Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-18

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No, also, arc the prices, Tor tho 4
10y 10 question, with her maioscfvai
,p had yoyogod out for GOO. IN fotur
~ ing, she had agreed 10 pay for hersc
~ her 2 children, anc 9 maidseryant
"a Gl,OOO! So certainly she had rigl
IS TO expect better entertainment; bu
= with oil this, her princcly husban
thought il better she should have
private stock Of lururics, in case he
appetite should be delicate. III,
therefore, got picked oysters, choice
burgundy, portable soups, and all
kinds OF delicdcies, packed up to take
with her. Hejudgcd, however, right
Iy, that no wine, no eatable, would be
half SO acceptable as good water on
board n ship; for, despite of all filters
and every other remedy, water long,
preserved tastes very disagreeable, the
percolation only removing the objects
floating in the liquid. Whatever ex-
lists in a state of solution is irredeem-
able, so that the bilgy water of the
long encased pseudo fresh, is quite as
disgusting as fno pains had been Ia
ken to cleanse it.
The water of Chittagoig is the OH
ly water which never changes. At
the end of 8 years, it is quite as good
(; Chat is, when well bottIed) as it was
when first taken from the spring. To
ensure his wife this luxury, MI. -
sent all the way to Chittagong, and
procuring 500 doz. OF this refreshing
beverage, which previous to packing
IN hampers, were placed on the long
rows of banqueting- tables whichstood |
in the grand hall of his residence near
Moorshedabad. His wife's sleeping.
room opened into this hall, while her
newly born child, only2 months old
inhabited a room on the other side Of
the building.
On the evening of-(any date you
like Mrs. A. was suffering more than
ordinarily. SO acute were the semi
rheumatic pains which accompanied
the ague, that she Was actually una
BILE to turn in her bed, and her doc
tor began to shake his head, and talk
gloomily about the probable result.
Mr.. A. was in despair. The hope of
being able to reach Europe was al {
most given up by the patient herself, s
who began to believe, though usually
'fa sangune disposition, that sh-.
was beyond the hope of cure. {
II wasJust past midnight, and the {
sufferer had fallen into an uneasy
lecp. The nurses and other faithful {
were snoring more soundIy,
when sudden crash shook the whole a
a crash more terrific, than '
hat of the loudest thunder, OF the
oar ola whole park of artillery; the )
house shook as if moved by an earth E
quake; the noise seemed like that of 8
wing of the mansion falling in. a
How beautiful, how pure is the c
mind of woman!--how superior to I
hat ofthe male sex! A man thus a. !
would have instantly II
bought of self. Mrs. A was moth P
r, a fond mother. The thought of q
er infant instantly flashed across her n
lind, "My child? my boy?" cried she IT
istractedly, and with one bound she al
1rang from her bed, and before her o.
Iarmed and astonished attendants OF
ad recovered their wits, Their mis- pC
ess, their late bed-ridden mistress, a.
as half across the marble hall, up to at
er ankles in water, rushing forward, =
18th anxious cries, towards the cham. su
sr of her child, whom she found lying ar
lietly sleeping, the smile Of happy III
plaing round its mouth ha
its cradle, unbalanced, unconcious ~
the APPALLING sounds which had dis 70
rbed and frightened every one else. an
he vulsionoffeeIing was so strong, TN
e JOY so great, that Mrs. A. fell per- or
city insensible. In this state she
IS found by her astonished husband SKI
10 could scarcely believe his eyes we
len he saw what maternal love pr
uld effect. Yes! the alteration of en-
otner had done that which art had SUI
inly essayed. When Mrs. A. again kn
came sensible the malady had left ms
r; she was perfectly cured. Ou
The noise had arisen from the ta- ne
IS having given way beneath the WI
Ormous weigct ofthe bottled water nv
itch breaking on the marble floor, mn
4 caused the dreadful crash which o 40,
i alarmed the sufferer. lind r the WI