The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-07-30
NOIs.

From the Nashville (Tcnn.) Banner.l
A Child Wonder-Strange Episode in a
BallR0Om-F0otEalls on the BOunda-
rles Of Another World.
The company at the ball given at tho
court house by the Nashville Base ball
CIuo were somcwhat startled by most
extraordinary and singular occurrence-
Anna DAISY, apparently thirteen years Of
age, had made her appearance without an
escort. She had danced every set and
had partaken freely Of all the refresh
mcnts given her up to eleven o'clock.
when, oyerheated and loaking very pale,
she ran to the nearest scat aud sat down.
Here she pressed her hands to her fore
head and leaned forward as though she
were about to faint. Her strange con-
duct having attracted the attention of q
young man who sat beside her, he at once
7 hastcncd to her assistance and sent foY
water and fans, with hope of speedily
relieving her from her pecarious situa-
tl6n. All the simple remedies thas
could be thonght of or recommended were.
used without avail. She sank into kind
Of stupor from which it was thought she
would never awake. Her respiration was
hard and frequently attended with con-
yullions. She was laid out upon chairs,
and seemed without the power of moving
either limbs or body. Her eyes all the
while being wide open, ali believed her
IN trance. DIR. Mcnecs was summoned
and administered several rcstoratiycs.
which seemed partially to relieve her from
the stupor, but not from the hysterical
condition into which she had fallen
Her countcnance then assumed a lively
appearance, and she commenced bending
the forefngor Of her right hand soon al
ter, and most gracefully raising her hand,
pointed 1t toward heaven and said, emo
ther.' She next let her hand fall upon
her breast, and for a moment her coun-
tenancc wore an expression Of deep me-
lancholy. There issued from her lips q
most beautiful aud eloquent prayer, tho
language OF which was select and anpro-
pirate, insomuch that all were astonished.
She next repeated great number Of
verses, and whore her ermcmory lacked she
supplied with remarkable degree of
aptitude. Aftor this, she told story,
following out the thread and clothing it
III NS1utli uA idH HEsuagc.
All her remarks were seemingly adj
dressed to her mother, though dead, vet
living in the memory of her child. She
sang song, 81 am dying" with so much
pathos that every eye was filed with
tears. All this time DR.. Menees had
tried in vain to attract her attention.
She awoke at quarter to one, and said
she would again enter the same state.
when one o'clock should come, which was
verified. She continued in the condition.
which was not SO severe as before, for an
hour, when she awokc and became ex-
trcmoly lively and vivactious in conversa-
ton. She resumed the floor and danced
until late in the morning.
She is represented IS being very nrcs.
ty and intelligent for one of her age
Her mother died some time since leav-
| ing her with her father, and three broth
ers, the first of whom seems to care little
about her, and the last three to abuse aatF
cruelty and brutally beat her.
One of her brothers is now in tho
work house, having been sent there for
Iseventy-two days, for violent treatment
OF her. While she is cruelty beaten, sho-
is also starved for days. Her appetite at
the ballroom is said to be most ravcnous.
and she is said to have eaten much more
than three healthy persons ought to have
done, without suffering arrangement of
the system.