Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-08-05
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Trance In 81 Ball Room.

The Nashville Base Ball Clubs dance, on
Thursday night, was startled by q singular oc-
currence, of which We fnd the following account
in the Banner .s11*,s., - >%'---.1 80 a1i
"a a little girl named Auna Daisy, apparently
thirteen years of age, had made her appearance
in the ball room at nine oclock, and, as Tar as
could be ascertained without an escort. She
had danced every set, and had partaken freely
OF all the refreshments given her up to eleven
O'Clock, when, overheated and looking very
pale, she ran to the nearest seat and sat down;
Here she pressed her hands 10 her forehead and
leaned forward as though she were about to
faint All the simple remedies that could be
thought 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 at
tended with convusions She was laid out
upon some chairs, and seemed without the
power of moving either limbs or body. Her
eyes all the while being wide open, all believed
her in trance. g.A -G2--
Dr. Mences was summoned, and administer
ed several restoratives, which seemed partially
to relieve her from the stupor, but not from
the hysterical condition into which she bad
fallen. Her countenance then assumed lively
appearance, and she commenced bending the
fore6nger of her right hand soon after, and
most gracefully, raising her hand, pointed it
toward heaven and said mother" She next
cot her hand fall upon her breast, and tor a
deep melancholy. There issued from her lips
most beautiful and eloquent prayer, the Ian
guage Of which was select and appropriate, In
somuch that all were astonished. She next
repeated great number Of verses, and where
her memory lacked she supplied with re-.
makable degree of aptitude.
After this she told story, following out the
thread and clothing it in the most beautiful
language She made the following expressions,
her countenance changing with the sentiments:
Jesus is my friend" Cruel brothers. 20,
if should 90 astray, what voice would there
be to WOO me from an erroneous path u All
her remarks were seemingly addressed to her
mother, though dead, yet living in the memory
of her child. She sang song, II am dying,
with 80 much pathos that every eye was tled
with tears. All this time DR.. Mences 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 clock
should come, which was verified on the strlk-
ing of the bell. She continued in this condl-
tion which was not so severe as before, tor an
hour, when she awoke and became extremely
lively and vivacious in conversation. She
resumed the floor and danced until late in tn
morning.
She is represented as being very pretty, and
Intelligent Tor one of her age. Her mother
died some time since leaving her with her
father and three brothers, the first of whom
seems to care little about and the last three to
abuse and cruelty and brutally beat her,
While she is cruelty beaten, she is also starved
for days. Her appetite at the ball room is
represented as having been most ravenous, and
she is said to have eaten much more than three
healthy persons ought to have done, without
suffering arrangement of the system.
She was escorted to her home, on the cor
ner of South Union and Spruce streets, on the
termination of the ball. ,A -a