The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-09-10
From the New uriean, Crescent.
DOWN AMONG THE DEAD MEN.


OF p!odd;ng PASSENGERS wcrr the lines of anx-
lrtv and Grlct, anG many door was f,.,.oon-
ed with h!acl. and whit" haayin1<. the voice
less wltne>>r~ Of wni!i". and sorrow. On tn,
one hand slowly SWEET the long rortcg,s of
the wealthy. nolIiu.- with rlumc. and drawn
by pr"n'n9 hor~n-, Irini,ju,. IN their funeral
'anliI"S; on anothrr. HE !rar,n Of the riii
.en-,o,drr, preceded ry measured nu>ir en-
Nr'l"! in wariIkc plnrrIv and followed Lv
til" NOISY tread of men under arm; while
there A2"An tie rauprr Wa rrun1l"i Ia hl-
lonC bonn" on i rickcttv cart. with boy for a
driver. who whl-tIcd a. he went. and sworc =
careless oath a. ~ urged HI, null or spaven-
cI hOr>c 10 a trOt, makiag haste with anoth-
81 m"rNcI contributed to the clani ian.,urt
OF death. Now among the .tecp!r: WI beard
the rhminG oi the hciI,. q, Of Ghoa,r, m
there nn@i'nL then. hua,.,,- ,;,,., a., in , ho-
1u> H grat"iaii"n over rb, taiien morality.
Anon rrrla some levi, r.,.,.ine.i, triN.d ih,.
''" WI" "f " mother ''' u" '.i''!i of her At
'f'rt!nr>. "ilI" from the corner oppn>itr burst
the >"nG OF some low blrrhanlI. mIn.lny ri
- haIarv win sentiment. or swearing PRAYER
ortwo, AZ the humor moved him.
he skies wore '!r!u>ivr aspect. Above
was all 'i"ui''>> sunshine, hu; Lizzie in keep
'n- with ;hr h!a"h mcIlnchol, that rnyrlop-
cd all Irtow. GUt aiunI the hi.hwav> tlmi
lead 10 th. cities of the dead. and sill H.,
tramp .. funeral crowds knew no cessation.
= rolled TIE No.,.n,.> ut ,!u>t tlo:n the busy
roads, and the pumr> of the death ,.arriaoc>
nodded in >ormin. sympathy 10 the >wa,inr
expresses of the swamp. cnvc,opyd in their
!un apIarr,ing ot w,rp;n. n.o>>- fit ,,lru;-
turr for such a scene.
At the .cltll"rinr rnint, ,.,rr;,or, ,rrur,.,-
lated. and vul.,lr te,m>t,,.< =. th., ;o..r.l
each other in the press. MINGLED rb,. ro,~...
jc>t> with the rihalI oath: no sound bu, of
prot,.ur malc,li,tion anl Of r;n.or~ ,,ir,h ,L.
ran- Of whip thongs and th,. rattle of wheels,
At the rates. the winds hroroh, intim,,ion
otthc corrnn,;on WORKING Within Not , ,,,.I
hut was laden with III" rank atmosphere. from
rottin" c"rp~rS. In>i.!r th", wcr, rilcI Tx
tittic>. exposed to t.. heat ot th,. sun. swnI-
len with corruption. ur>tin. their coffin liz,
and >unlrriny. n lr ,,h,>.al effort. the H.
amrnt> that bound their hand. and feet and
cNt"niin. their ririd rnl> IN a,..,. ,t.itul,
What a i;.1>, Of horrors Inside ,o,.,,sc.
piled in pyr1mi,!<. and without H.. .,,,,s old
and withcrrd crouc> and lat bux.,r w,mrn
irctling in their own .r..a<,. ,,.>nrn,;n. i,c
creams and ron.;.rt,,,. ,Tl l,r.,.L;,,., ,,,..,.
with broo,ns mall. ,fi,.L.. .1.,.., -,
t;cs tb,. b,,.r.I -,
that ,,or I.,,,,l o,,.,.... Ill.,,
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