The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-04-07
soqrH from the Peasant Life
w of Hungary.
TnE . o,RRoWs or 1881 d.
HTMARY uOWirT.

TlIE 3 ORRoWs or 1881,
HrMARY nowIrT.
lu w spring of ls3l the Asnlic cholefn
which rs Il n wrif know u had lor tea Year.
'depnpulutrd whole regions IN the Easi iir,
male In appearance "a llnugmy. W,th fi
nnt strides It had crossed the Carpnlhinus
passed the Gordon Of safety NJ Lemberg, nuo
now found abundant vicllnis among the rude
Sclavonlnus, II n iruc,thnt government had
issued, Twelve runnlhs before dts TINE, sann
tory Instructions with reference to this con
lingoucy; hui these Instructions applied foI
the mott lHrJ To lint portion uf tlio country
hoJScen RUSSIA aud Austria, aud therefore
the inhabitants living at n distance from lhr
frontier, would OILY hr benefited 10y meas.
ures hastily taken, and oitcu when II WIS too
late. The authorities of this part Of lluugH-
~, m indeed of the greater part OF Europe
were NJ wholly unncquuinled With the untutc
ofihs new aud rapidly devastating di-cnsc,
that ollcn tlic very measures which they
made use of against II, were the furcst'ucnus
Of advancing ilE progress For example sake
we viii instance London aud Paris, la L0n,
don II was expected without any mruus ut
tJl bciug takuu against A.. Il came: the pop.
ulalion rcroyCd u with thu greatest cunipo-
.suro 0fmiud: iarlunicnlw with He utmost IN
thilrrcucc towards II, was busy Grh1tug on
the Reform Bill, aud scarcuNS seemed tu re-
mark is presence among the Immense pop
ulHtiou. In PARIS, on tho contrary, measure
upon measure WIS tnkci; Ihr thutnlrr Of
Deputies separated wlint scenes OF hur-
ror, Nlut devastation djd not The chulrrn uc-
cusiuu thcrtf Aud il il 10 scenes Of si4,,ih,r
horror, llr resulr Of prejudice aud gnowucc,
which ia the days of Vicir hlltcr affection the
peasants of the Cups district committed, 10
wtUCt we would HOW tufi the renders Httcn.
lion.
Expecting, therefore, tie reader patience
Ind indulgcurc,Wc wll place ourselves ia the
midst of thus oppressed people, md silently
contemplating lloir actions cndruvor to dis.
cover the motives thnt influenced them Ia re-
gard 10 their extraordinary conduct On this
occasion. Much lns already been sad mud
conJcclured on the rising of peasants; on the
poisoning of tie wells; on tho horrible muir
der oS the uohles;bui great doalat the same
time, has not been snid or has been falsely
suited, either Intentionally or through .ignor-
nucc. IL yul romniuS Ia Lee seen whether
these nis-rlcs aud evils were caused 10y the
cruel expressions prdctsed on the peasants,
10y their low state of cducatlon aud culture, or
whether lay I'm oyil iuslignuliou of emissa-
ries.
Armed, therefore, with the only true pres
scrvuiivc within our own breaEI, let us hcInke
ourselves to Tie hirliI place of our poor Jan
ko, where the cholera IN raging iiIriously mud
sec and hear the misery which despair aud
dcnlIi lluVv introduced
Tie night Is gloomy mud suIIry; The rush,
ing OF the mhl-dam water sounds dull mud
iurlnuchoy; we approach tho village. No
light IL visible IN any direction; no sound en-
courngcs the step or cnIivens tbs heart. The
bnI CIRCLES close past our fhcts. b1Tn! mere IL
nov n sound; n barking Of dogsv-a cry for
help--aud ngain NIL is sill, Turn TO the
right, Across the street and close To thp
cmIrclynrd, n feeble light is visible, Let us
advance towards 1t among the graves.
How rnlmly sleep the dead ''ICnGath their
green hilocks. They passed away from eurih
before the destroying angel came to cut them
down. Their life was hnrd struggle; now
it is well with thcih--or 1t is nothing, but TINT
were better uuqpcstionnhly than fiieir life IN
this world! Not many PAGES from the church
yard, -lnlnt light pltnmers on the edge off,
square pit, aud between il mud the yillngc n
white dog may be seen crouchcd upon the
ground. Having advanced towards The light
-ihn stoutcst heart must rccoil from the view
ofthnt which now presents itself to the in
quistive oye, The pit probably measured
ihree'quartcrs ot'a ihihom IN length, and was
Init covered with boards. A living human
Inquire stood within il holding another-n
dead "ne'--wnh tue body hntf orect-nnd
was cndeavnring To arrange or rnther Ink,
OF the sbIrl. The lanihorn, whence ihe,light
proceeded, stood nenr this vronp. and threw
its Elimmcr upon rho tuce OF a-second tirRtI
body, which Lay o,Itstrclched on its back lust
Ftv; I1eaE 10 lhisnlso, lay Two others, both, so
placed that ilulight fell upon their harrnrd
couniunuuces, on which the death signs of
the cholera were impressed. The reruiniug
pnrts orIhe eterHlly,resliug sumlcrs were
strcwu over with lime.
"Wlnt need can yon,now have for I,iri,
my dear neighbour. sad the living to Tire
dcadns he arranged him again IN his former
position, aud tltcn turned TO the second with
Il similar InrnIinn oCdlsrnhiur-
"poor Young fellow" mprnnTed he to The
roruse IhBt lie raised, "they have soon got
hold at, you! So young aud so bnld-Doc!
what art thou after there? " anybody. cpm'u-
to mark out pnce for 10 morrovv2 pcS,Ncs,
these are bad times. Be still, dog. What
vulturn car it bo that is proving nboutnt this
time ofnisl;2