Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-08-25


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rn6nr ~ dead rs rbsr day sised he q -
Ialcserf street ecox rfccesslonss Gsnf,.t y
"A rloiair psssssFcfs Fcre The line. e .Axiesy ene
rrssf and May dAor fe.sooaea Win o.sez 80
white hsnsays ne xo'eelss. = 49, esr
tesss q the wealthy n9dding va pi.snfs sna
~ prsnsinx horsc rsjoicns their funeral s,1asiss
d another. The hsarss o. - III
measured mase, eDssoped g walks PaasR s. - bis
lowed ~ he sossy trend q M .nqsr -, S,- a
there agae e panpes u.s rurdlea . as ~. -ss,Ied
Eek-ssy cart. With eey 9. o.sh Is he urged his
L :. sasasd horss d nakieg haste WIZ M
osher oss easrbssd g ,as ssaaa AZ snisr & The
S q sssols upthere, aiaEIing their ho...s
. IS chorus Of graduation over me INhk ,,, - low
sa AAon from .o e, l9 ssid Il her Affections. While
fr M. ra-ner opposife bprst the song 81 some ~
ch.nal miielins rihalary with sentiment ~
| $3.50 - 80 - the humor moved him. Z,
ibc st;.. wore decisive aspect. Above - -. -
elcadless sunshine but Little il keeping with Us ~
melancholy that enSsoPed Ell seow a.. "a sliIi The
trsmp 81 funeral crow knew cessation so.ss
the volumes of dust from the busy roads, ana thc y.
e the death earriagss ncaaea sasslopsd IN sheir
dun aPparelng Of weeping Haoss--h' garn''a's =,
scene. .,...a and
vulrar te.msters q hey nstlcd each other IN ine p
mingled the coarse 9es with the r'bald oa.a ~
but profane maledction and q rosoas M stes
the winds brought ihtimation q the eorisp'
within Not -uT but was laden win the - r.
phsre from rottng earpses lnssde sns Mn nth cor
k0;es exposed TO tlte heat Of the sun, swollen ~
,r,,tian hursne their eofn lids and snndsrins
hrs;ea effort he ,ransnI that bound their naaas
Est anS H SS,s. ss. e ssssor. insiss
in pyramids and ", thout the gates, OLD ana 49,.
crcnes and fat huxter wemen. sls ~ ma brush
with brocsns made Of bushes, the green oo
des that lowered "a their merchandise anu ~ ~. $500
bs4zed away 70 drsk aal'y Nv ra.ss
thrsf, outside BY the hands Of his black a1a
mnions thattsndertd sweet-meats saa eoolns 8 IN
res 10 The throngs omoarners Of idle s 2
snhslng he fumes u rotting bodies. already ~.
~ rorse n while Sithin the " King Of lea rors ns
hissaarnalia, with crowd q .,ola ,sgu ,bem
host the mazxard And dread oaths, in,ermnsis
!, Win the more dreadful SQUADS Of demoniac lollY
LONG bitches wefe dug across the great human ~ y
n.I Wide enough were they to sntcmb legion. y
only fourteen nche9deep Collins iaa ~ ,nsl - =
ild air "a The depAh of foot but 80 ioo,s
thit the myriads Of flies found entry between sns 49,
Z .Isas down 10 the: cracked Of the coins. ~
. buzzed and blew thfre their ordTid creauns sAs -
shsr new na,ehsa iSer. Of sorrow within that wid
: ~ - NJ eli a die scent Of dissolution, had 70
s,.sr II ,onch N Iympathy Unconth iaborers, vii
i - h.r. .hook heads stood uader the hroling heat
~ nm digging inlthe earth and mo, they Won
4 .on,er g, obstruttng root or stump would swear
h;deons oath remove to another spot and on digg
. :. hafore Now and then the mattock Or spade Won
di.trb the bones Of some former tenant Of the mon
forgotten there amid the armies q ne M, !,
broken fragments OF the sward growi iorth sn ens,s
d-1n. and chuckle In bis excess Of glee. Skull bon
were dug up from their long ssPuare, with saassine
II 3 From each lack ustre. eveless hole,'
without eciting an " Alas, poor Yoriek, aadbwith on
2 al exclamation from the digger, Of room for your %
Economy of space was the source Of euaaug eaeuI
q ton il besiowng Away the dead men. Side by 81
were laid two Of gigantic proportions, boaed BY CORFU
Al tiOn TO the size Of ians Inc central
a heels This was top much room to be filled with cart
= How should the spase be saved OPporunsly the p
teaI i at hand fof cart come; amDsrng 70 WIN ~
Il eehidren in the spaces at the heads and heels OF
70 itsns and lay the mother by herself out there alon
y comradc for her i'll be found anon, and herself
iF babes will sleep The less soundy from the
1. me fumes rse up in deathly civilizations from ihe
y 1 ting hec atoubs Of fast coming corpses Men ~
asteil bag, eapphoE and G S. nv 3 +
J. ~ sd sts,nas. Ne vast congregation OF the dead
D ga sru d,s | II nav ae misunderstanding hare
e come 50 used 10 the feex y corrup1ons tns5 g. g
laugh At ,hs riot, Iless: e sss sslcsy hsy
= The soical negroes 100. Who hired hs qoi
r psr hour in the work q ntsrment staeg IN
the sitting fumes, and only be kept q their Work
deep and continued phtations Of the /" nre water
They gulp deep dr4nShts q ~ Stimulating 1aid, q
t.elang their task hold their moses with one bal
e ne nsud. and rush ~ 2 q
white eoworkers, tkoagheAs and - jolly and full
!, Iauch intoxicated themselves.
And thus, what with she sohes and obscene tests Of
= grave dggers. the buszng Of the flies. the sing
cries of the hnxter vending their confectons,
ID hoafse oaths Of the who drive The dead carts,
is merry whistle Of the boys and the sitting reek fro
tcorss Of BACKED corpses, the day apace. the
o. NJ aehuIfura Il done and night draws tho curtain