Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-19

IJtct in placing it in the fire was 10 soften
the oil. :
And what adds to the melancholy ef-
,ects OF this mischance-his EMPLOYER,
Mr. Baxter. who was Ill at the time. was
SO much affected by the occurrence as 10
cause his death which took place shortly
afer.-Batt. Patriot
"A CORPSE GOING TO BALL-Those
VINO read the thrilling passages from the
diary of London Physician, that were
puolished few years since, will remem-
Der one tale of Death at the toilet Al
'hough 1t was asserted by the writer that
thoSe narratives were the records of facts,
lew L presume were willing 10 believe
That real life could furnish matter of such
romantic interest. Especially did the
one alluded to strike my own mind as
quite unnatural. and read it, as others,
admlrmg the genius more than the vera
city CT the writer.
Perhaps some who have seen the words
at the head of this article NAV imagine
that they are about to be treated to pass
age from the dreams of fancy, but they
are mistaken. have sad and solemn
Tale OF truth to relate, and when it has
| been read, there will be no hesitation in
believing that truth is stronger than fc-
tIon.' No coioring shall be laid on the
story; no art of establishment shall
heIghten It's interest; it shall be told to
others as 1t was told TO me, and you shall
be convinced that there is nothing more
than truth in the story of the corpse that
| went to ball.
You recolect the first day of January,
lo4O. 1t was bitter cold day. 1t was
cold as far south as the city of New Y ork,
and up here in the country, where am
writing, Ii was terribly severe You
could not ride far against the wind with
out being exposed to freezing | have
heard of two cases of death by cold on
that day in this region, and of another
case in which the sufferer was saved by
great exertlon, when at the point of per-
ishng.
The night Of that day was to be observ-
ed, as is usual here, by New Years
ball. Invitations had been extended Tor
many miles around, and great gather.
ing of the young and gay, and thought
less, was expected. Extensive prepara-
tons had been made for an evening o.
merriment and gee, and merry hearts
beat quickly in anticipation of the pleas
ures OF the scene. None was happier in
the though! of coming joy than Miss
--, who took her seat in the Sleigh
by the side Of her partner for the evening
and set out for a ride of some twen'y
miles TO join the dance. She was Young
and gay, and her charms of youth and
beauty never were lovelier than when
dressed for that New Years ball. OF
course too thinly clad for the season, and
especially for that dreadful dav, she had
not gone far before she complained of be-
ing cold, very cold but their anxiety tc
reach the end Of their ride in time to be
f present at the opening of the dance, in
duced them to hurry EDWARDS wilhou
stopping by the way. Not long after thi.
complaining. she said that she felt perfect
ly comfortable, was now quite warm, ant
that there was no necessity of delay or
} her account. They reached, at length
: the house where the company were gath
r ering; the young man leaped from tn
/ sleigh, and extended his hand to assist he
f out, but she did not offer hers; he spok
4 to her, but she answered not; she wa
g dead-stone dead-frozen stff-a corps
S on the way to ball-N Y O6serccr.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Woodbridge
o IN his Message at the opening of the pres
ent session of the Michigan Legislature
> says:-
4 Il feel myself compelled to recon-
mend to your early consideration, tn
propriety of an immediate suspension, O
r repeal, of all the existing laws relative t
O our internal improvement system, except
IF ing so much thereof as relates to the run
st ming of the cars upon the railroads a
T. ready in use, the regulation, receipt an
r. application of the tools collected thereon
z, or 50 much as in any wise regards the TT
e ceipt of the instruments due and accrc
of ing upon the five million loan, $50 called
n and the payment OF stipulated interest"
G The whole amount of appropriation
i on all the works of Improvement in tia
g State. is $2,ll8,OOO: expenditures 81
% 5l0,315,29.
v. The total appropriation to the South
l. ern railroad is S475,54l. 1t is unte
v contract from Monroe to HiIsdale, and
{. nearly complete from Monroe to Adrian
n The receipts for the Central road fc
t, the last year were S6l,l54.84; expend
N lures S14,45l Is; leaving Sl6,703 6
lie to pay interest on S757,068 10; or abot
N l-2 per cent.
h CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA-We lear
y from the Journal of Commerce, that lei
= tiers have been received from:the Amer
can Missionaries at Canton, which stat
"that Lin. the high commissioner. ha