The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-06
@ses e Star ana Catholic Messenger
HHW ORLEANS. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 8 1875.

06fS star ana Vathollc messenger
ENw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 1876.
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SAINT and discordant din from the medley o
men, women and children, which composed thu
various assembisges. There was now only re
Quired an impetus to set the machine In mo
zion, and reduce words to deeds; and AZ
opportunity soon presented itself AT the
break of day little boys were seen issuing from
the bakers shops with baskets on their heads
loaded with bread, which they were about ia
carry to their nsnal cnstomers The appear
ance of one of these unlucky boys in an assem-
bly, of people WAS like o squib thrown into q
gunpowder mill. Here is bread" cried a
hundred voices at once. Yes, for our tyrants,
who swim in abundance and wish to make us
die in hunger" said suo,~who drew near the
boy, and seizing the basket, cried ont, " Let us
see The boy oolored, grew pale, trembled,
aud would have entreated them to let him pass
on, hut the words died on bis lips; he then
underworld to free himself from the basket.
down with the basket! was heard on all
sidee; it was WAS seized by many hands, and
placed on the earth: they raised the napkin
fused itself around. I'VE are Christians also, y
said one and have o right to eat bread as well
AS other people !" so saying, he took loaf and
bit it; the rest followed his example; and 1t Is
unnecessary to add, that in q few moments the
contents of the basket had disappeared Those
who had not been able 10 secure any for them
selves were irritated ut the sight of their
neighbors' gains, and animated by the facility
OF the enterprise, went in search OF other boys
with baskets; as many, therefore, as they met
were stopped aud plundered Still the umber
who remained unsatisfed WAS beyond COM
parison the greatest and even the gamers " ere
only stimulated by their success to ampler en-
terprises; 30 that simultaneously there was
shout from the crowd of ITO the bake house |!
10 the bake ouse~
In the street called the C0rsia dc Serri there
was, and is still, n bakery of the same pAme.-
3 name that signifies in Tuscan the Shop Of the
Crutches, and in Milanese is composed of such
barbarous words, that it is impossible to dis
cover their sound from any rule of the Ian guage
To this place the throng approached: the
shopkeepers were listening to the sad relation
of the boys, who had hut just escaped with
their lives, when they heard a distant m urmur,
and beheld the crowd advancing.
"Sbut, shut! quick quick !" some to
ask aid from the sheriff others in haste closed
the shop, and barricaded and secured the
doors from within. The throng thickened in
front, and cries of Bread, bread! open, open|
were heard from every quarter. The sheriff
arrived with 0 troop of hafberdiers. "Make
way, make wsy, friendsl home, home! make
way for the sheriff" cried they. The people
gave way little, 90 that they could draw
themseles up in front of the door of the shop
"But, friends" cried the sheriff from this place,
"what do you do heref Home, home! have
you no fear Of God 2 What will our lord the
king sayi We do not wish you harm but go
home. There is no good to be gained here for
soul body. Home, homep The crowd, re-
gardiess Of bis expoetulations, pressed for
waTd SaS being pfged on BY
that may recover breath" continued he to
the halSerdiers, "bnt harm no one-we will
endeavor to get into the shop-make them
keep back, and knock at the door," "Back,
back" cried the haiberdiers, presenting the
bntt-ends OF their arms the throng retreRted q
little; the sheriff knocked, crying to those
within to open they obeyed, aud he and his
guard oontrived to intrench themselves within
the house then, appearing at q window above
Friends," cried he, $50 home A general
pardon to whomever shall return Immediately
20 their houses"
Bread, bread open, open" vociferated the
tYou shall have justice, friends; but return
to your houses. You shall have broad but
this IL not the way to obtain it. Eth what are
you doing below theref At the door Of the
house ha! ha take care it is q criminal act
with those toolsl take down those
hands ha ! ha! You Milanese who are famous
throughout the world for your benevotence,
who have always been accounted good cti---
Ali rascals"
This rapid change of style was occasioued by
q stone thrown by one of these good citizens at
The sherd's head. "Hascals! rascalsw CON
tinued he, closing the window in rage The
con fusion below Increased stones were thrown
at the doors and windows. and they had nearly
opensd way into tho shop. Meanwhile the
masters and boys of'the shop, who were at the
wlndows of the story above, with Il supply of
stones obtained probably from the court y ard),
they did not disPerse. Perceiving their threats
20 be OF no avail, they commenced putting
them into execution.
Ah Williams! ali! rogues Is this the bread
you give to the poor was screamed from
below. Many were wounded two were killed;
the fury of the multitude increased; the doors
were broken open, and the torrent rushed
thronHh oil the passages. AT this, those within
TOOK reinRe under the shop floor; the sheriff
and the hHlberdiers hid themselves he meath the
tiles others escaped by the skylghts, and
"anoei ed upon the roofs like cats.
Inc sight of their prey made the oonouerors
forget Their designs of sapgninsry ven Reance:
some rushed 10 the chests, and plundered tn em
OF bread others FASTENED to force the locks of
the counter, and took from thence hapdfulis of
money, which they pocketed, and then returned
10 TAKE more bread, IL there should remain
any. Others, again, entered the inter- or maya
Einee, and, throwing out part of the IL DOR, re-
uuGe" the bags to u portable size; some Mt
lacked kneading trough. and made a booty
holtlnG cloth, which they raised in the air As
IN triumph, and, in addition 10 all, men,
women and children were covered with cloud
Of white powder: '00N
While this shop was so rausacked. some Of
the others IN the city remained quiet, or free
from danger. But at none had the reople
assembled in such Numbers as to be vsrv
daring; in some, the owners Ind nroyia a