RESURRECTION POWER
Don Marquis, the New York newspaperman who charmed readers with tales of the cockroach and the cat, Archy and Mehitabel, in the 1920s loved to tell this story which was passed on by Dr. Francis Leo Golden: “Marquis was laid low with a heart attack. It was urgent that he be taken to a hospital at once. All the ambulances were in service, so a hearse was sent for him. But on the way to the hospital, the glass-paned hearse was halted in a traffic jam. The hearse pulled up next to a smart little open roadster in which two frolicsome young women were gaily chattering. Then, they glanced through the glass panel where Marquis’ burly figure lay under a blanket. At the moment, he caught their eyes, and in spite of heartburn, appalled them with a slow, magnificent wink. The women became hysterical and, as his hearse rolled away, he saw them crash into another car and attempt to explain to…
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