Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1853-12-24

| Nine Is no unverhed hypothesis. ii
stands the test of the strictest investigation,
and will eventually obtain universal ere.
dence. Nothing has occurred to disprove it
during the last five years, during most Of
which time cholera has prevailed here. No
city exclusively supplied with rain water, as
Charleston, or with soft, pure water, as Mo.
bile or district, as West Tennessee, suffers
from epidemic cholera; and in the same
category may be ranked all the small Islands
of the West Indies, where none other than
rain water can be obtained A very small
portion of the New England States suffer by
cholera; primary formations prevail gener-
ally, and the water is rarely imbued with
calcareous elements.
A YOUNG HERo-In the Madison rnd.)
Daily Argus, Dec. /, we find the following
account of the martyrdon of an American
boy-a youth of whom our nation may be
proud-who died because he would not tell
lie:
HEROES AND MaRrYRs-Our readers will
probably all recollect the story of the Nor
wegian boy at Chicago, who was drowned
by some older boys because he refused to
assist them in robbing an orchard. Some of
the papers at Chicago, now raise doubts as
to the martyrdom Of the boy: and attempt to
account for his death in some other way
than that first suggested. 1t seems to such
that herosm of the kind imputed to the boy,
does not exist in the world at the present
! time. Such editors underrate humanity.
A case of moral heroism exceeding that
imputed to Knud lverson, occurred in Mar
quet,e County, in this State little over a
year ago the facts Of which were established
by judicial investigation, and we're related
to US by Judge Larrabee, who presided at
| the trial.
A beautiful, fair-haired, blue-eyed boy,
about nine years of age was taken from the
Orphan Asylum in Milwaukee and adopted
by respectable farmer Of Marquette, pro-
fessor of religion and member of the Bap-
fist persuasion. A girl, a little older than
the boy, was also adopted into the same fam
lily. Soon after these children were installed
in their new home, the boy discovered cri-
minaI conduct on the part Of his new mother
which he mentioned 10 the little girl, and it
thereby came to the ears of the woman; she
Indignantly denied the story to the satisfac-
ton of her husband, and insisted that the
boy should be whipped until he confessed
the falsehood. The man-poor, weak bigot
-impelled by sense Of religious duty, pro-
ceeded to the task assigned him, by procur-
ing a bundle of rods, stripping the child
naked and suspending him by cord to the
rafters Of the house, and whipping him at
intervals for over two hours till the blood
ran through the floor, making pool upon
the floor below; stopping only to rest and
interroga,e the boy, and getting no other
reply than "Pa, told the TRUTH cannot
tell a lie:n the woman all the time urging
him to g do his duty" The poor little hero,
at length released from his torture, threw
his arms around the neck of his tormentor,
kissed him, and said " Pa, am so cold" and
died. 1t appeared in evidence, upon the
trial of this man and woman for murder, that
the child did tell the truth, and suffered
death by slow torture rather than tell lie.
The age of heroism and of martyrdom will
not have passed till mothers cease to insti
holy precepts into the minds of their infant
offspring. The man and woman who muir
dered this angel child are now in the peni-
Tertiary at Waupun, to which they were
sentenced for ten years.
THE SUSPICIOUS MAN.-This kind of indi-
vidual is always smelling continuous line of
rats He sees, hears, nor dreams of any,
thing in which he does not "smell rat"
The most harmless action of his neighbour
under his suspicious and inquisitoFial dispo-
sition, is made matter of serious investiga-
ton, because he knows there is something
in the wind, for he saw his neighbor, Mr..
B., speaking confidentially to Mr.. S., that
very morning in the market. He puts that
and that together, and connects the whisper
ing in the market with something he heard
In the barbar's shop some weeks before !;
and he is satisfied that his neighbor B. is
either going to fail in business, or abscond
without giving his creditors due notice.
The most terrible part of such mans
character is, that he places such faith upon
the corollaries he drew from his false pre-
misses, that he does not hesitate to give wing
to the base suspicious of his mind and fire.
quently is the means Of bringing about a
disaster which never would have happened
but for him.
Many happy fireside has been rendered
desolate-many prosperous young man
brought to ruin-many virtuous and amia-
BILE girl has been driven to despair by the
fiendish inuendos of the Suspicious Man.
No man, however upright aud honest-no
woman, however irreproachable-no maid
en-, however pure, is safe in the neighbor-
hood Of the Suspicious Man. He has all the
curiosity Of Paul Pry, without his good ma
ture, and the malignity Of the devil, without
his talent Rotten to the core of his heart
himself, he has no faith in the virtue and
honesty of others, and in consequence his
life is At the best but = prolonged misery.
10 The following extract from a letter
written by an invalid to his friend, is really
genuine e We called on Dr.--in the
morning, and had 70 wait to the middle of
the afternoon waiting our turn. He says he
will cure me in two months-mosr too soon
for one in my state. I have six kinds of
medicines to fake three times day, besides
liniment for the outside, wash for the throat,
two kinds Of pills, &c. &c, shoulder braces
and supporters to wear, inhalmg tube to use,
bath in cold water daily, and in fact enough
to do to make well person crazy. I shall
follow his directions for two months, and see
what effect will be produce"