The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-06-01

last WISH 1 1au pau her were IN cOuse.
quence os frequent sensations Of oppression
and pain in the chest, which plainly indi.
Gated some organic disease Of the heart.
saw enough to warrant me in warning her
mother OF the possibility Of lhe daughters
sudden death from that cause, ana lhe i'm.
rAlnent peril 10 which she exposed herself
BY dancing, late hours, &C.; but Mrs. Us
"Reminiscences. gentle and a1rectionaie as
they always were, were thrown awav M.
On her headsrong daughter. '
II was'sriklng eight by the church clock
when Mss =, humming the words
Of song, lit her chamber candle by her
mothers aud Withdrew 10 her roosa Ia
dress, sOundIy rating the servant rirl by
The way, for not having slarched some ar
iicIes or other which she intended to have
worn that evening. As her toilet was
usually long and laborioas business. il
did not occasion much surprise in her
moIher, who was siIng BY HE fre in their
llule paror, reading some hook Of devo.
ton. that the church chimes announced the
FIRST Quarter past nine Orlock, without her
daughters making her appe rance. The
noise that she had made overhead in walk
Ing TO and fro 10 her drawers, DIR, sslng
'abIe. &c., had ceased about half an iour
ago, and hrr rt,oiler surpassed She was
then engaged in her hair combing.
well, | wonder what can make Char.
IoIe so very careful about her dress To-.
nlghN" exclaimed Mrs. =, reno, inc
her eyes from iIe book, and gazing mn.
s'ngly inn tho fire. "Oh! il Is because
Young LI'ut. " is going to be there.
Wei, was young my sell once, and IFS
very eArusable in ChlrIoue-heiehol"-
Soe heard t wind howirg so disnalIy
wish NJ that she dew together lho Goals OF
the fire. and was laying down lhe poker,
whcn The clock Of - church struck The
second quarter after nine. .......
why, whatiH the world can Charlotte
he dong all this while!" she enaured.-
She llslend. 81 have moi heard her NOV.
ing for the last three Quarters of an hour
Ill call the maid and askr' She rung III,
bell and the servant appeared.
betsy, Miss - is no, gone We, i,
she! Go up 10 her room, Betsy, and Sc,
II she wants anything, and tell her it i.
halt past niue O'clock" said Mrs. ].
The servant accordingly went up stairs
and knocked al the bed room door Once
twice, thrice, bu, received no answer
There was dead silence, egcen; when III,
wind shook the window. Could Mis-
- have fallen asleep! o, impossible
She knocked again, bui as unsuccessful A.
before, She became little f1ustered, ana
alter moments pause, opened The doc
and entered. There was Miss j. a
.hegIEss. "Why,l la ma'am!' commenced
Betsy, in p.tulent tone, walking up I,
her, "here nave been Knocking for lhes,
1--we minutes, und'-Belsy staggered, hor
ror.struck, 10 the bed, and utterfrg lou,
shrek, alarmed Mrs. - who Instant,
lot'ered up Stairs almost palIid with frighI
MIssJ-- was dead!
I was there in few minutes, for m,
house was not more than two streets dis
hnl. II was stormy night in March
aud The desOlate aspect ol things without
deserted streets, the dreary howEing of lht
wind and the incessant parlering Of III,
rain, contributed to cast a gloom over m,
mind when connected with The intelligence
Of the awful event that had summoned mn
out, which was deepened into horror b,
the spectacle | was duomed to witness. -
On reaching the house found Mrs. j.
ina violent 1t OF Mysteries. surrounded h,
several OF her neighbors who had baen call
ed in to her assistance. | repaired to III,
scene Of death, aud beheld what | shal
never forget. The room was occupied b,
a white bed and curtains. There was bn
one window, and belure il was a table n,
which stood hooking glass hung with a
lille white drapery, and The various para
phernaIla oflhe tuhet lay scattered abnu
pins, breaches, curling papers, ribmds
gloves, DC. An arm chair was drawn /,
lh's table, and in il sat Miss J., s,one
dead Her head rested upon her right
hand, her elbow supported by the table,
while her left hand hung down by Der
side, grasping a pair Of curling IRONS
Each ol her wriss were encirclrd by n
snowy gilt bracelet. She was dressrd in
white muslin frock, with llile border
ing hlonds. Her face was iurued towards
the glass, which BY the lghtoflhe expiring
candle, reflected with highlGul fidehiy lhe
I clanmy, liked features. dsubrd with rouge
aud carmlne, the fallen lower inv. ane i6e
eyes directed full into the glass with a cold
Stare 'hal was appalling. Ga examining
We connlenance more nlrrowIy, | thought
| detected the traces Oi a smirk ID conce,,
and self comPlacency, which. not ven the
pal'Nlpg touch Of death cGuId wholly ob.
h'esNlr. The hair Of the cprpse, all snoOih
and glossy, was curled with elaborate pre.
cIsIdn, aud the skinny, sallow neck was
enclrcltd with string Of ghusting pearls.
The ghasily vlsOge Of death thus lserina