The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-24
From the Cincinnati Commercial ]
THE RIVAL HATSs
or Old Soils Night Cap and Young SOILS Bed.
BY THE RECLUsE.

Of the many, and the censuFe Of more for saying
anything on a subject well discussed already.
Stacking bad hats, -" that hat p Gypsy hats, -
" cooked hats" and Caroline hats, - have all had
their share Of nofoFety; but the '"Od Sol - last
hal, and the one itcaied into open day. deserves
passing notice at our hands, should there HeUeT be
a word said about taking our hat - IN future.
Who that he's been for any length Of time a resi-
dent of Cincinnati does not know " Sol Smith,"
| e. Old SolF is the more distinctive appeaiive,)
and'whe does not know, either personally or BY
heaFsay, hls eccentrieIty or original drOlleFy The
following may serve to illustrate some Of his sin
| guar acts. During the engagement of Mr.. Ma
! eready iast.Winter, at the ST. Charles Theatre ID
New Orleans, " Old Sol " one day left the bOx-of-
nee, AFTER being made aware Of the proceeds Of tbs
house," apparently in good hmOF with himself
and all The world at the moment. Just as he left
tle box-oce there came past il very small Italian
| boy and girl, the first with "hurdV-gHrdV" on
| his back, and the latter with a tambourine and
he It here remarked, these children had gained some
nOtOristY already, for being employed to paV on the
! stage Of The American Theatre in one act of the
local sketch by Durivage, Of " Nose in OrIeans''
However, they commenced operations in front Of
the st. Charles, when Old Sol ~ gave them a
hGlf," and requested them to drop down about
one hundred yards tariheF, where there group
OF gentlemen assembled, composed chiefly Of the
members Of the companies atIached to both Thea
tres, at the same time telling them TO commence
I operations and he would be with them in a mo.
ment. According to instructions, the musicians
| went IN the place pointed out and commenced.
Sol" according TO promise, soon joined them;
and, after making them sing and play two or three
tunes, he took small box from the girl, which she
had for the purpose, and commenced making a col
lection. The first one he applied TO was R. Place.
the lessee of the American, and addressed him
with" Here, Place, give me something for the
honor of the profession, that ! may send tBO Of
your company away, that they may not disgrace
themselves during their engagement with yOu, by
playing in the street forspicaYunes."
Place laughed, and posted the pony, but g Sol "
EnD and
| hoH, to Mr.. Ryder, Mr. JamisOn, Mr.. Weston, Mr..
Charles, and finally TO Mr.Spear, the Spear,
when the latter opened his eyes, slowed his mouth
20 one side, and drew forth some dimes and depOs-
red them in the box, at the same moment saying,
inhs stammering, quick way:
: Ha-always heard We was as close as h-heh-
hell, Sol bat never knew ye OOuid beg in day
4 Light before"
Aud then, surveying Sol I" from head 70 foot,
he grinned from ear to ear, and said
| 3" W bat glorious beggaT You would make if you
Il only had one eye and wooden leg. With such a
| face as you have, and that suit Of clothes, you
would do we'll for no one could refuse We a fip'
Ali hands raised the laugh at " Sol - but he kept
| on regardless of their miFih, and the peayunes,
| Dimes and quarters flowed fast into his box until
| he had several dOliats. He was the point of re-
| storing the box and money 10 the children, when
countryman, tallsas himself, and of the most I'M
calmly proportion, came the scene Of action and
70 him Sol 7" preferred his prayer for something 10
| help him 10 dinner, as he was veryIDOOr.
/ h
orten'tto be ashamed of yerself, to go round here
a-ReggiQs when you ar as big and as able to work
/ as i aThi's
An at once change came over ' Old Sol Ibis
right arm dropped by his side, one eye was closed
as If 1t had been so for years, he took step land
such limp as it wasl and then as if he had lost his
balance, he was going to fall, when the country
man caught him in his arms.
+" Kaintuek" looked astonishsd, and I" Sol "ysaid
in sepulchFal voice ..s
/ " FeekmV right arm !''
Jonathan did so, and let It drop, as he found it to
be apparently dead
Right thigh and the hull O. me body jest 50,
| said D." Sol" ?" Right eye lost, tOo-wh0le ont
done by poisoned Mexican lance. Can't work
can't walk, and hale to beg, (here Sol applied
| the sleeve of his leil arm TO his one eye)
The countTyman was overcome, and put his hand
in his pocket TO pull out his " shot - when all
hands set up laugh at SOILS" deplOEahle locking
+ appearance. But when The eountryman put out
his hand with halEa-doZsn quarters, % Sol . was
quite recovered and took one and gave TO the chi-
dTens saying, Thank vel ha'nt got to begging
| jest yet on me own account, but when do IN be
sure TO call on you"
The countrymah sloped instanter, to escape the
lests OF the company present. " Sol was dressed
/ then in suit of bntternutcOlOred hOmespun, with
as usual, an all fired bad hat. and his appearance
completely deceived the countryman, who took him
1 TO be disabled soldier. But now 10 our hat-the
I hat of our tale, or rather +" SoPs" hat
Before leaving New York, twhence he lust ar
rived he bought this hat, white beaver of extra
ordinary dimensions, (but hundreds saw il on his
head, Yesterday for travelling, as we'll as one of
smaller dimensions, for his SON, a boy af some ten
/ years Of age.
When about. leaving Saadusky for this city, as
he was entering the cars, boy, who had just got
| a glimpse of him, said to his brother
All JerichOnaton, Abe! look at that hat
! Amt it one on 'em
"Oh, git out Gill +" said the party addressed
thus, " 1t aint primin' to another hat jist gene
| into the car This ere ole felers head-piece amt
| so bad as the other boys JehOcoboo5yi it's a
arn'd sight greater than this jan The teller's 50
"Sol . heard this, and turned to the speaker with
| one of his best smiles.
| Yes, boys, the halter made mine very neat
made good fit of it. But the boys hat is, as You,
say, leetle too large but it wasn't the hatter's
fault 1t was made so on purpose for by-and,bye,
when he begins TO get sleepy, Iil put his hat ON me
for a nght.cap, and kiver him all up in mine. It's
| so soft and warm it will be as good to him as a
feather bed and pair Of blankets whilst he's in,
the cars, SO when | get home iii make a horse
| blanket of it."
And thus saying, Sol stepped into the car III
was now in mOtion) and left Sandusky, leaving tbs
boys to conjecture who OF what he was.
Whilst standing in front of the National Theatre
yesterday, Harry Gratan, the author, was quizzing
Sol " about the proportions and properties of his
hat, when another hove in sight that gave rise 20
me following. The strange hat was certainly six
feet in circumference and at the time il was OH
I served, " Sol " said to Grattan-
6 Just now you we've comparing me to the Lord
Chancellor of England, Harry, and saying | per-
verted things from their proper use, inasmuch As
! the high funetionary inst named puts a wOoI-sack
under him, whilst got under it. But what DO YOU
say tathat load Of StraD coming down the street,
Here Sol pointed outthe six feet Of straw above
named Now, Grattan, what comparison can
you draw between my wool-sack and his half acre
| of straw I :" y
! WhH this, replied Grattan promptly, "Whas
you are like merinO sheep concealed under lis owl
wool, he Is Like the iackass that carries an mrea-
case il is given hms'
Wels well, p said Sc Sol % though his wear
ing such a hat had something personal init; but
even If It had been so, tWoud Be better tl9q thus
10 be enlightened on the subject by y0H
1 Thus saying, /" Sol . went down, took the High
I lander, and len for ST. Louis.
M,ssnscn1prs on 7.Ivrs-Itis statsd in foraisn