New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-11-13

perchance the very one which he wore to
church, hand in hand with his proud parents
proud of him-humble enough in so much
else-op the last Sabbath of their sojourn in
their native land-the fact of her appearance
say, was somehow associated in my mlnd with
the idea of Arthur Orrington, as if he had sent
her to do this. Calmly as she performed hef
delicate task, ind tearlessly ass having pre-
pared the body even for burial, she threw over
it a fragment Of cotton robe bound Win a
deep fringe of deliberately wrought lace, ana an
then taking from box upon the moor TWO ''l.
low candles, and lighting them, placed them at
its head and feet, it required no subtle powers
of penetration to see that she worked not for
hire, unless, indeed, payment was to be taken
in looks of heart-gushing gratitude anu love.
What mattcred it that she was black, ana that
her features we're not delicately carved as those
about her? In the dusky shadow Of the great
Reapers presence, forms and colors were alike,
and God who sceth deeper than these, knows if
at that moment her spirit likewise was not
pure and white as theirs.
| left my chamber noseessly, and crept out
unseen. The day was just beginning to break.
1t was a fresh, clear, breezy morning. AS sid
along downward toward the beach, merry shouts
came rolling up to greet me, and when ar
rived amongst them, Ill was activity and hustle. |
The 'spoco tempo principle of the natives was
for the time ignored by the resolute gold seek
ers, determined to get on. Our matln hymn
the Kitchen, and it rose to the melodous ac-
compartment Of tin pans and portable cooking,
stoves Each was striving to- be off first, and
not little gouging was going on in consequence,
mingled with hard words and some unimportant
skirmishes. Nevertheless, the scene was pleas
ant and enlivening, so suggestive as 1T was OF
CHEEKY life and healthy hope
| But could not keepmy thoughts from recur-
ring sometimes to the bereayed couple whom L
| had left in the ranch upon the hill. In imagl-
nation / saw them fulfilling their last duties to-
wards the precious remains of their darling
babe, putting them beneath the ground, hiding
them from their sight forever, and then, with
faces turned homeward, going in quite another
way from the rest of US, down the windings OF
that melancholy river alone
LOUIS NAPOLEON IN NLwYoRK CITY The
Brooklyn Daily Advertiser moralizing upon the
rapid ascent of Louis Napoleon up the ladder OF
ambition, from positive poverty, to superlative
grandeur and power, recalls some "reminiscences
of his sojourn in NewYor city many years ago.
The editor says:
"What strange events have occurred within
few years in reference to that man! We knew
him while he was residing in NewYork, at
lodging house in Reade street, then kept by q
gentleman who now occupies high official POSI-
ton under the French Government At that
time he was very poor, and very dissipated.
VIGOROUSLY profigate in his habits, and without
the pecuniary ability to indulge to the full bent
of his inclination the culpable propensities which
characterized him, he was frequently expelled
from certain places in which he obtruded him
self, and more than dozen times was the oecu-
pant of cell at the old jail in the Park, long
since torn down.
"Not long prior to his leaving the United
States, he was arrested for msdemeanor COM
: mitted by him at the disreputable house of a
} woman whose establishment he often visited,
and the writer of this article was employed pro-
fessionally by him to save him from the threat
ened consequences of his recklessness and indis-
) erection. We little supposed at that time that the
, thoughtless gay young man who was then our
client (and who is still indebted to us for coun-
sci fees and disbursements would become En-
! peror of France. Such, however, is now his
: manifest destiny although We believe that his
l realization of his ambitious hopes and aspra-
r tons will but hasten the fearful doom which
r unquestionably impends over him.
:, STORM ON LAKE SuPERIoR.-The steamer Bal
: timore, on Lake Superior, encountered severe
e northwest gale on her passage from st. Mary
e heavy freight, and large number OF passen
n gers. When within fifty miles of Point lie
n weena, the gale struck her, and after endeavor
r ing to stem its fury for few hours, she wa
,, compelled to run before the wind.
e Running in for shore, with the expectation 0
e making a harbor at Grand Island, the Captain
IS found himself out of reckoning, and within fiv
IS miles of the perpendicular cliffs known as thu
n Pictured Rocks. The Roadway of the steamer
It was checked, and she continued to drift toward
d the rocks. The planking over the guards wer
= torn away, and the vessel was in desperate
condition.
r Another attempt was made to reach GRAM
=. Island but few heavy seas carried away bot
re smoke pipes, down even with the hurrican
Il deck. The passengers were in high state c
vt dread and excitement, as the boat lay in tn
1, trough of the sea, the waves constantly dashin
c, over her, and there was danger of fire from tn
n, broken smoke pipes. The captain proved bray
er and cool, and kept up his fires, and sustained
constant vigilance to prevent accidents.
ly The boat was finally headed down the lakt
and worked several miles in great danger
III Finally, while the passengers were urging III
captain to run the vessel ashore the anchor
ne we're let go, the boat headed to the storm, an
rode it out, the anchors holding fast. for twent
he hours, when she returned to the Sault. a lars
1T number of cattle on board was saved in all tn
ut trouble. baltimore paper.
I'M MARYLAND STATE FAIR.-We learn from Il
Baltimore American, that at the late Fair OF tt
Ill Maryland Institute, the amount received duri1
of its continuance for admission alone, WAS ~ 50
To this are to be added the sums Of $sso,OoO 1
ed new memberships, and about $50 from depos
nd tors who brought their goods after the fair ope
lot ed, making an aggregate sum OF SZo,ouo fecei
it ed at the result of the exhibition. During Il
, q previous annual exhibition the receipts wer
For admission, 1928; new memberships
ion the year, 1924; total, $lS,S22. The numb
an of depositors of goods for exhibition during t
recent fair was 2,57S; during the fair of Ia
+; l year 2,04l. The value of the premiums, awar
md ed to depositors of articles at the late exhibit
lde was about as follows Ladies' premiums, co.
j, l prising variety of silver ware, fancy articl
.ck etc, 81 900; % gold medals worth $l2 so eat
to $3.50; 144 silver medals, rs each, 500; !
sht bronze medals, 81 Is each 1924. Total, 1922
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l EMIGRANTs FOR LIBERIA. The Richmo
lis (Va.) Wing says: We learn with pleasure tt
So our American Colonization Society, who w
lrk intending to send IT'S emigrants to Liberia il
+, | vessel which was to sail from Norfolk on the
I'D, inst, have found that the number Of these p
nth pie ready and anxious to embark is suddel
sses swelled up to no less than 4eO; some of tn
.uf- from North Carolina, and some from South
olina-but the largest part from our own Sta
but 1875 from about Norfolk, and 60 or 10 from OF
nan places In this state of things, the societ.
the who have actually promised passages to as mt
der as 350-are now preparing to send out two
ike sells, one from Norfolk, on about the 18th,
the other from Wilmington, on or about the
you instant
yer. ~.