The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-31

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The wOOd-Carver and Chess-men.
A Story OF nraBLE LIFE.
The magistfaey OF hall Of judicature. in which
Mr. beaseley usually held The scales Of Justice was
large and formal room with few ponderoUs
s'ralghtbaeked chairs ranged along the sides Of the
| apartment. writing table, with row Of serious
looking volumes upon ID few packets Of papers
tied with red tape, together with profusion Of let
tiers strewn over lis surface comprised almost every
thing worthy Of comment in this temple OF Justice
IN the occasion Of our Introducing the reader
INTO inns provincial courthouse Mr.. Beaseley was
sitting in his char, with his back to large wood
hre, that roared ood-humotedly up the wide chin
ney, making lusty chorus with the bleak Decem.
Der wind, that grumbled and clustered round fhe
house and over head as II bent on resisting The
genial ascent Of the hearty fame that licked rs
wary way upward in despite Of his surly opposifion
and between the two kept up Fumbling warfare
in the capacious lue. Mr. Beaselev. we said sat
with his back to the cracking fire. making caleu
atons on his fingers, and looking abstractedlv
through the opposite window on the shower Of
sieet and snow that drove past in incessant whirs
and kept up ceaseless pelting on the large glass
Panes as il knocking obe admitted to thecbeerv re
side. Mr., Beaseley was aroused from his state Of
mental abstraction by his serVaht announcing that
poor woman, who had called twice before, wished
to see him, to obtain some relief Mr. Beaselev
gave orders to have her shown up.
The individual who presently entered the apar,-
ment, was pale, emaeated female of five OF Sin
and twenty but who, Judged b. her hollow ana
anxious eountenanee, would have well pnssad far
forty. "A thin calico dress hung wet and olinqine
70 her ANGLES her shoes, BY long servitude won
bare were fastened by tapes across her instep and
as she crossed the room left the broad marks of her
teet upOnthe boards, while tile water oozcd ateverv
motion from the saturated leather Round bef
neck was pinned scanty triangular shawl that
barely Ind her BOSOM and only partially protected
i from the invading Storm An old bonnet a. laroa
that it almost hid her shrunken features eoIapi,
the meagre habiliments Of this once neat and come
1 ~ woman. After some questioning, In rerlv Is
/ which tine poor woman explained thai her husband
was lying at home starving, and tHat he object of
i neg aPpheaton was to obtain more immediate re-
hef than possible by the necessary slow legal mo
cess, she obtained from Mr.. Beaseley a IriHe OF
money, and an order for gallon of -four.
WITH trembling hand and shiYering frame-lof
her Wetcothes had struck chill TO herverV blood
the woman undid the heavy latch, and closing the
portal behind her, stood again in the pitess storm
and unprotected way. Pulling the lnaclerv- az a
shawl closer over her BOSOM She, hurried 1liell,,
down The avenue that led from the r1arislrafsfs
house, and had just reached the gates that opened
on the village street. when carriage, driven with
speed, rapidly turned the angle and before he
driver, who kept his head down to shield ia fioe
from the violence Of the sleet could see the eonnn
figure, or arrest his horses, the poor woman was
dashed to the ground by the pole of the vehicle.
and thrown several yards from the wheel into a
Pool OF water that hfd collected at the park entrance
The carriage was instantly stopped and a gedfis
man, alghtng FASTENED forward and raisi1,. H.
female from the ground, expressed his regret and
pain at the misfortune.
am not very much hurt, thank YOU sir, only
very llghtened she said, family as the gentleman
led her to the steps OF the carriage.
Poor creature she is wet through y exclaimed
a soft and sympathizing voice from the coach.
I iell us where you live, my good woman, and we
will drive you home.n
Oh, no, thank you, Madam Its not very Gar,
ana THINK ean=vaik now Do MI let me keen
you N the ram, Madam Thank you, | am better
Poo creature! | am sure she is hurt Send
Tor surgeon, Charles and let her be taken care n
TIL l can visit her myself To be ont on. sneb a
DAY as this, and SO thihly dressed! ! am certain
you are hurt .
Oh, dear, no, Madam l do nj think he horse
touched me at all and | must go home 10 my poor
husband Thank you Madam
Ihen come TO my house to-morrow at twelve
wish particularly to see you-MF. Chesierfeld's
a. tne Fins. But are you sure youean walk .
On, yes, thank You, madam quite we'll -
DO not forget AIis. Chestsrfeld's wish N.
morrow" added the gentleman kindly, as he took
out his purse but after moments hesitation. rs
II tearing 10 hurt the Fapr womans feelings he re-
turned Il uaoosetYed to his packet; and repeating
MS iady's lnlunetions, sieprsd into the carriage
and was rapidly driven away in The direction, az
the magistrates hall
Pressing her hand lightly on her side. and draw.
ing her breath With short inspirations Tor she was
hueh hurt, though from delicate motives alleging
the contrary, the poor woman slowly nroeeeded
down the struggling street, and ultimately reached
her miserable abode at the outskirts Of the village
taasing moment at the door she pulled the stTing
thai lifted the wooden LATCH and crossed tie drearV
gMeliing and more melancholy chamber than
tnat she now entered peuury never called home .
A patched and broken laticed window tTans.
mitlsd just enough Of the eheerless December Ight
p reveal, IN chilling col0rs, the few dilapidaIed
pieces OF household gcods that constituted The
scanty furniture. *
On a stump bedstead Ia the nearest corner to The
huge chimney and long-extnguished FIRE, sat The
auenuated form OF sick man, whose shrnnk iea-
lures and large lustfous eyes bespoke TOO plainly
the ravages Of disease and want An old coal
drawn over his shoulders shielded his body from
| the keen wind thar howled down the chimney,
and found hundred mouths tAOugh the broken
plaster and rified door, whiFing the sand upon the
bTleked floor in sweeping eddies round the ROOM
Before him, the drugget Of the bed, rested en- !
old Tray, with small chissl knife, and file, lew
chips Of wood, and the carved figure of king in /
aFmor, cut from litte block Of The widest ash 1
With his long skinny fingers he had just set the n
shed workmanship upon the tray as his wife en-
toftu anu ne tufiru Ills Slattitu gaze llulH ms
completed TASK, with mourniul inquiry and ailsc-
tiOnats sOlieituds upon bis drsnehed and not less
miserable wife.
You are wet and cold, Mary, and there is no
FIRE to warm you, said the husband moumfuly,
IS with a deep sigh he glanced al The few while
ashes siFeWn over the broad hearth, as his wife
Invested herself Of her shawl and bonnet g
wish you had not gone, though God knows we
have kept of the parish till the last Would they
do nothing Well, it is net for myself caFe-tor
my stay here is getting very short--but for you
and
The Lord be good to us : ? exclaimed the wife
with sudden grief "If hawaii lost the money
the Squire gave me, and the order 0E the aourl o
dear, o deati What foolish creature ] am Bot
IN 40 hack directly and look for it, know 1
must have dropped them when fell - and wipina
away the tears that gathered in Der eyes she began
10 refx her wet bonnet Don't ba Vexed Rob q
en- Pm sure shall find them, Oh, don't give {
way, know we shall do better Yet Cheer 40, {
Robert dear, and d0n't despair
. Better yet replied the husband, with q bitter &
lmle, that impaired . deeper ghasiliness 10 Sis 4
vested features, Yes, ii heaven ln BE- added 4
Iolemny. The poor mans only comfort OH S
a1eal shdlid o. d lovely riaee. Mary a ff1 ls n