Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-23

5bliEsd to fora5 6psn tbs do1r. They found
dHrkened apartment, and near the door coui1
be observed Il haegafi looking female, who
made great uptory about the intr1slon. Inc
CT her inmate could not al thu TINA be seen, but
her voice uh!med in with that Of her ctmpan-
iop and she waa speedily difcoTertd huddied
III III remote c0rnrr.
With + good dshl OF trouble, the two wretch
Ell tra,tule 5 We're got out into the lobby, and
then int0 the dining room. They resisted
with what littls strength they hal, and earless-
IL begged that they should not be taken out;
that they should bs let back again to the
house Of God. When 60: out into the light,
t:s appearance they presented was shocking
in tina extreme. They seened to be emhciated,
rs il from semi-starSa:ioIi. Their apparel cof-
Il ted If SOFAS srantY underelothlng, IN Sad
il filthy cGnd,ii III, ana Old black noiiOO wrap
rGrE, nud they We've neither shoes nor sttck-
;EIa. Their bands ana faces locked as ii
tLe2 bad rot tcnn Washed Tor yeard, uGI thtir
heir lung aboue their faces and over their
.h'"lllcTs N matted aLd dishevs'lcj mRssss.-
/; Whom taken into the dining-toom, tho III
! hnrry creatures became perfectly wild with
ycitemsIt. They seemed persuaded that their
cioitors wers spirits, Gnd dung themselves
about with the utmost viOlencs, in order 10
G. aapo from their custody: ind i. wAs crly
when pr. l.id,.ell threatened to pour some
water over ,aeil hsads, that they became com-
puratiyely calin. They still, however, clung
tcnac jnhly Ia tlia na,ion that the party before
thsm consisted Of seirits frvtn the other world,
nud pruytl earnestly to God to prn.ec: THIN
...vn tie spirits tina. had oin,e 10 it,, ure them.
IA Ill their words and gestures it wa1 Of
srr.et that tho younger oi the two took the
| lead urd .iia rrer rcpeLthi with parrot like
imitation whh.osur hsl oir.er :aii Or lid. The
younger woman. indeed. secuted to have cs-
lAkli. he'd sort Of u,cendercy over the elder
aud whom the latter attempted to put her oar
IL. as IL ON her own footing, Der tster would
torn fharrly uhrut and tell her to hold her
tangun and hit down, Gs sLe bad loat Tier mind
IA rehuko which seemed always to be taken
with indJs acluies3enee.
While lhiSstrhnge sacns YES going forward
in tho dining n,ain, the apartment from which
the two women hn1 tern removed WAS sub
jeo.ed to scrutiny. In orIse to admit the light
Of day, it was necessary to remove three black
sha1ls which had been nailed enc over the
ether RMoss the window. When there bad
trta tlkon dawn md tho dust. covered blind
drawn up, misaru5io spectacle presented it.
rel.
Tho i!9or wac COVERED III mnst parts to the
tLi:tDG.s f hhout u iuut with Ashes aud rub
Dish. In the iir1 p!aaa was T. great hap Of
is.i,,r, with Il small ira ssnD,!derirg on The
,'r--lhc iiro standing cut tton the chimney
ni.":r:ar. AID z-nlin,. It, sll.nl:! w along the
wall Of tho rGon which Was thirkly coated
with eGo; Tho only furniture 10 tn, room
consisted OF low h5dstead covered with sens
filthy bedding, chest of drawers, d stool and
II brrksn chair. The wrstohed condition Of
the wonlen cannot hava arisen from poverty.
n, there WAS discovered On the person Of one
Of them tue sum Of "a in bank notes, together
with check Oh the Bank Of Scotland for
E:2S3. 1t IN stated, mGrn6ver, that thoy wei C
in receipt oi soae saall annuity, settled in
them by thsir deceased brother. Some diff
Guilty was experienced in removing them from
tho house, but 1T last thny were Svs into u tab
:al conveyed 10 au asylum