New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-22
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STORY OF THE DRESS.

! unlhtefestlnI to some Cf our reAdef5 down
south. | was looking at the Palace Of the
hings-not at all equal to the White House,
winch is open to every citizen-an1t it was there
tnat slsht struck me which was not quite
pleaSant Tor one Of Uncle Sans nephews 4
- Vi ih'r iaaies we're leaving great house,
WIN eroWd Of folks looking at them and police
U Keep orier' Inc ladies' had been tending q
meeting 10 sympatnze with Uncle To,n-that |
benightei old negro whose jargon nrsven,. onr
real statesmen from making our men If tho |
South ever listen to reason The moor l,Jio.
however, looked more fit for ball or roornin, |
concert han for any political work in earnest, |
aud their countenances were guilty Of nothing
worse than little holiday hustle, ne Wy spiced
with black pepper.
But something was to happen beside this
g Uncle Tomery.' In a crowd | saw a young
couple who were waiting out Of mere curl sity
You could see that by the eye Of the girl The
young man also watched the ladies as they
came out, but evidently his care was the girl
At last lady issued from the door--a tall,
handsome woman, with fine aristocratic fea-
lures, bold yet delicate: very voluptuous
countenance, if the sensuous look had not been
rendered harsh by slight habitual sneer or
scorn, very common with English people of
:" high BIRTH her face being also, if it is not
rude TO say 50, a little hardened by time. She
must have been a glorious creature, and she
looked to think herself still SO. She was in no
wish ! could describe il, hut that would need
a less republican pen tian mine Her noble
throat rose out Of wide expanse Of delicate and
brilliant silk, soitened with large white shawl
and variety Of lace, or whatever else it was
but the taste Of the arrangement disposed the
mass Of soft stripes 50 az to display, and not to
disgu Sc, the grace Of her tall and rather slender
figure
That gown said to the young man, cost
more in making than in the stuff"
8" 1t might in your country he answered,
turning round sharp to look at me, though |
did not know that ! had any peculiar accent
= but in this country the abor is the least part
Of the cost. except TO the laborer.' He had an
accent not quite English.
"What have all these fair ladies been doing,
. sir - | asked
Meeting about Uncle Tom,'" said he 81
wish they would look to the slaves in their own
country
1--WE don't get up abolition meetings for the
white nggars Of Manchester, sir" said |.
No said he. . | wish you did. But Man
chester is not our South, There are worse
places that's not so far off
T4e fine lady came down the sters, aud the
young woman, who had not attended at all to
u.s. stepped close to the lady and spoke to her
A policeman came foi ward to remove the girl :;
anu my blood boiled to see fellow III n glazed
hat attempt TO touch female; but the lady
, herself stopped him BY waive Of the hand.
; The rirl repeated what she had said. ! lid not
a hear it. The lady looked not surprised-she
= was too proud for that--but unbelievinr The
girl again spoke, and TIE lady again replied
: and then the lady motioued the girl TO get into
her carriage They both GIT in, and after a
few words to the footman--a fine gentleman, ir
a lovely delicate blue coat, with white gloves
Z and cheeks like girls-tne carriage drove off
= The young man looked for an instant into my
face and then askc / lac if | could run. With
out reply joined him in fyllowing the carriage
We ran barely mile, Ind then we arrived a
;, the door Of poor house, IN small street, be
} fore the carriage. The young man followed tbs
a woman, and | followed him, 70 body stopping
Y mel suppose because did not look as il | ex
q pected they would. sense OF silence camt
over US as we went up stairs, and the rustling Of
: the fine lady dre.s the loudest noise as We
e crept up We all entered a small room, aud, a
7, We did so, a child began to cry The younI
.e woman took it from another who held it t.
suckle it. and so TO stay the little voice whicl
= disturbed the quiet room with is healthy dis
io content.
il The silence lay thickes at the further end
l. on narrow white bed, which the lady ap
e preached and gazed upon On it lay young
le woman, but partially undTesscd ghastly pale
re with her eyes closed BY her side with its heaC
l. pillowed on the arm that partly cla>ped it, lay
es a little child like its mo Ler Jn paleness lk
IS her in its closed eyes, but unlike her who's
Il breath was scarcely heard, in its short an
e. painful breathing, witch would have been lou,
OF mad it not sunk to the hurried whisper OF de
rs parted life.
OF We all gazel for minute in silence and i
ID reverence for mortal suffering which calls allz
II republican and aristocratic, rich and poor,
es account The lady looked at the sick woman
a who kept her eyes fixed on the lady; the prou
y womans look seemed to ask why she had bee
n brought there
f. "jessy wished me to fetch you cried th
lie happier mother, for she could not nourish an
y, quiet her child. | noticed that there was Il
I'd ring upon her finger, however
ne Poor thing But would have assisted he
r without" aud the lady put her hand into lie
ar pe~-~t fer her. purse----
it {" No, it is too late for that. You must d
al something else for her; and you are bound
lis you are doubly bound
if Again the lady's proud eyes looked n que:
in ton There was no fear in her face, but h,
ng glance around implied challenge of the rigt
TO keep her there
u 1T was your naughty haste that killed hei
Mt it was yours that brought her near dealt
re Yes, lady Julia do not wish to offend yo
IL but you ought to know the truth-such rs "
hit ought to know it, That is IT beautiful dress y
nd have on, very beautiful, fat too beautiful
he poor Jessy to wear. But when did You ord
he it, Was there time for human hands to mn
m it before YOU must have ii for this very day
ow And who set the finish to that beautiful dres
ne. Whose aching fingers put the last work IN Il
! Jessy's there; and when took it from her la
he night she lay down TO die"
he The proud lady was silent, her eyes bent upf
zen the diving woman, without retOrt, and HI
the naughty features sottened to gaze of rehec
ing sorrow. for these English women have hear
to- in their bosonls naughty and cold as they seen
red Mt least some have. Suddenly the lady's MAJ
Sc ner altered, rs if she threw of some mantle
Of pride and restrain, and turning once more
on The girl who brought her, with n low simple d
a rect wny OF speaking, she said;
lat And what can be done now F"
One thiug--to let the pride of luxury con
err AMI do homage to want and misery, when dea
ole raises the lowly above the high
al have done that"
er Next, to bring justice and consolation
by parting life On that bed lies, half unconscioi
the poor seamstress who died at her needle;
is a common end enough But that same "
the man. not half your age-do you see her child
lu- The lady bowed
po = How much would You rate his life wort
| Is Why is it there at all Why come into Il
ort world only to look Tor few uncertain days VI
oil its misery Who called 1t =
The The gill paused as sisn from the dying '
kes mon summoned her attention; but she went
ely bent 10 make out the retrtution where reden
q Is tion could not come.
! 10 10 Lady Julia, do you know what it is to h