The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1869-09-30
sTAUNTON VIRGINIA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 80, 1869.
A Bridal Bath.


,gurnc 4af "A Bridal Bath. ~ ,.i l,oiesy
II In her clever correspondence with the
San Francisco Chronicle, Mrs Anna Csgs
Mowatt Richie writes from London the fol
lowing account Of a bridal bath: " ,'''
a'i"As young recently married couple, whQse
names the public have nothing to do with
though the amEsipg incident Of which they
Yera tia hepo and heroine is too ludicrous tc
be suppressed, arrived on the evening Of
their Weading day, at a certain town ia
Switzerland where they expected TO lodge
They learned to their dismay, that sudden
influx of visitors had allied to oyerAqw every
hotel, inn and lodginghouse in the place
They literally could not ind a place to lay
theft heads. The bridegroom, after making
a strong appeal, accompanied by his bride, to
the landlord of the principal hotel, obtained
the gratifying information that theirs was
one unoacupied roam in the house, the bath
room and that couple Of beds might be
made in two baths whichiit contained. The
youthful couple were we'll pleased to secure
gwen this shelter, after tatispng journey,
and retired to rest. An hour or two later
the stiffness Of the night was suddenly bro
ken BY shrieks Of distress issuing from the
bathroom First a female voice could be
distinguished, tAan that of a male,tl calling
for help. The lady wishing to summons a
servant, had pulled what she presumed was a
bell-rope suspeHed oyer ksr bed in the bath,
when, sudlehly she was inundated by show
ersof cold water.is The gentleman, reused by
her cries, and not quite compromising tbs
position, pulled a supposed bell rope which he
felt dangling over his bath-bed, to bring him
a domestic, but brought, instead, shower Of
hot water over himself. # was quite dark,
and neither bride nor bridegroom could grope
their way to. the door. BY the time .suceor
came they were up to their knees in water.
This Hand Never Struck Me. sil 1oi
We recently heard the following most
touchiugtincident :. A little boy had died.
His hady was laid out in darkened retired II!
room, waiting to be laid away in the lone,
cold grave His afflicted mother and bereav
ed little sister went in to look at the sweet
face of the precious sleeper, for his face was
beautiful even in death. As they stood gaz7
ing upon the form of the one SO beloved and
cherished, the little girl asked to take his
hand. The, mother at first did not think it
best, but .as tbs child repeated the request,
and seealed very anxious about it, she took
the cold, bloodess hand of her sleeping boy,
aud placed it in the hand Of his weeping sis
ter. .., --.-4 .1 II ~.t.,..ed. A.
The dear child looked at il a moment, ca
ressed it fondly, and then looked UP to her
mother through her tears Of affection and1 love,
and said ,ioaTs,7 beH.aA faid@ -atsi1el.l
" Mother, this little hand never struck me!'''
What could be more touching and lovely.
Young readers, have you always been so
gentle to brothers and sisters, that, were you
to- die, suchfa tribute as this could be paid to
your memory? Could brother Or sister
take your hand, were it cold 10 death, and
say, 6 This hand never struck me" .u|
81 Served Him Right. Ett-5
Somebody Ggt in Tcfre Haute, Indiana,
had been reading an advertisement about how
to make fortune, and putting his finger IN
the fire was badly burned He ventilates
himself in the Gazette of that city as follows:
TO the Editors Of the Grzeue>:-Many
of the readers Of the Gazette have undoubt
edly seen advertisements in the papers offer
ing every inducement Imaginable to- make
money | herewith show how they are car
ried On by enumerating the following:
TIE MINE OF WEALTH. -,... E
$4,000 a year-no wQrk-no capital re-
CURED. INSTRUCTIONS sent free to any per-
son on the receipt Of 25 cents aud prepaid
envelope, Address, +l,e.sre-. s.e o.at Iset
,..f.. .GUMBREpGE g. Co., New York.
I thought it big thing to make $4,000 a
year without labor or capital I vas there
fore induced to try and sec tlle result. 1 for
wardcd the amount required .'and waited i'm
patiently for the answer. . AT last it came.
a printed .cira4lar with the following: il sdg
New York, April 9Th, 1869. d.
SIR Your letter is at hand with the re-
quired amount, the business is such that we
would advise your to pay negro ten
cents, on a moonlight night, to watch your
shadow while you climb up tree, 10 see if it
resembles you Yours, &C.,
~ 19-''o'9 '''51'A . GUMBRIDGE & Co.
5u1 ~ rii- y &
PREMATURE BuRIAL-A terrible story,
ircpOfteu HUH AScH, duO dIttotCu pOLH ny
doctor and the Directeur des Pompcs Fune
bres, shows that fears of premature buriqf in
France are,not unfounded, ip consequence Of
the law commanding iuterment within twenty
four loars after death A young lady of
Agcn died about year ago, and was buried
in the Cemetery Of Sainte Fol. A few days,
since her mother also expired, having before
her death expressed a wish to reposc in the
same coffin with her daughter "A large cof-
fin was accordingly constructed to contain the
two eorpses, and the body of the young lady
was exhumed, 1t was then discovered that
the winding sheet had been torn open, and
theright hand. which was discngaged from
its folds, was deeply marked with bites. On
the lid of the coffin were some marks made
with the crucifx which lay on heg breast,
and the whole circumstances Of the
case left no doubt that the unfortunate young
lady had been VICTIM to the horrors of a
premature burial. Intense excitement pre-
walls in the neighborhood, and an official in
curry is to be made on the subject. a
f ATTACKED BY WoLvEs.-Thc Grcenbrier
Independent says, that a son of Jas Piles,
of Pocahontas county, was riding mule on
the Beaver Greek road, between lluntersvlle
and Mill Point, a short time since, when he
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