Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
midnight Musings.


Ills a quiet night. The Compostors have gone
home the IS inside form !" of the paper is ready for
the Press another twenty -four hours labor is over
As soon as the thoughts which just now occupy our
mind shall have been committed to paper we. too,
shall be on our way home having the FRESHMAN and
Feeder 10 enjoy the " music OF the steam engine -
1t is cool night for the season-very, cool, when
compared with the weather of last week. The change.
however, is most grateful. 1t hard work some
nights since to attend Editorial duties, with the
thermometer ranging between eighty and ninety, and
scores of mosquitoes singing our ears. But when
we reflect how much better off are than the Edlto-
rial fraternity in New Or'eans-where funerals meet
the eye every the victims of the pestllence
are borne to their last resting place-we cease to COM
plain.
1t is dreadful scourge. this yellow fever 1t was
our fate 10 pass summer IN the socalled Tres
cent City, during the prevalence OF the epidemic 1t
is true that the mind, if not the heart grows caous
after while-the frequent repetition OF the same
thing day after day, produce inderence and gradu'
ally almost impeceptbly. learn 10 speak of the
dead and dying with calmness which afterwards we
can scarcely realize exhibited at the time. To-
wards the end of the season we ourselt took the e
ver Fortunately. the att OK was slight, and we soon
recovered but large number of our acquaintance
fell before the Destroyer.
There was one whom it was hard to convince that
his end was near. We remember the afternoon which
decided his fate on the earth. He was comparative
free from pain, and expressed to those around hun the
conviction he felt that he would recover. He was
married man and father. His wife and little ones
in Philade phia and his first request was TO COM
muncate TO them the prospect OF his las he Imagned)
I speedy convalescence Soon after the Doctor came
in and examined his patient. He soon turned away,
and with saddened look told the nurse he could do
no more-thal the relief which the sick man teit was
the very worst symptoms--it proof that north
cation had already commenced 1t was hard tor his
friends to believe this. He looked so much better
But if it was hard for to realize the truth OF the
Doctors statement, the reader may imagine how much
harder it make friend believe that corrup-
ton had even then claimed him for its own At FIRST
he smiled at the thought of dying. Why" SAID he,
feel quite refreshed" We told him that he only
deceived himself, and as last act of friendship the
Doctor placed in his hand letter from his wife he
read ii calmly, refoded il very carefully and pressing
1t between his hands gave way to tears In sixteen
hours from that time our friend was followed to the
Protestant Bnrying Ground in what was then called
= the Second Municipality.
The cry for pecuniary aid which now comes up to
US from New Orleans will not be disregarded. Al
ready sixty thousand dollars have been contrib
uted for the relief of the destitute and the suffering IN
the i'll -faed city. 1t is appeal made to Us in the
name Of humanity, and it goes directly to the heart
Let him who fances that he cannot afford to give
" much' transport himself in thought 10 the scene OF
pestilence Let him imagine himself among sran.
gers his dying bed no friend near to wipe the
cold sweat from his brow, the tear from bis eye !;
sympathizng heart to receive his latest aspiration
no friendly hand TO feel his dying grasp" OH that
n all of US would realize the duty our fellow
men when them in suffering, in sorrow, in dis
1ress. We should give, not grudgingy, but cheer
full y every according to the measure wherewlth
God has blessed him. We should feel The weight of
: the considerations have urged when sit down
TO our own smiling board with health and peace and
cheerfuIness and plenty gathering around us-emem-
bering that He will hold him guitless who turns
e his back upon his brother in affection
(, "a young gentleman of this town, says the YER
It non Banner very getting his brains blow
Il ed out with bro 'mstick the other day He was
boarding in private family in which there is a
rather attractive young lady. As he leaving
the house after dinner day last week, in pass
" ing the window, he spied the young lady sitting in
rocking chair. In order to be socabe, and per-
If haps to quiz the young lady, he remarked to her
- Miss, you look sleepy-as though you had lately
y fallen, will fall, into the arms of Morpheus
e The young lady, not perfectly understanding the
70 meaning of the last term. took it the Of
~ some young man whereupon she told her mother
u how the gentleman had insulted her. by saying that
Il she had been Rugged by Mr.. Morpheus. On the re-
y turn of the gentleman to his boarding house, the
~ landlady attacked him with the usual weapon of
&c matron told him she would give him to understand
that her daughter was never in the arms of Morphe
y; US or any other young man, and notified him tC
~ leave the premises sans ceremonie. And the of"n
y ding individual accordingly sought another boarding
~ house. Good for him. Served him right He haC
no business thus insult an INTELLIGENT Young lady
" The above is from the Washington Union. 1t re
minds us OF similar though more excusabe blum
- der. young lady, only daughter of very
fond, devoted and scrupulous father, was sent to
:; fashionable boarding house, where she became thu
20 companion and room mate of another young lady
~ who rcjoced in one of those perversions of mascu
10 line names, for which some ladies have great af
fectation in other words her name was Richardson
81 and she WAS commonly known among the girls a
Do Dicky." Writing to her fther, the new youns
lady at this fashionable school assured him that sh
I'D was so happy she had for mate sweet lit
~ tie Dicky H"
81 Blood and thu 7der!" exclaimed the old gentle
n man, "is this specimen of the morality of you
mr. fashionable boarding schools" Ordering his car
bv rage he started Immediately for the academy, an
he on his arrival asked to be shown into his dau
IF room where he found her sitting very affeconate
Is in the lap of another young lady. The afectionat
~ girl rushed forward to greet the indignant father
an who, drawing himself up very frownngly, exclaim
AZ ed Where is that rascal %
~ "Who Papa %
to THAT Dicky you wrote about-who is your room
~ ~ mate 2"
MS "Why there she u.s." exclaimed the innocer
" damse, throwing her around the innocer
Of cause of 80 much anguish The hasty old gentle
cd man was perfectly disguised with himself and a
Dt so with the confounded bad taste of giving cir
10 boys names.
10 New ORLFANs.-In looking owe 1.-THE New Orlea
IT. journals, one is struck with the remarkable derent
between the newspapers of that city and those of tt
ID" North, IN regard TO the interest manifested in the pr
m gress OF the pestilence in New Orleans In the new
papers IN this quarter, have several di
i"' patches day. announcing the continued increase
On the disease, and the great fatality. EVERYBODY tall
g about ii, and the newspapers nde long leaders u
leo on the subject. In the New Orleans papers, on ii
contrary, there is scarcely any thing TO Indicate Il
he presence of epidemic, except the br a