Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-01-04
From Chambers Edingbvrgh Journal.
TIE DEAD.HOUSE OF PARIS.

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ris, is retired gloomy building, stu.
ated on that part of the LEFT bank OF
the Seine, which lies between the city
quay and that OF Orlevres. The object
Of the establishment, MS its name partly i'm.
plies, is TO receive the bodies ofall those who
have come 10 a violent end, by land or wa
ter, and either 10 retain them till they are
claimed by friends, OF 10 bury them il they
remain unknown. 1t is strange how the
existence of,his building influences the dis
lrct in its immediate vicinity. La MoTgue
is the cen,repoin, of attraction. the source Of
news and novelty. The neighbors there
talk not of politics or revolutions "A fine
corpse was that brought in this morning -
"He was fair wasn't he n ".Did you see
the girl 10 day" what long black hair
she had 1t tiailed on the ground us she
passed on the hurdle n Such is the gener.
al nature of the gossip in the neighborhood
Of the Dead House.
/ visited La Morgue twice. On the frs,
occasion Francois, the receiver OF the DO.
dies, could no, show the establishment TO the
in the absence Of the recorder, Nj. Perrin
These Two persons dwell with heir families
in the upper floor OF this house of death
and have the sole charge of it. Francois
with whom | became somewhat familiar
desired me to return at certain time. and
should see the whole. Accordingly, went
again TO La Morgue.
"Ah. you are there ~ said Francois. i.
sing to receive me. and introducing me to
his wife aud another person who was pres
en,. This is neghbor." continued Fran
co.'s, aluding 10 the latter individual, "who
comes, out OF sheer friendship, to belp me
when require assistance, and on this morn
ing his services have been much required
Your Visit has been timed most luckily, sir
We have to-day woman who hanged her
self with her carriers, q man who has beer
four hours in the waters, and third a LITTLE
female child, an infant who was suffocateC
last night by accident in a stage coach
They mistook her for packet, and crushe,
her. Poor thing how lovely she is |"
abr said The wife of Francois, per
haps she hada mother, who waited anxious
ly for her return fiom the ccuntryl BY ih'
bye, Fruucois, where did you lay herr Oh
the dissection table ?"
mo no why, what use could there be il
opening herr Who could think ofihai dea
little child having been posoned2 Go ant
look at her she is as clean as if she hat
come out OF bath. And then the young
nurse, who brocght her here in her apron
wept us il the little one had been her own
She told me that she had been returnin!
from her native village in Normandy, with
er she had gone TO nurse the child, and tina
the stage coach in which she was, was S,
full ofpeople that she was compelled TO pu
her little nursing between her knees. Sh,
was then much fatigued, having slept non'
for two days. When night came, she Eel
asleep The child slipped from her grasp
she slept still The child moved, and per
haps cried but the rattle of the coach stihe.
the sound; and the nurse slept or. In ih'
morning when she awoke. she found tina
she had but the body of her babe p III
this all, Francois ~ said his wife
" The rest may be conceived. On reach
ing Paris where the mother lives, the nurs,
,durs, not go TO the house, and thus sh,
thought Of bringing the body here for inter
ment But she would scarcely part will
the child She kissed its cold brow. sh,
kissed its hands, she kissed It's shoulders, il
feet, saying all the while. oh can it b
true that she is dead, sir!' Then she CAV,
the body TO me, took il back again, shook il
called il BY its name, and strove with her 6n
gers to open its eyes. oh do you know
no way TO open its eyes for me Alb the.
were such pretty eyes, so round, so blue !
It's eyes My girl had blue eyes like he
moiher-oh, She will Kill me. that mother
| will tell her the child died from its teeth