Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-12-26
No 40

Out bfF ttsNusty NWFIHtes W1rA0V Stu N'
under i~Lcesssns ssil. Th.,r vss nnD. = hieisni.
" Interested in shr poor ss.i.. v merk tbs fever
ish hue Of his wriaki~d check. Or the increasing
ss,enuaiian VI Ii. u,i..harsn frama. None -
ssfyed thst ihr u'.ia.is,ag piits0ce SET Side t"s
b. adddsy d 4 ~, srmeipcd fcs sssesai days
Aun,ouchej. saanet asAds III eppssrancs rssd-
isriy a. svcr, -, bore With IT, ssnss mreAresA'
,he sibes Of hl+s l!ew pnyiss.os saonts u Msdsms
Dutez and ~ !, 4 With the eane unsisias =.
stdoity. ihoug i,is hand would sonstinb~s tsess-
tte. and his Z, ) become confuaed--a #eskness
probably owing 10 the excessive ass BE- hsd msds
u them.
Que morning Duhohref vas mlssinS q The
scene Of his d,,iy Isbors. His a',sence created
much temsrk; aid many were the jokes passed 90
The occasion. One surmi.rd ihis-snoshes that.
- the cause; Of The pbvnrpsrcs ead i vac
finally agreed that yyAe - hsIlo~ must ha.s
worked himself into m stsolots shelsiop and
saken his anal sspnl ID tke sIess frame q SONS
apoihecsry q. tisoMa ssway ~ : pQH q
sssiMlss~ki~ his doos happened = stand open
No one thoasht Of going TO his loJsins 30 LOOK
eftcr hiss.sc,nains. Meanwhile. tho Object ot
their fun wss tossing on bed Of sicknssss Dis
ea.s. which had been slowly sspPirs The so"n.
daiions ii his strength. besned in s-ery vein
bis eyes rolled end aashed In Jsiirium ; bic lips.
usnsily 80 silent, mutsesed wild end inceherent
words. II days Of hesl.h, poor Dohob'et hsd
had BIZ, dreams. a. Ill s~rtists. poor o. fici's
| will sometimes hsys. He hsd thought that
tho fruit Of many years' labor disposed q g
.dssniage a.ight procure him 70 live. 70 ~
economist way, for the vcaf Of his i've. hs
never anticipated fame OF fortune ; the height 81
his ambition OF hope. wss to posseas : .snemeos
large enough 10 shelter him from the se'eaeociss
Of tho weather. with means TO puschsss one ecM'
Portable mesl per day. Now-alss! however,. even
thai hope had deserted him. He thought y hsrd
% die without ouc to look kindly % him: without
The words u comfort that might rmooshs be psss
sage % another world. He fsncied his bed sur4
rounded BY desiiieh faces, g~rinhins . hisssslss
ings, and haunting him with his inability y suaa'
mon . priest lorxorciss them.
Atsieng,h the spparitions fsdst swsy .sad ths
patient sank into an exhsnsesd slombes. ~
swote unrefieshed; il wss " 9Th deg b. bod iain
.bsrs neglected. His moa4a wss psrehed; b. snraed
over. snd feebiy sessebsd OFT his hand toward the
earhsn pitehsf, ftoa, which, since the drss day q
q. ;p,... h.h.a cc.nct.d hia ,hisst. Ala! II
-.~ls.., s.n,,.,. 90 mon.nt, ,hipkina
80. =. $3.50 4. q. tc.+ 4. ms., dc q wsnl
un..m.,,.5. h.,. .,or,. but "a whom could ID
$50. s. .,..,,;.. ..,;.sanee, AZ ile1
seemed 81 lsst sostriks him He aFoss alo~'! and
with dinsSulty, from the bsd. went 10 The othst
nj s nv nam. md look uo.,b, picture IL had
n~.;...dl.., n. ,..o,rsi 10 e,trv Il 10 abs shoy
Z. .-.,..,.., ~ ho..d = ohsain %, il suf6-
-, 8 fr,r;.h h;m v,h ,he neeeeesriss 81 lifa
.-... 1900,
n.~ns;I In, him .,r.assA tc xaih. and to carr
&. Lu,,h.c. a. .bie ~. So pssssd I house
.ho.s.h;ch ,he,e 80 ! crowd. He drsw nigt
-,.h.a ~. -. soine IN. aod resolved IA
.r-.., Nj thsta 80 Is he I sale Il many epsc1
me,, q 8, collected 81 an ams,sor il shs eours
Il hire ,e.t.. Il onten, hsppened tbst esllss
dan. made w;th Infinite pains by tine proprietor
vese ,djd without upescy 81 discsiu,insiioa siS
hisJeaih.
somethiie Whispered the weaiied Dehobest
thai here would BE- : market fos hs pictsrs- 4
MS ! long wsy set 10 the houpe Of ths pietun
dealer. md ne made ep his mind II once. III
worked lis way through the crowd, dragged him
elf up shs Steps, md af.e, many ioduiriss. foun'
the auctiooeey. That personass wis : busy. =
oortspt little man. wi.h . handful Of psPsS; =
Was inclined to notice. somewhat ,ooshig " =
t.rrup,ion Of Inc l~al. sslIow ~igR'o.
ine . were his gestures and language.
.Whs. do ron call your pic,ufsis q length 81
re, ~cassfuily hooking u il. II
il IL view 81 the AbbeJ u Nevtasg-d
i~ss.,iIass-and Il s~eurroon1ins landseape.s
piled ths esser and trembling ssiiss.
Ths ascsionsss sasais scahnSd Il eoaae1pes2
il, and asked whst il was worth.
oh. thsti. Whist you plesss-wbateses 4
bring snswered Duhobest-
.Hsm. IL i too odd 10 please. I shoald thieA
I can promise no more than three ihelefs.
Poor ssnuei sighed deeply. IN bed spest
ihst piece, the nishts q ssny nosthss nN
was starving now; and the pithaI sens o.
would give him bread for Z few days. He -
his head o the sueiioness, and retiring. to-
ssas in . corner.
The sale began. Amer some paintings ~
cravings had basn disposed Of sansefs -
hitited.
Who bida Il hires thalsssf Who Dds \
the cry. Duhobevt listened eagerly, but =
swe'ed. .Willis end : parehssera' ssid \
pondingiy. y himssf. Still there was
lenee. Hedsred aes look up. fos IS sseAW
that ~ shs people sefe laughing ettA1
tbs sstiSs Nho could = isssss sassgA
worthless 4 Eiece n public nd. S9AaZ q
cons # mss' ~sshis nestslis4s9 Il
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