Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-01-04


the poor nurses EXPLANATIONS TO tell his wife
TO note the name of Leonore. "Remember
wife, 10 repeat il TO Monsieur Perrin, that he
may inscribe il in his register" Francois
then resumed the nurses soiloqusing.
"Ab, cannot return 10 my village in Nor
mandy. Every body there was SO fond Of my
Leonore. Sugar pums and cakes were
showered upon her. Monsieur the Cnra,e
was distracted about my girl Oh sir,
could we not bleed her, and bring her back2
Or put her feet into warm water2 All, you
know many cases OF children being resior
ed-don't you now2 Alb, you do No !
Oh, tell me--tel me what TO do Her
mother will kill me, yes. certainly she will
kill me Or if 60 home to my village,
they vii! stone me-they will throw dirtup-
on me like toad On, sir, bring my Lee
onore to- me. and | will-yes, IL will give
her 10 you !"
francois paused, and then continued in
his own words "When it was absolutely
necessary 10 depart, the nurse again kissed
the Infants cheeks, and besoughl leave from
me 10 take away with her, the cap and ham
/ kerchief that were upon it. 1t is not our
custom 10 permit this, but always was too
soft. hearted. | babe her take them, and, alter
snulching them up, the poor woman threw
her apron overihe babes features and ian
out ofthe house" This was all Francois had
TO say about the nurse and child. and his
wife summed up By the remark. you see,
one ought always 10 take Two places in such
case in stage coach" This was all
Madame Francois thought about the matter
A knock at the door was now heard, and
., D.~,,.
the recorder oil La Morgue, little old man,
who coughed necessarily. He politely pro-
fessed his willingness TO show me his extab-
Iishmcni and away we went for that pur-
pose. We went up fight Of steps and, in
doing so, we were obliged TO stand by the
wall, in order to allow hevy Of snowy,
pretty Young girls to pass us. These are
four of my daughters" said NJ. Pervin, 81
have eight children Francois has had
four, and he has been so fortunate as TO see
them all married. He is good father
Francois"
So Though, y twelve children have been
born in the Dead House! Conjugal and
domestic joys, Marriages and babtisms, love,
religion, virtue. all have place in this fu-
neral above, as well as elsewhere. Mean
while we passed through several chambers
which /, is mol my purpose 10 describe until
we came TO the administrative cabinet or
repistry-ofiice OF NJ. Perrin. | asked and
received permission 10 look over the book
containing the records OF the dead. 1t was
in double columns the one for the known
and the other for the unknown. The mum.
bers ofihe unknown greatly predominated
Such entries rs these were abundant
In IL, a. al. l-,,l
fractured; unkaoten.-Brought at midnight;
drowned under the Bridge Of ANS; a pack
Of cards in the pocket; unknOua-C Child new.
" born, found dead from cold, at the door Of
hotel uaknoen" And so on.
"Ah n said NJ. Perrin TO me, don't you
find our registers kept very nicely now?--
My hand does tremble little, but you may
see that it is yet firm handwriting for my
age have cultivated flowing dnsh with
some success. There is capital NJ now
neatly turned. is i, noi2"
Good, simple man Proud only Of the
turn Of capital letter, willis, needless o
| The fact. that very letter was the commence
men, Of a princes name, of name inscribed
| upon an Italian coinage How came III,
name Of prince into the pages of dead
house register2 remember the occasion
!. though know not the cause, One nigh
e when proud mansion was lighted up il
n Paris. when its magnificent halls wef,
crowded with the gay and fashionable, al
thinking only oiliie and lis enjoyments, {
domestic. with haggard look, sushed uptt
the mistress Of the dwelling, who was sur
| rounded by the guests entertained by her il
? her husband temporary absence. The la
dy had 20 sooner listened TO her servan
than she flew from the Assembly. The mu
sic ceased, the dancers stopped, whispers
. passed among the crowd voice cried Il
| La Morguel" and away rushed the whole
> some ollhem uncloaked. some with their yer,
heads uncovered, and all in confusion.
strange sight il was 10 see thai lately billian
throng flying in disorder through the oper
| streets, in night of storm and darkness
They reacked La Morgue one by one; ant
. there stretched on a table they beheld III,
1 lord of the mansion they had left. cold anc
lifeless The body Of the Prince huc
/ been found in wood in the environs Of tn,
capital How he died was undiscovered
But, opposite TO his name on the register
There was, as Nj. Perrin made me remark
the words aoeH knoWa,
: To return, however, to M. Perrin From
= the chamber of registry we went 10 anothe
! apartment. that in which the clothes of III,
dead were kept There they hung npor
5 the wall, ofall kinds, forms. and dimensions
e hideously coupled together a spatterdasl
9 Joined by a pin TO a sleeve. of shawl res
Ting upon the collar Of a mans coat; dress