Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-16
Sfrange circumstances Preceding the
Death Of n Young Girl.

From the Salt Lake Herald Nov 3.
lew days ago chrOnicled the death OF
Miss Athaliah Gilbert, of South Cottonwood
AT the time of the announcement there were
reports current that some events out of the or
binary were connected with her decease, but at
that time there were no means of ascertaining
the particulars Yesterday, however. Mr.
James Gilbert the young ladys father, and sew
eral other Cottonwood people Were in the city,
and from them reporter learned the facts
which :olIow. All the names mentioned
those OF responsible and well known citizens,
and unreal as the narrative sounds there can be
doubt OF its authenticity.
The young lady was rs years old at the time
of her death. and appears TO have been pos
scsSed OF one of those warm, loyable, bright and
eyen-tempered dispositions which endear the
owner tO every one with whom she comes in
contact. Though 20 young, she took a busy part
in all church duties, and in Improvement aSso-
Citations and the sunday school her name
always had a prominent place. Some three or
youth named John CunlIffe, the son of "A neigh
Dor, AMI despite the tender years OF both they
became strongly attached to each other and
provoked no end OF comment at their old-fash-
tened devotion aud steslC!faSt affection for ore
another This state of affairs continued until
TIE girl was , years old, when the association
TyE.eiy broken by the death of young Cum
li1e- lie iosi his life from the kick OF "a villa
horse aDOEt Il year ago. When the intelligence
WIS brought 10 Vi lss Gilbert. her father says, it
gave her . shock, from which she never recoy-
cred. She almost sank beneath the blow and
at his funeral her p;.rCxysms OF grief were so
violent that il was feared ner reason
would depart. In time, however. she
WIS evident that the blow she had sus-
tanned had sunk deep into her life. She seldom
TUt.sed herself frOTI "a deep lctiiargy OF sadness
ana daX by d;ty her color and strength and the
freshness eft youth seemed to- be ebbing away.
y Jew months ago she alarmed her sister by
telling her that john had visited her chamber
and had tod beg thar size MUS; prepare To come
10 nm She maui .ested no fear. but, according
IL her sister. had told hin she could not, le;lve
her parents bIt he had only said again that
She mus come. Once again, later. she told her
SISTER Una; ne had come 10 her with the same
message and sac had now evidently given up
desiring ~ remain size told her sister how
SIZE wished To te dressed at her burial and
whom she wished to dress her. soon after that
young tUnlI1frS father came To MIR. Gilbert,
soTcly DISTURBED, amt TOLD ann that one morn
Ing a. ne was lying down EiS mad come to-
lIIin and stood at tine tOot of his bed. His
Ittfer had asked him what II that he de-
STREET, and he Piled Il came 10 YOU father
L am staying al Gilbert :, and am going back
there nos. i have been there ever since /
ieii you Where else should L be? Nr. Gill |
bert attempted 10 reason The old gentleman
out OF his notion. bat re insisted that IL was
no dream ~ vision. but That his had |
actually listed and spoken u him. and that |
In broad daylight. In The meantime. Miss |
Gilbert con i:tU-d u maintain that her last
day was approaching, ana uc amount OF per- |
sIIi.SioD seemed To- shake her belief. One |
week ago Is>t evening she and iier paren
Vi ,Ss GllheE, w. sitting 1T the lunch table |
chattIag Win sDI;e companions. when, with |
cut - ",fd Ga warning, she fell To- the floor |
lhotiOil'>> ii y ldiner and mother raised |
her. and both said i.cr heart had ceased to |
beat. i:l.ir cries ana lamentations and their
irenIie.t attempts 10 rouse he, they state, /
rallied her iJr IL lew moments, and she was !
huTriediy conveyed huuI., wEere sac expired |
shortly sti EWd.o- se.tNing her friends almost
s!upened with grief. Her funeral was one OF !
thc largest conversations oi mpurners even seen |
In that iGetify