Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-08-08

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vi. hr made a short business Of IT, 4 fello,
must feel queer when le puts The nuszIo Of
pistol down here pointing to his throat,
shuddefed and walked to ths side IT n,
vessel This, then, was The end. | feIt sfuaa
mlsh and unsettled, but fresh things calle,
my attention. AMI Ia a short tIm0 J bad forgot
ten tho matter.
determined upon settling IN London, an
took my place In The Plymouth mail | select
ed such lodgings rs I thought bep', and Huttnt
To my sfauty finances, and after paying M
GuafteF's rent, ! found ! had only il low chill
tugs remaining.
was returning from u walk IN a very dis
cDnsolala mood, when just aH ] was Opening
my door, | was accosted BY a poor old irish
waman
"A0d Is It yourself, dear, ihal' Tho pood
dnctoff" said RIIe, "Hnh In II yourself thatiI
Ia thn gnod notion -
"And what 10 i ! can 10 fof yop, my good
woman - / replied,
AN blrss you tof saying n kind word 10 d
poor ctaint IN dtsifnsa, Ia'nt IT myself that got
ttifrn chrtdrra III of Tho fAver, and no money
10 pay Tho doctor with - Ii0r subs choked hor
niierRnr0,
| immediately told her IN load Tho way aud
] would follow. We passed through numerous
alloys, until wn rHms ~ q street more wretch.
cd than any thing could have pictured.
asked where VIZ woro I
Hhr replied. "Woll, dear, and isn't II ~.
Giles lhoy call Tho grand street"
now understood we were IN those slffefa
inhabited by tho lowest aud poorest class Of
Irish, which | had often heard described but
neyer before visiteh. | found tbo poor wo-
man'z children suffering from Il very malip
nani leVff which was thea raging III The back
streets and alleys of ile Metropolis.
Ono evening | bud boen prevented from Vi.
sitting these poor people until much lator Than
usual, aud, taking a wrong turn, | found my
self quito b6wildered. II was auile dark: The
atmosphere f1lt so thick mechanically 1nbut
toned my cont n allow Of freer rGaptrar tan: q
dense log surrounded eyery object, and nnw
md thgh fell IN a heavy drop. stood still h.
eco i could meet with any one from whom /
could hHk my way, but there Wna no 0Dn vtai-
bio. Rather higher up | perceived a f,tnr
IiG'It streaming through a window; I wnIknd
81, and looking tIro rQh ! perceived a plf,
che wne IN Tho attitude Of PRAYER, hnr fare
biifIfd N her hands. ! gently pushed opep
the door but aho did not NOW.
go God epare b6r, spare her 90 escaped
from her lips in broken accents.
looked round, a farEbiHg Dip, q cup With
some milk, and A small piece Of brown bread
on a wooden stool wore al The apartment con
tanned. moved 10 attract her attention, ehr
raised her head, and looking At INC, e%xcIhlm-
cd.
"Ohl do not rob mol / have nothing, no.
thing 10 give you, NY eyes worn turned 10.
wards tho tablc) Oh take The bread, but de-
not do not take the milk, IL h for my sick SIS
rF- III wan have "a IIgusf ri ttty- Ia.a. 800.
that"
my good girl" I replied, II am moi going
10 rob you; ! atn 4 surgeon, and have been at.
tending a poor family in one Of theae streets;
IN thS dark | bavG lost my way, and 10 Inani~
re- brought mo hr'hor"
While | was e]pcaking n sudden idea 80.
pcared to flash ACROSS her mind; ahc looked NJ
mo atteutivGly ~ # she would rend my heart.
"hro yon indeed a surgeon - said che.
II am 80" | replied
win you, will you sec herr / cannot pay
You, | have no money!
ia It your sister," | asked, "you wish me
10 see !"
"Yea," she replied, II fear she 10 very, very
ILL.,"
Immediately assured her I would do al !
c0nld for her sister. She did not thank INC,
I#Dut looGapg up said, God has sent y0n,' aud
bid mo blIdw her up stairs; attic top ghn
made a etgn for me to wait. ! could sec all
rouhl the room; a very small fire WIS In The
CRATE, an elegant rosewood easy chair lined
with amber velvet was the only furniture, a
ANAL pallet bed with a sheet suspended by
pieces Of string attached 10 nails IN tho cell.
ing served for q curtain on the eide near the
door and prevented my seeing The occupant Of
the bed. She stole gently round when a Ian
gnjd voice said.
"Hary I"
VI am here, love-" che replied.
ooh, Mary ! come and talk to me; I
have had such n shocking dream.
thought | was dead, and you were all II.
lone" SDbs chokcd her %uttcrancc.
ooh do not cry so, you will make
yourself 80 i'll and you know Emily fhcr
4oicc trembling with emotion, ifyou we're
to die ! should not be all alone"
ooh | do not cry for myself but you,
Mary"
"C'ome, love, try to be quiet. ! have
brought Il doctor to sec you: and who
knows . and then, as if fearful Of
raising hopes which were never to be re-
allied, the sentence died away upon her
lips,
/ approached my patient, and instantly
recognized in the emaciated form which
lay before me the once lovely Emily Bcv-
erly. Once lovely, | should not say ;
she was, if possible, more beautiful than
ever, those eyes, always so dark, now
looked doubly brilliant, and the hectic spot
on each cheek told a fearful tale. / felt
the pulse, it was a hundred and ten. Not
having my stethoscope, | placed my ear to
her chest, and at once perceived that hu
man aid was of no avail.
While | was questioning my patient |
could not help noticing the countenanee Of
Mary. have seen persons in almost ev-
cry stage Of distress both mental and bod
lily but neither before nor since have |
ever seen such intense agony depicted on
any human countenance. | followed her
down stairs her lips trembled but she
could not speak. |, too, was much affect
ed | felt ! could not crush every hope;
| murmured, "With God all things are pos
sible."
She understood me but too well, and
white as death, she leaned against
the wall If suppoF'-Attef d lew mIhubcs
she again tried to speak | caught the
Words, "aow long :" | understood what
she meant and replied
sit is impossible to say"
Mary returned up stairs, and | to my
solitary home, musing on the scene | had
witnessed, thought of their poverty,
and regretted had not given them some
thing; but no, | could not offer them money;
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