The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-13

How TosCREATE A VACANCY IN A CROWD
1t is something of feat to gain seat in the Senate
Chamber at the Capitol, when any OF the lions
are to exhibit.
A few weeks ago, when Mr.. Calhoun made his
great speech on the war, a party OF our people who
had gone up quite early, returned with elongated
countenances and dismal report touching the pros
pect of hearing the great Southerner
Mac Ia new conner, and an incorrlglble
wag) was yawning over large war article In the
Union, and in just the disposition to have bit OF
lark
Do | really understand you to say you aw-real-
" could not get in p drawled Mac stretching him
self.
8. Get in,'' growled J., $ you can't see in /!
tell YOU the re stuck together like bunch OF figs.
Get in should like to see you try it once"'
SO Prehaps 20 rejoined Mac. 's.Well now | don't
approve of gambling, but would not mind betting
Ayou bushel of the bivaves that can get In that
chamber in fifteen minutes. .
Done !" shouted =, done y
Macs listlessness vanished at once. He seized
his hat and took bee line for the capitol, while a
self.constitued committee followed him up to see
the thing done. He dashed through the rotunda,
and up the front entrance of the Senate gallery.
There was no mistake in the report. He could not
so much as see in and dozens We're waiting to take
advantage of the first vacancy.
Mac comprehended the state of affairs at a glance,
and made speedy retrOgrade movement. he
committee gave a outlaw and followed; they
thought he had abandoned the attempt and We're
beating retreat, but in this they were slightly
mistaken.
There is passage leading to the Senate galleries
from the north wing of the capitol, that from It's po-
sition is known only by those intimately acquainted
with the intrcacies of this building. Hither Mac
bent his steps, and quickly threaded his way up tins
tortuous passage.
On reaching the top of the staircase, new diff
Guilty stared him in the face. There are two doors
here. one opening into the circular gallery the
other into the reporters gallery Mac had expected
to get into the latter asusual but this door was now
fastened within by hasp, and a pacard on which
was blazoned in bulky letters,
POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANcE."
Mac stared blankly at the placard, and the
placard stared biankly upon him, but not a single
idea was ELECTED by the collision. The matter was
getting desperate; his fifteen minutes were tasl
oozirg out, and the chairman of the committee
stood a few steps below-watch in hand-to report
progress. Mac scratches his nose in some discom
future suddenly his eyes sparked respondent to
brilliant conception in his brain, and jumping Il
the entrance he thrust his long neck over the spec
| tators.
Is there doctor-a surgeon here % whispered
| Mac Historically.
Instantly five heads were seen in motion, five hat
| were elevated above the crowd, and five NJ. d.:
grew red in the face they struggled to get the
| precedence on their way to the door.
'sWhat has happened - inquired the foremost
of Mac whose optics were in fearful state of en-
Oh, sir terrible casualty has occurred at thu
| south gate.--a man stepping down from an omni
bus has put out his leg ~
Down bounced the doctors, and lively race
commenced over the flags towards the south gate
| Nature abhors vacuum, and so does Mac; hi
slid at once into the opening-and elbowing his way
uncautiously through the crowd, he soon reached
very desirable position. Presently came tearing uI
the stairs the five infuriate M. DIS. :.
W-w-where's the fellow that sent us down 9
suffered the tallest one peerng savageiy IN at the
| door,
"Here you are, sir - said he, catching Mac:
eve, there's no accident at the south gate, sir
There's no accident at ALL sir-S-s-s-slr, You are
cheat, sir. There's no man there, slr-nofhlns
| of the kind J, sir! !"
Perhaps suggested Mac, mildly" perhaps
| he walsed aDay."
"W-w-w-what, sir, walked away with broker
| likely!''
| But. nv Christian friend" interposed Mac
&c rho said anything about a brokeng merely
remarked that gentleman in steppiA from an ON
nibus had put out his leg. Now VIII yon be 81
/ good as to inform me how the d. a man can steE
| from an omnibus, without putting out his leg =
Pooh nonsenseS you must be dreaming gentle
mem" and Mac turned his individual attention u
| the prayer of the chaplain.
| The disciples of Esculapius We're completely
nonplussed by the oolimpudence Of the reply. Thu
| crowd smoked the joke and pronounced it a goot
un,' the door keeper cried g Silans-s-s," Ma,
| kept his seat; Mr.. Calhoun made his speech; the
committee reported, and we all supped on oysters.
! Charleston NelpS,