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A Terrible SCENE.-ln passing through
Constance street, in the Third Municipality,
slys lhe last Now Orleans National, we were
siaIlled by cries emanaiing from the rear of
a house. which we happened TO be passing;
they were of so painful and heart. rendering
nature, that we rushed through the pas
sage to the spot-years can never eradicate
the scene that presented itself. Onlhe bal
cony of The house stood, or rather struggled,
a man, nearly naked. held by two interest
ing young gills t,om .welve 10 fifteen years
Of age. lie was delitiuus and evidently in
the last stage Of that dreadful maady, "Ye!-
law Fever" To rush up stairs aud prevent
the unfortunate victim from throwing him-
sell over The haIc"ny, was but The wo of a
mumcn'. llls struggles were dreadful, but


hey we're the last eilo - of expiring nature,
ind ii moi last long; he gradu lily sunk up
nn the Il ,or, and ieas"n for Il moment seem
ed 10 return as hc held the hands OF his
daughters, Eng at Them with counien-
unce IN which mental aud physical agony
seemed terribly blended. Hard, indeed,
would il bo 10 say which were The grealeT-
The pIiniul contention Of the strong mpa with
h 5 last falling breath. or the mental suffer


ng created by the black aud gloomy lorebo-
dngs of The fate awaiting his now innocent
aud tliendless giils. Ole conclusive stiug-
gle Shock hls lratne tssssr-t,tess : seal aud with
oae long drawn sigh his sp ril fed. lie was
a corI'se-lelving nougm behind save tho
dead and ghasilyi icApre sslon ol couuienance,
so indicative of pain. Thus The two young
creatures were left AT the mercy OF Il cold
world (their mother having died the week be-
lore,) ''srangers in stranger and," with
uonc to stretch oul the hand of true friend
ship towards dlem; pIey, perhaps, 10 the
wiles ol tho pro.lig ,ie, or the dece;iulnes5 Of
pretended friends.