Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1853-12-10
TIE UNBUR1ED DAUGHTER.

A young girl about II years of age, was seized
with the fever in house in New Orleans, whore
she lived with her father mother, and other rola-
tiyes. She was deserted and neglected in the
early stage of the disease. At last cab was called
to take her to the Hospital. Wrapped up in n
blanket, she was placed in cab, and the driver
ordered to proceed as rapidly as he could to the
Hospital But the cabman loitcred on the way,
and even stopped at a cabaret to take drink.
Thus il was two hours before he reached the Hos
pital When the cab arrived in front Of the clerks
Office, the usual questions were called out to the
patients: ~
"What is your nameY Where arc you from2 ?"
There was no reply from the object rolled up in
the blanket The questions were repeated in
louder tone. Still there no reply.
"Rol her out cnbman," called out the clerk.
Tho cabman pulled off the blanket, and a stiff,
staring corpse fell heavily ON the scat.
"She is dead :" exclaimed the clerk; and, turn
ing to the next cab, called out "Drivc up, and let
us see whqt you have got" With pencil in hand,
he had recommended his queries to a now patient:
WHATS your name, age country 2 when the un.
fortunate carrier of the corpse, having recovered
from the alarm naturally excited by the discovery
of the character of his burden, asked the clerk of
the Hospital what he should do with his load.
Take her home and make her friends bury her"
was the curt reply
The cabman cracked his whip and dashed of in
the direction of the house where he had received
his load. lie found the windows and doors Of the
house tightly closed, and tar barrel burning in
the yard. Rapping for some time violently at the
door, he at last discovered upper window-shuttcr
moving, and pale frightened countcnance peeping
through the small open space
"What do you waut" ncrvously inquired the
person from the wiudow--as if it were midnight,
and he feared the attack Of robber.
"llcrc is your daughter dead in my cab, and
want you to come and bury her."
A'dccp gruan and noise, followed by violent
slamming of the shutters were the only responses
to the solicitations of the cabman. Now the latter
began to be alarmed. What could he do with the
corpse? They would not receive her at the Hos
pital her parents refused hcr--and hc could moi
afford to bury her. At last it occurred to him tC
take her to the nearest cemetery. Away he startc,
as fast as his wcaricd horse could drag the cab
Arrived ut the cemetery, the sexton was asked t'
receive n corpse.
"Whcrc is the ccrtifcatc"
81 have none"
cit cant be done"
"IIcrc she is" and the cobman unrollcd th
blanket
"What! not even cofhned and no certificate. II
have you arrested"
ooh lorly :" exclaimed tho cabman md jump
ing into his cab, drove rap dly back to the house
the dead girls parents. Hero he took the corps
out and laying it on The steps Of the house. drove
away Some charitable citizens, passing by obscrv
ed the corpse; and after yainly trying TO arous
the persons within, sent off for corporation coffin
in which the body of the unfortunate girl was in
closed and duly buried. In week afterwards
the house which was barricadcd against the fever
the hearts of its inmates were against all human
and natural feeling, was cnpticd by the grim des
troyer and it appeared in this case, aycBgcr ant
punishcr! !-Iiapey'S MagdziHe.