The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-12-11


gill, u took her ilie cafIing irons about
hal. 40 hour ago, and yI,e seemed to be
ihei,s little out Of hanor. 7.
Cup to her room and see II size wants
anyilsing. said Mrs. Dr.. ,.'l' -, ga
The girl went up stairs and Knocked ~
.thesl.e,lroun door, once, Twice thrice. bu,
rereived nn answer. There was q dead
silence except when the storm shook The
wlndpwr, s'Goulj Miss Annette have
'failsf afeep? Inppas~iblelr Saral, knocked
again. nut unsuccvssfnlly, ~ before, She
becan,ea lilii. an-ie.e.l; a,,d. after mo-
nlcm'sl Imnse. oienrd the door and ell,
tered. There WAS Miss A. D-77--siiiing
he!ore the lookiag-glars' 1ut sss ,7rs,
~ why, Ia me y c''auncnred Saral, IN .
peiulant lone, walking tow ar,l her young
mistress, here | have JecD knocking for
five minutes. and'---rga9bngy saj 81 rau..Y
H0rm struck. she staggeared against the
bed, uliering loini sirick which MAR
med Mrs D.. who Instantly iottrred
Up stairs and tainted ~ isana as she be-
held li,e iifless furm.of liertiaoghter' Miss
"A. D Was dead $50 tta5atl allt ieu
Sarah Immediately alarmed the neigh
bors. was sent a:r. 1t was n stormy
nigh, ia March, aud the desola.e aspecl of
!, things airoad. deserted Stieels. lhedreary,
hoxling wind. and The inctssaiii Pattine
OF lie iain contributed to casf glooni
over NY own mind. when "onnected with
the Intelligence Of the event that han sum-
nl"ne,l meout. a,.,s.,.e...-..s...--,ff w
On reaching the honse ] found Mrs A.
D.----workiDg In a viulrnt fiji, surrounded
l,y several Of her neighbors, who had been
called to- her assistance. repaired in
staniIy 10 the scene of death, aud l,elleld
! what never shall farget' There was
! tatlp towards the farther sice of the iooni
aud on u stnpi n looking glass. hung with
! IA little while drapery. and yari,,is articles
leiongiug toihr ioilei lay scattered about
pins, curling papers. ritands. gloves &c
An arm chair was drawn ia the table, and
in il sat Miss 4. D, stone dead. Her
head rested upnu her right hand. her el'
bow supported by the table. while her lefi
hung d"wn by ller side, grssring a l''sir ol
curling irnns; eacllof ler wrists was en-
circlei hy snowy gilt bracelet. Her face
was turned toward tha glass, which 10y the
light ofthe lamp reflected with frightfil
! fidelity the ciammy, fixed features, dauhed
oysr with rouge aud carmine. tile fallen
lower law, and directed full into TIE
mirror, with q cold, dull stsre, that war
, appaIling. On examining the coun
tci,anc. n,orr elosely, ! Thought detected
the traces of . siniIk uf conceit and self
enn,pla-ency. which not even the paralyz'
ing taucl, of death could wholly o6liiera'e
, The hair ~ the corpse. all smooth an,
glossy, was cnrled with elaborate precisi"ii
aud the shining sallow neck was encirrlr'
with u string of gli.tening pearls The
rastiy yisage Of death thus leering
through tile iinsel ~ fasi'ion--iihe saii
show of artificial beauty-wa- i,orribl'
nmckery of the foolerie- of life !! So.
Indep,l il was most huniiaiing an'
shocking sight. Pnr creature! Str,ic'
dead iu tile very art of sacrificing Mt th
shrine of vanity! Tw" or thre of th'
womrn r,esent prere,iento rrn'ove ih
car,~e To the b.,l Tor the purpose Of l"!ini
Il nut. What strange passiveless sh
WIN bui Few hours beiare would mol, oi
ANY accuuni, submit 20 the rnireaiies 81
fluid motIier, Offered narrsistance Ia th"s'
WIN bound her rur llIe cold aud sileiI
grave. .ss##es s~. *sau ~.t
Her iiml,s weIe extended, aud her jaw
tie,l up with riband that she had III
tended 10 wear that evening nj fashion
able gath,ting. @9s 4-.s. r. e.. e.
On examining the hotly ! found tha
death had been ,siused by disease 81 tl'
heart. Here life might have been pr'
longrd I,cssibly fer man. years. ha'isl'
| taken my advice aud tia, "f I'er m"Ihe'
Ihaye seen hundre'is ufc"rI~es. a. we
In the calm conprure of nalurai death, "
n,angIe,i aud distorted by violence, l"l
never have s,en ~ startling q satlr
upon human nature, NJ, Rrnl-ive, uI
slightly aud loaihsumc spectacle rs
cory,sc dressed for "a LttR 3!