Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-04-25
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VI KtT s0GTH. .
Oct out NJ Inc wsy! get out u the way.
Jew y Shouted . youth mounted % 4 high sp,r'
i.sd hofss 10 = young man u fsw ysafs bis seh'pf,
~ hs eatps a~slieping towards him in a Dafiew
psth that stretched across 4 vide pasto's Of long
gfsss. .9et out Of the ~sJ Of you will DO run
down."
The other folded bis srns and esssp' by = leeh
Of contempt, took no notice ef tfs waning. The
rider dssbsJ on with hssdleng fury, but - he
came up 10 The person In Tbs road, DO wbee'ed bis
bofse iDto,is g,ass shd gstIoyed sway without
bringing shout the thfsstensd collision. "1oso-
Jew beasaf" no maftsfed, - be passed sbskiDs
bis whip " nothing bSt ply saved your back"
The yenns jew vas sgsin alone. No ohs was
present 10 witness his misery, bot yet he stfss-
gIed 10 ms.ls, his feelings. He lip qaiys'ed and
hi. eye. opeled ani closed rspidty. Thee vas
| \ feeling Of desotation 1T his Heart ard a choking
sensation in his throat; bot ths excitement pass.
ed sway swiftly ~ The hurricane passes evs' tho
ss,t!i snJ ike tbs hurricane left = rum bebihds
"IpsutseJ, Esmvisd on like \ worm, bees"se J
win not bew down sud kiss tho hsbd that h fais-
| cd sgsisst me! all this must ! ltsf." hs said be-
tween bis cisached teeth i" for 1 an port asd bc-
Iisss The religion which my pa'rh's taught me
from tho moneost could frat aode'.tsed-ha, il
/. hard that ote possessed Of feelings should thus
b. prosecuted
lie stood stops in 4 field Of .otns e1tsnt, beforo
him on a elf that overlooked the seq wss IN an
Gent battery, that had been suffered 10 fill 10 ~,
ins, and afouod veto the green plantations os u"
fasmsss bounded by bills ahoss rocks. so'ses s"e
s~svioes. were here and there, iose'spsfssd WIZ
thick snd ,efdant woods. II was sssr1bs sod
twiligh. had given . shsdowy indi"ines"s's :"
tho prospect. The stars wefs coming forth 10
,bs,, lo~elincss, the ky was assuming q deeper
hue, and The shadows Of night were settling oses
the sea.
He walked towards tho ruined foftsess and ses'
tod himself on one Of the dismsniIsd esnnons
that iutled over tie precipice, snd looked with q
gloomy stefnooss, on the calm wssers that rolled
along the shore and dashed in playful waves
! against the rocks beneath. The scene WAS one
Of tranquil beauty. the soft mu'mo' Of the n''
lows, wss peaceful sod came 10 the spiht like .
sound Of joy. II was - il the ssni' Of the deep
were welcoming the angel Of night to her starry
throne. But the young man could MT 'ymPa-
| tbize with such . scene, all was dark and dfss'
and miserable to him, for the springs Of Joy To
nj. breast had been cmbittefed, his heart had been
cruclIv crushed. More consonani to bis feelings
would have been the conflict Of the sIemsnts i"
the widest storm.
For a moment, . dreadful idea shot across bis
mind and be sp,ang to his feet and approached
the edge Of the ba,iIemenss, bat his good shge'
prevailed over the spirit that was hunyios HIN 10
destruction. He paused, the pefspifa,ion stream
ed from bis haggard brow, and he clenehsd hh'
hands until the blood burst from seneash his ha'
g~sr-naiIs.
More bit.e' and asoni'ins tlfn the sof'nfe' o
the rack. were tho sunerinss bf that wounded
sviri,. You that have never hsssd the first blood
hound yell Of persecution, yos that haze ns'e'
cooHdeJ . tale Of sorrow to another and bad you'
heart iacerssed by q crueI deliberate isuni on ih'
subiec, that was known TO harrow your fes''nss
YOU are happy and know not the wreck OF peace
the deep misery, the tormen,ing wietchedness, o
. wounded spirit.
IusuI,s Of the kind, be had just suffered, has
been frequently offered to the unfortunate young
man and many Of his prosecutors bad felt tn
weight Of his hand but he had at last found on
tba, the contest between The rich and the po"s
the prejudiced and the unfortunate. vas too une
aual for him to wage. There was no chance 10
him when the prejudices Of a whole
were against him, and be poor a"d ffisnd!ss'.-
Besides, he had an orphan sister who was depend
an, on bis effort. ard when be reflected Oh ne
HELPLESS condition, he determined to bear all GU
civ and avoid committing himself BY any act q
rasbbess. :.
I, was nearly midnight, before bs rosa from D
] sea. 10 60 to his home. Thoughts and dreams
~fu..:ly, projects and hopes Of success, lad ten