Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

II .bIOdtTfi Ifht btHds Wv 49,
10 dav one Of The most eNtraordInar,
accounts of the manner IN which Joi!.
husband contrl,ed in Paris, To apr, \
himself with hi, wireS, lior hs. n nm.
Hco 20 dedih,l tina, has cvS, have had
der our notice. Tho.snr their feet
the experiment oi an easily ,m,rin.
tried upon theJP that torture which a
the rrhnemSudure, when 80 bound a.
person ,olr To rcslst. What pleasure
I" D!.m,,d could have taken ia The er-
NC Ggo,1iss at lovely woman. no
h"mdn mind can fancy; but that he
did revel IN them, the narrative ren.
ders but too certain v. J. .idu.
EFFrCrs or TICKLING
Tram hs PeiI Courier de, IjGS.ss II 5h No
tfn.Irr, 1920.
Mrs. dc L.. riNrd much with the
fashlnu ,bie world last winter. accom-
PANIED b her dauyh er Emily Young
en-! handsome. ,hc latter was the OBJ
iect ui general attention. Although
without fortune. she recc;, cd many ad-
outrageous proposals tor her hand, bul
a. her heart remained unaffected, she
selected from the crowd vi her admit
rer- Mr.. he w. a, the one best suited
90 CRAFTY her amour progre he was
about turty, rich aud rrsp"cied-he
adorcd her and would thu, make her
happy. Emily made coEGdUue at
her mother, who could not avoid ex-
pressing her surprise at the selection
VI. lie w. had ALREADY lost two wives
there was "A disparity IN their ages,
and be felt an iu,incIoic yepugnance
Ia, which she could not &C, nau,, TO the
union. Emily thought so good an op
po'iuuiiv ut securing q ,ich establish
inent. might not again preseni--hvr
mother Welded, aud she was married
60 Nr. de w.. Some time after. En!-
Tvs brother urged her frankly con-
tr>s to him. whether she had realized
the happiness which she had .nt.o'pat-
cd from tie union. Il nave, indeed.
sad she; my husband anticipates my
every wish. and would rruder me full,
happy. bur for a singular request which
he has made, and which ~ ] cannot
understand the object, troubles me aud
nave To- r'iuSe IT, /; must be verS
seIlou,.' SAID Ed~ ard. oh no, !, i, We
nv >lily. replied his si-ter. YOU wouid
never imagine what. Only think of :
request to bind myself w''u linen ban
dag ,--in d word, To be living copy
vi al Egyptian mummy.
"a extraordinary a caprice, surpris-
cd Edward full as mach Is II had In,
sister.
His curiosity was too strongly ex-
c''ed 80 b. spent Ia ImagInings, and he
urged his sister To weld. but with the
cnud 'i"n riat he should, unknown 20
the husband. be stationed duIIn. the
operation ,n an adjoining runm.
Thus placed. hi, sister informed her
husband that she determined to Weld
To has request. Will With Joy at thu,
Iniormati2u, the husband found not
words TO express his gratitude, yc,
promptly commenced his operations.
Edward listened atienti,eiv. Profound
silence rcIgued for some minute, IN the
room hi sister broke IL by saving ia a
trembling tone, and the arms tou:'
lie iuyO,uutarIy trrmblrd a. II they
were 60 bc the last words OF his sister
e.. my dear replied the husband
gaIly, II neg you-held and feet only
free; JUS ! he mummy YOU know.
Al Vas again quiet he ,ilrnce.last-
CO ~ long a. again 10 frighteu Edward,
snl - was upOn the point OF entering
the room. when lis lister cnmmeu, ell
laughing most Immnde raielv-h, {, u
assured. and listened EmiIy stopped.
ana All was again silent. Again She
"A. Il. a -
before. aud all again va, silent. This
tohO-hkc rcpo>e, broken ty loud and
hm"odrrate laughter. aud silence sue
cee1tns the laughter. was ALARMING
hc knew not what 20 think al IT,, aud
b.r~r INTO the room. Al his appear.
ance. MIR. dc V. fed. and Edward
i0nad hts unfortunate sister stretched
On the floor, cold and inanlmate. IIer
husband had bound her, that hs miahi
freely Tckie her ftcf. Another iii Of
laughing, and Emily would have fol.
loved The two other wive, Of Mr. dc
'. HE best attendance has but re.
called her Z" eNis'en'e, n peytcf Hfi0f.
HE nervous system beng entirely de
str"ypd.
has adventure. known To- all Pari.
Tor -p'nr day'. - too we'll proved ia be
doubted. We supprc., the names.
solely on OF regard 10 a highly peet.
ed family.
Great efforts are made 10 promote
tnfe'iScf"af Improvement. ~ were n
BE- WISHED that more eifnrts we're made
toteach g00d morGi, and good uaauers
4 oitn cannot walk out ct church
on The sabbath without beng ammo, rd
and almost pushed headiong D, boys.
WIN Iu-n lnr,..,L a., -. u -