The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-04 00:00:00

A CURE FOR CHOLERA.

At that time there was scarcely a store in Broad•street
except the one occupied by Granville and Nordheim. The
street was filled with private residences and boarding-houses
Opposite to Mr. Granville's store, at No. 24, was a board-
ing-house. Marion counted in one day nine coffins taken
out of the one house, and that very evening he felt con •
vinced that he had the cholera. Mr. Granville was alarmed,
and made him go to bed, and sent for funny old Doctor
Francis. He was shown into Marion's room. Thera
Marion lay groaning with the cholera. The doctor felt his
pulse, asked some questions, and Marion related how many
coffins he had seen brought out of No. 24, Broad-street.
The doctor smiled, and ordered up a slice of bread. When
it oame up, he made up two or three small pills with it.
Marion looked at his proceedings with astonishment.
" Take these pills; they will cure you," said the doctor.
" Why, they are nothing but bread," said Marion, and
he jumped up in a rage at the idea of the doctor making
fun of him.

"Why, the very sight of my pills has cured you," and
the doctor laughed heartily. Marion commenced dressing)
and he could not help laughing also. It was catching. Mr.
Granville laughed, and so did the servant. "Nothing
serious is the matter with you. You have no cholera. You
have seen so many coffins to-day that your nerves have be-
come excited, and you fancied you had the cholera. It's
lucky for you, my boy, that I discovered the fact, or you
might have had it in earnest, and perhaps died. with it,"
slid Dootor Francis solemnly.
The doctor descended to the parlour, accompanied by
Marion Monck and Mr. Granville. A glass of old Madeira
made Marion quite well, and when the doctor departed, he
went part way home with him. Many persons in the hands
of less sensible doctors died that summer with the cholera,
who had no more cholera at the commencement than did
Marion. The doctors treated such cases as cholera, and
they died of cholera.

Here, again, is a negro story, not according to Uncle
Tom :

A PRACTICAL LESSON.

" The fact became known that Billy had saved my go-
vernor's life, and although it secured him a great many
praises and favours from other members of our family, yet
it never seemed to alter my father's course. He seemed to
have forgot it, and though Billy did pretty much as he had
a mind to do, I do not remember that Billy got severely
whipped by my father's orders except on one occasion."
" Whip a poor negro who had saved his master's life I
That is gratitude with a vengeance," muttered the jolly
Englishmen, Mr. Cubson.

"Let me finish, sir, if you please," continued Mr. Gail-
lard. " The occasion was this. My father was soraewhat
eccentric, but I ever found him a very just man. He had
an overseer on one of his rice plantations, a Mr. M aice,
who was a great hand for whipping. My father did not
exactly like it, but when he spoke to Maine, the ove reeer
would say, very decidedly, It's no use to try to get
along, sir, with niggers unless you give them a lashing.
I never order more than twenty lashes, and it does the
niggers good." Maine took his leave, my father pondered
over the matter for some time, and then called Billy."
Billy came.
"How d'y, Billy."
" How d'y, Massa Frank."

"Billy, go and get the overseer's whip," Billy went and
got it. "Now help me take off all my clothes," said my
father.

" Gor a roily, Massa Frank, what you swine to do now ?"
said Billy.

"I want you to give me twenty lashes, as hard as you
can put it on, as hard as Make whips the niggers," said my
father.

"Why, Massa Frank, wat de dibble you want for b dc►
now ? Get dis nigger hung ?'' replied Billy, who was very
much scared.

"I want you to do as I say. If you don't, I'll send for
Sam, and have you whipped," said my father.
"No ; I swear God I cant lick you, Massa," replied
Billy.

My father got in a rage, and called in Sam, who was
sort of second negro chief in the house. Same came.
" Sam, I want you to whip Billy," said my father.
" Eh, Billy. What you do Massa, now ? Take off your
cc at."

Billy did so at once, and Sam gave him two or three
good cuts, when Billy says, If dat is all you want, I gib
dem cuts myself."

" Will you lick me now, Billy ?" said my father,?
"' 0, yes Massa. I'll lick you. Gib me de whip'—and
Billy took it and gave his master two rather hard cuts.
" Lick me harder, you rascal, or I'll have Sam lick you
again,' said my father. Thus admonished, Billy put in
de big licks,' as Sam, who was a spectator, remarked,
until the quantity was reached, his master counting at every
stroke, one, two, up to twenty. There, Billy. I don't
like it, and I'll be d—d if I'll ever have another nigger
whipped on my plantation.' And he never did. He never
afterwards had an overseer ; and if a negro deserved punish-
ment, he gave the very worst that can ever be given in the
South—it was to transfer Wm from one plantation to an-
other.

We are inclined to think that the publication of
this book will in no woy affect the reputation of the

great political letter-writer. He has given us a
clever novel, in no way unworthy of his reputation, I
but one in no way calculated to enhance the c3le
brity already acquired by the vigorous pen of
"Manhattan.'

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Days

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
COUSEN V. COUSEN.

This was a petition presented by the wife, pray-
ing for dissolution of marriage cn the ground of
cruelty and adultery.
The parties were married at St. James's, Piece.
dilly, and for some time after they resided with the
father of the respondent, who was an extensive
farmer in Yorkshire. In 1562 the petitioner was
at Scarborough, and the respondent at this time
was guilty of great neglect of his wife. Since that
time she had been dangerously ill from nervous
fever, and was too ill to attend the trial. Her de-
position was read.

A domestic in the service of the brother of the
respondent said she had frequently seen the re-
spondent make free with one of her fellow servants,
Ellen Walker, and on one occasion she saw them
under such circumstances that left no doubt as to
an improper intimacy. She also said the respondent
treated his wife with great unkindness, although
he did it with the appearance 9f kindness.
Ellen Walmer also had seen the respondent guilty
of improper conduct with Ellen Walker.
Dr. S wabey offered no defence.
The Judge Ordinary said he should consult the
authorities whether the conduct of the respondent
amounted to cruelty, and he should require further
evidence to show that the petitioner was unable to
attend.
Judgment deferred.