The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-21
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ramparis, and continued through he civ tlI sud-
denly siopFsd By prOeeeion which was coming
from an adjoining street Fwo long flesof wq'nenr
dressed IN while, and carrying wax-candlea n their
| hands, were marching siewlY along. Night was
gradually eoaing on, and the lighted candles began
to look like stars misty evening. THIS pplces-
sion moved slowly through q crowd Of attentive
ard silent people. Groups Of monks passed from
| time to iimes and women stIeFed the ground with
flowers.
As the night advanced, the pale Pickering lights
became more brilliant, and the clusters Of yellow
flames threw sickening glare on The surrounding
| PEOPLE. The peniienls in blue, in black, and
in brown, passed, each IN their turn kerland,
with his hat lowered, saw almost the whole OF this
mUurnlul coriege pass; a cold sweat damF sned hia
forehead and SILVER nan eodly through hs veins
ffWllo IS hist that Is dead /" asked he Of me-
cbanie who was busily engaged with his child
which he had seated On The back Of horse that 4
9 A poor girl Of The convent, 2 replied the man.
Femand's heart ceased to beat, and the lights
waveFed before him.
g She died with the blessings Of FsIigign,p CON
inued the mechanic, g after having been converted
and confessed and it isOn that account that she
IL buried with the present hOnors. All tie reiI-
gious brotherhood Of Toui0n have prayed for her
but, bold, there is the girl herself on the bier
And as he spoke the coffin appeared at the end Of
the procession il WIS covered with q winding
| aheet Of white silk, and borne by SIX female
psntents The feet and face Of the body were
bare, and the hands i0ined on the breasts aFoNnd
her forehead were wreathed a crown Of white
roses Her face was white as the wax around
her, andooked as II the religion which had saneti
fed her had washed the body Of AL soil, il had
ettaced the stain from the soul In her hand
partly covered with the funeTal shroud, was scar
let riband, and to il was attached small golden
cross.
Atths sight FsFnand felt bis heartalmost break.
Poor Nelly had been faithful to her promise even
unto death. He dsmounted from his horse, and
nearing the coffin kneeed those who were oeiuYe
him followed bis example, and in moment almost
/ The whole crowd bowed TO the passing corse tie
Dies ire Fesounded through the narrow street., and
| every soul was filled with fear and awe.
The procession proceeded but slowly, and il
long before II passed the gates Of the city. BEFORE
| death, Nelly had prayed TO be inferred u the
eemetery OF little country church, WHERE during
1 her wandering life, she had made her devOlions.
i kernand followed the curtege, and Mantle fol-
lowed in the footsteps Of FernRnd. Al length they
reached the cemetery it was too small for the
whole company to enter, but in some places the
walls had fallen down, the procession fQfmeA
i around on the outside. Fernand, drawn towards
| Nelly like magnet to the pole, supported himself
| against the broken wall; he could not withdraw
ms eyes from her hands, her feet, her marble aee-
The women groupsd around the bier, VIII lie
| SIX who had borne It deposited II On the ~
| raised sOk The wind whisiied among the easfang
/ willows, with a mournlu requiem. Ihe -gts
with extended hands, advanced to bless liis tomb,
which, wide Opens seemed 20 await its prey. IN
moment all heads were bowed as reeds before the
| passing wind.
After the priest had finished pronouncing the
abs0luti0n, the psniisns in black raised the bier
and despoiied it Of its mundane ornaments. The
| lid Of the coffin was brought, and two Of them
raised it over the body, and then closed forever
from mortal eyes all that remained Of poor Nelly.
Each blow OF the hammer was echoed in FsTnand'a
: heaE- haen me coffin deaesnded into the grave,
WIN e.e nelenelisiy SCUM ihs tears and gToans,
lneiqeht e sacll oeea priest threw some
earth on the oakeh con, VII 3 rfsdueed 4 hollow
sound, caught up and echoed 81 the wuFine-vgil-
lows that surrounded The cemetery. The chorus Of
the enIients ehaBted the De PTofitndis. he.
Brotherhood, the nuns, the crowd, and the usni-
tents, paler than their ghost-like veslInents bent
Their knees; lew sohs, mingled Wish The roaring
! Of the sea; Them as soon as the snitents had
? placed the tombstone on the newly made aFave
The entire crowd arose and left the cemetery.
A few minutes after linnet that the noise had
heightened returned to its nest hidden in the bios
| somed branches OF an acacia tree and continued
It's happy song. Mantle had drawn Fernand FAR
from the scene as mother would a grieving child /;
but the next morning at Dawn Of dav Fernand left
IRe ety ana Wended has way TO the little cemetery
When he arrived near the country church Guided
by the acaoias which surrounded NelIv's to1,b ~
trembled 50 that he could with difficulty keen from
falling. The dew glistened in the s1rass and r
seemed to ternand that gloomy night had been
weeping over the premature decay Of sHeb voafb
and genteness. On reaching the tomb FeTnapd
teA on his knees and deposited on the stone a
bouquet similar to the that Nelly long before
had placed on his breast while sleeping then for
some time he prayed deeply mingling with his
| prayers his fast falling tears. When he arose be
/ was pale, but as firm old soldier on entering
the battle field
As he about retiring, man whom Fernand
had not seem came out from tlck bush eautorsfvr
advanced his head as if to assure himself that no
third person present. then all at once with the
| agility Of tiger he bounded Fernand who had
turned at the noise the man made on escaping from
the bushes the instinct OF self-preservaton- caused
him to jump aside, and the blow which was des-
tined for his heart passed his bosom without hurt
ing It but the velocity OF the assassin S movement
had been 50 great that he slipped the wet grass
and was preciPltated TO the ground. Before he
could rise Fernand seized him and held him for a
moment In the scutfe the knife fell Fernand
left the man, and sezing the knife threw II far over
the wall olthe cemetery.
Rise sir, and leave here y said he to the villain
a" All you can kill me and yet spare me YOU
are wrong, my master, cried the bandit.
" How is it, that with your profession you should
be unskllul ?n asked Fernand.
" 1 will try and do better next time bat YOU
were praying on the tomb Of 6ornaiine know
not what seruple bound me, but You will not al
ways pray. had you in my power. Farewell,
! will see you agar"
These last words, in which the name Of Coma
line was mixed, made Fernand start lie soon
| knew whence came the hatred Of this man. and il
was a drop added to the ehaee OF bitterness that
DeChanteure appeared to have filed to overlooking
! There was at this time in the harbor Of Toulon
dozen ships loaded with grain that head wind had
for some time kept back. Those ships were des-
tined Tor tue port Of Marsees, and were 10 put 70
S sea on the FIRST fair wind, under The convoy ofa
frigate Of war, the lookout having seen some Eng
lish war vessels lowering between Marseilles and
e Toulon. Fernand, whose duty it was to Command
her called on the admiral to notify him Of his will
lingness to do this REQUESTS duty. The same eve
ming he slept on board with his faithful Mantle
"The expedition is dangerous, and see not WHY
T. you should run the risk said FeTnand to him in
a dressing the next morning. have to convoy
those heavy three-masters with vessel but poorly
prepared if the enemy approaches too near there
, will be fight and know not, truly, how we will
come out"
4 ITO speak sincerely sir, 1 have some fears, but
must 90 with you, and, if you viii permit me in
It case of battle viii find for myself some safe cor
e ner, and you send some Que to inform me when
o the danger ceases.
It The teet that Fernand was charged 10 conduct
was composed of twelve large vessels loaded Win
T. corn, some smaller vessels pro6ting BY the occa.
y sion, and the fngate the Coquette It tbirtv-s,v,
: guns, and commanded by De Fonisraviere. A e
l. lucca, which was lying to, hoised her lafas sails and
d the squadron weighed anchor, followed he con
!, yoy Swimming over the water like bird Of The sea
$ ITO be concluded to-uiqnow.l
5, DUTIES OF PoLIcE1IEN.-The Supreme oour
p Boston, Mass, has decided in the case Of Poo
/ Us the City Of Boston, that watchman who. i
e the course Of his duty detects an incendiar can
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