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VOL. 111. i
1 Sweetly Urcaiti ofTlice.
Oh ! sing to me at twilight, Maud,
My favorite songs ouce more,
As thou well wont so often, Maud,
In by-gone days of yore.
My heart Is sad and lonely, Mand,
That merry used to be,
When arm in arm we wandered, Maud,
Till starlight o’er the lea.
A long time I have missed you, Maud,
For many a year has flown—
Since by your side I lingered, Maud,
When happier hours rolled on.
Alas! how like a shadow, Maud,
The old time seems to me ;
Come back again, at twilight, Maud —
1 sweetly dream of thee.
TIIE STUDENTS;
. OR,
A LEAF FROM LIFE’S HISTORY.
BY I>ESKI.LA.
CHAPTER I.
In the city of Memphis, Tennessee,
a few years ago there stood, aud pro
bably still stands, a tall, gauut-looking
building commonly known as—Medical
College. Frouting on Beal Street, it
rises up dark and gloomy, its sombre
ness unrelieved by so much as a single
abrupt turn. Solitary and forsaken, it
seems to frown upon its unpretending
neighbors; and while every building
near is bathed iu a rosy glow of sun
,-hine, it gathers its shadows about it as
a mantle, defying every attempt at
cheerfulness. When I first saw it, it
had been out of use for many years, and
though the name stared at you on one
side, painted in large, stiff letters, still
even in reading it you would feel a chill
creeping over you, that was much in
keeping with the place.
Like every other uuinhabited, suspi
cious building it bad in circulation
many stories relating to the “times that
were,” and though for the most part,
they were too incredible to be believed,
yet there was one intrusted to me, that
perhaps even at this late day may pos
sess interest for others. But to give it
in all its details I shall have to go back
some distance iu the history of time,
and would fain ask you to bear me
company.
On a eliilly November evening in
the year 183*2, gathered In the large
dissecting room were a number of old
Dr. Dent's students. The fire blazing
merrily in the grate before them threw
ruddy flashes over the handsome faces
of the young men, bringing them out in
strong relief from the dark background
beyond. Taking it all in all, it would
be difficult to find a more interesting
study than this ground afforded. The
different faces with their ever varying
expressions were caoh a history in them
selves.
But to-night the merry jest remained
unspoken, and the careless laugh died
away upon the lips almost before it had
struggled into existence. The silence
was becoming oppressive, when suddenly
the noise of a whistle, shrill and clear
sounded from the yard beneath. lu
stantly the look of nervousness vanished,
and was succeeded by one of breathless
attention. A pause, and then the whistle
was repented as before. Evidently it was
a preconcerted signal for the young men,
without a word, gathered up their hats,
and left the room. On leaving the room
and going iuto the yard they were met
by another person, who stepping from
the shadow of the wall was at ouce ac-
costed by them.
‘‘Well, Harvey, all right ?”
“Yes, come along,” answered the
stranger hurriedly. It is late, and we
have no time to lose.
Pushing open the gate, ho waited
UDtil his companions were through, and
then drawing it after him he looked it,
and put the key into his pocket. Turn
ing to the right, he proceeded rapidly
for some distance, followed by the rest
of the party. Tbo streets were entirely
deserted. Stopping near a crossing
“BAX.US SorTjr.l supbema lex ESTO.”
WAYNESBORO’, GA., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1872.
again the whistle sounded clear ns be
fore, the signal was nnswcrtd immedi
ately, and in a few moments a light
cart drew up opposite them. Without
a word the driver dismounted, and the
person known as Harvey udvaueed and
climbed iuto his place ; his companions
were soou seated behind hitn, and again
they wore on their way. Once with
out the city limits, the silence they hud
thus far maintained was broken, and
turning to one of the muffled figures
near hint Harvey inquired :
“Say Arthur, are you sure you have
everything we shall need ?”
“ Yes, all here. I say Harvey, don’t
you feel queer ? It seems to ine that
I would give a good deal to be out of
this; lam sure I shall dream of the
dead for weeks to come.”
“If you arc that womanish, you had
better quit, and go back, now,” replied
Ilarvey, soeeriugly.
“And make myself a subject of ridi
cule for the rest of you ? No, I thank
you ; since I have gone thus far, I shall
sec you through.” And drawing his
hat further dowu his face he again gave
himself up to his own thoughts. Short
ly after they arrived at the old grave
yard, and leaving one of their number
to watch, were soou in this “city of the
dead.” Picking their way along, keep
ing in the shadows as much as possible,
they quickly came upon a fresh mound,
and throwing aside their eloaks, were
soon busy displacing the earth that had
hardly as yet become settled. Steadily
they worked on, as one threw aside the
spade another taking it up. At last
the dull thud sounding from beneath
told them that the coffin was reached ;
a few minutes more and they were has
tily retracing their stops, bearing with
them the desecrated body. Wrapping
it in a blanket provided for the purpose
they placed it in the cart, and leaving
Hirvey and Arthur to transport it safe
ly hurried away to their different homes.
Without discovery the place was reach
ed where the cart had been obtained,
and silently the owner appeared ; with
out asking a single question be beheld
Ilarvey take up a burden, and followed
by Arthur disappear in the darkness;
then gathering up his lines, he took
the place, and the world around slept or,
nor dreamed of what was going on in
its very midst.”
Hastily Harvey strode on, scarcely
bending beneath the weight lie bore.
Arrived in front of the little gate, he
gave the key to Arthur, who opened it
and held it back for them to pass. Ou
on, through the long hall, up the steps
and once more in the old dissecting
room. The fire had long since died out
leaving the room in total darkness ; but
the occupants were no strangers, and
crossing the floor Harvey placed the
body on one of the long black tables.
“Get a light, Arthur,” said Ilarvey
speaking in his quick, imperative man
ner. “I will stir up these coals and
we’ll make ourselves comfortable for
the rest of the night. Why on earth
didn’t you feHows make up a fire before
you left ? lam half frozen, and you
might have known we should have to
come baok here.
“Surely,” 6aid Arthur, planing the
lamp upon the table, and going to where
bis friend was busy, trying to kindle the
fire, “Burely, Harvey, you are not going
to remain here ?”
“And why not?” Then sooing Ar
thur looking towards the body, lie
burst into a mocking laugh, and con
tinued, •
“Oh, I understand; you object to
some of your company, Come, cmne;
you may shun as muoh as you please,
but I assure you tbero is no need to run
from a dead one.”
“Oh, Harvey,” said Arthur, shudder
ing, “how can you speak in that way?
To me death is so dreadful, so solemn.
Aud this, you say, is a young girl ; just
;hiuk of it, supposing it was one of our
sisters ?”
‘ I tell you what, Arthur, you have
mistaken your vocation. If you don’t
get rid of some of your nonsensical scru
ples you will never make a successful
surgeon. To attain anything like a po
sition you must'hnvu a strong hand and
a firm heart, and I am sure I would not
have to go far to find either.”
“Does it require also that we should
lose all reverence for holy things, and
deaden al 1 the fitter feelings of our na
ture? Because the heart must be re
lentless, must it also be unfeeling?”
“Pshaw!” exclaimed Ilarvey, “don’t
go to moralizing, Arthur; anything but
that. I hate to be bored, but above all
things deliver me from a moral lecture.’’
Arthur sighed, and being unable to
keep quiet, began walking up and down
the floor.
Ilis friend had closed lis lips but
had not changed the current of his
thoughts.
Over and over he pictured vividly
to himself the cold still form be
fore him as endowed with life, surround
ed by friends, and among the gay, the
gayest; then the scene would chauge, and
he was a witness of her untimely death,
and beheld the cloud of sorrows break
over those that loved her, and finally
followed her to the grave, from whose
embrace lie bad so ruthlessly helped to
tear her.
Unable to eo trol himself, he seized
the lamp, and approaching the table,
turned down the covering from the
face of the dead. Inexpressibly beau
tiful were the features exposed to
his gaze; had they beyn chiselled
out of marble they could not have
been more perfectly regular. The
full lips, slightly parted, revealed a
row of beautiful pearly teeth, perfect
in their purity, while above the broad
white brow clustered a mass of golden
curls. Not a sign of decay was visible
about the face, aud it seemed that of
her it might have been truly said, “She
is not dead, but sleepeth.”
‘ Come, Harvey, coinc and see; is she
not beautiful ? How strange that
the Creator oliould fashion such a per
fect image, only to remand it to the
dust from which He moulded it.”
Ilarvey arose, aud pushing back his
chair, sauntered listlessly to where his
friend stood.
“Well, really, Arthur—” But the
sentence died away upon his lips, and
glancing up into his face Arthur saw
that it had turned to a ghastly paleness
while the eyes, riveted upon the counte
nance of the dead, protruded as if they
would burst from their sockets. But
while he gazed, the look of horror gave
way to an expression of unutterable
grief; and pushing Arthur aside he
threw his arms across the body, and
pressing his face close to hers, kissed
the cold Ups passionately cxclaimiug—
“o, Nellie! What have I done?—
0. my God, what have I done ?”
Arthur was filled with astonishment;
for a moment he doubted the evidence
of his own senses. To see Harvey, the
most skeptical and sneering of all his
fellow students, throw off all reserve
and give himself up to such unconti oil
able grief, was something as strange as
unexpected. There was but one way
of acoounting for it: the excitement of
the night had proven too much for even
his strong mind; and throwing his arm
teuderly around him he endeavored to
draw him away, as he inquired—
“ What is it, Harvey? what is tbo
matter ?”
“0, Got)!” cried the other, “you Kan
not know ; you must uever know. Let
me alone! O, Nellie! Nollie! whet
have I doue—oh, what have I done !”
“Harvey,” said Arthur, speaking with
the tenderness of a woman, “oome, let
me take you home; you arc too much
excited to stay here now.”
“Home!” exclaimed the other, “home!
I could almost curse the name.” Then
after a few minutes he oontioued, “You
arc right, I am iu no condition to re-
II a yttir, in advance,
main here; take me where you will,
only promise me this: that to no one
will you breathe a word of what has
taken place here to-night. It is my
secret, and I ask you to keep it; will
you promise? will yoifdothis? And
one thing more : The boys must be dis
appointed ; they cannot have this body;
it. is mine, and it shall not be molested.
Help mo to get it. from them, and I
will owe you a debt that nothing can
ever cancel.”
“Yes,” said Arthur, taking the other’s
hand, “I give you my most sacred
promise nover to roveal what I have
scon; and if it is possible I will save
the body for you.”
“Thank you, oh! thank you, Arthur
Leen, T can trust you, for I know you
will keep your word. Come, I am
ready.” And laying the body back
upon the table lie straightened out the
drapery about it, and severing one of
the bright golden ringlets from the pale
brow, kissed again the cold lips, and
turned away.
Arthur took one last look at the
beautiful face, then placing the cover
ing over it he prepared to leave the
room, accompanied by bis strange friend.
CHAPTER 11.
The night following the one in which
the events we have just narrated took
place, we fiud ourselves on a little plat
form at a way-station ten miles east of
Memphis. The long line of cars has
whistled away in the distance. leaving
us standing like sentinels, gazing out
into the darkness. The night is of al
most inky blackness, and the wind,
whistling through tha trees, dies away
in sobs like the wail of some stricken
creature.
The place is entirely deserted except
by two persons ; and they, pacing to
and fro through the darkness, appear
rather as shadowy phautoms than liv
ing men. Away in the distance gleam
a number of small lights, glancing fit
fully here and there, and at times al
most disappearing entirely. But as
they approach nearer they become larger
and soon the darkness around us is
illuminated by the glare of blazing
torches carried by a number of strong,
rough looking men. Approaching our
silent companions there ensue a few
moments of hurried co versation, and
then, dividing, a portion of the party
prepare to take up some heavy object
from the ground. The other approach
ing with their lights, we aro enabled to
see that it is a coffin.
A few seconds more, and the lights
are dancing away in the direction whence
they came ; aud impelled by a feeling
of curiosity impossible to control, we
wrap Our cloaks more closely about us
and follow at a distance,
On down the long lane, into a little
path leading through a narrow piece of
timber land ; and emerging from this
we find ourselves close to the white
paling of a little country graveyard.
Pushing open the gate we advance
nearly across the enclosure, aud paus
ing beneath the shadow of a tall oak,
wait for the party to arrange them
selves around the open grave at its
foot. Slowly they advance, winding
around this mound, then turning aside
to avoid that, and finally deposit their
burden beside the opening prepared
for its last resting place. The weird
lights flashing over the white stones
scattered here and there give the place
a w ild, unearthly look, and the leaves
rustling in the branches overhead send
forth a sound well in keeping with the
place.
With quiet respect tho coffin is
lowered into the grav,j, and with folded
arms the strangers watch the earth
thrown in upon it. Silently tbo men
work on, and when the last shovel-full
of earth is thrown upon the mound and
firmly pressed down, one of the dark
figures turm? to the men and exolaims, —
“You have fulfilled your agreement, I
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and lam satisfied; there is nothing
more to be done: you can go now”
Waiting until they were out of hearing
he turned, and pointing to the grave
continued, —
“See, Arthur, to-night I have given
back to Mother Earth the fairest blos
som she ever bore.”
“The body, Harvey, is given to the
earth, but the soul has returned to the
God that give it.”
“The soul ? Alsa ! if I only had
your faith, Arthur; but to mo death is
death ; the grave the grave; and I can
not see aught beyond it.”
“0, Ilarvey, say not so. To the good,
death is but the gate that opens iuto
hcaveu; aud while the grave may en
close the empty casket, the jewel reflects
its lustre from the diadem of the Crea
tor.” .
“ Your faith is very beautiful, Arthur,
aud I will uot try to weaken it. But
to me the lamp that has been extinguish
ed has gone out forever.”
“O, Harvey, with all your faults d*
not assure me that you are an infidel also.
A mind such as yours must raise itself
from such darkness, or refusing to see
the light, will not only be lost itself,
but be the means of drawing others into
the pit with it. lam confident that in
the death of this young person you have
sustained a great loss. Ido not know
the nature of it, nor do I ask your con
fidence ; but let me entreat this of you :
instead of allowing your heart to be
filled with bitterness, tear aside the cur
ttftiii tijttt obsCttres your mental vision,
and behold in this affliction the chasten
ing hand of a loving Father.”
“A father cannot take pleasure in in
flicting pain upon his child, and if the
most Supremo were the pitying parent
that you describe, His hand would not
so carelessly sweep across our heart
strings. No, we are but the toys with
which His fancy spots ; and lie crushes
us iD the dust as unmindful of our
writhings ns we would be of the very
worms beneath our feet.”
“Harvey, you do not believe this—
you cannot. But in your present state
it is useless to reason with you. Come,
let us leave here. When time shall in
a manner have healed this wound you
will be enabled to sec tilings very dif
ferently.”
“Time cau doubtless effect much,
but it has but oue gift that I crave, aud
that is the blessing of forgetfulness.”
And taking Arthur’s arm he moved
away.
Again the place is wrapped in re
pose. The wind sighs wearily through
the branches of the old oak, and the
leaves whisper their mournful dirge. A
few large drops of rain fall from the
heavy clouds above, like tears upon the
fresh mound at our feet. Are they *
tears of sympathy for the cold form that
lies beneath, or are they not rather
called forth in pity for the frail mortal
who dared to shroud himself in dark
ness, refusing to behold, in bis hour of
need, a loving Friend in Nature’s God?
[continued in oun next.]
Giantism has looked up a champion
to demolish Sohurz, The first appear
anoo of this worthy is announced by
yesterday’s organ in the statement that
Mr. Paul Strobaeh would address the
Germau meeting at Cooper , Institute,
and reply to some of the slanders in
vented by Schura If our
be accurate- —and in case it be not, we
are open to correction—this Schurz
destroying Strobaeh is an Austrian ad
venturer, formerly sutler to a New En
gland reginioht, and now some sort of a
carpet-bag official down South, The
occasion of his present absence from
that post of duty is understood to be
that he lies under the odium of that
offenoe which even our not over-delicate
ancestors veiled uuder the euphuism,
inter Chrisimm non nomimndum , and
finds it, in consequence, pleasanter to
attend to Grant’s interests North than
to tarry South,— World,
