The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-09

said the old woodsman, in great state of ex.
citemenf. - {.
81 thought So" said the Senator, :. but whatdo
you think it was?'
Not being blood, we were all puzzled to know
what the blazes it could be. When Riley observed:
I suppose you had
=" Melted the deer fat which had stuck in thu
breast of my hunting-shirt, and the grease was
running down my legs until my feet got 90 greasy
that my heavy boots few of, and one hitting thu
dog, nearly knocked his brains out"
We all grinned, which the member noticing,
observed:
81 hope, gentlemen, no man here will presume
to think I'm exaggerating %
:" o., certainly not! Go on, Mr.. -" we all
o. Well, the ground under my feet was soft, and
being relieved of my heavy boots, with double
quick time, and seeing the creek about half mile
off, ventured to look over my shoulder to nee what
kind OF chance there was to hold up and load.
The red skin was coming jogging along, pretty well
bowed out, about five hundred yards in the rear.
BY thinks here goes to load any how So
att went, in went the powder, and putting on
my patch down went the ball about half way, and
OH snapped my ramr0d."
Thunder and Ightning!" shouted the old
woodsman, who was worked up to the top notch in
the members story.
" Good God wasn't in a pickle! There was
the red whelp within two hundred yards of mo
pacing along and loading his rife as he came!
jerked out the broken ramrod, dashed it away and
started on, printing up as cantered of, determined
to turn and give the red devil blast any how, a.
soon as reached the creek.
was now within hundred yards of the creek,
could see the smoke from the settlement chimneys,
a few more jumps and was by the creek, the red
devil close upon me-hegave whoop and raised
my rifle, on he came-knowing that had broken
my ramrod and my load not down; another whoop!
whooP! and he was within fifty yards Of me. !
pulled trigger and"
"And killed him." chuckled Riley.
No. sir missed fire, by-r z
And the red devil" shouted the old woods
man, in frenzy of excitement. IA f
Ered-and killed me 90
The screams and shouts that followed this finale
brought landlord Noble, servants and ostlen, run
ming up stairs to see if the house was on fire !,
-~>~ 1854
Odds and Ends As
How strange it is, said lady, that fashion
able parties should thus he called routs WHY
rout formerly sgnifed the defeat Of an army and
when all the soldiers put to flight or the sword
they were said to be routed. This title has some
proprety, too; for, at these meetings, whole fam-
lies are routed out of house and home"
Know myself" was the remark of gentle-
man to his son, in the course of parental lecture
I" Thank you, my list of acquaintance il sufi-
GENTLY large already" said the aspiring youth.
And the acquisition would be equally proitless,"
retorted the father. -
Application.-It cannot be too deeply impressed
on the mind that application is the price to Be paid
for mental acquisitions, and that it is absurd to
expect them without it, as to hope for harvest
where we have not sown the seed.
The way to obtain fame or notorety is, to do
very little and make tremendous noise about it +:
as lean women make themselves look like some.
body by the aid of hustle.
Somebody, who writes more truthfully than
POLITICALLY, says: " An angel without money is not
thought so much of now -a-days devil with bag
full of guineas." as
Performance Is better than Promise.--Not always.
we have known performances" that were by no
means equal to the promises in "in the BILL
Soldiers in Peace are like Chimneys in Sumser.-s
Not much. Soldiers in peace are deemed expen-
sive, but the chimneys in summer don't cost any
thing. ~
Sorrow sUiN Pay no DebG-And yet sorrow often
goes into liquidation," and one would suppose
that tears might wipe away little " chalk.
The Grat Lesson.--The most useful lesson in ;
the school of1ife, is THAT which teaches US to be
content. a4fs sssf
Whenever we drink too deeply of pleasure, we
find q sediment at the bottom which smbitter what
we relshed at first 80
Trees.on-" Tho tree is known by its fruit" !.
The only exception to this is the dog Uood which
is known by its bark.
A fop is like cinnamon tree-the bark il worth
more than the body. ss-s
When is an infant a Cannibal, When il eats
its Pap. 800 s5,e s 80.
Irue.-Douglas Jerrold says: The woman ans
all alike. When they are maids, they're mild q
milk; once make them wives, and they lean their
backs against their marriage certificates and dcfy
you.'
Female Politicians "A woman who troubles her.
self and others by handling politics, is like anon
key in a china shop; she can no good, and may
do much harm.
The Best and Worst Thing for Loves-A man
cannot possess anything that is better than good
woman; nor anything that is worse than bad one.
They have a new way of Matching eggs in the
West They fill barrel with eggs and then put
q hen on the bung- hole. : {.
The Paris Bentley has just