The Georgetown news., 1856-02-07
The Sensations Caused by Droyninr.

In the recently published volume entitled
Lady Huson, is the following thrilling de-
scriptiOn Of the sensations experienced bv
the writer as She sank into the waters of
the MISSISSIPPI, after throwing herself from
the burning steamer. 1t comes in after the
sights and sounds Of the sufferers by the
wreck were shut out from the senses Of the
drowning girl:
"You do not know what strange fancies
seized upon my mind, when was utterly in
sensible to the scene of horror around me.
Then came q sudden sound On nv ears. like
the firing OF cannon, and then | felt pain
no longer. thought [ slept, and suddenly
awaking with a glare of light, [ fancied |
laid in rich and lofty chamber-its walls
of golden-colored glass, that cleaned and
glistened in the lustre of countless thou
sands Of lamps; its roof was mother-ofpearl,
of tremendous brightness; its floor of the
whitest and purest marble; numbers of
cOuches and chairs were scattered about.
seemingly of tortoise-shell, inlaid with gold
and silver; the bedstead on which Law was
of ivory; the curtains the richest purple
silk, all scattered over with strangely fan
tastic figures, embroidered in pearls. A
fountain was playing in a conservatory full
Of the most gorgeous flowers at the further
end Of the room; birds hoped from plant to
plant with sweet but plaintiye warbling.
Every thing seemed a vision of fairy en-
chantment, such as [ never dreamed of be-
fore; but amidst all this beauty and bright
ness, lay in a misery that cannot be de-
scribed. 1t was not paint was far more
than pain, for, though would have given
worlds for one gasp, [ could not draw my
breath.
Then, with slow and shadowy change,
the scene melted away into green, smiling
valley; the walls became sides Of hills and
skirts of woods; green banks and sprouting
hedges; the ceiling dissolved into a blue
sky, across which few stray clouds are
floating slowly, and casting their lingering
shadows on the sides of the mountains:
flowers seemed springing into life and light
at my feet; birds Of beauty throngeG in gor-
geOuS multitudeS, and the sweet birds OF
song called to them from the thickets; the
fish leaped exultingly, till the cleaning wa
terS seemed alive with the flashing of light:
the butterflies fitted among the flowers, and
the bees worked carefully, as if the sight OF
their bright futterings lightened their Ia
b0rS; the breezeS came and went-sOmc
came over violet beds, some through orange
groves but they famed my forehead in
vain. A tight hand seemed fastened around
it, sitting weight pressed on my chest;
for, though would have given worlds for
one gasp, could not draw my breath
And suddenly came darkness. but clear
cold darkness, like starlight, and the place
L was in turned to stone; there were no more
green fields or bright brds-the valley was
petrlhed; naked rocks stood around. rearing
up their giant forms like watching giants:
huge clusters of every form and size, reflect
ing back the pale, cheerless light in thou
sand different rays; and above all were soar
ing plnnacles of ice, that it froze my heart
to look at; then, as l looked around, [ tho't
the valley narrowed, and then | saw that it
was filled with living tombs cut from the
llylng'rOcks, carved with all manner of gro
tesqe ornaments; and suddenly from out one
OF those, came a group Of frightful figures,
clad IN grave garments and [ lay, a living
corpse, waiting its tomb. | knew no more
TILL L woke to partial consciousness, and felt
the singing agony that, l suppose, attended
my resuscltation. | slept again, to see you
bending over me just now"