Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-05-15


lieve the Campanologians, facetiously styled Can't
pay no lodeings," have received the most praise
and money. The Norwegian never Jared so poor
" since his first appearance IN the country, and in
criticising his Niagara, Kendall said s. it might as
well have been called ~ overture to pair of sad
dle-bagsw / recollect now my impression when
| I first heard Ole Bull in New York, | had read
Child, and my notions of the cat gut were consid-
. erahly exalted, so much SO, that | made prepare
tion for the standing up Of my hair. l purchased
my ticket, took a lady in case of accident to fan
me, and sat no less than an hour and half before
the Violinist appeared IA last he came, and his
bowling the audience really repossessed in his
favor. Pretty soon he--i e. me orchestra-struck
the roar Of horns, but alas nothing of that won
derful spell which anticipated The. first piece
passed without applause, every one seemed to look
for something they had not FUND, and so another
compositon flew by. and Il was only at the conclu-
sion Of the g Carnival' that 4 was made aware eli
ther By my own feelings or the expression of the
audience, that master spirit was before me, and
even then, he was not the hair rousing Norwegian
HAD so fancifully dreamed nj. have since heard
him often, and my opinion IS the same. His more
simple and plaintve COMPOSITIONS for instance the
- Mothers Prayer,s the "A Psalm Of David" and
the :. Solitude of the Prairei are touching. beau
tiful, exquisite, and love them, but ! cannot
comprehend his Niagara, nor that great unintelli-
gble spirit which so many have pretended to feel
and bow down to. Speaking of the g Solitude Of
the Prairie,p gentleman syhe had traversed many
OF them, remarked that he could not understand
the chirping of the birds, he thought that must
have been fancy to fill up, as he had never seen
any thing but bufaloes and bnazards on those stark
and solitary wastes. Butt digfess, Ole Bull has
tailed in New Orleans, whiethe Bell Ringers and
Anderson have called out the most unqualified
praise, and the most crowded and fashionable hoh
SEES what the two Operas viii do, remains to be
seen; and of Theatres, Opera, and shows of all
| kinds, New Orleans has abundance. But | will
pass these in Difference to your notions suf-
fee it that they are we'll patronized and the enter
tainment they afford equal to any thing of the kind
to be had in this country, Ole Bull has not been
| popular here this winter. The Swiss Bell Ring
ers have enjoyed larger space Of public favor.
But let us see what sights and rides there are a.
bout town to he had and seem First of all is the
g French, Burial Ground;'' first, because | have
ever looked upon the tokens Of respect paid to the
dead for evidences to judgesthe living by. Judged
by this the people of New Orleans are before those
of any city in the Union The French burial
ground has not the advantage of location, of hill
and dale, aud nature-given shrubbery that belongs
to Mt. Auburn, Greenwood and Laurel Hill, for
it is cramped into narrow tscity limits" but for
neatness Of arrangement, simplicity of sepulthres,
and profusion Of flowers, it has no equal in this
".
but be they Catholic Or Protesant they are only
beautiful, very beautiful and deyelope more hui
mainly than thousand pyramids. There are
three enclosures surrounded by stout brick walls,
and the whole is within French town proper:- ~
These enclosures are nearly filled with tonlbs, all
the uampneSS OIL the
place, which gives green flint to wall and sepul-
Ichre, and among these houses, Of the dead, from
morning till night you will sesthe citizen and the
stranger, alike drawn to pay their devotion at the
bourne towhich we all tend Every thing there il
characteristic ofte French little jars or delicate
flowers are brought as offerings to the memory Of
I the departed, and Inaidens may be@ seen streWng
roses on the graves of lovers, or binding wreaths
over their urns 1t is the Pere La Chase, of Or
/ leans-the place Of general pilgrimage, and never
experlenceda more devoutly religious feeling then
while passing through it, One very large monu-
ment stands there to the memory Of the Orleans
Battalion, which fought nobly and fell gori-
| olsly on the Sth Of January, 1915 There is no
other burial ground of note, If except that APP
propriated for the Firemen, about three miles from
the city, at &c Cypress Grove" near the canal and
the famous sShel road" In time this win be
filled and ornamented, and will be much visited,
as it lies between the city andthe lake. After WIS.,
itng the burial ground the traveller turns toward
| the Shell Road leading from the city to the lake,
and he will agree with me that this is one Of the
most seryiceable and beautiful appendages to the
city. No Macadau,ized that have seen can conn
pare with it, Thrown up by the side Of the Canal
it is crusted with shell so finely beat, that looks
like pearl gravel, and is smooth and level as a
mirror. On this road you will meet, you ride
often enough, all Orleans Every body goes out on
the Shell Road-some 10 snuff the fresh air--some
to pluck flowers in the swamp-some to make love
bit il famous for that business-bat more to gor-
mandize magnificent Chowders," such as throw
the godlke Daniel and Marshfeld completely in
the shade For this purpose crossed it, and
| Thought is now three weeks gone, can feel a
bit Of Pontchartran Trout my stomach--oh.
| delicious! .i.,tZ ,g4.9aita 4sr3. I'd 'ssHcg4fr 4
| The Bottle Ground" some six miles from the
CITY did not visit, but shall ere long, II live
was at the Carnival and Sham fight on Washing
toms birthday. and saw about 3005 troops flashing
powder at each other, until the atmosphere for
miles smelt ridiculousy warlike There is agreat
love of military show and pageant, and the Wash
| ington Battalion has splendid armory in Camp-st
One thing seems to draw back upon improvement
at New Orleans, and that is the distinct French
character Of one part, and American of the other
part Of the town. OF course. each have different
manners and customs, different religions and pre-
ljudices, and the French are not quick to succumb
The French almost exclusively occupy that part
which lies below Canal-st, and their part of the
town Is much older and more derisely built and
populated than the other in fact it is Orleans pro-
per, and they feel proud Of keeping up the old re-
Egime.' Their streets are lighted with oil, while
those Of English-town are lighted by gas Large
lamps are suspended across the streets by chains,
and they adhere 10 them with remarkable tenaciy,
much TO their own disadvantage. The Post Office
and Public Buildings are in French-town; also a
venerable old Cathedral and there is an air Of an
cientness about that part which confess Hike
Some have called il miniature Paris: doubtless
all the gayeties and follies, vices and crimes which
infect the great Capital are shadowed forth there
but must believe very family. 1t is in this little
Paris you may look for the best taste, far as the
tip Of your chapeau or the set of your coat is con
cerned Or. if you would visit the loose g Mask