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thrusts of a pike, which, however, penetrated not into 

 the brain, and thrown into a gi-ave on his back, with 

 a heap of earth and stones over him. His faithful 

 dog having scraped away the covering from his face, 

 and cleansed it by Hcking the blood, he returned to life, 

 after an interment of twelve hours, dreaming that 

 pikemen were going to stab him, and pronouncing the 

 name of Father Roche, by whose interference he hoped 

 to be released. Some superstitious persons hearing 

 the name, and imagining the man to have been revivi- 

 fied by the favour of Heaven, in order that he might 

 receive salvation from the priest, by becoming a Ca- 

 tholic before his final departure, took him from the 

 grave to a house, and treated him with such kind at- 

 tention that he recovered, and is now living in appa- 

 rently perfect health." 



" The man's restoration, after such treatment, 

 would be absolutely beyond belief," said Mr. Palmer, 

 " were it not attested by an author of credit, who 

 lives within a few miles of him, and seems to speak 

 from personal knowledge. The circumstance of the 

 dog is the least surprising part of the story, as there 

 have been well-authenticated instances of similar 

 fidelity." A subject once set agoing, acts like the 

 electric spark, and excites general sympathy. Thus, 

 one story produces another. We were now entertain- 

 ed with the following affecting narrative. ^^ In 1789, 



