teeth, 5reathed into his nostrils,
and held hartshorn to his nose; but still the
body lay motionless and cold She looked
anxiously at the watch; in FIVE minutes the
promised half hour would expire, and those
dreadful voices would be heard passing through
the street. Hopelessness came over her; she
dropped the head she had been sustaining;
her hand ,rembled violently; and the harts-
horn she had been holding was spilled on the
pallid face. Accidentally, the position Of the
head had become slightly tipped backward,
and the powerful liquid flowed into his nos
tris. Instantly there was short quick grasp
"a struggle-his eyes opened; and when the
death-men came again, they found him sitting
up in the bed He is still alive, and has en-
joyed unusually good health.