The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-26

BY sPEAREE.
Being somewhat a loss 70 kuo7v bovv r., ,,.- -, A.,
iof lew hours Friday last took str1li thrones ~
cay when Opposite the ST. Charles Hotel and passing
iags crowd Of peHona overheard them talking Of Dan
cEos ana ms ksEaita thought to myself as had been
one Of the Could nt get away. C1nbJ5 fbia sr,..,
would go down to Dams. On looking aroupd fo- con,
veyancs soon leaned that noithss Of ts orIib5.-- -
taking Passengers that day. and my ouv elacs - ~ ts
Woaa be to hire cab or carriage. Aad thinking would
be rather dali music 70 aOHs. LOOKED avound "a aussr
tain if could not find to join ms Iut Al tbu
moment, was hailed By an old friend who Rad fus car
mage, and offered TO take ct reasonable price telling
at the time that three gentleman had lust spoken
to him about going down, and that might make fourth
stepped over TO the Verandah-weut up to them and rad
Gents undsBtand you going down 70 the Lake and
don't intuds, would be happy to join you" here
being no objections made, all got into the carnage
taking with rs the subma. which left at the Pfusy
Woods Hotel Portfolios. By this time had began TO fad
out the names Of the party was in company with. Ia
fine looking young man, appeared to be the principal
spokesman in the crowd and his ready set the whos
carnage in roar His story about the trade cottonsssd
and the young wife Of planter. was very rich By the
HE Inc ses Tsi flushed We came up e The Half
vied a haads together with the dnver 20 in and wet
with Of friends we had met with We eot into
g1 IS @ anu s'ssG OF sg1a Hayng pair Of : last
hones Vey shortly arrived the hoiei-sdiouTned Ia
clear pipes with after which We to5t 81 r " ,b
end Of the pier 70 see the boats for the racs
When got there found great crowd Of sdiss and
gentlemen seated under large awning and met n9obsf
While waiting there jokes bsssn q run " V vs y b ae 'D sd
he gea 10 Ss n goq 9fq Sa With s UndiHe
ing deceived an ne yoHnE men Of that SLATED 4 you de-
that had not come prepared 20 meet tS t5t I'm
should decline his kind offer and would wsis ioI ssobs;,
about 1 six "a IS b0o p lsp S . Ts9 ipP %
proposiiiop ss sesots5 an8 ~ Aeo wI.9 het Hil
little very agre able chit chat tOgshs she begged to be eF
evening. She left and i0lsd sT friends In fsW m noe
nen ne sgaai was gwen for the boats q start On look
missed in The crowd. deserved In looking through
WBy says be- ann looking fer sS Gd1E 10 I0 bim
II stw him only fey moments ago. and started fnd
returned and the fnt one Of our company that
be bad not nav ssa to Bm n9V 1sla Hs ,o4
lor had only eft him but few moments to look after p
could have ea 00RPsbea 81 O as Kat Re5
me s ,Ro sl AZ wond9I fq5 noticed they bad lew
things got to be little serious and the crowd had nearly
All once struck me that they might have alien into
deep hole few feet from where an stood about the tune
falling into i when the rush made the start.
cried LIn IN a very faint voice, " is thar you Do,
war; said T. hold on al few @iaut 111 G ltas8 "a to
vee nee 3y and got 6ock and tackle and two
OF tl1ngs said l, Boys shall have TO You rather
situated and fastened in the mud that We wss Obliged
q PIT the Ings around their neeks hoist them out.
the two. We fnaly sacce ded u getting the .Es aOuHd
gents We drew the tackle ropes tsGt and began 10 bost
when the fellow began oIy out, on oh chic
After be bad rested little, said be, Co ahead, easy"
we must host b out his lime HSe We aS SsIy 1 ~
three good pulls and O1t he came the wharf nearly
quick possible and rubbed him little when he came To-
Said he 10 me, IN half whlspeTi g. i il az oveIl'
raons take out P K He being much faster stuck in he
had to put the sings around oS S Of R ss 5ss q ankle
We began 70 hoist and after t5s gos him loose from the
hurt So" When he had rested bit began again to
cried out As iooS q be go on The wharf an 6e x
possible that poor devil has 70 suffer so much just 70 be
nothing when you Sst used to il wen said tbsy
s., curious fellow how did you think Of IesOt-
ing to the means you did to get Of such scrape!"
oh" replied " is not the fHt time have been in
Afr Washing % and g Getting thing 70 tight once
grssf ~ fa1I9 III In XII ~ b 70 our
Of house and home. We took cool off liGte
onr for the different candidates that were running fof
Of the crowd that ad aomb e9d TSl s y the
were the ast 70 vote Ter the vqea we all counted they
70 Thos. Gilmore go Geo. Y Bright 59l George w
GhIsty, 594i John B. Leete 500 George w HARDY 5sl.
sach jovial fellow had foeot2 ali his misou1s9 a ts
Lake ard proceeded relate an anecdote which ne hOugt
was pretty good He began by saying that he knew Yam
by the name Of John obsdish Greenfield who had been
Yeas One dSy WHILE a Re D6o o9 o pc sSosS neea
SAID to him John, you have been counting my laugh
uy1N' IAoubh 70 KNOW Fndt
youT Intentions really towards herr SAYS John to him
ZIG eye yog daughter Dolly yey muea and am going to
be told the old man what Deacon had said him but he
to ask Ter hand in marriage. Says the Old man 10 hia-
on ast &c and get some -four and rub i over face
aaG brig with hin Dolly t9 see you, that vey H.
and Dolly in post haste to John. When they ar
rived Dolly went into his apparently in very great dis
sid side , JOh9 my dePr she exclaimed what s the
think to die and 1 did wish n
world without seeing You once more aud expressing you
had come to the conclusion that if you the same way
Of thinking as myself would offer to marry yoa right off
And might be- the mean! Of saving ray ifs Yes"
Dolly 70 him. my deaf If that is all you wish have my
Sea HEM 6n Y you 3a5 only sad as fourteen
of hers he jumped Of bed and began dance round the
in three days He sent 10 the old man to get bis cid horse
coat and some other @ rHF and %o9d r. o6 bs6 AI ne
next day So John started o great glee arrived in ths
city and went to Of the finest stores there to purchase
himself coat On entering the store mis- eyes became so
4szzed with the nery about it he perfectly confused
were not much engaged lie went in, began to whistle.
Ssved it, lie picked ~ one q he ysr5 sek1 IS Rsd
pulled ont his knife and began whe with il Said one
John, What's that say Mister, looking ali around
da Said John to him. You bsnt got any scarlet bSs
cloth por nothing Of that sort have y91- lsl de ode
think serve you with either of he noOr Said John
down 10y af be e 1ba e ~ ae ia The osks PG
i to him and asked if would suit him. Said he. TOl
ol ue lOi-loi lOl ue Shd NOW uuoh does
you for this eOth!' Said the clerk Only % IS
pei yard" - Well said John gaess how you might
venture to slice Of about yard End aha ~ said
the clerk to him, Sir what is going TO happen l " OH
John TO o De diddle lOl-tOl loi de dsSomebOdy
is it?S sad he Why they say it III He was asked
where he going to live. oh he, dad going
to plaster up hs other end of the house. and shall
| my tixins into it.
Just as In hsd finished, the carriage stopped at the
Yeandah We all got out and went in aud took paiing
drink eongHtHatng ourselves that mad spent pleas.
time, with the exception of the slight accident we had
met with at the Lake We then bid good night aud parted
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