The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-05-19


vaded the place. In various parts Of the
building were to be seen its many party CO.
lored members, kneeling in the spirit--we
hope--of the true religion; we say hope, for
ever and anon, from beneath the black veil,
covering some native beauty, could be seen
q sparkling eye wandering from the book
which was in her hand, TO somethingmore
of"ear'h than Heaveno--this may have been
merely imaginary, but the observer, if he
caught that look, would have had good
grounds to construe it into something very
different from religious Impressions. Here
were assembled the Spaniard, the French
man, the Portuguese, the Italian, and the
mixed breeds, whose names are numerous.
There could be seen the Quartroon, with her
long black bair gracefully plated DER her
high forehead, partially hid by veil whose
delicate texture could not stay the glance
from her lovely eye, but rather added force
10 its power. In one corner OF the immense
building might have been seen the coarser
forms, and less intellectual features Of the
muattoes; and little beyond, the meztit-
zoeS, and still more remote, the black, in all
her shining glory. There was one man,
however, in the vast assemblage, whose mo.
lives were of different character. He had
noticed on previous OCCASION, golden
image of our Savior standing on the altar.
He had dreamt of this image, he had magni-
fed its value, and in the bitterness of his
soul, aggravated by the iron hand of poverty,
he had determined to possess il. He was
man Of desperate fortunes--an adventureT
who had visited New Orleans for a specific
object He was a boalman--a laboreF on
board of broad-horn from up the river
The visit to New Orleans was for the pur-
pose of stealing the golden image. He gro-
ped his way up to the altar, inch by inch
kneeling and praying as he went along
Those who knelt in the immediate vicinity
of this man, remarked afterwards that they
took him for a murderer. Perhaps he was,
and under the Influence of the bad feelings
which must have possessed him then, he
gave way TO the power of conscience which
: he ultimately subdued, and committed the
. isacrilege. He bad now reached the best
: place suited TO his purpose. In the mean
! time service progressed, the holy rites of
! the Catholic church, at all times imposing,
was on this occasion more so. 1t was "All
Saints Day" The voice of the Holy Fa-
: Their, seconded by heavenly anthems, as
cended on high, and filled the soul with in.
6 spiraton, "not of earthly but of heavenly
6 KEN" The heart that could not feel on this
4 occasion must have been so welded to things
of earth, that even the voice and minstrelsy
of angels could not make change. Did il
:. change the heart Of this sacrlegiOus wretch,
:, who, like serpent, had crept into the very
: sanctuary of the Lord? No!
The service was over-the crowd was
g gradually dispersing-the organ still poured
!. forth its strains, and its sounds fingered in
the air, long after the organist had left his
: seat. A holiness seemed to pervade the
! place. yet was demon there! The boat
! man had thrown himself al full length in the
i pew, and watched the motions of the sex
:, ton, who was removing and replacing the
&c things used by the priest and the holy office
i He now cautiously lie his hiding place
: and just as the sexton turned his back, hC
- seized the golden image, and hiding it un
u der his huge red jacket, with the same eau
ton which had marked all his actions, h
= left the Cathedral.
Having reached his boat, he placed th,
! image in a barrel which was used as re
= cepiacle for the offals, and on this occasion
= il was filed; on top were floating cabbag,
= leaves, and potato parings.
y The theft was Immediately discovered
!, and the police called oul-the appearance
q of the boatman, upon whom suspicion nov
10 strongly rested, was accurately described
~ ~ and the very route he had taken Painte
= out. The police traced him to the boat
! but the GOODNESS Of the william, and his wi
- lingness TO 60 with them, actually disarme
&. their suspicious; he requested them to scare
him and the boat--they did so--nay, one
- the police actually thrust his sword into Ii
- barrel! He escaped, and with him Ii
&c golden image. Strange as it may appea
- III was the foundation Of this mans forum,
~ If mistake not, he is still living, wealth
and respectable man! Can sacrilege pro
psr?-AEersnder' Messenger.
KNOW THYsELF--Let men learn 10 /
lth afiectionate to their friends, faithful TO the
llis allies, respectful to their sDpefiors, and 10
70 even TO their enemies. Did we but kno
ing ourselves, how humble it would make u
aye and happy would ii be for us that we oil
nm for want of knowledge Of ourselves IS Il
lct' cause Of pride and pride was the cause
srs. our separation from God and Ignorance
ourselves is the cause Of keeping as fro
the coming TO him; for God resisleth the prou