The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-07
Land of the free,
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And the home OF the brave.
By.thebye, wonder how Francis s. Key felt when he
penned that immortal .Narseqise of America whilst pri
board English gate off Fort McHenry in 1914
How thought clasps another it with rivet of
STEEL and the recollection of single circumstance
times makes memory that swiftfoOted goddess of mind
travel the lapse of years and years in moment Twenty
years ago played marbles upon the tombstone of brave
youths who, during the last war; killed Gen Ross the
manderin chief of the British troops just they
their march Baltimore. 1t the close of soft holy
sweet Sabbath aftenOOn-the vapours were gradually fleeing
away into depths aar, and those few clouds that nger
ed upon the horizon looked in the use of the setting
like many mbes encrcled in great wreath Of gold
Gay glad geesOme creatures that did not
fame the resting place of the youths who had fallen victims
to their ndomitabe courage for then capa
bic of distinguishing either the merits of the living or the
haOwed virtues of the dead Our Sunday School Teacher
passed by and meeky reprmanded and each departed
separate homes. Good old it was but year
after that his cheeks made paer than his hair by the
hue of DEATH and he sleeps the grave of the noble
youths that have already alluded tO-but la twenty years
ago. What has that to do with HOU the sea- breeze?
The Oregon is splendid boat, and Captain Helm and his
gentemany clerk do all they can to make their passengers
comfortable The blue of the Lake fnged on either
side by waving their emerald foagethe beautiful clear
sky-the foam that danced like clusters of pearls upon the
crests Of the waves and the delicious sea.beeze made the
delightful After the fatigue of business for year it
is really pleasant to take pleasure trip the Lake On
board the boat that conveys you thther and the Hotel
where stop at, to find of acquaint
ances with whom possibly you may have had sour words
single glance of the however, grasp of the hand and
all petty animOsites and peudces forgotten and for
given The schemes of the politician and the risks of the
merchandise sancty of the preacher and the anxees
fact of all classes have flown away upon the wings
of the morning" and by making himself happy each one
makes happy all who around him. On my arrival at the
Hotel Pass Christian was glad TO find many of our New
Orleans people, and assure most of them were as fat as
butter thanks to the providence of the gentemanIy host
Mr. r. H. Montgomery The Hotel at this place certainly
of the best conducted the Lake coast Il an
numerous Outhouses such stables shooting gallery and
other buildings As for the cleanliness of the rooms (Which
number about one hundred and thy) the most fastdous
person could not complain and commands and epicures
alike speak in terms of praise of the excellence of the table
Any who has been here during the past WILL
well assured endorse the above opinion Of the admra
bic in which the Pass Christian Hotel is kept
Talking about shooting, the old gentleman said when
he killed his wife by hitting her the head with gun
bae-in the hunting line very excellent sport
although you veracity disciple of MIN
rod and Ramrod that the feathered bpes remarkably
asOcac and shun the society Of those lords of the earth
who have feathers upon therIegs. | am happy however
to announce you that after walking about ten miles yester
day morning that had the pleasure of killing the husband
of the only bird that has been here for some months
past and even while write can hear bis dsconsoate
widow bewang his uHtmey end upon the rotten branch of
pine tree and taking ii O'Clock lunch upon some worms
few delicate spden and other Of those savory insects
that have their habstons in the bark of trees If you 90
back however three or four miles you viii find fish
flesh and fowl of almost every variety party Of gentle
went out the other day and returned with lot of the
finest inhabitants OF the salty deep that certainly were ever
After having filled their boat they returned oma
and amongst their prizes, found one black fish weighing
tDentyseUen and another forty pounds avordupois be-
sides hundreds OF smaller fry The ghost of zasc Walton