Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-03-01
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!, Story Of the. Girl who was burned
70 death in Cincinnati, ,s3,.
| HER SECOND BURIAL,

I1as nj ~ AsAlH IN 5uiuCiMhatl. ss4 rs
HER SECOND BURIAL, ..s1.|
SIS We never read a story more sad thar
that Of Josephine Ellison. "A few1months
fsgo, she WAS . beautiful, lovely gifl, The
pet 81, an honorable family in o Mis-
souri, village. Il "A wretch seduced her, and
persuaded her to elope with him to Gin
cinnati, wherelhe soon deserted her. Af.
ter yafnly seeking other modes Of life
she entered a house Of sin. But her sou
revolted 1t tie Memphian darkness b
such A life. She was too disconsolate
to please her visitors. 100 cherries ia
make friends with her hearlless eompan.
ions. Atlength, last week, size unburth-
Eened her, heart 10 one Of the inmates 81
the house, who sympathized with. her.
| By her advice, she resolved to return "a
her deserted home, bow for repentance
before her outraged parents. and atone By
a life of merit for months Of shame. / An
omnibus driver was directed 10 call foi
her, and her trunk left at the Office
That night tile house took FIRE from a
heater III the cellar. All the inmates es,
capped but one. In the morning the FIRE.
men took from the ruins the charred body
Iof Josephine Ellison. just as she was
being borne away, an omnibus was dri,
ven un. with her neatly lettered trunk On
board-but the contemplated passenger
bad taken another journey. Josephine
Twas buried in thecity lot. An itineratlt
minister performed the services. -Four
lprofessed followers Of that Jesus WHO
said to the weeping Magdalea, :" Woman
Ethy sins are forgiven thee" were asked
Ito do it, but refused. They felt, z ain
heller than thou art" The night after
the burial the police caught three mer
coming from the graveyard, carrying 1
heavy bag. and pursued them. They
dropped The bag and ran On being Ia.
ken to tie office Of the Mayor, it wa:
found to contain the blackened remainso
1.-THE lost :pariah. to whom, even in death,
Irepose was denied. The resulrectionists
were arrested. I'M
Several df the frail sisters.of the unfor.
tunate girl, says the Cincinnati Enquire
having determined, as has been stated,
to bury tie girl a second time, the Rev
G.. 4. Flanders, Of the first Uniyersalis
church, iii a true Christian spirit, Offered
TO preach the funeral service, which.tool
place at the edifce, on Plum street. All
Though no public notice had been given
| Of the event, the church was pearly fuI
before the appointed time, and when ths
hour arrived, # was difficult to obtaips
seat. The company. as may be sup
posed, was miscellaneous and singular
LIN its character composed of true
Christian men andwomen, oilers, court,
esans, gamblers, gentlemen. profigates
and phiiah{hropists, all deeply Impressed
With the solemliity Of the occasion. To
fudge 81 Tie service by hurried glance,
4 stranger might have thought ID ii FASH
1ionable wedding perhaps, as heTpereeived
carriage after carriage, drive up and del
liver their elegantly dressed inmates ID
front Of the edihce Dissertations, how
ever, Dissolved BY the sad faces and the
sorrowipg syes, that it was no occasion d
10y. The Rev. Mr. Flanders sermon
was eloquent and touching, from its. sim
Die truthfnlness. and sank into every
heart. God, he said was all love thai
he had destined every human creature for
Heaven, and none had reason to DESPAIR,
He had alluded to the anteceden.s of3the
poor girl, and to the miserable life she
must have led, since her false step had
brought inefable affection toIher sou,
! AS he spoke many persons wept, and be
SAN strong men bend their heads 20 hide
the starting.tears while thepoor women
/ to whom His words we've alive with truth
sobbedf like children. We have rarely
witnessed "a more impressive scene. All
appeared IT'D be held in sympathy, and
Ithe. erring daughter Of shame to. Be re,
created for The time, and to have repent.
/ ed Of their sins, Their hearts we're pun.
fed, doubtless in that hour, and the tab
Elets of their souIs.washed clean with atom,
ling grief, Alas iif: some gopd, apgel
could haseIheId them ip this mood, agd
spokeu I'd q voice MOTTO be disobeYed
9 TO back no more ~ nose women,
doomed 10 Il. life Of misery and reckless
gaiety, were spectacle and study La
their tears run ithrongh their delicately;
gloysd audIsrichlyjeEMedg 6ngefs, and
their breasts heayed with the first ,genuI
inc and sacred emotions they had knows
for months, itsInay BE- for years Some
Iof them were gaiIy attired K and tbeil
cheeks blaEsd with rouge, and some COX
ed sin STEPPED and hardened but thl
most Of them were plainly attired and
their, features bore The subdued expires,
sion that sorrow ever yields. a number
were very young and very handsome, and
he who had been ignorant OF their probes,
sion would not have dreamed Of Their
frailty. The coffin. Of solid rose wood WOOD
with silver Inountings, was exposed neal
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