Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-31
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{ q ,,. s.,,.viur Is an extract from work just is
- - f,,n the press Of Messys. TIcKsoR &FrErDs,
- Ro.ton entitled, "a Vacation Voyage 10 Cuba
IA Back" BY R. H DANA, Jr.
- rss Dc BenshcenA large nsHtzsa for osphns a3s
u e 1rsn Tor inh1n old persons ana s0f , sss air
80 vey rssd sItsnea ventataa in DE rooms. II Is
q whom seooapsnled build
ing zse'sn e ri.S ous the cToTn On las c0ntry. Il Is
supported 3 s ssn n he sadins church not yss
s-s enough all the inmates, and quiet Int phi
chapel Ior sSs ss .sns on the snail altar an
oS have forgotten the number O. eharsn * was large
80 ~ seDsrtsnt insane, They kindly treated
sod eonsnsa s1s sSi unless The case Ct srEnsss or
Eoze to me be nfOrrsa) The last department is
ioT ss l s s orphans ens to the Sister who accompanied
=, sn9 When We took leave, put coin IL
3 her son hand, her eyes frightened u2 .n pretty
s@s Of the Sisters is not fsii As none hsve Joined
from s0rOAd chiefly from France and SPAIN and having
enaon . g ,s ~ ~ - h s ssT ana
a And yet they s come in simple religious Adel
The Casa Bene6cencia Be pronounced BY All
~ tnose !, - sL ,s ~ - :,
charity and liberal and the order and nsaness Of its ad
Prom Bensaesna the Military Hospital. This
Is huge establishment designed accomdae all the SICK the
TIE walls hsh, The Doors are Of brick and scrupu.
Ioa esaa a s All Ihngs under The charge Of The Sisters Of
the explosion q me nsga5n last SUMMER and s0ne
MOCf then are young some mere lads victims Of heeonserp
ADdausia and Catalonia and TIE Pyrenee to expose them 70 the
NOS had fevers. Yomio. Notwtsand.
ing an that sSd q the hs4.ulne Of winter in Cuba the
Superior body Of Sisters Of Charity told po.
e. s s but that We need not fear to 70 into the uaris One
patient covered win hs SOchs' Of are, recent small IoS Il
dt eating On he serene sind counnanees Of the
spaA and feeling, doubt that this WOmsny, religious
The present. number Of sisters charged with the entire care Of
ibis great hospital, except the duty Of and manual
" aTe The told that proper complement
rs sy s. TeSr Shame sg5 b UeoIT0 s WON
Aoea prevails some Ct them die Thy know it, Yet thu
give the indication that they have
every yea, and death every day
sslksd tT0ogh the passage ways We came upon the lit
get il the hour assigned for All WI" could leav
IN ts perfectly sin, secluded darkened room, rev
all facing the altar which burned taper showing the
silent kDeng women, presence
IN. Is. %od Se P had and S.5es
angels bhodnE the face Of their Father Heaven ih
Il was affecting yet almost anusng would have been anus
WsyEOf The world and der0us to have soft music fiji the
iS5 M sSv Min tS n,sci,e 81 n bsS mn
Osx wound and placed stand the giving lqu
sion me eject yet were not an
nor chiefly religious They such as any music box wout
give But what do these poor creatures know Of what the work.
shessO makes love tot To them twas all and
and holy.
waiting desiring END
delightful sounds, dissOlVing spell
the Sisters began
short and attentions and thsnkvings, each which
the others made voices Th
OF this Sister Just what should NJ
skill could the cathedral
gsteermoniAl It was low, sudble, composed
neither thu familiar which oaends OfteE nor the rhetorical
which hlWays oGnds, but sustained
speech music, which frequent campa
ny naturally call showing poetry
. and not and speech the natural expressions Of The
and CHEST
They with the prayer bensdctiOn and withdrew
They station themselves,
hospital there aloud and standing, their the
raising themselves their elbows, sitting
RAISING eyes claspng hands,
who cheese joining in