New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-07
Only a Story.

court ward, and the cat was sporting III the sunshine
and was licking it from her OWL paw and = Pig
cast his eye the fields the gram Was
were chiriping and twittering, just as Il y were
great festival And indeed one might say It was
FOR il was the Sabbath The bells were ringing and
The people gong II sr and every
one indeed was full of ,joyfor it was such warm
and beautiful day that one might well exelam God
is SO infinitely good to us men ]" ,
But in the church the preacher stood up in the pull
net and spoke so loud and SO harsh! He said that
men were goddess, and that God would punish them
for and that when they died the wicked would go
to hell where they would burn doFey y aaa ne saa
be quenched, and that they never would have peace
or rest 1t was fearful to hear him, and he said it,
too with such positiyeness He told them that hell
was a pest-hole where the filth of the whole world
was collected; where there was no cooling air in the
ever burning sulphur fame; that it was bottomless
and that there they would sink and sink into eternal
silence. 1t was horrible only to hear the description
of it, but the preacher spoke from full heart and all
| the people were terribly frightened. Eta
In the evening, at bed time, the preacher saw his
wife sitting silent and sunk in thought.
"What is the matter with thee ~ inquired he
"The matter !" said she, z the matter is, that am
not able to bring my thoughts together cannot
altogether comprehend what you sad that there were
many goddess persons and they must burn forever
forever! 0, how long! am but a poor sinful
woman but / could never bring it into my heart to
let the vlest sinner burn forever and how then
could God do twho is 50 infinitely good and who
knows how evil comes from without and within? No,
cannot conceive it, although you insist upon it.n
It was Autumn. The leavesI were falling from
the tree The earnest, severe preacher was sitting
by the bedside Of dying persona pious believer
was closing her eyes. TWAS the preachers wife.
/ !" II any one can find rest in the grave, and mercy
with her God, thou art that one, said the preacher
and he folded her hands and uttered prayer over
the dead
It was night, cold wind swept the preachers
is tn
the moon was shining into his room, but the moon
1 shone MOTT was human form which was standing
before his bedhe saw the spirit Of his deceased wife,
and she looked at him with such an expression of
sadness as if she wished to say something to him.
\ And he lifted himself up in his bed and stretched
forth his arms towards her. And IS the eternal rest
denied to thee also? Must thou suffer? Thou, the
best the fathfullest" l.....a...- 70.
And the dead bowed her head assentingly and laid
her hand upon her breast
q And can procure rest in the grave for thee"
"Yes,'' was the response rs
Il And how" s-
(" Giveme hair, only single hair from the head
of the sinner whose fire wilneyer be quenched of the
f sinner whom God will condemn to eternal pains of
hell"
f And thou canst then so easily be relieved, thou
pure, thou faithful one!h replied he.
J, ssThen follow me, said the dead. " Thou mayst
hover by my side whithersoever thy thoughts direct
r thee: for so much is granted to Invisible to men
we may visit them in their most secret recesses but
thou must point ont with sure hand the man who is
devoted to eternal torents and he must be found be
: fore the growing of the cock t@a$.l t51# Z"
And quickly as if borne on a Thought they reached
the Great City and from the walls of the house bazet
in flaming characters the names of the deadly sins
PRIDE ayarice drunkenness, sensuaty, in short tht
L whole seven colored bow of sins 4 -
v eyes, there, as believed, as knew" said thu
j. preacher there dwell those who are condemned t.
Il eternal fames," And they stood before brilliantly
illuminated doorway and the broad stairs were splen
did with carpets and flowers and through the festv
'. halls resounded the music of ball.
The porter stood there clad in velvet and silk, wit
n great silver mounted cane. Our ball is almost
good as the Kings, said he, and turned towards tn
S trong that filed the streets. From head to toe th
thought shone forth from him. Poor rabble, VII
are staring in at the doors, in comparison to me-
is are all mere mass OF rags
Pride said the dead, seest thou him?' Him
is replied the preacher Yes, but he is fool nothin
er but fool and will not be damned to eternal fire
torments. Nothing but fool 7 echoed through til
whole house of Pride, for that was what they a
WERE
.And they few to the four bare walls of the mise
where lean and shivering with cold, an old man dt
MED himself food and drink, and chung with all hi
thoughts to his money. They saw how he sprans
like one burning with fever, from his miserable pale
pt of straw and drew stone from the WALL where Ia
az his gold coins in stocking, and how he unlbled
Z! tattered vest in which gold pieces were sewed u
sc and how his damp fingers trembled.
III = He is sick: that is insanity joyless insant
= filled with anguish and evil dreams.' Aud they d
ne parted hastily and stood before the cells of prise
lls where the criminals were sleeping in long rows SIT
lts by side. Like wild beast sprung Of them fro
N his Sleep uttering horribecTy. He thrust his sha
nc elbows into the sides of the sleeper who lay next hi
rs and the latter turned himself seepily towards hi
70 and said Lass. ...
ng Hold thy jaw, thou beast, and sleep. 1t is night
, "Eyery night" replied the other. "Yes, eve
OF night he comes and howls and toments me. In Il
OF heat of the moment done needless thngs W
la born with an evil disposition, which has brought
I'm IN here for second time But as have offended
Of have been punished. On thing only have not CO
IT. fessed AS Twas leaving here after first imprsc
lls ment and passing the residence Of my master
au thought after another boiled up within dir
OF OF match against the WALL it came somewhat
lce near the matched roof everything was burnt; eve
~, thing was in flames, as am. !, myself, helped
me save the occupants and the cattle. Nothing that
eet life was burnt, except flock of pigeons and t
es; house dog. had not thought Of him. One COT
:" hear him howl, and this bowling I hear when
ery wish to sleep; and if fall asleep, then comes
Inc dog again, large and shaggy he lays himself up
'eh my breast, howls, presses upon me- stiles
ms ten to what am telling youbut thou canst snor
snore the whole night, and sleep not quarter of
nm hour" And the blood rushed into the eyes Of
eem frenzied man. and he threw himself upon his comp
lelr ion and struck him in the face with his clenched
que "That silly fellow has another of his crazy fit
avg was the cry Of those around and the other prs
eS ; ers seized him. struggled with MIN and bent h
nus aus double till they got his head between his knet
ne then they bound him fast while the blood sts
lne ing from his eyes and from every pore
me- " You are killing the unhappy man, cried
pe preacher, and he stretched out his hand as II
was defend the sinner the poor sinner who, even he
Ems was obliged to make such bitter atonement for
y Offences the scene changed. They flew throl
the halls of the rich and the novels of the poor
e suality Envy all the deadly sins passed in turn
r me fore them while guiding angel read to them
me offences of the sinners and the excuse for them
yeess was feeble indeed before God, but God knows
'oth heart he knows all the evil which from wit
: ~, 70 and without He who is Mercy and Love- The h
e of the preacher trembed he ventured not to sire
tne forth to pluck hair from the head of the sin
and tears streamed from his eyes like the water
ip mercy and love which quench the fires Of hell.
I W the cock crowed.
nlnl, "Mercifu God Thou wilt grant her that res
anu h the grave which have not been able to procure
ea nis her.
iee1 az enjoy it already" said the Dead =" it was
anu harsh Judgment, thy gloomy human ideas of God
gnu his creatures which drove to thee Learn the
tloh ture of men. Even in the wicked there is pol
low, of God, portion which will triumph over and e.
'niLe guish the fires Of hell"
s asli And q kiss was imprinted on the lips of
lue ' preacher, and it became light around him.
5 clear sun was shining in his chamber, where his
still living, gentle and full of love, had awaked
lle from dream which had been sent of God
the l.
last WASHINGTON CITY IN lsO1-One can scar
take credit the description of Washington City, as
lance John Adams found it in 1901 !: w.,
+ the Here and there, she writes, is a small col
lobe without glass window inte1spersed among the
full ests, through which you travel for miles wit