Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-17

TIE Dedd Ddncers.-A paragraph copied Gom
French journal, describing the death Of gentle.
man whlle walz'ng, IS gong tho rounds of tho
newspapers, The incident reminds us of another
which IL said to have occurred in this city many
years since, and which mi furnish the ground work
of IA slIonable tale Of horror. Miss - n Young
lady OF beauty aud accomplishments but of a dispo-
sition singnlary reserved aud exactng was be.
lrothtd TO French Officer, who had been placed
upon the half pay list from being inexperienced for
service by muskct ball which had not been extract
cd Capt. - was an elegant wallzer. but owing
to the state OF his health he could never take moro
than one OF two turns upon the floor without being
overcome by exhaustion, aud indeed his ply sician
had expressly forbidden him 10 share in that exciting
dance. WALKING, though subsequently written out
Of fashion by the authors Of Sanagund was az that
time Deailv as much IN vogue as at present, and
Miss -. who affected to be a leader OF ton wa,
one OF the FIST always 10 join in the graceful whrl
Partners however, were not easy 10 be obtained un-
less when foreigners were present, and il Glanced
that Miss ---- entered bali just when
Capt.. - had wallzed few turns, aud ovetcomo
with the exercise. was al ont retiring from the room.
The Lady was provoked at having arrived TOO late to
secure her lover for the first dance, aud with want
OF consideration truly uneminlne, laid her hand
upon his arm to detan him in passing. Poor
Monsieur -, though pale x sinking, had TOO much
OF the Freuchman about him 10 resist the appeal.
lie begged short respite, however, which vas
granted. While the careless girl ratified away with the
upon the arm of her silent lover. Afier very brief
time single quadrille only having interviewed, tho
waltzlng couples were called to the floor, and the
thoughiless Miss - hurried her partner into the
gay circle.
The band struck mp. The dancers moved, and
the slow time enabled the invalid Captain TO get
through the first round with apparent ease. He
seemed, too. gather life the time Of the music
qulckened, and the waivers moved faster and faster
nay, his strength renewed that he soon ii, ed
out the other couples. The floor vas left to this
single pair and now swiftly did they whirl a
round, that the musicians in turn had to follow them
with the most rapid execu,ion.-The gaze of the
whole company fixed upon this eccentric pair,
when suddenly the face of the lady seen to turn
almost of purple colour whilst ;e features Of her
partner ,corked as if affected by some hdeous spasm
Her eyes rolled with anxious, appealing look,
while his became fixed with the stare Of a maniac.
Her arms fell liieessly by her side-hs seemed
to contract like hinges OF iron about her person,
which, folded in his embrace, nung-wlth tho
last move olthe delirious and dying man-a corpse
upon the floor. The horror-stuck spectators sprang
TO the assistance Of the unfortunate lady. but she
already gone, and her lover expired before she
could be released from his arms. An examina-
ton of the officers body proved that his death
ensued from the dropping inwardly. upon moral
part of the bullet he had so long carried abou him;
and in the sudden dorium of his death-agony, he had
wrought some fatal injury the lady by the horri-
BILE compression in which i've held her.
~ Y Mirror.