Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-09-15
New ORLEANS, Aug. as.

New ORLEANS, Aug. IS.
Most .?fecting.-A few weeks since,
French family, consisting of mRn and his
wife, were taken III, (supposed of fever,) the
woman was first afflicted. Her husband minis
tered 10 her wants with a zeal rarely evinced.
Their circumstances, apparently, did not admit
of employing a servant, and the kind-hearted
man could be perceived at all hours attending
to domestic drudgery. But Providence,
whose ways are dark and inscrutabe, willed
that he should not long continue in his sphere
of usefulness; he was seized with the same dis
ease as that of the wife, To whom he was so
fondly attached; over exertion, ffetfulncss, and
increased care, no doubt, were the provocaiion.
Some kind friends sent Spaniard 10 attend TO
wants Of the stricken; they gradually became
better, and the poor man was enabled TO leave
his bed a day or two ago. In the mean time
he crawled about when the assistant left them.
On Saturday night last, he was observed by
some persons residing in his neighborhood,
| (ursuine strect,) 10 pass with bucket in the
direction of the rver,-conjectured for the pur-
pose ofprocuTing water, Tho more was thought
oft. Not so his unfortunate wife; she, with
oil ofwoman's instructive fondness, soon missed
the partner of her sorrows, but was unable to
leave her sick bed to seek him. Her means
were heard frequently during the night; hut
having been known to be i'll, they were not
Yesterday morning, al an early hour, she was
hurried from her sorrowng couch, to recog-
nize the body of an individual found drowned.
IL proved TO be that of her kind and affection
ate husbandi
II was thought that in STOPPING TO ill his
bucket at the river, he topplcd over, and from
extreme weakness was unable TO regain his
footing. He was found midway between the
markets. We saw his emaciated, pale and
al a..
lonely home, To seek that bed, from which she
1 only rose to look her last upon her dead hus-
band! Her cup of misery was filled TO over
| tiowingl The shock, in her delicate state of
health, il is more than probable will have ia
tai efiect.-N. 0. .adpertiser.
Church Yards.-Much of the condition Of a
parish may be learned from the state of the
church-yards. When there is little respect for
the bural-place of the dead, there is but little
decency and less affection among the living
Sober, industrious habits make homes, and
homes imply unity and a bond Of love. Hence
of the beauty of the expression, and of the feel
ing It intimates. "to sleep with their fathers. =
Some poor families pay the sexton annual fee
4 TO trim and keep separate the graves of their
/ relatives. Some, before death, are very care
iul about the exact spot where they shall lie,
and make requests to their survivors, CONCERN
\ ing the future condlton oil their graves. The
separation by death is bad enough, but the des-
olation and grief Of it is much essened by thus
connecting, by a continual care, the living and
the death. parish of dsordery habits will
show IFS character in the disregard Of the dead.
All is for the living and for self II augurs
very III OF the feelings Of population where
you see bones uncovered, rank weeds, and toe
often pig in the churchyard. 1t shows that
the aehouse is more frequented than the
i church.-Backsoood
Two boys were sentenced, one to twenty
days imprisonment in the County Jail, the
other to pay fine and costs, for stealing pears
The gentleman, who for many years past has
suffered much from trespasses of some of his
neighhors upon land situated in the vicinity Of
; this village, has finally done his duty in making
!, an example of these boys, which may detei
others from "doing likewise HaperhiH Mas
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