Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-08-05
IAfatuAtion for Lovely Danseuese
Her Death by Drowning
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Years ago, when the famous palace vari-
cites was In the height OF its Success under
the management of Messrs. Esher and Pc
terson there was beautiful premier dam
sense performing there named Miss Louise
Walby. She was
"All that painting can express,
Or youthful poets fancy when they love-"
She Mt once leaped into popular favor, for
with her lovely face, graceful form, and vo-
luptuous movements AZ her delicate feet
twinkled in the3 dance, she was the cyno-
sure OF oil eyes. Night after night she ere
ated great frrore, and for two long sea-
sons she reignsd supreme at this house the
lovely queen Of dance
During this time Young gentleman oil
this city became deeply ;cnamorsd OF her,
and would, it is said, have led her TO the
altar, had his pa1erts not manifested q bit
ter opposition b the match. She finally l. (,
the city, and 30 infat lated WAS the young
man With her, that sh. had not been absent
two days before he fol owed her. His par
ents were aeoniEed ct the thought Of his
throwing himself Away, as they expressed
IL, upon varieties" performer, aud wrote
him an afectionste letter, calling him. back
TO his hone and HIS duty. The love strick-
en- youth respected the gray hairs Of his
parents, and in . short time came back.
Still he could not forget the lovely face,
and fair form OF the bewitching divinity
and for year or two he continued his Wis
| its to the cherished idol Of his heart. At
last she vss wooed and won by another,
and then he ceased his visits, but to this
day he erdently speaks Of her, and de-
clsres he will never marry while she lives.
Yesterday an exchange brought the sad
intelligence Of her death, and when it was
| shown to the young man he sought the sol
itude OF his room, and wept as If his heart
would break. We have drawn tho curtain
over his sorrovs, hoping that time will as
suage his deep grief
We annex the extract which tells the sad
| story Of the death OF the handsome dams
cuse: ~ a
Ionise Walby Mrs. Fisher was drowned
st Little Neci. l.. l., on the 18th inst. She
was on q visit TO her father and mother at
Little Neck, during the vacation of the
Olympic, Brooklyn, where she has been
engaged for some time. On the 18th her
husband, Ed. L. Fisher, stage machinist,
visited his wife at the Neck. Not feeling
! we'll, his wife and mother insisted on going
to neighboring store, n short distance
away, situated on the edge OF small creek,
| to procure some favorite delicacy of his
| III uOfub % tncN WcIc oCCoiul'dilitu ny
three young members of the family, two
girls and boy. They took their departure
in small skiff. They accomplished halt
their journey in safety, but in returning,
Mrs. Fisher becoming tired, her mother
relieved her at the oats. While doing so
one Of the children fell overheard, seeing
which, Mrs. Fisher instantly sprang after
the child, but not succeeding in resouing
her, her mother hastened to her assistance,
and all three were in the water at the same
time. Mrs. Fisher and her sister, ten
years old, were drowned, her mother es-
Gaping by miracle, her son, q boy only
six years old, assisting her in the boat. AT
present there arc very slight hopes of her
irecovery. The bodies were recovered the
following day and placed in q receiving
vault. The deceased was well known in
the variety business as q popular dan seuse
and Coincidence, and this melancholy and
suddenp taking off will be q shock TO her
numerous friends throughout the country.
She was twenty-five years and ton months
| old. go. 80 .,-,,..,..