The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-10

At the early age of eighteen he made tracks from
the land of steady habits, and by curious tram OF
incidents and adventures found himself, ere he was
a man fully grown in the Commonwealth OF Ken
lucky where he traternized, in the most harmonious
manner with a certain interesting class OF the sove-
reign people of that State, called fatboatmen.
We do not suppose on a rough guess that betwlN
the rising and the setting there is any people
that breathe in larger share of this same freedom
than the bhOys from Old Kentuck." They hre
verify of those who
- Love their land because it is their own.
Would shake hands with the king upon his THRONE
And think it kindness to his majesty.
Ephraim became " one of EN-, and at the age of
thirty or upwards, was as unsophisticated double
snecmen of the Yankee and the HOosier ever
trod the streets of Orleans in pair of coarse bro
CANS. 1t was some time during the past spring that
Epbraim landed his latboat at the Levee, and we
CHANGED to see him as he jumped ashore. His dress
was in three pieces-shirt trowsers and straw bal:
the former soed by a fortnight's wear and tear at
| the oar, amid sweat and sunshine the second was
more holy than righteous as he himself expressed
it. and his old straw was in keeping with the bal
| ance of his apparel He was not only sunburnt but
| s1nbrowned-hair and beard both lank and long
| and Redeemed by exposure. All this, however, was
but trAe and merely an incident to the toll which
| these hardy, double-fsted fellows endure while
vending their way all so tediously, and for weeks
together. at the mercy of the current of the Mis-
sissippi All these outward insignia of the fiat
bofD1qn' WERE as we have said, trifles, which the
sbarp shears and sharper of the barber, to-
gether with clean muslin shirt and bran new
suit of home made jeans soon reformed and changed
entirely. He was, in fact well-made, athleue
man. rising Six feet and upwards III height, ana WIN
a countenance as broad and open as dinner plate.
This was Ephraims first visit to Orleans, and
being shirted and shaved and dressed up In decent
style-albeit, somewhat rustic In his apparel-he
sailed forth to see the wonders OF the CITY, 10 d
stranger, there is nothing more striking, at IlrsI
glance in this renowned oanlum gatter1ln1, thah
the feeding propensities of its citizens: ne VINO
mixes in the walks of men, towards the batting
bour of the day will scarcely fail to make the obser-
vation Ephraim went with the crowd, and soon
found himself planted in front of counter covered
7 with good things, and his mouth fairly watered
as his eve and his appetite were both Toasted upon
, the sayory dishes before him. A very busy young
man with shirtsleeves rolled up, and white apron
paid his respects to Ephraim by fixing the fingers
Y of both hands perpendicularly upon the counter,
and staring our Kentuckian directly in the face.
= ssWhat will you please to have, Sir g
E "sAny thing you please said Ephraim, " so
as il good, and do MT cost too much lspose you
y sell them ere vittes :"
J, "No. Sir; it s lunch-no charge for lunch
: have soup!''
t. eyes IL 90 it on dish of soup said Ephralm
If and so he did, and Jared sumptuously Alter when
he took piece of roast beef, and glass OF brandy
| TO wash it down, seeing the feeders on ms nght
hand and upon his left did the same. Paying ms
XII al
d dime like any other high-minded, honorable lei
+ low and declaring it to be darn'd cheap con-
~ siderin' it was Orleans" our raw fatboatman
l. erammed both hands into his trowsers pockets and
salked about the barroom of that noted restaurant
III in - street.
n Indeed, it was high noon, and the congregated
h citizens were doing the honors of their daily lunch
1T We sometimes think the poet was In error 10 say
OF This life is all heeting show,
r. For mans deuson given.9
Iudping from the zest with which man enjoys
We himself in such a business operation as eating
Ike and drinking there does to be some reaty IN
if Whatever may be mans general feelings In
at regard to himself and his relations to society, he
certainly loves to avail himself of that choice gilt OF
to Dame Nature namely, good appetite-he loves to
al feed and although in itself, this is an animal IN
We stinct vet when refined by friendly intercourse,
of becomes feast of reason, y as well as OF beef
NO steak and flow of kindness well as OF distilled
raj LIQUOR The business, say, OF lunch, Tor The
praiseworthy purpose of staying the turbulent SION
to acbs of men, was at this hour going on, and long
he row of honest individuals were going IT.. Iht
err rattng of dishes and the changing OF glasses anc
Lu the musical ngling of silver coin, were all heard
80 | and loud rose the din thereof. The bar-keeper
were busy very busy, in the compromising OF divers
Big ,,tures srch as are manufactured for home con
et sumption in these grand public resorts and Inc
ny business of the " Exchange" was in condltlon o.
the progress Why it is cofeehouse should De Styleo
in an Exchanges" it is popularity mere In Ne"
In Orleans it were hard to divine, except 1t be the
barterng off of probationary for wei oalhlldlOll'
IN as Charles Lamb curOusly called that whiCh ne
ess and most of his brother poets and essayss loVeo
lists very much themselves-that is, strong drink II
of the latitude of Orleans there are but lew aseeucs
are and consequently while the citizens thank GOD io
ing the bountes of life they take very good care Il
w W ,oil themselves of all the advantages and ENJOY
the rnents accruing therefrom
,nts Rnt enough on this topic lest lose sight OF ou
nrotege and hero, Ephraim Broadhorn-a sovereign
Inc dmocrat, one of the bhoys, all the way iron
aE old Misunderstanding about the streets OF New
ex- Orleans to see the elephant"
hu.. .'Isay, Mister said Ephraim, stopping Frend
rai man at the corner of of the streets in the lover
sa part of town. say is this ere street or y II
is Rue -
to 'sC' est la meme chose" replied Monsieur
cts the name of my shoes" echoed Ephralm
roe installing the sound and being rather raw In the
ich language of the parlezvous-" POUNDS and thunde
per- if ever hearn tell of SIGH man, come iron
was LI.l, and want tn know ahorr this ERE rOaC
,ed- ,A''l'u'n' -. III m toll oit,s the name o.
and WIKI the houseS' %iu w" '''i mn
pri- my shoes"
mas, "Qu est-ce que est! asked the french gen
sent tean in perfect surprise as mach unable TO com
not td Enbro;D,s KeptuckvdiaIect as the latte
PEN P-'"ol' -, . ! .to orisian verna
sur was u uiiueIs'oiu "''oii'' " '''
we're cular. DUH
IS of Kiss who, did you say y said EPhraim why