Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1866-11-24

him, and now to find him thus.
Few comforts could be found in that
hospital, though the attendants seeing
her distress, evidently mean to treat her
kindly. Up to this time tie wounded
man had lain in the warden's room, but
on the next morning, which was W ednes
day, he was removed to q more airy
apartment. The operation Of trepanning
was then performed upon his heap, tho
with little hope of permanent benefit
When this was over, and the burden on
the brain was thus relieved, the sufferer
looked up and repeated
"When l can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies, tr
I'll bid farewell to every fear
And wipe my weeping eyes.
Should earth against my soul engage"
Here weakness prevented him, and be
whispered to his wife, You finish it,
He slept a good deal, but seemed al
ways conscious Of his wife's presence,
frequently putting up his restless hands
to touch her face, and remind himself, in
his blindness, of her loved features
When he talked it was of DISTINGUISHED
work, his convictions Of the justice Of
the cause in which he fell, bis anxieties
for his wife, left alone in a cruel world,
and of his enemies and murderers, always
forgivingly, as if they knew not what
they did. At different times, too, he
spoke Of the riot, relating facts aud Incl
dents as l have set them down.
slt afflicted him to leave his wife pen
niless. He had had a little money in his
pocket when he came to the convention,
but that, with the gold studs in his bosom,
had been plundered by some Of the ruff
ans who took part in mutilating his per-
SON..
Thus he fingered until the sixth day af
ter his injury. When the morning of
Sunday, August s., came, he remembered
that be had an appointment to exchange
pulpits with a colored brother in tue city,
and said
Emma, we must send word to Bro.
Miles that ! can't come. | don't feel
quite we'll enough to preach"
AS time went on, his mind began to
wander, and he fancied himself in his
own pulpit. He invoked the divine bless,
ing he gave out a hymn and sang,
wounded and suffering as be was, his
wife, who wept as she thought of the mel
ody of his fine voice, joining him at his
request, half choked by tears. Then he
prayed with her, and sang again and
preached, taking for his text, Out OF
the abundance of the heart the mouth
speaketh." After these exercises. he ex-
pressed a wish to close with the Lords
Supper, and Immediately began the beau
tifnl ceremony. His wife, anxious to
crafty him, skilfully aided, with such
nneagre conveniences as were at hand, to
carry out the touching fancy. He par.
took with her the symbolic bread and
wine. 1--WE both drinR from the same
cup, Emma" said Re. Another hymn, d
beoediction, and the sufferer began to
grow weak, as if indeed his work was
done.
II am going now, Emma" he whiser.
ed. I'm sorry you can't come with me.
10 the fall you'll come"
Then there were no more connected
sentences, but incoherent whispers OF
sanity hope. "1n the vale-the vale
home ~yonder-good by" and at six O'Clock
that Sabbath evening. the gentle-spirited
Horton fell asleep in Jesus
Thus persisted a martyr to freedom and
equal rights, as sincere and pure a maj
as God ever welcomed through great
tribnlation " to the immortal pleasures OF
his presence.
10 the tender consideration of her
friends, never SO numerous as now, and
to the merciful consolation of Almighty
God, who never pited her as he now pit.
Ter her, W. commend the weeping widow,
and pray that she may long live to share
the honor Of her m%artyred husbands fame
The cost of living in New York at the
present time is almost incredible, and it
is astonishing where tie money comes
from to support such extravaganza. Fur.
nished houses in fashionable avenues
rent for $1,000 per mouth. A family living
at one Of the large hotels pay 500 per
week for rooms and board. The average
price for large rooms and board in the
principa hotels cannot be less than $3.50
per week for man and wife.
Speaker Colfax, of whom we expected
more moderation, has fully committed
himself in a late speech at Detroit to the
" Pitch and Turpentine" party. He is