Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-04-26
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The assgusfa ConsfifuftOn0Iisi gives The
following account Of an eRIerprising female
who has been praying with and preying up
on the people of The south to some purpose
DISTINGUISHED ARRIvAL.-Mrs. RacheI
Hall, who, if we miSlakg not, paid our ciI-
liens a visit some six years ago, has again
come among US 10 her old vocation, with
the exception that she is now a member OF
the Presbyterian Chu oh, while on her for
msr Visi, she profeSsed TO belong to the Epis,
c0palianS She has been at the point OF
death ever since her arrival, and been sit
up with and carefully attended by members
Of oul charitable female friends, &C. The
Southern Christian Advocate Of the Both
uli., gives this account Of her:
SiuEmI0, Case of hnposf,Ue female
carrying the appearance and manners of "A
lady, stopped al Wilmington, N c., on her
way to this city, a few weeks since. The
avOwCd cause of her detention was illness
OF serious kind. hemorrhage of the lungs,
SpasmS of the heart, of the most appalling
description, accompanied with flaming and
other symptoms of extreme weakness. She
brought with her letter from a lady O:
Norfolk, giving sketch Of somewhat 70.
mantle and unfortunate history-a tale OF
having been robbed while i'll in steamboat.
on her way TO die with sister in Georgia.
She pIOtessed to be christian, and exhi-
bited an appearance of patient and submits
sive gentleneSs, which in her extreme suf-
frrings awakened general interest and
sympathy in her behalf, on the part of the
Wilmington ladies, to whom no call of this
kind appeals without success. During three
weeks she received the unwearied attentions
of ladies of The highest responsibility. with
the kind and constant attendance of phv-
stefan and cupped almost every dav-fell
into spasms-fainted till all appearance of
life seemed extiLct-and the brea III ppear>
ed to have left the body entirely; vet al
ways kept calm and placid face, indnca.
tive of inward peace. During all this time
she vas alone scarcely an hour, day or
night, and several being with her during
the day, besides the attendance of a hired
nurse. Delicacies were sent hel from ma
ny families, and she had received The visits
OF several ministers, one Of whom at her re.
quest, administered the communion 10 her.
In this way she was closely observed by
some fifty or sixty persons at least, upon
nearly all OF whom the impression she made
was entirely favorable. She had received
similar alterations al Norfolk and Peters,
burg. Improving somewhat, a time was
set for her departure for the south but a
few hours before the steamer left, she was
again seized by violent paroxism, so that
her departure was delayed another week,
She was on her way to Athens, Ga. knew
nobody in Charleston ur Augusta, and had
provision made for her al boarding house
in the former city. She finally left Viii.
mington, was taken TO the hotel in this CITY
and was rccos mixed here as the same per-
son, who, under another name, had seve.
raj years ago passed through the same ill
ness; received the same attention, ard ex.
hib' ed the additional capacity OF throwing
her I mbs on, of joint a: pleasure and con
fessed to several ladies and a physician who
had detected her before, that i. was decep.
iion-that nothing allied her in the world
and OF this she gave proof by dressing her.
self as soon as lef; alone, and taking her de
parlure in an omnibus TO sparts unknown"
In Wilmington she received aid from the
Odd Fellows and Masons, on the ground of
her husband having belonged 10 those fra
ierniiies, and also from the churches
Along with handsome prayer hook belong.
ing 10 young lady who had left IL in her
room. she took letter from the Episcopal
clergyman recommending her TO the 81 mpa>
thy and ai6 of the clergy and laity of s. c.
and elsewhere.