The Youth's Companion/July 19, 1860/Blooming in the Grave

Blooming in the Grave.

A metallic coffin, containing the body of a young lady who had been buried more than four years, was lately opened in Memphis, Tennessee. The body was in an excellent state of preservation; the hair, particularly, was very life-like, and, what was more astonishing, a full-blown camellia japonica, which some affectionate hand had twined in the tresses of the girl, was remarkably fresh-looking, the leaves retaining their soft greenish hue to perfection.

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