The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-30
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Fish Story.
Some few years since there lived in this remote re-
gion a gentleman somewhat ambitious OF sustaining
the character of tonish Elegant, remarkable Tor the
beauty of his nut-brown hair stylish III the cut OF
his whiskers and dress, foopish in manner, and
though past the time at which one cuts their WIS
dbm teeth being far advanced in the tortes, ne had
by aid of all the concomltants OF the toilet almost
persuaded himself that he was scarcely out OF his
teens.
Fond of the society of our pretty creole girls, no
party ball. or picnic occurred without his all-m-
portant aid, and he was generally considered par
excellence the ladies' man of our village.
His love of gaiety and the amusements of our
youth did not initiate however with duties (selt
mposed) that We're more congenial with the opin-
ions of the older heads of the place and in the abb
sence of the itinerant minister of the circuit, he
would on the Sabbath day invade the pulpit and
read to the congregation the beautiful liturgy OF
the Episcopal faith with all the gravity of down
east deacon. This obtained for him the soubriquet
of ParsOn B.
Among other amusements of the summer season
tftes chdR1petre came in vogue. They We're held by
moonlight on the shell banks that skirt Lake Chte-
aches, some few miles distant from this place.
The creole ladies would there assemble, enjoy mu-
sic and the Dance sail upon the lakes surface, par
take of the delicacies provided for the occasion,
profusion as the champagne, and ntoxicate the
beaus with the bright gances OF their brilliant
black eyes than by the bumpers Of generous wine
they quat1ed with them, and to crown the whole,
the ladies, garnished in their bathing dresses and
accompanied by the gentlemen, would venture into
the wavy flood and dsport themselves as Npiades,
enjoying refreshing plunge into the moonlit waters.
Parson B. upon one occasion ventured out with
these nympis of the lake, and midst their shouts
of laughter and encouragement to each other, car
ried away by his youthful exuberance of delight,
and being but short distance from group of these
Naiades, suddenly disappeared beneath the surface
of the water. Anon old man rose in the centre OF
the hrong of Iritonesses, whose bald head drops
of lucent water glistened in the moons bright rays,
like dew drops of diamonds.
Alarmed at this strange and sudden apparition in
their midst, with one shrek they turned to reach
the shore, while Parson B., abashed at the unex-
pected disclosure of the want of Hirsute covering
for his bald pate after vany searching for the ar
tiical appendage TO his upper story, enveoped his
head in bandanna 'kerchief and made the best Of
his way home, avoiding the unmerciful sallies of
wit and mirth caused by this unfortunate deaoue-
meRt.
do not vouch for its authenticity, but the fisher
men who resort to the lake for sport assert that
every catfish taken in its waters since that time,
Dears mig LIVE OAK.
En- PEASANT let remark region SO celebrated for
the great beauty of the creole girls as is our own much ia
vored AttakapaS.
QUEER ANswERs.-Dr. Cooke Taylor, at re-
cent meeting of the British Association gave an
account of the course pursued at Trinity College,
Dublin as to the uUo Uoee examination of students
on entering. On one occasion, the Rev. John Mar
tin was examining class in hydrostatics, and
asked not very popular student:
50 Mr. Spencer, what would be the consequence
if thrust you into pond -
The examiners object being to test the students
knowledge of the law that water rises IN proportion
10 the body immersed. The student not being able
to give solution to the question, it put TO his
neighbor:
What would be the consequence II thrust Mr
Spencer into pond 2!
90 'Pon my word sir was the reply, g think
it would be of little consequence, indeed.
Another student being examined on Locke, he
spoke of relation to the Deity as that which we
most neglect. asked:
What relations do we most neglect 2!
The youth very coolly answered, Poor rela-
tons 20
LATER FROM THE BRITISH WEST lNDIEs--Ihe
Coolie SgStem.- The bark Ann Smith, Captain
Barnes arrived yesterday from Demerara with files
of the Guiana Times to the 3D. inst. The plan
adopted time since, of importing the miserable
creatures of India to her West India colonies, I'M
der the name of Coolies, or plantation laborers, Is
beginning to show symptoms not al all conducive
of good to the society OF the colonies.
Every paper we receive from the British West
India possessions dwes more less upon the in
furious effect of the practice of importing worthless
creatures among them, who are, at the BEST but
paupers, and as such, a burden upon the people.
A recent Jamaica paper urges the feasibility, and
even the necessity of an entire abrogatlon OF the
system At Demerara, on the Goth of May, Earl
Grey proposes to erect rural hospitals for the
mediation of the people, and coolly argues the pro-
priety of maintaining them by a tax levied indis-
crminately on all dwelling houses within the col
onv The proposition appears to have met with
opposition-N. y. Herald, June 20.
LATEST News FROM BRITISH GUIANA.-Files
of the Royal Gazette and other papers, from Brit
sh Guiana, to June, have the following:
Business continues in a deploraby duh state, es-
peclally among dry goods merchants, and in pro-
visions, sales can only be effected TO a limited ex-
tent Breadstuffs are firm, and flour slightly I'M
proved.
Two ships had arrived from India with Coolies
and one from Sierra Leone with Africans. Inc
number of Coolies imported was 57o-of AFRICANS
202. The bark Montezuma from NeWf ork' az
rived at the port of Demerafa on May 29th'
The new Admiral Earl OF Dundonald, had ar
rived out on board the lineo batte-shlp Weliesly'
in good health. Vice-Admiral Sir Francis w.
Austen was to embark on board the flag ship Vn-
dictive. and sail for England on the 9TH inst.
A scheme has lately been started In Berbice Tor
the pnrnose of trying how eheaply land may be
sub-soil drained for sugar cultivation, and, as a
necessary consequence, the use of brute, instead OF
manual labor, in the operations OF agriculture;
The late Governor was about TO leave for Eng
land. -
gRrTrsH OATH OF OFFIcE.-ln the British
House of Parliament, on the LIST inst, Lord john
Russell gave notice that he would on the following
Monday. bring in bill to amend the oath required
from members OH taking their seats. This amend
ment is to strike out the words " On the faith Of q
Christian If this were accomplished there would
BE- no obstacle against Mr.. Rotbschild taking assat,