The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-29
orabbe,s synonymes.

us have headed this melancholy recital as above
,...nse the accidents detailed were in manner
sonvmols Night before last pale faced gentle
e ,an who had just returned from the Lake, where
w. , had been on visit for his health, was seen in
u. q Charles Hotel, with his arm in sling.
.Ab Harry exclaimed DIR. S., how do you
..,on, Halo. got your arm hurt. What s the
matter"
aob. nothing; merely sprain, but it hurts me
,Ls bazes. By-the-bye, did you hear the news of
,h n arrival of that body!"
Rody. what body 20 inquired the Doctor with
n The anxiety of young student who was eager to
Sh,,n a fine subject for dissection
ooh" answered Harry, with an exclamation of
-, "the British steamer Tay brought up the re-
Pms Of that Mexican officer that General Pillow
h;sd The body is to. be sent On to Frederick,
Ma where the new Court of Inquiry will hold its
.assion. The Captain opened the coffin for me,
nd i was astonishing how Mexican uniform can
!. nrpseryed He had on gold epaulettes, light
...sn coat embroidered with silver, with scarlet
s.inos and pantaloons to match. Poor fellow
ho,e was the bullet-hole visible, just underneath
Il. baart. on his left breast The surgeons dug out
tho bullet, and just as the captain of the 'Tay ,
,,s about leaving they presented it TO him, and
,.s being friends, he gave il to me. Here it is in
nv rgbt. hand coat pocket. Put your hand in and
look at it if you wish, for you that cannot use
nv right fipper. Damn the sprain, say ~
The Doctor, eager to catch a sight at the leaden
messenger of death sped from the pistol of Pillow,
dved his hand down into his friends pocket, rose
.;gby on his toes, turned little pale, but like the
sraran boy, he would not acknowledge that he
vas in pain. The fact was, huge hue crab had his
sncers fast between its claws, and it would be no
s,aggeraton to say that it "nipped him considera-
nv" A drink, however, rendered the ma tier all
igh and resolving that as he had &C been regularly
snId that some one else should be the companion
ofbis misery, he borrowed the crab from his friend
and logged Oh his Journey. The first gentleman he
met was Professor G., a gentleman of scientific
at,ainments and highly interested in all that per-
ains to railroads.
&c" said tine Doctor, :" my dear friend, have
Won heard of the contemplated railroad that our
government is going to establish between Vera Cruz
and the city of Mexico9 Oh, curse this arm, can
scarcely move a finger. How tender the human
frame must be g
"What IS the matter 3" asked the Professor.
"Oh, nothing. | was coming into the railroad
cars, and in getting in was in such hurry, that
instead of putting my latest Mobile paper into my
right hand coat pocket, putt into my left. The
railroad between New Orleans and New York is
all fixed, and the nomination of President and Vice
President has been decided upon. You III find the
paper in my left hand coat pocket Get it, my dear
fellow, and read it,"
G., who has great deal of the politician about
his character, thrust down his hand into the coat
pocket of his friend and drew it up again very sud
denly, and after lago, remarked, = bleed, but am
not killed. About dozen other tricks of the
came sort were performed by the man with the bro
ken arm, but finally he was discovered and ordered
10 make tracks