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THE HORRID MYSTERIES.
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stopt a while at the entrance, came, at length, nearer, and appeared in the vault, exhibiting a large procession of compassionate faces of either sex. Some carried torches, some phials and glasses, and some garments and linen. The light, that now illuminated my horrid residence, enabling me to look around, I beheld myself enfolded in a cloud, and different vessels standing by my side.

"Loud rejoicings re-echoed through the vault when my visitors saw me sitting in the coffin; and they ran towards me to complete my resuscitation, carrying me out of the damp cavern to a lofty apartment, where I was put into a well aired bed. Decency bade my deliverers to retire, and only two females staid with me, to assist me in changing my dress, while I gradually was re-animated with a pleasing warmth, and recovered the full power of recollection.

"When they saw that I had entirely recovered my faculties, they congratulatedme