The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-11-11

ened by q most terrible storm, with ,vivial
flashes of lightning, during one of which
the shadow of coffin moved through the
room and stopped by the plate of the
younger girl and Immediately after a
Young man in sailors clothes entered the
room and going to the plate of the other
cut some bread and cheese. and then dis
appeared but left his sailors knife on the
table. Before the year was out the young
est girl died, and soon after there was
storm and ship wreck. One of the young
sailors who was saved fell in love with the
other girl and they were married. Their
union was blessed with son, and while
the wife was laying in bed, her husband
asked for knife to cut some bread. She
directed him to look in the cupboard.
lin Heavens name, where did you get
this 2" he asked holding up the sailors
knife while his face was pale and colorless
as death. After much urging she told him.
How dare you do such thing 2" he cried
in great rage that night we had q storm
aud was washed overheard, and then suf-
fered the pains of the damned. No won
der felt the flames of hell when you were
working charms on me! In his fury he
stabbed her with the knife and then left
the house and was seen no more. She re-
covered after a long illness and her son
lived to be an old man. Some of his de-
cendants are said to be yet living in Coun-
ty Antrim. These are some of the quaint
&c He'll I've ri; ,h
passing away brings us to,
ALL SAINTS DAY
This is holy day of Obligation in the
Catholic church, to commemorate the vir-
| tues of the Saints and offer up prayers and
supplications for both the living and the
dead. As it came this year on Sunday all
had an opportunity to join fully in the
ceremonies of the day. The churches were
we'll attended, especially at the early
masses. At St. Alphonsus Church, the de-
vOtion of the Forty hours alteration "
which was offered up as supplication for
the blessing of peace to onr whole country,
was completed at the ten o'clock mass, by
a solemn procession of the Blessed sacri.
ment, and other impressive and appropri-
ate ceremonies And old and cherished
custom has consecrated this day to the
memory of the dead, and the decoration of
the resting places of those '' who have gone
before" is now universally observed. The
day was beautiful, the sun came out bright
and cheering. the air was cool aud invig-
Grating and everything, seemed propitious
for the observation of the day. Early in
the morning the streets were filled with
crowds of people winding their way to the
different cemeteries, some with wreathes
aud other ornaments, and others merely
going to see the sights. In the st. Louis
Cemetery, second division, there was a
very great throng Of visitors. Here are
the tombs of some of the oldest families of
the city, and nearly all ofthem bearing ev-
licences of the affectionate remembrance of
living friends Here are rose buds and
other thrubbery trimmed with care in front
or on the sides of the tombs, boquets OF
rare flowers, wreathes Of pure white and
the never fading iamortelle, crosses OF
black, evergreens tastefully arranged, and
many of the ornaments displayed about
the graves. There are deeper traces here
too, of mans decay, than we find elsewhere
Here is q tomb of white marble surround
ed by a high ornamental fence. A hand
some slab tells the name of those who
sleep within, and we remember that they
were wealthy and honored in their days
Yet the wild moss has gathered there and
rank vines Irvine about the iron railing
and the tomb itself if cracking and going
to decay. No fresh flowers, or boquet, OF
wreath of evergreen tells of the kind
thoughts of friends left behind, and every
thing around seems to say that Riches
have wings" and honors and worldly re
spect soon wither and fade away. Thi!
one is worse yet. See that tomb there
built of brick and plastered over to imi
tate brown stone. The plastering is near
~ all gone, the sides have broken opeI
+ and woods and grass grow in the seams
The head of the tomb is gone entirely AMI
, it is now open, SO that the passer by ma,
look in. But there are no traces left o
what was once mortality, not even a rem
nant of the coffin can be seen and now tn,
sexton uses it for dirt hole and sweep
all the old rubbish in there. In the mex
0 division of this cemetery there are man,
handsome tombs. Here is the marble toni
, of young Barrelli, who lost his life by tn
, explosion of the steamboat Louisiana
The scene of the sad disaster. is well ded
i. Gated on the tomb-the fragments of tn
E boat flying in the air, people running o.
! the levee, and above all, the angels receiv
t ing the spirit of the young man. Here
q the tomb presented to the Sisters of Char
). ity, many of the vaults of which seem t
s have found occupants during the past yea,
9 Near this there are many beautiful famil
! tombs, of different styles of architecture,
' and all were well decorated with elegau
o roses, crosses, wreaths and flowers. He1
: is the cenotaph erected to the memory .
g Milne the orphans friend-a tall shaft =,
d granite bearing appropriate inscription
s testifying to the worth Of che bonore
e dead. In the cemeteries on Washinptc
Il Street the crowd of visitors was even prea
r er than in those down town. Everythir
a new, tends up tow n an <ba %o,nha opd for