Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-16

~ ~, ne ot. confusion anu g%stssp ls,,.h,
Inc by clothes had nothing uspsas M y :,
with viii thi of feeling, which VIC su ssna a0,
have reula REM "a the same under q blaet9hs,
or . 'cl scarlet Inennt.l tlsTl I,.g .e5, Swly
% A gentleA Yin this nsghborhood, ny
since dead, attended q public ball ;ias n.
the same wee he had seen alove- ny
y child conslg the earth, would a,ai ~ !
rent jdressedin aepest sables. + too,
tha ave narrated Of cess
the business like mal Il which Can mac
adams treat death i + r;dicnlonsly emu
striking than tile 'f0llS /: i'1i'fiS4S'' gers
The wife of "a rich .,nic,haa \ nl1s ia1'
brother lying it was saed, at att the amy amy
point Of death. His sistI = note u, ,lus
to me, requesting me to ,,n;sb m rns aaa,
engagement ls nc Mt / had made vissewinr no MAJ MAJ
girl in her favor, as she want ksr s in. Hms We,
,nediately to make up her Rning. sasi s,.'
lthc doctor having toldher thaf5ree,, F.Gf .G;.
Ither could not live many days. W T. E1as lhls
.Mrs.--ais going to boz : woa usa
hand with death, III said, as l gayIs y E "Ug =
erl the desired release, - !, (
Known instances Of persons being lI; oao
late With their mourning to attend, u u
funeral, but this is the first time !! eyen Y
heard Of it being made in antlclpa-ks
|. ton .'eslsa a8G olsy; .i,r9 sll
Aftcr,a week the,girl returned to
, her former employment. ~ q
aWeil, Anne, is Mr.. ----- deadf !
No, Nam, nor likely to die this
: time. and his sister is sosexed that she
r bought such expensive mourning, and
p = The M brother Of this proyident lady is
y alive to this day, the husband of a very
It pretty wife, and the father of a family
le While she, poor body, has been conslgp-
% ed to the for mOreathan three
wears. .esig Gn tll4 NN -.'rs ~
i. Il During her own dying illness, al lit.
ne tlo girl greatly disturbed her sick mo
ID tlef with the noise she made. He %
e-.Ihusband, as an inducemcnt to keep th'
rs m child quiet, said y"Mary if you do, no no
a, quit that, I'llwhip YOU buff you o kSsel
I'd still. ike 4 good girl, you shall 60 7
ok ma funeral. 1ssgt .. y. is5,, ,'.,3s
An artist, cousin Of mine, was ltis.
". ted, with many other members OF tn
~ ~. ROyal Academy, to attend the .funer'
y i. Of the celebrated Nollckcns, the scull
~ ~ tor.. The party filed twelve mournn !,
~ coaches: and were furnished with sll
,sr ~ gloves, scarfs and hatbands, anda a dil
ls' 5er was provided after hefpneral w
over. at one Of the large hotels. ("
oqt : merrier set than We were on that day
'ich said my ny : cousin, l never saw, We' Y.
i sot iiovial, and it was midnight befO
- @ any @of us Us reached re edourrespectiye home
'on+ TIE whole affair wildly brought TO .
cry mind that description Of the 'aondol
ella given so graphically by Byron, that
.con,uin,d much funi
nice Like mourning coaches when the iunral's dor
md, M, Some years ago, / witnessed the
2 oula neral Of young lady, the only cll
Of very wealthy parents, .r1 who resi- e s,'
was in Bedfordsquare. The heiress OF til
ind; enviable riches was a very delici
! her fragile looking girl, and on the
'yshe that she attained her majority, her
her rents gave large dinner party,
:resh lowed by ball in the evening, to G
bratc the event. 1t was during
heir winter; the night was very cold,
II hose crowded rooms oSerheatcd the 70
y, to lady ithinly but magnifcently clad
!, lay She took q chill in leaving theIc
''lA; w; Y ball room for the large, illwarmed
e e was per room, and three days after,
'et to hope Of these rich peoplelay insen'
2 NJ, III on her bier. Jfig gs
U sta, ~ heard from every one tlat q
ICY Of apon Mrs. LA-, therelatiye& y fr
iil. with whom Iwas staying, Of the !
then nifcent funeral that would be give
was a Miss CT! All, little needed
W whose palc crushed flower Of yesterday,
use in pomip ri that was vas to convey her from
offend ,S.hnj oflrx,,rvy IN the cold, damp.
llth to Of St, Giles melancholy lo'
youtly church, I stood at Mrs L----;s
elease dow, which commanded q view Of
$ long whole square, tOwatch the prOS;t
place, pass up Russell street to- the p,
solemn l,'c, ~ Sold and large snow fakes fel
ie, Tas il and heavily t0the earth, /. The ! e
diney sparrows, with their feather
farmer i5 fed atfa ap, hoped moarhfally alor @
end the pavement in search Of food; the,
. ',, aIn spite Of all their isa'hers' were a.
VI died THE mutes that attended the lon
f.. fore ( Of mourning coaches stood mott mott
Canada leaning on their long stalls wr
led ear. with white, like SO many figure
nointed the frost king had stiHened into mt