The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-22
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AZ The close Of The revolutionary II It's wolk. tsa
and ten years Of find elaborate dsBtsu
Of The Calony Of Virginia.. and Il afforded me mnah
tsal for amiratos and sbowsd bow mach The child
the father Of the msH at have tasu DE- Hbsg q
scrbng for The pies. hus gictsrs. most cslnEs
Of Qid Vhsinia and IN The oo1s description oas ana
Oftbs Brominsa4 traits Of Hospitality that SID dn1a a
'Od DomIniOn" think The coax t0ddy aiaded e. how
ever, apOohFyDha vel q one y two other llal-
The han and greens are o. natural 1ie aH toHl Pc
tore oftuth made perfect By arngs dash Of the we'd
otber things equally noticeable a. viii BE- SEEM b.
psrusai. YOun, CaFrrAL
"The Kirginians are represented az generous
hospittble and possessing very liberal sentiments.
There appears to be three degrees Of rank among
all the inhabitants, exclusive Of the negroes The
first rank consists Of gentlemen Of the best families
aud iortnnes IN the colony. These, IN general, have
had liberal education, possess much dscernulenfi
and such a competent knowledge Of the world
produce an ease and freedom Of manners and con
yersation that cannot be affected by circumstance
or situation. They are deemed, upon the whole,
most agreeable companions, friends, and nelghbors
The greater part live in elegance and splehdor, and
maintain the appearance Of grandeur both al home
and abroad. Those Of the second degree are very
numerous and consist Of such variety, sngulari-
~ andHixture Of characters, that the leading iea
tnre can scarcely be aScertafned- They are, how
ever. generous, friendly and hospfabie; bat these
good qualities mixed Wth appearance Of
biUuness, which to result from their general
Intercourse with slaves over whom they are aecus-
toned to exercise harsh and absolute commaHd
some of the second rank possess fortunes superior
to the bfst but their families not 50 ancient
respectable a circumstance to which much dignity
is here annexed
They are addicted to every kind Of sport, ga
ming and dissipation, particularly hOrse-Faeing and
acknowledgement, they form strange
combination Of principles and practices directly OPP
posite Notwithstanding this apparent inc0nss-
cha md
Of 1hem truly valuable members Of society and
tow or none deficient in natural genius, which,
though in great measured uninpToved, frequently
appears 10 very forcibe circumstances. The third
O ~ rlss Of the people, whoever compose the
b'Je 'ttNind,) are mostly hospitable and gene
ron-- q noisy and rude. They are much adj
dir'r ebFiety and avefse to labor.
~ DE- general hospitality that prevails will evi-
IDENTIFY appcar from the following customs tiat are
universal A traveller even Of the l5yVest riH OBJ
serving orchard full OF fine fruit either apples Or
peaches, in near his way, enters without eerem0-
ny and fills his pockets land even bag If he has
onel without asking permission, or being liable 10
censure. Travellers in the cider season, are gene
rally offered the road as much as they can drink
and frequently requested to stay all night and
are Hospitality entertained
WheH a person OF apparent rank calls az an
ordinary tthe Of their Innsl Tor refresh
ment and lodging for night, as soen as any gen
teman oi fortune IN the uelghborhood hears Of IT.
he either comes for hun himself, sends him po-
lite and pressing invitation 60 his house. where. he
Is entertained much more agreeably tian he icotid
be at an Inn. He is treated in the most hosptllie
manner and his servants and horses fare plen-
tiously during the time Of his stay. This is done
with good grace, is the least hint dropped ola
curious desire to know the business or even name
Of the stranger
$ he mode OF living OF many Of the middliBg
and all q The lower classes of whites, as follows
L = a,An IN this iine riaea about OelOck He then
Il ufiaks NJNie made 81 rum, water and sugar but
very strong. After Ibis he walks o. riiss ~ -
plantation. tdkes a survey OF his flock and an he
crop, and breakfasts about 10 On cold turkey taaaf
and elder ham, bread and butter, tea coffee or
/ ehocaiaie5 which last, however, Is seldom tasted
bat by The rest Of the dav be sDe1d-
much IN the same manner as man OF fortune oni,y
cider suphes the place Of wine at dinner ana he
eats no supper; theyseldom think oft The yvo-
men very seldom drink tea in the afternoon. The
| men never.
| The Virginia man Of fortune rises about Q
| o'clock and breakfasts between and 10. His
| breakfast generally consists Of tea and coffee bre5d
and butter, and very thin slices Of yenison ham or
| hung beet lie then reposes (if in the hot
"eatnef)' on a pallet on the floor in the coolest
| room IN the house in his shirt and tE0wzsFs onlv
with negro at his head and another at his feet 70
| IAN hihi and Keep of the flies. Between IL and
| he taxes draught Of bombo or toddv a Eouor
| composed OF water, sugar rum and nutmeg which
| ls MADE weak and kept cool He dimes between
Z ana 3, and at every table, whatever else fhara
may be, ham and greens, form eeuersll5 4. sfsbll
| ing dish At dinner he drinks cider totljp. puneh.
ciaret port OF madeira, which is in general evrei
lent here Alter dinner he returns 10 ais p1Ilst
with his two blacks to fan him, and continues 10
drink toddy or sangaree all the afternoon ne does
not always drink tea. This is the general moe ~
living OF man Of fortune in his family when he Ia,
no company. 1t IS not mentioned as without ~
cePtons bat as mode that more fellow than IA
NOT. -i5siiEes Geography, published - London