The Litchfield County post., 1826-12-19

winch they regard the Character of her hus-
band.
Is itre;,ily so late ?" said my uncle, as he
turned ms eyes to the clock, and took his
nandkerchief TO wipe away a tear which had
started in his eye. The YecoIIecf;one ,f b;s
youth had indeed awakened more feeling than
hehnnself was aware of. .But you wilmer
ceiye the point had in view. he continued.
1.-THE intemperance of the husband laid that
lovely woman in her grave. Let the lesson
you have learnt, go with you into your
new connection, and may the Lord bless YOU
init.'s
1t was too late to make farther cOnyersa-
tom Ibid my uncle and the family good
night, and lastened TO lay my head ON nv
pillow. The moon had travelled far down in
her peaceful course before my eyes were clo.
sed, and when / slept it was to dream Of
Anna ana ner orphan boy E. Y.
From /" Fint's Ten Years IN the Valley Of the
Mississippi
DESCRIPTION OF NEW ORLEANS.
The external form of the city ON the river
side, is graduated in some measure to the
curve ofthe river. The street that passes a.
long the levee, and conforms to the course of
the river, scaled Leyee street, and is the one
IN which the greatest and most active business
of the city is transacted. The upper part of
the city is principally built and inhabited by
Americans. and is called the :. fauxbcurg ST.
Mary The greater. number of the houses
m this fauxbourg are of brick, and built in
the Anlt riean style. The ancient part Of the
city, as you pass down Leyee street towards
the Cathedral, has in clear, bright January
mornings, that are SO common at that sea-
son, an imposing and brilliant aspect. There
IS something fantastic and unique in the APP
pearance, am told, far more resembling Eu-
ropean cities. than any other in the United
states. The houses are succeed externally,
and this stucco is white or yellow, and strikes
the eye more pleasantly than the dun and
sombre red ,ofbrick.
Cathedrat.-The Cathedral is most impo-
sing fabric, not SO much from its size, as its
structure, and the massiveness Of its wallis
Under lts stone pavements are deposited the
INDUSTRIOUS dead. In inches and recesses ara.
hS9res Of the saints in their appropriate dress,
and with those pale and unearthly cOunte-
nances, that are so fully in keeping with the
ideal image which have formed ofthem.--
The walls are SO thick, and SO constructed,
that although in the very centre and hustle
OF the noise and business ofthe city, you hear
only confused whisper within, and are al
most as still as in the centre ola forest. You
go but a few PAGES from the crowds that are
pressing along Levee street, and from the
rattle Ut carriages that are stationed near this
place. and you fluid yourself in u kind Of vault
ed apartment, and in perfect stiffness the ia
pcrs are burning, aud some few are always
kneeling within, in silent prayer. Images Of
death, of the invisible world, of eternity, sur
round you. The dead sleep under your feet.
You are in the midst of life, and yet there
reigns here perpetual tranquility.
French lnhGbitGats.- respect fothe mani
ners Of the people, those fthe French citizens
partakc of their general national character
They have here their characteristic pOliteness
and urbanity /; and it may be remarked that
ladies Of the highest standing will show colr-
tesies that would not comp0rt with the ideas
Of dignity entertained by the ladies at the
North. In their convivial meetings there is
apparently great deal of cheerful familiarity,
tempered, however, with the most scrupulous
observances, and the most punctilious deco
rum. They are the same gay, dancing,spec-
tacle-ioving race, that they are every where
else. tits well known that the Catholic reli-
gion does not forbid amusements on the Sab
bath. They fortify themselves in the custom
of going to balls and the theatre on the Sab
bath, BY arguing that religion oughtto inspire
cheerfulness. and that cheerfulness is assOcia-
ted with religion.
That all the citizens do not think alike up
on this subject. will appear from an anccdote
which viii take leave to relate. The French
Play-bill for the play of Sabbath evening was
posted, as usual, on Sabbath morning at the
corners of all the streets. Towards evening
Of the same Sabbath, observed that paper
of the same dimensions and the same type,
but in English, was every where posted di-
rcctly under the French bill. Ii contained
appropriate texts from the scriptures, and was
headed with these words :-'' Remember the
Sabbath day to keep 1t holy" and mentioning
that there would be divine service at place
that was named, in the evening.
AnericGns.-The Americans come hither
from all the states. Their object is to accu-
mulate wealth. and spend it somewhere else.
But death, (which they are very little dispO-
sed TO take into the account, -often brings
them UP before their scheme is accomplished.
They have, as might be expected Of an as
semblage from different regions, mutual jeal-
ousies, and mutual dispositions to figure in
each others eyes of course the New Orleans
people are gay, gaudy 10 their dress, houses,
furniture. equippage, and rather fine than in
the best taste.
Boats.-There are sometimes fifty steam
boats lying in the harbOr. A clergyman from
the North made with me the best enumera-
ton that we could, and we calculated that
share were from, twelve tn fifteen hundred fiat