New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-09

aching heart SO many times, think what terrible
fate. This poor wanderer gone from the mothers
breast too young to buffet With the world her
heart furIed banner in her bosom j: her innocence
too fraiI shield against the arts of man; her life
sacrifice to her affections may be, and not one
friend to claim her Does it seem she ever could
have been little babe like oursz Does it seem
our little babe--a girl, too, dearest-can ever be
like her? Go look upon the face of the murdered
child of misfortune. You who know so many, per-
haps may identify her. Nay why do you groan
and turn so pale See our little smiles in your
face. It seems to say, guarded by mothers
love and fathers care, it never can be other than
good, and true, and pure
CHAPTER III.
The Coroner sat alone in his office. He waited
for the storm to pass that he might go home. He
did not like to be alone-he did not like to go out
in the rain. He was o chilly man; be shivered
when other people perspired. He had laid his hand
upon so many icy hearts, it seemed to have drawn
their GOODNESS into its pores for all time. Thought
for him was poor company. 1t always told him
ghost stories and showed him pictures of dead men,
His mind was sort Of --- where corpses lay
stretched waiting to be identified. The storm grew
sire to give up his office, dismal as its resposib
tiles were before his term was out. Hhe ventured
FORTH he might be garroted or slung-shotted or he
might walk off the ferry slip into the water. He
had no desire to expire before his term did, and
was too jealous Of his gloomy pride of place.
to yield it and his own body up to the " verdict" !"
of successor. So he strolled about his Office,
trimmed his lamp, stirred his fire, and at last, SO
strong is habit he sat down before the jar contain
ing the unclaimed head, and gazing at its pale but
exquisite features, summoned an imaginary jury
and was about to render in the threadbare verdict
of found drowned, when vivid flash OF light
ming, succeeded by crash Of thunder which
seemed if twould split his office door in twain,
caused him to start and turn around. Heperceived
that he was no longer alone.
A gentlemanly looking person, clothed in priestly
black, stood at the door. He was quite dry; his
garments had lost none of their gloss; his peaked
hat showed no moisture yet, evidently, he had just
come from without, and it was a very wet night.
But company was very desirable. This man GER
tainy was alive. Flesh and blood, with the breath
of life in it, would have recommended almost any
body to our Coroner just now.
g Take seat he said, pushing chair to the
stranger who stood bowling at the threshold.
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g 1t rains, the visitor said, by way Of fopenng
conversation.
Yes, like the very d. The Coroner did no
more than sound the consonant Whatever word
he intended to harness to it was knocked down by
queer glance from the gentleman's eyes,.
'I reckon he's PRIEST thought the Coroner !;
:. like Presidential candidates, they always show
fight when they hear the name Of the opposing
,aytv
You have tremendous fire for such warm
night,'' the stranger said familiarly.
Warm. bless me; deem it very chilly-you
must have fever, sr.''
q By no means-feel my hands,
1t seemed to the Coroner that he heard hiss as
his hand met that of the new conner, such as a
coal utters when a piece of ice comes in contact
with it.
F" shchid say you We're decldedly feVerlsh, = ne
said, as he dropped the strangers hand quickly.
That proves you are better able to feel OF dead
mems wr1sts than I'VE mems pulses, the stranger
said, with chuckle.
Then they were silent moment.
"Haye cigar" the Coroner said at last push
ing the box toward him.
No, thank you, never smoke away from home.
There am obliged to do it. entertain great
many iuse JottAts tsii eA iy PAShiAasS suAtc
resemble cluster OF village chimneys faneinlly
fashioned after the human form divine, and the
smoke curls from their mouths forever and ever
There was something IN the speakers last words
that grated on the Cofoners ear. Lifting ms eyes
fhey fell upon the 1ace whose dead beauty aWnhe
before ne had peeh contemplating ~ was u part
oi ms BUSINESS " sn'@ IL " eYsiy one-ne no"
1urheu ~ ,oWa.a u stfane1 H., anu sa,u elnaps
you nave neafu VI 'ns ine 'o"i mas peen iaii u
eoh3ecsufes ooheetn,ns :. ~ ~ aso ~ nase
ny iaea now many nyssoiioaa .i,is
ohe AAe - oeaoie ei'e
puoho' Supposeu liu,ueis' s''ioiues
sopposeu ,ou. ueanp, .ne noWs VI e,S fpooi f''ie
'aee his pioasnt " i.sh', ~ ~ ohs Aoh"s "he
owneu la's ia,' iaoe u a. .ne oio"os ana. has (
lookeo ~ ~ " has iouslu ho iiiehuS anu ~ pids iai
Always 10 rest upon my ha'us an uheiai'nea neaa
by no MEANS, lne Stranger saiu' nave
come 70 cia.ln IL now
1ouE" the coroner crieo ailazea, you! Dle
she belong, taen' 20 you
she aces. was Tue eihphatic answer.
fray, sf' teN me somethihg q hef history
over glass oil WINE Rhlch IS ola enough TO max
/ TnSnnEt forever tasting it. nnynUt