The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-16
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examinations, might haved snbdued her To
ailenco. but as she was moved to speak by the
deaire Of doing good, she never suffered herself
to be softeped by them ior gfoans anu sup hn.
not the friendly lance OF the surgeon. AICer
having reproached her for her wick ednees, she
passed to ezhortation and advice, mingling also
. few praises to temper the bitter with the
sweet and obtain more certainly the effect she
desired. These disputes, which had nearly the
Same beginning middle and end, did not, no W
ever leave any trace Of resentment against her
severe lecturer in the gentle bosom OF Lucy;
she was in other respects, treated with much
kindness by the lady, and she believed her,
even in this matter, to be guided ny GOOD
though mistaken intentions.
Nothing of Importance occurred to any OF
the personages of our story before the following
autumn, when Agnes and Lucy expected to
pointed this hope. Other events followed
which produced no material change in their
destiny. Then occurred new misfortnnes,
powerful and over whelming, coming upon them
like q hurricane, which impetuously tears up
and scatters every object in it's way, sweeping
the land, and bearing off, with its irresistible
and mighty power, every vestige OF peace ana
remain to be related may not appear obscure,
We must recur for awhile to the farther recital
of general facts.
CHATTER XVII.
After the famous sedition on st. Martins day,
it may be said that abundance flowed into
MILAN, a. il by enchantment. The shops were
we'll stored with bread, the price of which was
no higher than in the most fruitful years;
those who, on that terrible day, had howled
through the streets, and committed every ex-
cess, had now reason to congratulate them.
selves. Bot, with the cessation of their alarm,
they had not resumed their accustomed quiet;
on the squares, and in the inns, there were con-
CALCULATIONS end Boosting (although in an
under tone) at having hit on q mode of re-
ducing the price of bread. However, in the
midst of these popular rejoicings, there reigned
n vague apprehension and Presentiment that
this happiness would be of short duration.
They besieged the bakers and vendors of flour
with the same pertinacity as during the period
of the former factitious and transient abund-
anoe produced by the first tariff of Antony
Ferrer. He who had some pence by him con-
verified them Immediately into bread and -four,
which was piled in chests, in small casks, and
even in vessels of earthern ware. In thus
attempting to extend the advantages of the
moment, their long duration was Rendered, 1 do
not say impossible, for it was 30 already; but
even their momentary continuance thus became
still more difficult.
On the fifteenth of November Antony Ferrer
az br the order of his crcellcncy," published de-
cree in which it WAS forbidden to any one,
having any quantity of grain -four in his
house, to purchase more; and to the rest of the
people to buy bread beyond that which was
necessary for two days, /" under pecuniary and
corporal penalties at the discretion Of his eRcy"
The decree ordered tne uHSldni (CHlceTB OF JUS
Eice) and invited every body, as a duty, to de-
aounce the offenders it commanded the judges
to cause search to be made in every house
which might be mentioned to him, issuing at
the same tine new command to the bakers to
keep their shops we'll furnished with bread
SENDER penalty of fire gears IN the gdI'cys, and still
greater punishment at the discretion Of his ercel
fency." great effort of Imagination would be
required to believe that such orders were easy
of execution.
In commanding the bakers to make such a
quantity of blsld, means onght to have been
afforded for the supply of the material of
which il was to be made. In seasons of
scarcity, there is always an eudeavor to make
into bread various kinds of alment, which,
'under ordinary circumstances, are consumed
under other forms. In this way rice was in
:roduced into the composition of n bread vi Ia
was called "mstura." On the 23d Of Novem-
Der, there was decree issued which placed at
the order of the vicar and twelve memb ers OF
provisions, the half of tho rice that each DOS.
So ssed under penalty for selling it, without
shs permission of those lotdp, of the loss of the
entire commodity, and a fine of three crowns
Che bushel.
But this rice had TO be paid for ut q price
very dispropoItioned to that of bread. The
burden of supplying this enormous difference
was imposed on the city but the council OF
zen resolved - send u remonstrapce to the
p governor on the impossibilty of sustaining
such a tax and tho governor fixed, by II do
cree Of the l3jh of December, the price of rice
at twelve livres the bushel tits also probable
Enough nowhere expressly stared, tnat the
maximum price for other sorts of grain was
liked by other proclamations. Whilst, by these
various measures, bread and -four were kept al
n low price in Milan, it consequently happened
shat crow Is Of people rushed into the city Il
supply their wants. Don Gonzalo, to remedy
f$his Inconvenience, forbade, by another deere,
of tic l5;h Of December, the carry lug out o
the city bread TO the value of moro than invent!
pence the penalty fine of "tcenig fir
crouns, and IN case Gf inability public .foygiHg
and yredtt1 gaHi,hmcn's stu at the discretion o
his erctllGRey
The popuaco wished to procure abund.rc
by pilaSe and connagtatiun, the legal powe
wished TO maintain it by the EalleNs aud ~
rope. Every method was rcsorted to accom-
plish their purpose, but the re K i'll 500
learn the total failure Of them all. 1t Is, b,
Sides easy to see, and not useless to observe
that these strange means had an intimate an
necessary come tion with each other eac
was the inevitable consequence of the pr
oednG, and all, in fact, flowed from the san
error, that of fixing upon bread price di
proportional to that which ought to have r
suited from real state of things. Such an c
pedient how ever, has always appeared to Il
Dopulace rot only CunfoTmable TO equity bl