Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-01
rRaNCEIN a RAIL- ROOM.

The Nashville Base Ball Olsbs c,nc. on
tnersday night, was startled by singolar o.
correnoe. OF which we md the following ae-
little girl named Anna Daisy. apparently
tnlteen years CT age, had made her appearan,e
IN ne ball room Al nine O'Clock, and. as far a.
had danced every set and had partskeu freely
OF All TIE refreshments given her mp 20 eleven
ocicck when. overhested and looking very
pale, she ran 20 the neares; seat ana sat down.
Herr she pressed Der hsnds % her forehead ana
saned Forward a. though sue were about 20
ISN'T Ala the ssnpk remedies thar could be
thought OF OF recommended Were used WITH
out avail. She sank INTO a kind OF a stu nor.
rom which IL was thought she would ne v@r
swake. Her respiration was hard ana fire.
quently arenocd With conyulsions. She was
laid out upon some chSIrs sud eemed wtthout
the power Of moving either limbs or bSdY
Her eyes al the vb'le I ing " de Open an
believed her in trance.
nr. Mepees WIS Supmoned. and sdmfats-
tered geversl reStorAiivys, which s ,tnra par.
tiaiiy 20 relieve her from the stupor hut not
from the hysterical condition into which she
hed isllen, .ier csrn,-rsnce fheu sSs.-m-a =
lively Appliance, snd she comnienrei bend.
INC the forefnger OF her right hand -oon .sr.
and most gracefully, r. sing her hsnd. pointed
II toward heaven and said ''inothPr." Sue next
let hel hand tall upon her bE, At, and tor mo-
ment her Countenauce wore an eNpr, sion OF
deep melanchol~. There issued from her lips
M e .uiitu. sud clog uent prayer, tie Ian
guags OF which was select agd apprOprl ate. iu-
eoMuCa iudl 4 were = tC0'~u l. lie Text re-
p ~ d 4 Rreat number Of yer :, and where her
memory lack she supplied with a remark1ble
oegrCe Of apatude.
Al.Cr this che told a story, following out the
thread sud clothing a. IN the most D lutlfuI
Language She made the follow ne expr. ssions,
her Countenance changes wlth tue ssutimsafs-
"JC ps rs my friend" Cruel botherS." ID.
az should go astlay. what voice would there
De 10 woo me- lrom an eTrOuC Jus pa,h y" All
her remarks Were scen, 'uriy add-e 4 10 her
mother though desd, Vet living IN the memory
OF her child. She sang song, Il am dyins'
with so much patho- that every eve was fill A
with tears. All tbs tine nr. Meme hat Tried
m warn 10 at,ISct her attention. She awoFe A.
a qusrter 10 one, and aid she would aaA,u
enter the same $ - when one o'clock should
come, which was wv. ned on the 81 1Frug of the
bell. She continued ~ this condition., which
was not 20 severe as before, for - how when
she awOke sud became extremely lively and
ylVScious IN conversation. she re~u nd the
floor aud dance TN iIflfh IN the moratng
She is represent a So bFIng very pretty and
intelligent Tor one OF her ase. Her mother died
some time since, leaving her with her father
and thr brothers, the ifrSt OF whom ems .
care little about srd the last thrce 90 abu-e ana
cruelty sud brut lily bat her. One of her
brothers Is now N he workhouse. having been
sent there for seventv-two davs for hs violent
treatment Of her While she is cruelty / ateu
she is alo starved for DAYS. Her appetite a.
the ball room - representa- - having hem
mos. rsyenouS. snd she y said ID have eaten
much more than three healthy pei. ors ought
TO have DOR, without suffering derangemer
of he system.
1t is believed that il she were given good
home and were we'll cI-ed for. that she would
get over those peculiar spells, which, II Gems.
are not unusual " lth her. She STATES thai God
he'd told her that re should never b. slone
when they should come upon her.
She was escorted 10 her home. on the corner
of South Union and Spruce streets, on the ter
miuaflOn of the hall