The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-07


= ishment; it was one Of those extreme and Il
emcaoioue remedies, which, at this epoch. w,
80 absurdly authorised Now, while Repa
was gazing at this machine. he heard ii
sounds increasing and beheld o man sppea
I, ringing little bell It was apparitore, an
s behind him came tive horses, who advance
With difficulty, dragging q car loaded wit
dead; after this car came another, and ar
| other, and another nsonGW walked by the sid
OF Inc horses, urging them on with thei
Whips and with oaths. The bodies were TO
the most part naked some were half coveIe,
with rags, and heaped one upon another
as each JOLT OF the wretched vehicles, head
Were seen hanging over, the long tresses o
women were displayed. arms were loosenet
and striking against the wheels, thrilling tb,
soul of the spectator with indescribable horror
The youth stopped at q cornerof the squsr.
thought passed over his mind. "There, per
haps, there. with them-o God! avert thil
misfortnne! let me net think of it p
The funeral convoy having passed on, he
crossed the square, and reached the Borgo
Euovo by the bridge Marcellino. He perceived
! priest standing before halEopen door, in
an attitude OF attention, as if he were confess
If priest. and in the discharge of his duty,
has no benevolence, there is none left in the
world who has" Whom he was at few PAGES
made sign that he wished to speak with him,
keeping, however. at discreet distance, so as
not pot to alarm the good man unnecessarily.
to the hotel "May God watch over YOU now
and for ever p said Renzo, "aud," added he, 81
would ask another favor" Aud he mentioned
the poor forgotten woman. The worthy man
thanked him for affordiug him the opportunity
to bestow help where il was so greatly needed
and bade him farewell.
Renzo found it difficult enough to reoollect
tho various turnings pointed out by the priest,
disturbed as his mind was by apprehe nsions
for the issue of his erqniries An end was
about to be put to his doubts aud fears he
was to be told 'she is living or. ''she is
IdEQ f,1,
sion OF his mind, that at this moment, he
would rather have remained in his former ig-
norance, and have been at the comm sncement
OF the journey, to the end of which he so near
~ approached. He gathered courage, how
ever. "Ah p'cried he off play the child now,
how. will it end n Plungtng therefore into
"a! heart OF the city, he soon reached one of
its most desolated quarters, that which is |
called the Cerribio di PortG MORA The fury |
ot the contagion here, and tho injection from |
The scattered bodies, had been 30 great, that |
hose who had survived had been obliged to |
iy {: 30, that, whilst the passenger was struck |
With the aspect of solitude and DEATH his SEN
les were painfully affected by the traces of re-
cent life. RepEo FASTENED on, hopipg to find
In Improvement in the scene, before he should
arrive at the end of his journey. In fact, he
oon reached what ight still be called t q
,ity OF the living, but alas! what living
very door was closed from distrust and ter |
or except such as had been left open by the
light of the inhab itants. or by the mondG; som
we're nailed on the outside, because there were
'lohiu Pcoplo uSdt, OF ing or inc DeStllenCe: |
theirs were marked with crost for the pur-
'ose OF informing the moRati that their servi-
"s were required, and mucn OF this was done
lore by chance than otherwise; az a commits,
AIRY OF health happened to be in one spot |
ather than in another, and chose to en- force
be regniatl DIS. On every side were seen in
ected rags and bandages, clothes and sheets,
'hich had been thrown from the Window |
cad bodies which had been left in the streets
ntii car should pass to take them up, or
men lad fallen from the cara themselves or
cen thrown from the houses much had
he long duration and the violence of the pest
rutaized mems minds, and subdued every
park of human feeling sympathy. The
visionary sounds of human occupation or
leasure had ceased I; and this silence of death
'as interrupted only by the funeral cars, the
of the sick the shrieks of the !
rantic, or the vocferatious of the monaHi.
AT the break of day, at noon, aad at light. q
ell of the cathedral gave the signal for reci
lug certain prayers, which had been ordered
y the archbishop. and this was followed by
ne bells OF the other churches Theo persons
ere seen at the windows, and a confused
lending of voices and groaus was heard,
'hich inspired q sorrow, not however un-
liked with consolation. 1t ID prob able that
this time no less than two-thirds of the in
abitants had died and of the remainder many
ere sick or had left the city. Every one you
let exhibited signs of the dreadful calamity.
he usual dress was changed of every order
obe of the priest, the cowl OF the monk, in
hort every loose appeudage of dress that
light occasion contact, was carefully dismiss
j I, every thing was as close on tho psrs IN as
ossible. Meme beard and hair were alike ne
lected, from fear of treaohery on the part of
1e BARRIERS. Every man walked with a stick,
r even pistol, to prevent the approach of
theirs. Equal care was sho wn in keeping the
fiddle of the streets to avoid what might be-
lrown from windows, and in avoiding the
oxious matters in the road. Batif the as oect
the Unaffected was appalling, how shall we
escribe the condition of the wretcbed sick in
le street, tottering or falling to rise no more
-beggars, children, women.
ReLzr had travelled far on his way, through
10 midst of this desnl alton, when he heard @
onfuscd noise, in which was Gistinguisbabl
le horrible and accustomed tingling of balls.
At the entrance of one of the ost epacious
reefs, he perceived -four cars standing
oHGti were seen entering houses, coming
nth with burdens on their shoulders, aud ,
ying them on the cars some were clothe ,
their red dress, Others without any distinc- ,
We mark, but the greater nu Der with mark
'ore revolving still than their Customary
ress, -plnmes of various coIors, which they
ore with an air Of triumph in the midst of {
lie public mourninG, and whilst people from ,
10 tfeEent windows around were calling to
lem to remove tho dead. Reno avoided as