Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-09
N, P. WILLIS.

Zee by tie papers, presume, the official
* of tile Cholera in Paris. 1t seems very
|l(tl6ie to you, no doubt, at your distance from
the scene, and truly it isterri6te enough, IT one
could realize it, any Where; but many here do
not trouble themselves about il, and you might
be in this metropolis month, and if you observed
the people ONLY, and frequented only the places
of amusement and the public promenades, you
might never suspect its existence. The weather
is June.like, deiiciOusly warm and bright; the
trees are in the tender green Of the new buds,
and the public gardens are thronged all day with
thousands OF the gay and idle, sitting under the
trees in groups, laughing and arrsins taemsei'es
as II there was no plague IN the air, though hun.
dreeis die every Gay. The churches are all hung
in black, there is a constant succession OF fune-
rails; and you cross, the bers and hand .barrOws
of the sick. hurrying to the Hospital at every
turn, in every quarter OF the city 1t IS very
hard to realize such things, and 1t would seem,
very hard even Ia treat them seriously. was at
masoue ball at the Theatre des Particles night
or two since, al the celebration of the M Ca
RENE. or half lent. There were some two thou.
sand people. | should think, in fancy dresses,
most of them grotesque and satircal, and the
ball was kept up until seven in the morning,
with all the extravgant gaiety, noise and fun
with which the French people manage such mat
,ers. There was cholera ,caltz, and a cholera
yaHopade and one immensely tall maj, dressed as
nersonification of the Cholera itself, with skee-
ion armor, blood shot eyes, and other horrible
appurtenances Of a walking pestilence. 1t was
the burden of all the j"kes, and all the cries OF
the hawkers. and all the conversation; aud yet.
probably nineteen out OF twenty of those present
lived in the quarters most ravagcd by the disease
and many of them had seen it face to face, and
knew perfectly its deadly character
As vet, with few exceptions, thu. higher classes
of society have escaped. 1t seems to depend
very much on the manner in which people live,
and the poor have been struck in every quarter,
often at the very next door to luxury. A friend
told me this morning, that the porter OF large
and fashionable hotel, in which he lives. had
been taken to the hospital; and there have been
one or two cases III the airy quarter OF St. Ger
main, in the same street with Mr.. Copper, and
nearly opposite. Several physicians and medi.
cal sud cuts have died too, but the majority Of
these live with the narrowest economy. and IN
the parts Of the city the most liable to impure ef
f1uyia. The balls 20 on still in the gay world;
aud presume they would go on if there were on
Is musicians enough left to make orchestra, or
fashionis,s compose to - quadrille was walking
home very late from party the night before last
with captain in the English army. The gray
of the morning was just stealing into the sky /;
aud after stopping moment in the Place Yen
dome, to look at the column, stretching, arpa-
rently unto the very stars, we babe good morn
inc, and parted. He had hardly left me, he
| said when he heard frightful scream from one
of the Houses IN the Rae 81. Ho,ore, and think
ing there might be some violence going on he
rang at the gate and entered, mounting the first
stair case that presented. A woman had Just
opened door, fallen on the broad stair al the
top. and was writhing in great agony The peo-
| Die Of the house collected Immediately; but the
moment my friend pronounced the word cholera,
there was general dispersion. and he was left
alone with the patient He took her in his arms,
and carried her TO coach stand without assist.
ance. and driving to the Hotel Dieu. left her
with the Seurs de Charlie. She has since died.
As il one plague was not enough. the city is
still alive in the fau xbourgs with revolts. Last
night, the rqppel was beat all over the town, the
national guard called to arms and marched to the