The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-05
DAILY CRESCENT.
The Difficulties of MIR. Dawdle.

| Amongst the persons brought before the RecOf'
der yesterday We're Mr. and Mrs. John Dawdle
Mr.. d. had difficulty with Mrs D., and hurried
to the clerk of the Recorder to make an affidavit
against her, but Mrs D. being chock full Of wo-
mans Wit OWNED what he was about to do, and
resolved that she would not be outdone. Accord
ingly while the male Dawdle was pouring forth his
woes into the ear of the clerk below, the female
Dawdle was giving an eloquent narrative of her
matrimonial grievances to the Recorder in the room
| above.
John Dawdle - said the Recorder yesterday in
rather unamable tone
Here am, sir" replieda very small man who
| had on blue dress-coat with a remarkably sharp
tail and very small brass buttons. Johns neither
proportions Were covered with pair of drab colored
| pantaoons, which filled them very tightly, and
made him look for all the world like one of the blue
| cranes which are to be met with in such numbers
at the BaliZe and the Southwest Pass. His face
was of no particular order of beauty, and, indeed
to tell the real truth, it was ug y the phiz of
| Scotch terrier Johns eyes, 600, were red with
weeping Whiskey, do MT know which, and
| his light hair was in the greatest disorder.
| john" said his Honor, after putting on his
spectacles in order that he might take telescope
view of the prisoner, you were taken up last night
for having violently assaulted your wife. What
have you to say for yourself2'
g beg PARDON SIR said the Clerk, GO it was Mrs
Dawdle who was arrested for assaulling her
| husband
swell, well, no MATTER, answered the Recor
der, not wishing to revert to an unpleasant official
subject" pawde, what have you to say to the
charge of beating your wife -
NJ hoo e;r I J,,,t Il
it if tried twas her. sir that beat me. Look at
my eye, sir, and then took at that big woman there
with the baby in her arms. Do you 'spose that
able to lick her9''
Mrs. Dawdle was lady of about five feet six
inches in heigh and stout in proportion Her cheeks
were as red as the leaves in Autumn, and her nose
as sharp as the tail of stingaree. Her thin lips
showed that she knew how to use her tongue when
she listed and her gaudy bonnet told how she
loved gay ribbon founces and flowers. Darling
venomous glance at her unfortunate little husband,
who stood trembling, his small shanks in his very
tight drabs, she gave the babe that she held in her
arms pinch to make it cry in order to enlist the
sympathy of the audience, and then advanced with
the air of an injured woman to the Recorder.
* Well, madam said the worthy magistrate in
his blandest tone, explain the particulars of this
unfortunate case
Mrs. Dawdle sobbed for a second or two, and
giving the innocent that she held in her arms
another sly pinch the leg, which made it squeak
like young pig with the collie, she then proceeded.
you see sir, he s in the habit of treatn me in
the most violent manner. The other night he
came home and sweared at me like trooper, or
trumpet, do MT know which, sir He said that he
never had no buttons on his shirts-that his panta-
looms had holes in 'em.-that his summer VESTS were
always dirty--that his stockings was never darned
his beefsleaks always rawer-his pertaters never
cooked and then, sir he took up the kitchen bellows
like tiger, and commenced -"
Commenced doing what9' enquired the Re-
corder.
:. He commenced blowing up the fire and me at
the same time in the most wituperous language.
SD-n the fire. said he, and then he went on to do
the same to me- while this innocent child-his
first born -'
("O-o-o-h!' CALCULATED poor John Dawdle,l
: his own first born was reposin on my bosom. |
begged him to quit it, but he wouldn't and he
then went on to threaten me with personal wlo
lence and and :" Here Mrs. d. hid her baby
under her shawl and her eyes with a blue cotton
handkerchief
Dawdle,' said his Honor, " if what has been
said be true, your conduct has been most shameful.
Now, what have you to say in answer"
Nothin, sir, only a few items IL s me that s
the victim. She goes out a gaavantln when |
goes out to work. and when come home find
that she Is spent all my weeks wages in bran-new
kalico dresses, red ribbons, and all that sort OF
finery. dare MT say word to her even in my
own house. sir, for fear of the tongs the shovel.
Why, it was only the other day, Mrs. Jones the
shoemaker's wife, who lives next door to us, can
prove that she battered me over the head with the
gridiron and night before last she give this dig
iii the eye with the sarsepan. She S a Amazon,
your honor and treats me as if | child
But it MT so when was first married. She
used to tell me that was the finest loolin man
that she ever did see, and sent me a valentine
which was wrote by gentleman of her acquaint-
ance, in which was painted like a cupid and she
like dove nestlin in my BOSOM But just as soon
as / had paid the parson for marryin us, she COM
menced, and the way that have been treated ever
since is more than can bear. As for that child,
sir -
':And what have you to say about this poor in
FAINT" said Mrs. Dawdle.
's'Tant mine, sir" said Dawdle with deep
sigh, 60 faint mine! 1t borrowed for the occa-
any IN the victim. IN the victim, -
g DawdIe,' said the Recorder solemnly 90 your
conduct is outrageous. Not content with insulting
your wife, you deny your own child shall send
you down for thirty days.
Mrs. Dawdle gave him triumphant look as the
burly officer took him by the collar to the work
house, whilst he only said " oh Jane - in soto
roice tone. Three hours afterwards, however,
Mrs Dawdle went TO the Recorders private resi-
dence and by dint of tears and supplications man
aged TO get g her dear little husband released.
FALL OF BRiDGE.-A letter from Columbus,
Geo. on the 2Sth ut., states as foilows
q An accident of most melancholy character
happened on the 18th, at Wallis Bridge, IN the
south eastern part of this county, by which one
man, Wesley Smith, was instantly killed, and ten
others more or less wounded, two of whom are
faa red to he danuerously The accident occurred