The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-14
Family Di6cuI+ies

ay IS looked on an apostle Jones is an humble
ian also. and although he is " fisher among men,
e never yet boosted of having caught any thing
anger than a minnow, although when g in his
cups" he does say, that once upon time he had a
nbble from gudgeon. But no matter, John is a
good old fellow, and his having wife is his only
misfortune. She is the President Of the " White
house, in which they live, and she rules her worser
half with rod of iron
1t was only yesterday morning that Jones came
home from market. He scorned servants because
he couldn't afford to keep them, and his basket
dangled ON his arm like big ripe peach upon a
withered branch. The basket aforesaid contained
chicken, which, although known to be temperate
in life, was at the time considerably blue. A few
potatoes had hudded themselves up in one corner
Of The basket in order to avoid the malignity OF
demoniac cabbage thai had posted itself upon the
flank Of a pair of beets, which had taken
position underneath the cover of rampant formed
bya huge beeEsteak some carrots, clothed in yell
low uniforms, acted as the body-guard to huge
piece of mutton, whilst a severe combat was going
on between two live crabs and mock-turtle in the
bottom Of the basket. The revolution beneath,
however. did not disturb the serenity Of the sprgs
of parsley that were carefully scattered upon the
top Of the vegetables In going home Jones stopped
counted up the amount that was allowed him for
marketing Placing the foreinger Of his right hand
upon the fingers of his left, he commenced and
went on as follows: 6 Thumb, that IS mutton four
bits; first finger, belongs to the carrots, one dime;
rotler three fingers devoted to vegetables of differ
ent kinds, including ct ceteras. Let me see! Had
one dollar and quarter when came out, and how
has it gone Chicken, pertaters, cabbage, beets,
mutton, beef-steaB, and d-n me if can come the
sum total Never mind, l III tell the old woman
that lost some of the marketing while coming
home, and that viii account for the grog money
Just as easy as -
John" said voice that sounded as though it
had been ground upon fresh grind-stone and AFTER
wards sharpened upon new file, "you re man
to be a husband, amt you now /? Keeping me and
the poor chJ all this time waiting breakfast for
you. You amt got no feeling John for your wife
aad child else you'd come home with your mar
keting earlier in the morning."
Look here, DEAR" said John as he dumped his
basket on the pavement in the yard, " you know
was up late last night and the beef did Mt git killed
till early this morning friend Of mine told me
that he was standing by when the beets were taken
out Of the ground and as for the carrots bought
em from man who was going to be educated for
a preacher"
You brute,' exclaimed his angry wife, ''you're
a sheep in VOLTS clothing Look at that mutton
how much is it worth-ooll at that steak-what
did you pay for that and the cabbage and perta-
tsrs all throwed in | suppose No, you've been
gamblin away your money at chuckerlpck or some
such like games, and the first thing that know
and poor baby will starve"
Here Mrs Jones burst into tears, and her liege
r Il. Ill, hat H.,
wished the malediction of Belzehub and the curse
Of the devil might fall upon him if he came in be-
fore-breakfast was ready
LOUIS NAPOLEON BoNAPARPE.-The following
brief sketch of the life of Prince Louis Napoleon,
we find in the foreign correspondence ofthe New
York Courier and Enquirer:
Louis Napoleon is just now the hero of the mo-
ment and brief sketch Of his career viii not be
mWelcOme to your readers He was born IN 1908, |
and was the son of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte |
King of Holland, and of Hortense de Beauhanais,
the daughter of the Empress Josephine In 1915, |
when the entire Bonapafte family was expatrated, |
his mother fed with him and his only brother from
Paris TO Switzerland Here he received military |
education from Gen. Dufour, and remained in quiet
until 1890, when, with his brother, he joined the
Italian patriots, who had raised the standard of IN
dependence. After having both participated in
several engagements, his brother died in conse
quemce Of the rigor Of the service, and he soon af
ter quit Italy and repaired to Paris, when he APP |
piled for leave to enter the French army Instead
OF being successful, he was at once summoned to
leave the Kingdom, and he once more returned to |
Switzerland. Here, not long after, he published
The Swiss Artleryman's Manual work |
which gained him such favor that he was soon af- |
forwards made Swiss citizen, and appointed Cap
tain of an artillery company at Berne. In the /
autumn of 1886, in conjunction with many French |
officers of the empire he attempted an insurreetion
in his favor against Louis Philippe, onithe border
of France, at Strasburg. The undertaking nisera- |
bly, failed, and he being made'prisOner was SEN
fenced TO deportation and in eight days afterwards |
was put on board the French frigate Andromede, |
which conveyed him to New York. The sickness |
OF his mother. however. soon brought him back to
Switzerland but the French Government insist |
ing upon his immediate expulsion from the Helvetic
territory, he quickly fled to London Here he |
established Napoleoaic journal, called te Ca1RtoSe,
published under his auspices at Paris, and lived !
surrounded by kind Of court made up ola score or
two of the old officers of the empire Another in
vasion of France was planned and in August,
I840 he landed with about sixty adherents at hit
tIe port on the northern coast of France, short dis
tance from Bouiogne He made proclamation |
against the Orleans dynasty, and named Theirs the |
head of a Provisional Government. A small fort |
IN the vicinity was was taken without resistance,
and the Prince soon found himself surrounded by /
crowd Of people and soldiers, who saluted him with
cries of UiUe PEmpereur The company directed i
their march upon the citadel of Boulogne but We're
soon met by battalion of the National Guards !
After a lille skirnish, in which Napoleon was
slightly wounded, most Of the party We're made pri-
soners. The Prince himself was among the cap
1ured and was Immediately taken to Paris when, !
after being defended by Berger and Marie he was
sentenced by the Chamber Of Peers TO imprison-
menr for life. After few years confinement, he
escaped in the guise Of a workman, and has since,
for the most part, remained in London, Immediate
w after the proclamation of the Republic, he has
tened 10 Paris and offered his services 10 the Proy
sonal Government but at the earnest solicitation
of The latter he returned again the British capi
tai. and as far as is known, has continued there up
10 the present time. He is said to have military
fiqure and a decidedly progressing appearance.
ne his portraits are correct his features somewhat
resemble those Of the Emperor, but much more
sirikingly those of the Empress josephine His
tastes are simple, his habits frugal, ms manners
lain His aients are very ordinary, and entirely