Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-04-18
p,s-. F,a;er's aacasme for Mach
THE DE AT ID 4 T. l. l.
A rALE or PARIS.


walls sn1 narrow limits Of the dca,h-receiying
,gof IL Morgnc that every succeeding writer
Ia asccsu y approach The subject with con.
.,ratlc msgly!ng, were II not ')f the peculiar
ss,g,c Of the place
The Mofgue possesses q Constantly recurring
4 al t54E4nily varying story, involving equally
n ,.w sguery. new actors and new passions: the
N .,3 aiy the leading parts in every drama ofiear,
q N ...a or suffering aud the living are made
tlfInsl. accessorie. in the shifting panorama
4 fl5uu with which every spectacle Is wound
The Morguo, IS the Omega Of humanity
rave without the eofiin--the sleep wihou, the
.igul lis interest is not the interest of this
veil il :cene. arc no, those out of which hu
nan Ingenuity can weave worldly advantage or
4 aggfauizoment IFS tenants are not sentient be
nss os,ling amid the loil and care Of everyday
oc.aps.ions Of their fellow men, and fellow labor
r5 The stately cathedral the wide sena,e-housc
lsy courts OF law, the palaces of royalty, and the
y.lsans wherein vice and misery expate their
tgpe or misfortune, alike open way by which
,sne may profit bu, the Morgue j. no, OF these,
To- all who enter there with inquiry IN their eve
lll upon their lip, leave hope upon the threshold
'sd seek only for despair and death II is but a
80 from the busy thoroughhre of tho crowded
.lly from contact with the fluucring grisettc aud
l he thoughtful trader, for the dcathcell stands in
ole Of the most froquencd quarters Of the city but
ne step from the hurrymg vehicles whrline
s.ons, laden with youth and beauty or freighted
SiA merchandise making the rude pavement.
r,aie beneath their weight; and from the bright
glare Of the MONDAY sum- TO the cold, still, dreary
chamber Of violent and premature death The
.9ii walls beat back all sounds from wi,hou, ~
A siionte Of the grave is already settling upon the
4 dsqA hon, is hr,l an
It IS not with the cavil Of competition, the lisp Of
courtesy, OF the mirhiul music Of revel, but with
the shrlil scream Of too tarly recognition, the
heau-groan Of remorse, or the wailing ofdccp de
spair
The appearance Of the cell itselfis very simple
Il IS small, square apartment having on one
sie an open grating, behind which are ranged
lue broad planks, supported on trcstles, each
'r'7g m incllnsd plane, and thus enabling the
.3Jt 10 obtain perfect view of the counter.
axe THE corpse; while the garments worn by
he nnSerable victims OF murder suicide when
i'tsiycd by the officials nre suspended along the
wall BY hooks, and carefully displayed, in order
70 facilitate their Identification
The place is scrupulously clean and, consil
eIing its nature even cheerful, at least, so it sp
peared to me for had thoroughly made up my
mind 10 experience sensation Of pain and awe
On my entrance there although had been eau
4 uous to make my visit an occasion when
knew II to be unenan,ed | expressed a feeling Of
a tins kind to tie friend by whom was accompa
med, who inst iutly Congratulated me the fact
III declaring that SO great was the Impression ofhor'
a for and regret which he experienced on the first
oeeaslon when he set foot within the Morgue
81 that, although he had subsequently entered there
score oftimes, he felt convinced that he should
Hever be able 10 overcome its recollection.
n urged him to tell me wherefore, when he re-
a pied, Not now nor here; for, in order that you
"a nay be fully enabled to appreciate the spectacle
to which allude, must relate TO You that portion
o.'he poor suicides history with which | after
wards became acquainted
Aud IN compliance with that promise when W.
had driven in the evening with some friends ln,c
Toe lateral alleys ofthe Bots de Bou!ogne, we al
..sacd, and seating ourselves upon the grass
M ii, related with much feeling the sketch
M ila. ioos.
II was early in the spring Of $50, that young
Lh9h'hman OF fashion, on his arrival IN Paris, rs
N''shsd himselfin a splendid set Of apartments II
d Ae Place Vendome For time he contin I'D
'AA'eiy unknown no, only to circle Of Freact
''''Sy which his expensive style Of living woulC
H''e pointed out as that to which he would neces
AMY have been welcome had he been so intro
9-eel as TO render his acquaintance safe bu
wen 70 such Of his own coun,rymen as were ther
III sH'9'nng ia the French capital lie frequente.
III 10 eilb dnei at no restaurant OF note mingel
M ~ nc amusement which involved communion will
n as Fellow man but on the other hand he aztec
n V' no seelasion; anl was evidently too inliiicr
n 'l' 10 notice and comment TO shrink from eI,he
q 7aen ihov became sonsequcn, on aHy Of his pur
HHs HIS eqnpages although plain. AMI tohlll
""aou' arms, were ofthc mos, elerant description
A' horses unequalied by any in the city, his e;
punishment perfect and his boxes both at N
ial'an opera and the franca-, in HE mos, elirlbl
4 situation
Although the stranger hins-lf affected NJ, nv,
terry the idle and the curious began. ere Ion, +,
weave many and subtle ones Of which he v,s n
hero; and he hsi NJ, resided ten ilys in p,ri
before Il was decided that he mus, have s9n,ihin
% conceal, or with his figure and fortune he wonl
have been alfesly plunged tea fa,hon' deep ia a
Il he hscinI,ing frrolaies Of Plrisian dissipation
Ere another Wssk hll elapsed The busy hl1 fres
iSoi Or comment an CO.. ier,lre; Tor. "a, the ga
~ p-uot oftAe day the pol. Agi1is ss he wi
d'7.iy eallei sP2esrd = a. open ctrriays
'-s Alec DC Llngchsm9s AMI b-sii- hin )
o., o the nos bell,ifll women who ever ow.
~ globes 0! aer eys lal fotR 70 The warm ski'
q IlalY
Who 5oun sAe BE- C,ril.aly ~. hi.s,sci
FL ~ l'r 4t-< AMI gio yiag l3reiaess caimel n
''afi Siat The al5Ifn cIds All CHAR blae ey'
p str c. apIhioa. rne volng ladies' sqgges,-
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