The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-11-06

WnAtS iattA p1oAuWtN II pom Mn every CON-
fort that il was ii her powcr 70 procure. She
brought him bis daily food, and though thou-
sands were perishing around him by slarva-
ton, be knew II not, FOR ne bad as YET suf-
fered 10 pang of hunger How She procur-
ed il, Marceila scarcely knew herself.
While wealth could purchase food, she gave
the costly ornaments of her person, and the
magnificent decorations III her mansion. with
4 lavish hand. When famine grew more
desolating, and glittering heaps ofgold could
no longer purchase 4 norsel 81 bread, She
sought other means III obtainingi IN Choos-
ing tie moments when Severus slumbered
she carefully secured his chamber, and
went forth into the city to search for food.
She brayed the darkness of night, lie pefils
Of pestilence, the horrors that siaIked abroad
in ihe forms Of misery and madness, aud
traveFsed every street and every portion Of
the city where there was tie faintest hope
OF obtaining tile nourshment necessary ~
save the life Of her husband. She knelt 10
those who yet had food, and petitioned with
such passionate earnestness and powerful
eloqnence, chat none could Withstand her
appeal az herself, she thought not FAM
ine inflicted upon her ifs severest panrs.
but she never FOR ali instant forgot that tIle
movsel ofsustenance obtained with su much
danger and difficulty was not for her own
benefit. Death, III such moments, might
have come before that devoied woman III
hismost appalling form, and HE would have
resigned herselfio his power With PRAYER
upon her lips thatihe beloved 81 heE soul
might escape the miseries 81 starvation.
Returning late one evening from i toll
some and fruitless search for food, MaTcella
reached hsr home wearied With exertion,
worn out with pfiyation, and almost Wild
with misery She could proceed no further
tnan The threshold Of her mansion. and there
she sunk il state 81 exhausi01, and resign
ed herself To The lethargy that stoIe over her
senses, Fora brief space she sIumbered.
but the fearful vision that haunted her
thoughts BIZ day was with nerin dreams. and
she tancled that She beheld Seyerus perish
ing with hunger
1'llls aroused her to renewed exeftion.
and she started up 70 paca tie desolate
apartments and devise some new scheme
for obtaining food by degrees Ter pallid
face frightened little as the project, which
had entered her imagination, revealed itself
more clearly 70 her mind. With the speed
and almost the silence of thought she as
cended 70 the room 10 tho room Of Severus,
and ascertained that 40 still slept. Then
kneeling BY his bed side, She bFeathed j huF-
RED but ieryent prayer for he safely, ana
her own success in the perilous task she
was about 10 attempt Arising with calmar
thought and irmer resolves, she bent softly
over the couch of her husband u gaze once
more, ere she departed, upon that beloved
lace Il was pale and emaciated, but there
was gig expression Of peace and happiness
upon TIE features and as the fond wife Qa-
zed, that expression frightened into 4 smile
end the unconscious sleeper murmured her
name. At this Marcella could scarcely re-
Train from pressing kiss upon lis brow. but
she contented herself BIZ best0wino upon
him such look of iondness Is seldom beams
from mortal eyes, and turning away, with !
noiseless step she lsst TIE apartment.
Enyeloplng her form ID lonq dark cloak
a1d shrouding hen features IN thick veil.
she left the house and rapidly lreaded TIE
almost desolate streets 0f the CITY. ArFiys I
Ing A. one Of Che garss. she knelt to tIie /
guard, and, with gold which she had brought
or she purposes procured hi consent t0 pass Z
Sut, andhis promise 70 admit her again on Z
ler RETURN alta concerted gnal from without.
With thEobblng heart and trembling step /
the passed the space that interviewed 81 {
ween the walls Of The city and Ire enemy's i
Upon reaching lhe ground \
lac saw that the sentinel In THAI quarter slept I
ipon his post, and, noiselessly Is epiril. i
Ihe glided past him and entered Ire iisl Y
.ent Ia which she beheld light By sin- y