MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND EAMILY JOURNAL. 
over wliicn iwo oiacK wingB oi iiiu augei 
_ _r— -- - -death are brooding to-night!” 
FABHEB’S SONG. “ I do not understand you,” faltered the 
- youth, turning pale as the starlight which 
The following eong, written by Epes Sargeawt, fjathed his young broW. 
as sung at a recent Agricultural ^thering near „ j myself intelligible.—• 
>Bton;— What has detained you here SO late ?” 
tSc 3!“L'‘b.jone“t!'the'S™. “ Th<> matchless beauties of yonder sky 
Have crowded out of rhyme too long and the voluptuousness of this balmy at- 
The plow, the anvil, and the loom ! mosTiherc ” 
O, not upon our tented fields V » i 
Are Freedor»’« heroes bred alone; “ Poor boy,” murmured the old man.-- 
The training of the workshop yields <t You are a stranger to Louisiana, that is 
Mv snn vou are froini? to the sinful city “ Never shall I forget the agony of that The young man was once more alone— story of his robbery. She had been in the 
• which two black wings of the angel of instant when the wretches were arranging the vessel rocked gently to the wind of city but a month previous. But where 
wliicn two DiacK wings OI uic ai g ^ midnight in that magnificent harbor, around was she now? He would find out or leave 
The old man groaned. ^which the gleaming lamps circled, envel- his bones in the great swamp grave-yard 
“Just then an unexpected apparition ^oping it in the form of a romantic name— Cine hot, dusty noon, he was toiling along 
came to the rescue. A young girl in a Crescent City. . the Rue Levee then crowded with hearses 
homely dress suddenly emerged from the Many residents of New Orleans still re- He turned his head casually, and the old 
wae sung at a recent Agricultural ^thering near 
Boston;— 
The camp has had its day of song; 
The sword,' the bayonet, the plume, 
Have crowded out of rhyme too long 
The plow, the anvil, and the loom ! 
O, not upon our tented fields 
Are Freedoi»’8 heroes bred alone; 
The training of the workshop yields 
More heroes true than war has known ! 
homely dress suddenly emerged from the Many residents of New Orleans still re- He turned his head casually, and the old 
cellar'bearing in her hand a lamp. Her member a very remarkable stranger, who, cathedral with its four grand towers arrest- 
startled cry attracted the attention of a towards the close of October, in 1832, went cd his attention. One of those wlnmsical 
watchman at the entrance of the alley, and wandering about the streets. Most per- impulses which sometimes ^come without a 
the rogues, after knocking me down, disap- sons deemed him partially crazed, and cause, prompted him to enter. A deep feel- 
the rogues, after knocking me down, disap 
peared through an opening in the Avail.” 
Who drives the bolt, who shapes the steel. 
May, with a heart as valiant, smite. 
As he, who sees the foeman reel 
In blood before his blow of might I 
The skill that conquers space and time. 
That graces life, and lightens toil, 
May spring from courage more sublime 
Than that which makes a realm its spoil. 
Let Labor, then, look up and see. 
His path no pith of honor lacks ; 
The soldier’s rifle yet shall bo 
Less honored than the woodman’s axe ! 
Ijet Art his own appointment prize. 
Nor deem that gold or outward height 
Can compensote the worth that lies 
In tastes that breed their own delight. 
And may the time draw nearer still 
When all, this sacred truth shall heed. 
That from the thought and from the will 
Must all that raises man proceed! 
Though pride should hold our calling low, 
For us shall duty make it good ; 
And we from truth to truth shall go 
Till life and death are understood. 
lituarq anb J&iscEllnntous. 
THE COMBAT OF DEATH; 
OK CHOLERA V3. YELLOW FEVER. 
-roorDOy," murmureu tue oiu man.— ..11..^^...... .some thought him wholly so and perhaps 
“ You are a stranger to Louisiana, that is " Thank God.» piously ejaculated the they were right for Ins induct was very standing w thm Oie ^ “ve 
AviHent • but T -mi not Fiftv vcars have I Driest. difterent from that of other people. He laDric. J^Jie tapers Durning tiiur aim re 
Lvefth^Lord^^ “But Avhat 1 have esteemed the most asked after a girl of mean clothmg, who, as ^^oub light ^ 
served the Lord and the Lord’s poor in the ijuu wji«u o. vwv, ^ j,...-- --.v ■ bon^votb " Thp nalp nn 
“kly atreets of New Orleans. I have 0^'; I”?!’'L“ " ^1^ earthlyVortenancyof'the sain^ looket 
suen mgnts as tms, me wneeisoi meiieursu — miu uv cveu ... -X---- rpnebpri Par nnlv in pnnfnspd and <rPTi- 
shall roll round every door of this doomed drunken gallant herself, and then left ns. What man m his sober senses ever thought “ contused and gen 
““t" “She led me to her room in the cellar, of being grateful to any girl of mean clo- tle^nisper.^ ^ 
« Tbpv told mp it was too late for the nnt iyip nn bpr straw nallet and lav doAvn thing, housed m a cellar, although heir of Kneeling ngure arose irom me “wr, 
yr JJ/Lr,” s^d tl" KmSf ^n toea^r ^ a sw^et face and serenolv dark eyes ? . , .as she 
It is never too late,” answered the old .. When I awoke in the morning, the sun j ® It fa she 1 ” he cried in transports of en- 
man with a shudder—" never till the North ijad mounted high in heaven, and it smiled the stranger perscAerea in ms searen. ine , . , thunders of a thousand 
wind comes to breathe frosts upon the leaf kindly into that damp and noisome room, forehead lightened jlong numberless ^ vaulted dome answered “ it 
of the orange, and drives the floating poi- Gradually, a confused recollection of the. lanes, dark with the steam of leprosy and ^ 
sons of the marsh into salt bubbles of the events of the preceding night arose before pollution. It shone like an aurora m those jje’snj.anfy to cast himself at the maiden’s 
ocean.” . the eye of cons^ciousnel Kelt in my pock- feeto Xr" hTh" 
He sprang to cast himself at the maiden’s 
feet; but ere he had taken three steps his 
^ — -Rvy tbp bPirtb*^ withnnt n fire tables with- teet; but ere He liaU taken mree steps ms 
“ Can pestilence lurk m such fairy scenes ets. I had been thoroughly robbed, and By the lieartbs witiiout a m e, tames wim v ^ i + ug x- His face 
_XL,. ..ij -.11 ..i., out bread, the borne without love—among muDs lost me power oi motion. j:iis lacc 
of enchantment ?” sighed tbe youth ar- could not call one cent my own 
lye my son, and you may see in this 
™”7 Xn::dTr;uS''the2i;K;mv cellar- »« ‘he sinks of wretchedness and wrong, grew haggard witli its intense suffering.- 
i giancea arouna tne gioomy ceiiar. rivino- fnrtli fbpir -A.11 the fire of a A’olcano seemed concentra- 
The girl was gone I was alone. Nor did ^ , , ? . ‘ y & j j^jg burning brain. His eyes revol- 
—J - —J “ --/ 1 1*' • 1 b.— b -, . - T „L„c+oTipri Bnlpnripr lU lllB Ullimilg UriillL ills byc&IGl'Gl- 
the symbol of life’s dear delusion, where I-then regret the latter circumstance, for I cnasiencu bpicnuor. . .i i r vpd in their orbiLs with daring vivacitv — 
evil wears a mask streaming with sun-col- believed my deliveress to be some misera- He watched the doors of the lowest yellowish streaks overspread his featmes 
nrs -xnd tho {-Mo of ihe veifed-vrovhet has bip riaurrbtPr ofsbamp— a class which I theatres, he outwatched the twinkling sircaKs overspreaa iiis leamres 
ors, ana the lame 01 me n^ ble daughter oi shame a class wmen i , , i • .-i ,• i i r flirp-id m a moment, as if dashed there by a coarse 
a universal moral. You sit here reveling in ever hated Avith incomparable dread. and street lamps m pestilential suburb.,, t iread , , dinoed in a-all Sharo nanirs trem- 
bp-iiitifnl drpnms while death is all around Wbino- ‘ ed the human mazes of Congo Green on brush aippca . in gaii. onarp pangs irem 
beautiiul areams, wnue aeam is an arouna loathing. q.mritivQ wbpn fpn ibAntiaTid mitmcitci nf nil bled m his marroAv. His blood throbbed 
—m this ambrosial air, whose every zeph- « After fruitless endeavors to discover Sundays, Avhen ten tliousaiid outcasts ol al liphtnimr as hot and quick in every 
yr’s touch is pleasing, but fatal as the kiss the band of thieves, I sold the best part of SabbatW^ bursting vein,’and then a whirlwind of tS 
of the courtezan; m that river and along my wardrobe, and realized sufficient to Keep meir gieai oaouam rcvci. xxc -i j x jij;™ , gQ^l in dreams 
yonder lovely shore, where a blue baneful calry me to Ohio. There-te.rching tlie sought the floors of bnlhant masquerades, wildest delirium wrapped ms sow m ureams 
mist ffoes creeninff in .search of corpses; in villarre school and studvinff laAV at the same where murder g6es in jewels, and sharne i,„i„ eLvi/rL-ari 
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Near the close of the day, the 25th of of the courtezan ; m that river and along my wardrobe, and ^alized sufficient to ^ ^ brilliant masquerades wildest delirium wrapped his soul in dreams 
September, 1832 , a young man was sitting yonder lovely shore, Avhere a blue baneful cyy me to Ohio. ’There-teaching the mnrS e-bes in ^ and shame of five. ^ 
on^the deck of a noble steamer descending "Jist goes creeping in .search of corj^es ; m , allage school and studying law at the same 'a„d he look- “ ^ Be I ” shrieked the girl recogniz- 
xL Tif • c- rvi onri Hipn nxif far distant thosc far beaming stars, whose soft light time— I was admitted to the bar m six niaes itseir in rusiiing suks ana iie oo bim “It is be' and oh' mother of 
flNrSar distils pobon. S?e how they tremble fnd months, and having made a fortunate de- K'tthe 
ing stars, whose soft light time—I was admitted to the bar in six 
See how they tremble and months, and having made a fortunate de¬ 
hides itself in rustling silks-’and he look- . “It is he I” shrieked the girl recogniz- 
edpryingly into many a pale face, but the >"g 
_ xi_ .Tpsiis !—Um vdlow fever/ ” 
" n.e“™t”he boat was gracefully out, like Ae red blood- but,'at' the end of a swgle year's praotfee Pf“ HmsTwerp^erb?' ‘oTthe ““whonahe7outV^ined the light of ra- 
bird-like, and its .speed such as Avings only ^f^^^SerLkToe' Ve Lvc1-“Sng HminTonev^S'pro^^^^^^ ®®venth night as the stranger was taking tional consciousness, he was stretched on ^ 
might seem capable of conferring. The of death ^ harvest customary rounds, while^he air seem- V^^^fof straw m a small room. He raised 
sky was all gold and purple, and the broad Hasten awafw L arspeed S^^ ‘ Bui T was most unbappv Thomrhts ed softer than ever-soft as the touch of Blue eyes bngffit ^ ever, although his 
face of the great river, flushed Avith the ^God ^ rame first Hke TirLtle wffisper Skiff velvet, while the etherial arch appeared frame was that ol a skeleton and he saw 
evening light, like an immense 77-75 betwixt oiack scourge ol wd is littea over me came first like a gentle whisper, echoing v • , . _incfiFablv briffht and the stars ^ f^®® of exceeding beauty bending over 
itsshores Proud men and beautiful Avo- 1 have warned thee as a friend, nj farmly m my heart, that I had behaved un- him and wet with tears. It was the “ sweet 
men came forth to feast their eyes on the ”” ““'y grntefuly to mybenefaotres6-thepoorg.rl an extraordi- paleface.” 
scene, and fond mothers brought their babes Chnreh! Go! > whose kmdness had saved my life. “rth, he MdOen y Men wo- "Thou hast saved me twice,” he mar¬ 
aud held them up to look at the burning I do ^ comprehend your last remark. ..It quesUoned me m the court house, it JZ to and*ro “dible whisper. He 
heaven and the bright earth of God. Many, “Wiat! are you not a Catholic ? pursued me to my library-followed me m 
however, gazed onV remarkable features “X am ‘h«‘ I do have ^ ”!Titri7rbeifs andTZned eyes ^'streaming hair. ’^The thought of him with the tenderness of a sister, during 
wirhliSKe f"'^"' “TtZhy do you wear that mystic em- S realing oTgau 6- occurred at firfh but no tongue of metal ““VeSfr “a^d" ‘ 
"'Ltd t:p?e"htd beenasith- ?” in, Jed the p*st sternly, pointing hn. you w‘ui eah x . insanu7> Trlle 'Vh» the youth was convalescent, the 
':..x .LtocUir rilirintr t.liA xvhnic gold cross, which in the twilight «lt was the voice of God,” said the old ot tl v. re.uamea siien, on me p wedded bv the old man with the 
Jesus!—the yellow fever! ” 
When'the youth gained the light of ra¬ 
tional consciousness, he was stretched on a 
pallet of straw in a small room. He raised 
men came forth to feast their eyes on the ^ ^ 
scene, and fond mothers brought their babes j’ x' i i 
and held them up to look at the burning I *> ^ comprehend 
heaven and the bright earth of God Many, "What! are you not a 
however, gazed on the remarkable features ,G'“ 70'h) d 
of that young man, and silently conversed tliat honor. 
wia.his7gh7hite forehead. “ Then why do you we 
Indeed his appearance had been a slxb- blem ?•'inquired the prm 
-Air,..., ... />mcc wnir* 
' Thou hast saved me twice,” he mur- 
• f f xrxnnxtrnl pnrin«;itv durinjr the Avholc ^ ^^6 gold cross, whicli in the twilight I “It was the voice of God,” said the old o* Ifi'^ engine remamea siien , on me pav-.-- 
ioyage from Cincinnati.^ Thisluld not be s'e^^ed on the other’s bosom, like one ot man, as tears fell Idte gems on his longsdver 
he asked a citizen for explanation. 
“ The yellow fever! ” That terrible ser- 
tence revealed it all. The pestilence of the 
y7 » , . ; , , Vipavpn’R own stars ViPnrri ne kskcu u ciuzuii xui ci|XiciuauGu. 
caused by dress, a suit of plain blac^^^^ The young man reflected a moment- The young m,gi went on in a more con- “ The yellow fever!’’ That terrible ser- 
unadorned sje by a sms^e He had a mfssion to tulH in New Orleans fident tL. ^ . . tence revealed it all The pestilence of the 
™all cross of gold worn as a bre^t pm ^ ^ j returning to the empori- South had come withouta sigmd, and w. h 
For did to f city, miglit be of incalculable service, and urn to seek out the miserable being who a[powcr and ponap of destruction entirely 
w^h to attract observation, or even the (ton ^ jg,. Hest with the „oved me.” unprecedented in the history of its ravtmes.^ 
When the youth was convalescent, the 
two were wedded by the old man with tbe 
dark luminous eyes—the Bishop of New ) 
Orleans. ) 
The young laAvyoi' must' have been insane, I 
X d rhis dfZnor ri ce M^ht'est The aid of a resident long familiar with the 
ivor uiu nib ut l b might be of incalculable service, and 
wish to attract observauon, or eve^^^^^^^ he detemined to trust the priest with the saved me.” 
soionsness strange secret. He replied Lordingly: « How ?” 
from the revellers m ‘7 to'^m Jge __ g 
South had come without a signal, and with gratituctc couW induce a ra- 
a [power and pomp of destruction entirely mind to marry ^IfccA ^one. 
ii^nvxxx.xxrlxxnfxxri ;n iL Lkinr-v nf Ur ravaerfiR Hear me out, reader; I have but anoth- 
scioubiiebb tuat iicga.iix.vx XU. --j strauffe secret He replied accordingly: “ How*^” asked the priest. Another week rolled away—a week of ®^ '■^^® I^Ben as 
frnm the revellers in the bar-room. The strange secret, tie repiica accuruiiigiy now . asKea me priesE anri frlnnmv rioRn-iir in all the young man supposed. She was a poor 
ri ;r,in TiIr frlflRR ftt dinner hv “ To answer your question truly I must «l will search every lone street, tread death to many, and glwmy despa r to gg-r^gj. and like many of her class had kept 
rich wine poured into his glass at dinner Dy Tbv miRRinn to the frreat emnori- avzaw, ..rnnUad Inna and nrv into nverv den —when another and wilder word swelled sewer, ana jikc many oi ner ciass, naa Kept 
officious waiters, sparkled not to his Ups; X™ jf X g^ ^ on the wind, striking dismay into the stout- son’s jewel - her punty-am.d ram 
and he never once glanced at the card ta- It is one ol puDiic mercy as Aveii as of sm and horror. , ,, ^ . p„x Lgarts That ivord was the Cholera f wretchedness, while many who would 
and ne n®ver ^ wpRtern private gratitude, and as you are the minis- “But how will you be able to recognise ®7 w^ne ^rioiera. l g gL f xLg x^^gL of her worn 
bleAvhich alAvays is-seen on the Avestern { . ^ I shall earnestlv implore vour Lpr^” The two black wings, of the angel of death ^ave snrunK irom me loucn oi ner worn 
vessels after the cloth IS removed. He re- to of mercy, 1 sha^^ “Verv easily It is true when con- descended at once upon the doomed city.- fingers, were losing theirs-beneath heaps of 
mained for themost pari tta t.~d “years ago I came into the possess- scienle Lt b^gM n'; 1™ suh^W The flashing swords of rivo dire contagions *e 
beheld bun, his Avh’ite brow leaning forward ion of a handsome property, the bequest of image seemed faint and indistinct; but late- And to-day the white forehead graces 
on his two hands,-and his serenely bright “7 deceased father. My ^mothers death ly it has grown Avonderfully brilliant. I ildeed there was^usiness^for the I^® Supreme bench of a western State, 
on ms iwo , j b dates beyond the glimmering dawn of mem- gee it ever in my deepest dreams with the -‘•ben, inaeea, mere was pusmess lor me the gweet pale face and serenelv dark 
blue eyes fixed upon the face ol thereat J o-uardian attended very gener- Rmile of sorrow and serenelv dark death carts rolling from every door. Im- ana me sweet paie lace ana serenely aarK 
river-his sad yet beautiful and modest fea- etes” mense became the demands for coffins and eyes, light one of the happiest scenes out of 
tures veiled with an expression of unfath- St but Sdlv ^“But do vou think she is one of the shrouds. But there were few to nail the heaven-the hearth-scene of a love-illu- 
omable thouo-ht. tellect Put oaaiy enou n to me moral cui Hut do you miuK sne is one oi tne „ and the stores had all been closed minated home. And thus to eternity, now 
omaoet . minile nrew in Ibre of my heart; and as the logical re- howling crew unfit to be named among coffins, and me stores naa an oeen ciosea. jxl a +1 gv: j H K m 
Gradually the gold and puiplc giew in a wild creature of passion irrew up rUriRtiansThen, also, a new danger threatened the and tnen dom some Kind angel insert a gold 
air and in glassy waters, and was replaced suite, a Aviid creature 01 passion grew up, GhrisUans . i horror stricken town That old Proiem ®b ^^^f ol true romance m the cold iron 
by soft silrer hues, intevmingled with violet bif u’^StoM Ty^nyZt Ld pLcMH mv ^ >« shame eanc 09^0, manifested one of its mosi book of human life. 
fast fading in the W L ZmiS by^^ li^M ofrfife'd not. You have not given revoWng ph^es. During the first days of' 
-when another and wilder word swelled sewer, and like many of her class, had kept 
on the wind, striking dismay into the stout- soul’s jewel— her purity-amid rag 
fingers, were losing theirs- beneath heaps of 
tance. Very easily, it is true Avnen con- mt,. x.„„ rntitamriTiR shining pearls and drapery gorgeous as the 
’Two years ago I came into the possess- science first brought up the subject, her flashing swords of tAvo dire contagions • . 
)f a handsome property, the bequest of image seemed faint and indistinct; but late- had crossed in combat to decide which And to-dav the white forehead graces 
deceased father. My mother’s death ly it has grown Avonderfully brilliant. I w^C I^® Supreme^ bench of a western State, 
* "SrgLZraTZd “d “smik of aoZ ‘b---. pale face and zerenely dark 
^ mense became the demands for coffins and eyes, light one of the happiest scenes out of 
Uil aim 111 liltloov watvio, • 7- . j i. 
by soft zilra hies, intermingled with violet, ^b many generous mstmc s to be sure, 
fist fading in the eternal azure, The belt bn uncontrolled by any se t ed principle 
^ “o * Ill onrl illiiminntAfl nv tnft liant of no fixon 
laBhukuwi^ ' : r;Ti‘ and mummated by the light of no fixed 
rung for supper;-and me passenger^ naa .. •' ° 
one of their usual foot-races to decide who tebii. i .1 ,, 
laid S roach the board. But, the ^ “ Poor man,” murmured the old man m- 
Arouno-mandidnotgo. He, however, slight- terjectionall). 
juuiXt^maiiu p IL« inRi man riiR As soou as I WQS mastcr of my own 
ly changed his position, as the ast man bis J 
iiiili iv; uc iiaiuuu aujiuuu — - / - 
Then, also, a new danger threatened the 
But can her shame cancel fiorro^' stricken town. I hat old .Pt'o^cw^, 
humaq nature, manifested one of its most ] 
)t. You have not given revolting phases. During the first days of 
heaven — the hearth-scene of a love-illu- 
and then doth some kind angel insert a gold¬ 
en leaf of true romance in the cold iron 
book of human life. 
auu AllUlAiAaavvvA w*av/ " KjmmilXiy liUU JLUU iiilVO IXKJl ' O i 
faith.” me, however, your reason for wearing the -pestilence, the police courts were ^eariy 
“ Poor man,” murmured the old man in- cross.” empty; the key of fear had locked the 
terjectionally. “ I had forgotten, although it is really gates of the hdl of vice. The churches 
“As soon as I was master of my own the most extraordinary item in my story.— were all open, but could not contain the 
. , T ._J -11 f_x- _, 1 —_ 1 ._J r.„ , 11 1 r T _ lUvriTio’c iVint. x'm-nrfif'n ftmimd the altars; 
X vMiUi cair that hiR nreAuouslv in- let me speak it Avith shame, intoxication.— paper, ‘ keep the cross and my poor prayers.’ nope seemea aeparung lorever. xue cun- AZbB^d*Aaente a8^ibnows:^--^ThrL*"cod^^ 
men , on Av y p^.. For obvious reasons I chose New Orleans.” i am sure it was placed there by the girl bren of erfme plunged again into a sea of copies for *10; Ten Copies (and 
clmed attitude had been assumea on pur _ x„„ xL^„cand w-hon T wom aRle^r^” • not far madder than before. Those who one to Agent,) for $15. All moneys received by 
pose to avoid the scrutiny of prying stran- The niournffil epitome of ten thousand when 1 was asleep. to-morrow, resolved’to mail will be acknowledged m the paper, and re 
-RothiR as it mav he continued to lives!” sighed the pnest. “A strange act for a wicked one, but , ‘V , , ceipts sent whenever desfred. 
L70 iinwards ok tbe celestial Avorlds with “ For some months after my arrival, I in- the world, and tbe human heart more than make the most of to-day. Scenes follow- PoBt-Masters, Clergymen,'Teachers, 
f M lirJeep drt m^^^^ Tfto dulged in fashionable dissipation to an un- aught else in the world, abounds in contra- ®b. such as no pen should trace on paper. Members of Agricultural SoexeUes, and other mflu- 
a lOOK 01 utep ufLctiuy „„xzxwf ovzwLUmxv Vinwxxirxxi. frxiTv, xUpitonR ” Raid tbft nrifisL find then added — 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
empty; tne Key 01 tear naa loCKea tne published every Thursday, at Rochester, iy 
gates of the hell of Aace. The churches D. D. T. MOOBB, Proprieter. 
were all open, but could not contain the 
thrones that crowded around the altars PoblicationOffiMin Burn.'Block, [No. 1,2a 8o»,,] 
with white lips, muttering hasty prayers.- “"“b's*”*' 
But slowly terror took a different shape, as Terms, in Advance;- 
hope seemed departing forever. The chil- T.'''® Dollars a Vear— $l for six months. Jo 
IMIrvvrr coipts scut whcnover dcsirod. 
ocenes lOliow- Post-Masters, Clergymen, Teachers, Officers and 
ed, such as no pen should trace on paper. Members of Agricultural Societies, and other influ- 
Tbp larffPRt balk could not hold the hid- ential persons, of all professions—friends of Mental 
me largest nans couia not uoia xuc mu *„j„uW„-alimDrovement— 
hour Avhen m(«t of the travelers had retired limited extent, avoiding, however, from dictions,” said the priest, and then added — largest n s ^cnundcd andMoralaswcllasofAgriculturalimprovement— 
natural taste, more than prudent training, “How will you brave the yellow fever, ®ous maskers. _ Congo Green resounded pec^ully solicitod to obtain and 
to tlioir Dcrtns. ,. , , ^ r *u r r •i 1 9 >> With Tcars of infernal lauffhten The red scriptione to the New-Yorker, 
Thus absorbed in that sea which has all places of ill-fame, for it wsk my good young man. ,v . , , , knife of midniuht murder rivaled the D* Sub.cription money, proporly endo»ei), m»y 
neither shore nor bottom-^ sea of silent fortpe always to feel an aversion to such »X would brave the fire of purgatory at “ZveLnte KoterZd yellow fever. _ 
l3lliat“m3rTndiSalVS® Jhe "One evening I left the card table in '"LuUlien the cholera-should the chol- Where were the watchmen? Some TEltMS OF AUVERTISINO, 
dpfk and had even taken a seat behind company Avith some chance acquaintance era come too, oh! then every street and were rotting in the giaAC yards oi the 
uccR, anu iiau a-va,. , ^ . 1 . _ 1 _ ,_ 1 _x-i _ _;ii — „.;xL « L..~,,r.ox .vf LlovL owoTvin onma bari flnwTi in torrnr from their 
should the chol- 
chmen? Some TEIIMS OF ADVERTISING: 
'e yards of the a limited'number of appropriate advertisements 
ipwny frriTYi tbpir will be inserted in the New-Yorker, at tlie rate of 
-,50 cents per square (twelve lines or less,) for the first 
ffim’ This'wks m' old man almost com- who'undertook to conduct me to my hotel, square will teem with a harvest of black sAvamp, some had flown m terror from their 
nlPtelv Rhrouded in a sable ffOAvn and hood, I certainly stood in need of assistance. I hearses.*’ posts, others Avere dying and many bury- i^ertion, and 25 cents for each subsequent publica- 
Slfkft nothing distiugufshable save ilk had draifk to cveoss, and reeled on the At the menUon of the Ml dreaded word ing ^e dead In the^^ h^ one-^^^^^^ 
dark luminous eye sharp Grecian nose, pavement as I walked, though supported the young man gasped for breath, and part ot the whole population perisiiea tions.will—attheoptionofthePublisher.— bem- 
and Im Innrr silvei-white beard low as his by tAvo brother gamblers—one on each side. boAved his Avhite forehead on his hands.— Aveekly! 
gWlo ® “ ’X’fi» Bight 'L dark, and my accomm'o- But he soon raised his eyes and said firmly Long was the comtat between the two 
° The youth suddenly awoke from his med- dating friends led me into an alley still dark- —“In such a case there is the greater rea- dread contagions. At length victory alight Associations, published gratuitously. 
itationR^as a bonv finffcr touched his shoul- er, where they began to rifle my pockets. son why I should hasten to execute my mis- ed upon the bloody banner of the cholera. ---- 
ders and saw with a start of surprise the “ Tliis violence half sobered me and I sion. She has given a life, let her memory It was decided to be the most powerful; the Publishing Agents, 
nair’of dark radiant orbs gazing into his struggled powerfully, which only rendered take one.” yellow fever abated. ^ , j who will rkcsxve sunscaiPTiows, and xroasisu cohm 
own with amino-led expre.ssion of sadness my condition more hopeless. The villains “Be it so,” answered the old man in -And pt still that high white forehead, x,, n. v 
and pitv proceeded Avith their a mild tone. “In the morning I leave for those sad brilliants of blue eyes, shone on 
“ 1 trust you will pardon my intrusion felonious operations. As they finished one Mobile, and shall be absent for some few that wandering way through .the rebu- 
for tbe sake of its purpose,” said the old of them remarked, “ He is not so drunk weeks. Should I live to return and you king lanes, by the beds of death, near the 
man’s weak voice of tbe most touching pa- as Ave thought. He Avill remember us and be here then, I will gladly render you any crape shrouded coffins, and around those 
tboR and Bweetlv mournful as the chime of set the police on our trail. What is to be assistance in my power. But the boat is holes in the swamps where the poor were 
^ done?” nearingthewharf;Imustdescendtotheburiednaked!-forhe.hadreceivedcer- 
The vouth bowed in wonderless astonish- “ A dead cock never crows,” responded cabin and prepare to go ashore. Farewell, tain intelligence of the sweet preface from 
^ the other. Keep the cross and may it keep thee! ” an old woman to whom she had tola tne 
The youth suddenly awoke from his med- dating friends led me into an alley still dark- 
itations as a bony finger touched his shoul- er, Avhere they began to rifle my pockets, 
ders and saw with a start of surprise the “ Tliis violence half sobered me and I 
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