Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1847-10-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the New Orleans Delta.
The Mistake of a Morning:
OR ruRYiNG THE WRONG BODY.

= OR BUYING EdE NhOc0
Ascerie, serious IN itself, though at the
same time laughably ludicrous, came off in
this city. There livel in Baronne street,
and indeed there lives there still, a poor but
industrious couple-Frank Farrell and his
wife Mary. If Frank were to die, his ex-
cessiye wealth, at least, would not preclude
the possibility of his admittance into the
.p.acs reserved for the elect Frank is poor,
but he has wife whom he ioves-one who
loves hia,; home where contentment is q
permanent lodger, and habits Of industry,
which secure health and afford him means
70 supply his wants, which are bat few
He fellows the business ofdyeing- renovat-
ing old garments-or, in other words, like
an old moralist, improving the habits of the
current generation; in fact, he dyes TO live.
Though a man of known veracity, he gives
q coloring to almost eyery thing he touch
es; and although Of strictly abstemious
habits, he is frequently seen blue.
The early par. Of last week, Mary took
she yellow fever, and Frank being strongly
advised to send her 70 one of the pay-wards
Of the charity hospital, where she would
have the best advice and medical attend
uIlC0s Il0 ubd ~. VI wv 0uJ oi1 OeASA VI
which he called to see her several times,
sser case continued to be dangerous one;
and Frank continued in state of the most
dangerous suspense, lest she whom he Sc
dearly loved should pass cut of existence.
On the night of the second day, the physi
clan thought he saw symptoms Of improve
mont, as il the crisis of the case had been
passed; and this was an announcement
which Frank hailed with nH the gratifca
tion. inspired by sincere affection. He wen
home to his humble residence, and that
night had pleasureable and bright dreams
OF Mary, happy days, and a better fortune
- Early in the morning a message came
to him from the hospital that Mary wa
dead; that she died at one o'clock in the
..tnorning; that her corpse was in the dead
house; and that if it was not taken away
before the doctors came, they would dissec
IL. The sad news froze for moment life'
current in Franks heart; but the idea 0
her body, instead Of being buried where ht
could make periodical pilgrimages to it, ant
plant flowers around it, being subject to tht
scalpel Of the unfeeling surgeon, again SO
it in rapid motion. He hurried out to the
1undertnkers, procured hearse and coffin
went directly to the dead house, where HI
found the corpse Of a female, called Mrs.
Farrell, which he quickly took and interr-
ed s'':& -
Immediately after sundown on Tuesda,
fesening, while yet the reflection of its lgh
Fingered ia the western horizon, as Franl
solitary and alone in his little shop, chew
ing the cud of bitter reflection, femal
form darkened the door and entered. A
she did so, she said in feeble voice and re
1as .s.Ah! Frank, a-ensh1d, its little | though
you'd sarve me SO. You never called TO
she last four days to see if was dead or q
live" 80 ~ s... ......... ...zr- !,
90, the Grass o. Christ about us!'. sal
Frank; .''the Lord betune us and harm
What are you? or are you Mary's ghost
. IF you are, command you in the name c
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, to do m
neither hurt nor harm, for its neither I'd d
you, il you we're alive tomorrow" a,..
-, sand Frank, avic," said Mary, for
was Mary, and nobody else, s'sure Pm a
live though'it seems that it's dead Nigh
Be for oil you care about me-" - |"