Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-05-11
DEATH IN A BALL ROOM.

One beautiful but coli eve ming in January, d
Young gentleman entered Dr.. C--'s office,
with whom was spending a vac t'ion} an hur-
richly enquirei where he should tinl the Doctor.
Not being able TO inform hiln he requested me
to accom- any him down the street II II IS
hotel, as there young LADY IN the bal! roo.n,
yery i'll.
Surprising it a ftintnC fl, clappei bottle
Of hirt5aorn. together with a lancet into my
pocket, ana accompanied him.
On the way he Informed me. as airaa V
knew that ball was 10 progress at The h I'll, and
ind been interrupted hy the unfortunate Illness
Of one Of thu bellies of the evening.
Arriving 1T tn. hotel. wer- soule,vh 1t
oris-d by the filing ANA driving away OF The car
riages II thu door.
We clught now ani then. m cxci,na,ion.
which beto'Senri eSt-ern- terror. but h.ari no
hing sufficiently distinct to limit of forming
! "nclus.on, as 10 The cause of The apparent con-
tison.
Passing NJ the stIir-. We encountered nr,.n-
,rrs Of Young Ia ilr-, with their naat!es thrown
:arclrssiv about than. with che ks as pti' All
ips bloc Hess III ,ugh 10y were the sl5 ect
Tor whom al was u'nontI.
They were hurrying away as from coptanrtna-
ton, the hlritv OF the o"c asion having been
suddenly exchanged for mutt terror.
Iurrying through The crow i. we entered the
bali room. 1t was very 50 iclnus. and brilliantly
lighted, bIt deserted of its ocruptnts. saw. a
group III Ill" centre, who seemed horror stricken
by the sight humanity compelled them 10 re-
main to witness.
CA Il sofa, which In! been drawn from the
side Of the rnon at n voung lazy IN the stoop-
ing posture, rs thong. IN the act of rising, with
hani stretched out to take tn It Of the part
ner, who TO have led her 10 tb- dance.
With the smile her lip. an ewes beaning
with excitement, death hni siez"ti her. lh+-
smile of oy was transformed 10 i hii~ons grin;
the beaining eve. now seemed but i glaZ.d mass
prorn ling from tn, socket.
The carnine aided t. give briiliincv to her
compla XIon. now coatrast"d strangely with TIE
s,lnw hr her skin Ia assumed. while the g'r-
gcous tr ,pping~ in which t>i,ion h II erke her,
seemed bat a lnocking of the hlbi'nents Of the
grave.
Death under such circ1mstancrs horrible.
No wonder the pale mother sh- knet brsii
her child, grornri ont, mot here! Not here
Let her die at hone,'
We had arrived too late to renicr all TIL"
spirit had fle5, anl all tn Il conii be done. Wa
to remove In. holy ana strip IT Of it, srustlHSS
paraph"rnaia THIS horrible crt>.~trophs Us
on. Of those striking acts of Providence, BY
which W. are foreyyarne III II Death Ci tI.ns all
seasons for his o,yn. When the Young an beau
tiiIi. slrrounei BY the consolation Of religion.
dep irt in the trim nphs OF a Christian ftth. W.
bow ourselves u the s,roh". and believe tn 1t =
serlps has pissed from among a. TO lnlngic VITA
the parr ahovc.
Bat g, l,len dispensati N Ike The one above.
lcaves a sha low upon thr hearts of Survivors, no
after scene an desert e. Do thy fnjng" with
the merry dtncers' Ia IL" nj st or their fcs-
tivity nes tn. awful n IN Of III ptst.
In tli' silence OF their own chirihcrs. they
weep for The departed, AMI seek in vain in me
rvs siorrhonse for some fon message. Whisper
ed from tiiA blooIless lips the spirit sighcI IL
self away.
Not here. not har.,--lrt her de at Ione!'
woali b. ih' exclamation of any mother, were
sha 10 stini thus, by har oniy chit; while the
only response vouch-afrd woni b. fnnn in the
oul-harrowing exclamation of thoSr aroun !.
Ip len tIpu IN 4 q h