The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-03
A FREIGHT OF DIArH.-Ths New OfisaIs
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A FREIGHT OF DEATH.-Ths New Orleans
Creole Of Tuesday last says:
On FRIDAY evening Last, mail schooner was OBJ
served drifting on the Lake. about mile nom the
sud OF the fostshartain Railroad eitiseu Of Mu
1eb.rg Ut len 9Th went out to her 10 skf but wnen
he SOC the deck soul was to be seem ana tas
food man was ar first taken sback, and began 70 -
:hiai strange thought. until ne bssneusn1 Wa
solved. On the floor lay the corpse Of nan sDa
shat Of boy. One was Portuguese, about - ye.as
nd The lad was about IA years Of age; q v.hn.r,
where he had been spprentieed and Jonso me e.ssI
man q be ssisd down the schooner the previous
.ysnns When they E cold 80 they the
floor of the small cabin. lighted cnareosi nre from
the deadly effects OF which IL 10 supposed tnsy ded.
srpprrrtsE OnsamesTs lis there any particular
.gnif -ancs in the prevalence Of the fashion more
than ever this winter of wearing ornaments in the
.h.ne of serpeafs, IL has grown to be 20 much the
rs,e that ne scarce meet . lady who has not some
thing snsky about her. She wears breastpin 1.-THE
device golden serpent twising lt' folds round
ayes astenng, and heart depending from it, mouth
said be art enclosing ocket rish hair, or q minute
dseuerreotype. Or the snake of wrought gold en-
twipes its coils around cross band, or ensmellsd
bar; pendant from il mouth containing csrbuncles
pearls dismonds, or amethy in setting of gold
and enamel or gariands Of ruby berries with leaves
II beaten sold. Percbance the reptile forms q neck
lace its scsly length enclrciing the whtest of
throa.s, and glistenipg with brilliant dismonds its
massive head crested with dazzling gems proti udinf
menacirg In front, a. II to warn the too bold ad
mirer against near approach By the sight Of it's rows
Of sharp golden teeth and ruby eyes, lurid In their
ominous glare. Or the monster shows its huge foids
OF brilliant green enamel studded with gems eocir
cling round and snowy arm; or it nestles among
cluster of charms coied ready for aspiring or trolling
flowers and foliage; it forms the ring and
cr'uehed in the gusge Of love-the pledge of eter.
GAL fidelity, or it 10 a brooch or bracelet of
hsir-sometimes twned in inextrcsbls folds fatal
loveknots" or in rose colored coral, lurking in the
tiles Iourdsd and tspsring body forms girdlc for
some slender west-confining the floating clouds of
gauzs tulie and flashing back The gas light in wsird
rays from its sparkling crest the lovely wearer
moves through the mazss of the dance. Sometimes
that bodng form CLEANS upon half buried in
masses of golden raven hair amid clusters of tho
mimic grape, or inheddsd in velvet flowers, OF de-
ponds from the delicate In which its mouth and
tail are Joined together. We nowhere safe from
the dangerous reptiles glittering eyes, shooting oct
rays Of strange lustre. Other ornaments approx
mate to the same shape: we saw the other evening
jet and hair bracelets that were undo niabls anti.
podes The dragon, with bis horny head and angular
wipgs sta perched On many brooch, hair pin or
chatelleine.
We have pondered deeply over the moral of the
thing Is in warning of the perls of their fascina
lions that fair ones don this significant emblem p
Are they bent on reViving the worship of the Nile
in this democratic metropolis? Or are our bellies
determined to show that they have added the ser
pentine wisdom recommended by the preacher to
the coluu,bne innocence for hich they have been
hitherto remarkable We cannot help imasin.
ing this conjecture approaches he truth. What
but its reputed cunning and ssgscty could reconcile
them to the adoption and cherishing Of such mon
ster in efiey-tbe hereditary enemy of our race
One would think they had struck up an alliance
with the Old SERPENT himself, and mounted his
badge defiance to the common foe and prey
man But not SO. 1t is the emblem of wisdon that
has charmed them. Perhaps they think some virtue
resides in Shiny coils, and lattened heads and gilt
tering eyes. to supply lack of the genuine arti-
cle know ledge, and the capacity of using it to the
best advantage If SO. this sign Of the times 10
DYn of sd il
the appreciation of its worth, and desire to be
thou aht to possess tn Y EyDress