The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-21

TO crafty this feeling, we publish the following
strokes at men and things in New Orleans, from
the New York Literary World. Some Of our citi-
zens may not feel fattered his pictures, but like
all travellers author claims and exercises the
right of exaggeration, and INDUCES his right Of
tire at the expense Of strict truth.
A MANHATTANER IN NEW oRLEANAs.
HOTEL LIFE in New oRLEANs- RESTAURANTS
AND LITERATURE AT MORGAN's.--As if the ST.
Charles was not a sufficient offering 10 the Cog and
Magog Of eating and drinking whose court, as held
in New Orleans, is not to be despised or lightly
trealed-a palmer and more modesty demeaned
hotel has been erected opposite corner, in its
appearance much like the famous Hollis" of
Fulton street, and takes its name, g The Veran-
dah," from the seml-easiern and semi-French gal
lery tat around the second story, and is sup
ported by iron pillars, heading skyward from the
side walk.
The Verandah prdes itself upon its cosiness.
The snugness Of its exterior and the comfort Of its
nn-door life possess peculiar attractions for families.
And there is about it altogether a home look and
home feeling as pleasing as it is novel for New
Orleans
The Veandah has an arstocratc cousin in the
81. Louis Hotel, which stands in the elder portion
of the city and boasts a French baptism. It pos
sesses quite the air of an Italian duca palace. And
the idea is nursed by the view of dirty Streets and
dirty faces and dirty moustaches all about and by
the cafes and casinos snrinkled around within con-
Venent hailing Tall buildings and smoky Chin
neys hedge it in; and one will almost break his
neck in the narrow street it fronts endeavOring TO
catch glimpse Of its FACADE and summit. Mag
nilicent intention and gigantic plan stood its god
fathers at Its first christening, and, like not few
godlathers, were remarkably iniudicious. So it
will long remain a part of the unWanted wealth of
the city the headquarters Of Creole loalerism Gun
derstand, good reader, that Creole is word signi-
flying "native," and applies to all kinds of men
and things indigenous TO New Orleans) 1t is
warmly and spiritedly supported at lunch time and
o evenings and in its rotunda Ia gloomy looking
place with Its echoes and marble paVements sur
rendered TO groaning deputy sherffs and rantng
auctoneers who cry their sales In alternate French
and English with musical tone, if plethoric
SOW would change every other grunt for sostenuto
iasettO note one may hear nosed more French
than a nervous headache could withstand in
minutes time.
And, for nv humble self, | shall never hear of
the ST Louis Hotel without thinking Of dity shirts
and moustaches.
SO much for The three first class hotels!
If any one dislike their look lodging can be
chosen almost anywhere Furnished rooms and
cafe elbow each other wistluy; and bachelor
bread-toasters coffee boilers and the like are soon
picked up from neighbonng shops.
Somebody has called New Orleans " the board
inghouse ofthese United States" Certes, its every
tenth house has furnished rooms or appliances for
travelling appetites; nests for the human swallow
birds Of passage, who make wintry flights TO south
ern affairs of Mammon, and sacrifice the delights
and pleasures Of home in their native places, that
they may work. for the yellow metal, and obey
honest lagos" advice, Of putting money in their
purse
As for promscuous appette-the appetite which
dealeth in quantity not quality, and snaps up any
thing that is filling at the price'-that will find
a cafe or restaurateur on every block from that
which toleraby emulates its counterpart in world
Dol anlta Df Gffvy-
dollar and half for anything approaching an APP
petilesatiser down through various grades ofchop,
and a la Sweeny eating dens, TO the more plebeian
oysler-stand and bar-room counter, where, for
modest dime, the hungry stomach may procure an
hours g stay of proceedings.
can never forget those marvellous two blocks
upon ST. Charles street, running from the great hotel
towards Lafayette Square. Where has greater
vexation been broughtto brick and mortar, lath and
timber, than we find endured by these two blocks
that from newborn autumn until dying spring, are
redolent Of oysters and lunches uleps and punches,
or filed with the echoes Of falling tenpins and
clicking billiard balls!
Have YOU fortitude to imagine five and forty
houses (all in row, like the folders Of the mmor
tai CoIe set apart for the express behoof of boosters
and strangers, who, for lack Of better employment,
eat and drink and smoke away the daylight and
the night2
In their CENTRE not long since, an association of
philanthropic capitalists erected a large Exchange,
and solemnly dedicated it to purposes Of literature
and commercial discussion. But in year from lis
philanthropic christening, its spacious ante-cham-
Der had become drinking shop-the bar, some
ffty feet in length and backed by splendid pier
gasses that cast unrebuked reflections upon gaping
mouths, and watery eyes, and ruby noses-aboye
were lodging rooms, from which were ruthlessly
driven the hoping spirits that had shIverng come TO
Tegenerate the neghborhood.
But yet literature (of a kind) and drinking rooms
touch noses in cosy friendship in New Orleans.
The same building that screens pOstofce mysteries
from the vulgar gaze, protects an extensive depot
for periodicals, and by its side bar. Within this
building every day much-abused Cave Johnson's
clerks, and over-prased bar-b bows and the good
natured, smiling Morgan, vie with each other in
their assiduity 10 customers. Few who visit New
Orleans fail of knowing Morgan - a man who
long since took the infection Of good humor, and
makes it contagious everywhere he goes Turn
into the Exchange building from Royal street; in
the passage way yOu pass the dirty man whose lido
syncrasy seems to lie in the manufacture and sale
of-buckskn purses and suspenders, upon whose
wares press the crowd that patronZe newspaper
literature through the postmans little hole behind
which heaps Of pennies darken the atmosphere
and the negro girl, with her flowers and cakes, and
who IS always knitting what il is YOU can't I'M
rlvel); and the cigar man-all of whom blockade
the entrance to the postoffice and bar, ION
which latter you turn your back 10 drop letter
or to call your box numberl, and make the
passage IN and out, thing to be talked over for
day afterwards; and through pushing crowd lf
his steamer day and every day is steamer day
just now and holding your nose against the
seductive SAVIOR Of mint and lemons; and shutting
yonr eyes to forl0rn marine views and portraits
hanging oil about lyon d think for sale, only there
is no lunauc asylum in the vicinity after which
You dodge through smoky door, and there You
are AZ Morgan's." Straight before You on the
table ere al the papers Of the age-Engiish, lrish
French and Spanish: city and New \ oFk the
mammoth weeklies, TOO; :" Punch " nudging the
Nation " Yankee Doodle p grinning over the
Western Continent; " the " Sun shining benig-
mainly On the Literary World" and the NBaptist
Advocate looking blaek.typed sermons Tor the
9Ssanday Times" By their side a wooden-b0x,
into which msrfllg drop he silver e9la, g she