The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-16

the ground aud rolled under tho seats,
wallowing In the muddy straw and beat
Ing her feet upon the ground ike a dy'
ing partridge,
Tho people crowded about her, bnt
one Of the pTsSehars, a powerful man,
with harsh d1miaseEing voice, EoaTed
above the tumut;
"S' down Never mind that party,
Shes all rlghL;sho's in the hands OF the
Lord!H
The wild tumult wen, on aud the poo-
pie settled into their seats again. Bsn
rose to 20 over where the girl was and
the others followed.
A Young man seated by the stTug.
Cling girl held her hand and famed her
with his hat, while tome girl friends
scared and sobbing, kept the tossing
limbs covered, ShaTolled from side 10
side rsllle,sly, thruiling forth her ton,
que as II her throat was dry, She looked
like dying animal.
Maud chung to Milton.
"Oh, can't something be donO2"
"ller soul i. burdened Tor you" cried
wild old woman 20 the imRRssiVs
youth who chung to the irepzIed girls
hand.
A moment later a. the wild chorus OF
yellI, SongI, inGanIRtions, Ghrieks.
croans and prayers swell0d high, a
farmers WiIo on tho lett uttered q
hoarss cry and SIiIlensd and fell back.
ward upon the ground. She rolled her
head from side to side. Her Dyes
turned in. Her lipI wore maninc's
laugh and her troubled brow made her
look like the death mask OF tortured
murderer. the hell horror frozen on IL.
She sank at last into hidoous calm,
with her strained and stlffjnei hands
pointing welrdly up, Sha was iiss
marble. She did not move hairs
breadth durlnplthe next Two hours
Over to tho lett u Young man leapei
to his feet with a scream:
Jesus, Jesus, JOsusw
THIS great nGgresS caught him in her
arms as no fell. and laid him down, then
leaped up Rul down, shrinkiGg:
20, Jesus, como Come, Goi'- l.ambW
Around hnr dozen womsn took up
hor cry. Most OF them had M voices.
Their horriiying screams had become
hoNrso hisses, yet Sill they s,rove.
Scores Of voices were mixed in the pan.
demonnm OF prayer.
All order wad lost. Three OF the
preachers now stood shouting before
the inourneri bench anu two were in
the aisles.
One came down tho aisIe toward the
girl with the braided hair. Az no came
no prayed Foam was on his lips, but
his owes were cool and calcuGliugi they
betrayed him.
As he came no fixed his gaze upon a
woman seated near the PROSTATE girl,
aud with horrible cutlery the victim
leapei into the air aud sIillened rs II
smiiten with epilepsy. She fell agAinSt
some scared boys, who let her fall strik
ing her head against the seats. She,
too, rolled down upon the straw. They
looked like sisters. They hal round,
pretty, but childish faces.
Milton and the rest rotreRtsd. They
smiled no morei they were horror
stricken.
Squads OF workers nov moved down
the aiSles; in one tnsy surrounded two
people, a tall, fair girl aud q young
man.
"Thy, iGa Gracew exclaimed Maud.
Ben turned quickly, "WhereH
They pointed her out
"shO can't get away. See! o, boys,
don't let them"
Ben pushed his way toward her. His
face was set in a fierce iroWn, bitter,
desperate.
Grace stood there. On one side Wa1
one OF tho powerful elders; u woman
Of tho same sort was upon the other.
Conrad, ovor.awed, had fallen into
trembling stupor, Grace was alone.
Tue elders hand lowered over her
head, on her face a deadly pallOr had
settled, her eyes we're cast down, she