Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-01-27

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and withdrew To her roon IN dr...
soun"Iv rating the servant-giri by the
way Tor not having starched some ar.
ncie or other which she intended Ia
nave worn that evening. A. her tot.
let was usually a long and iaborious
business, II did not occasion much sur.
PRISE Z" her mother. who was .it,;pc
by the hire in their little parIour. read.
ing some book uf devotion. that the
ohurch chimes announced the first
( quarter past nine O'clock. without her
daughters making her appcarance.-
The noise she had maize over head !,
walking To and fo to her drawers. lres
s'ng-iable. &c. had ceased about ha.f
an hour ago. and her mother supposed
she was then engaged at her glass. all
Ju't'nS her hair, and preparing her
complexion.
:" Well ! wonder what can max.
Charlotte so very careful about her
dress To night" exclaimed Mrs. =.
removing her cvrs from the book. and
gazing 'houshtfully at tho Ere; "Oh,
,tis because young Lieutenant "
IS TO be there. We'll, wa. youn,
myself once. and il j. very cxcnsab,e
In Charlot;e-heigho :" She heard
the wind bowling 81 dismsllv without.
ina she drew Together the coal. al her
brisk hrr, and was laying down the
n"se.. when the clock of church
struck The second quarter after nine.
Why. whatin the Grid can { har
'"t'e be dang all This while z" IL. a
gain inquired. She li,tcne,-"I have
not heard her in. f,r the las, three
quarters OF al hour. I'll call tie maid
and ash" She rang the bell and IN,
servant appeared.
"Betfl, Mss = is not zone
vet. is size
fla. no. ma'am." replied The girl.
took up the curli"g irors abnu, n
quarter OF an hour ago, as she had pu,
one at her curls out aud She said
she should soon be ready. She's bur.,
her new muslin dress behind. and tina,
Ina. put her into a way. ma am"
Go up To her room, then, Betty.
and see If she wants any thing: and
tell her it's half past nine O'Clock :"
SAID Mrs. =. The servant, scooru
insly went up stairs, ard Knocked az
,he Del room door, once, twice. thrice.
but received no answer. There was
dead silence, except when The wind
shook the window. Could Miss -
have fallen asleep: q, impossible
She knocked again. but unsuccessful,
as before. She became a little ilus.
tered; and after a moments raus,
opened The door and entered. There
MAS Miss - sitting at the glass.
why, Ia. ma'am." commenced Bet
~ IN pe'u'ant tone, " alk,ng M to her,
here have ] been knocking tor these
I'VE minutes, and"-. Betty stag
gered horror struck TO the bed. and
uitcrng loud shrirk. alarmed Mrs.
=. whoinstan'ly tot,ered up s,a,f,.
almost p,l>ied with fright. Mls.J-
was dead.
was there within a few minutes.
Tor my house was not more ihnp two
streets distant. Il was a stormy nirI,r
m March and the des0late aspect OF
things "iihout-deScrfed sirert.-the
dreary h0wiing of The wind. ADD the III
ee-sant patching Of the rain-contri.
buted to cast a gloom over nv mind.
when connected with the intelligence
ot the awful event that had summoned
me out, which was deepebrd INTO hor.
ror by TIE spectacle | was doomed
to witness. On reaching the house,
; found Mrs. = in violent mysteries.
surrounded by several 81 her ue,,h.
bnurs who had been called 10 her as
sisiancc. | repaired instantly to The
! scene oi death, and bchcld what I shall
never forget. The room wa, nccu.
ped by white curtain bed. There
was but one windo@. and before IL v 1s
table, on which stood a Iookinr glass
|, hung with little white drapsry and
. various paraphernalia of the tollrt lay
4 scattered ab"ut-pIns. broachc-. curl
3 ING papers. ribands, gloves. Sc. An
/ arm char was drawn TO this table, and
: ia - sat Miss J.. stone dead.
Her head rested upon her right hand.
her elbow supported by the table
. while her left hung by her side. .fa-p.
ing q pair " curling irons. Each of
her wrists was cnCIrCled by -hos '
gilt bracelet She was dressed IN a
, white muslin frock. with lIIue bur.
dcrIng Il blonde. Her lace "a. turn
: cd towards the g'A.., which. Nv the
EghI oi The expiring candle, reflected
with Irighiful fidelity the clsmmy fx
eel FEATURES. daYbgd over with rouge
and carm'1s-thP fallen lower Jaw
and the eyes directed fuil INTO tie
glass, with cold stare, that vas ap-
pallng. On examining The cOunic.
nfncr more narrowly, ! thought de
'eeted 'he tra' - ~ sp,rk II cone Ell
and self compiaceney. ~b,ch not even
tie palsving tonth ol Dearh could