The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-20

The English correspondent Of the New York
Commercial ADVERTISE gives The following dee
eriplion Of one OF The Easter Hoydays, which he
assed at small icFn in the heart of Siafforishire
On deacsrding to the little parlor of the inn,
on Monday morning, perceived that all the
household were in their gayest attire, and that no
& oneehteHaned any serious notions ofwork or bust
ness. ] had dispatched my solitary breakfast Of
ham and eggs, and other country daintes, aud was
looking out, with mixed feelings Of delight and
envy, upon the, prospect before me, when the donr
of my room was suddenly flung open, and six rosy,
checked, tinget ed young women entered ti.tering
very much, and looking very foolish at each other,
and then 10 me,
am moi vain but, to give the devil his due, |
rather handsome fellow--Iny mother told M,
81 Thousand times; so, upon the whole, / WIS
aleF gFaiified By this piece OF admitting attention
sBt 10 be left alone ia liile room With half a do
zen girls, requires some nerve; and confess i be-
gan 20 feel rather qualmsh. / am rather hashftll
lsssides-veEy bashful and, therefore, had moftaI
reluenance 70 being thus exhibited gratis, and 30,
q put an end 70 the scene said, in as careless
lone as l could command, WbaG's the mailer
hary ~ Well, sir, 2 she answered, g see you
don't understand orr ways; but you must sit ia
this chair, if you please" And she indicated a
char which had not perceived, in the back stavts
q which were entsined laurel, ivy and flowers
Anxious to conciliate them, complied with her
request, resigning myself to my fate with des
perate iortitude. Scarcely had 1 aiken my seat
when they lifted me up ia the chair as high as
they could, three four times, laughing most OUT
ragsously at my looks of bewildered horror
gave myself up for lost; unfortunate young
man, WIG had strayed into a rustic wilderness far
from his home and his friends, en,rapped ensnared
and forcibly carried away by six violently pretty
gifis But if j was horror-struck at this proeeed
ing, Judge what was my Consideration when .be
leader Of the ASSISTANTS, that very Mary who had
brought my breakfast half an hour before and leeFed
apcn me as only charming wicked uaitine-,yo
man can leer, advanced, seized me round the nect
aud impressed, upon nay half parted lips ferocious
kiss This was the climax. defed destiny from
that INSTANT and resolved to meet my fate like
martyr; La, sir, said Mary, declare YOU are
quite alarmed must have another, just to bring
yoa TO your senses" And she had another and 4
did bring me to my senses. How soon one oets
used to kissing All my terror had vanished at the
salute Of the third daInse and replied to the In
service Of the six the with interest 90; SO fon,J
o. the sport that even wanted to repeat the per.
lernlance, and would not have cared to employ the
day m such pastime.
Now sir, said Mary, ''you must know that
ms : cur heaving- day to-day the young girls
heaves the young men, whoever they can oaicb
gentle or simple; and tomorrow the Young men
heaves we, as Il they can catch us and them as |
aoi = get KISS, man or woman, pays Forfeit [
was also informed that il was CUSTOMARY N ,yi,,s
some triiiing gratuity to the ladies', as ken
sake practice to which coniormed by giving
them a trihe OF money, which they did not keen |
long, and they left me well pleased with the success
ol their exploit, while was no less So
rode, IN the mail coach, to within two rnies nj
my Trend house, and walked the remaining dis
lance My road laid through narrow lanes spJ
across heIds, until came upon small village.
Hitherto had not met a soul but was Waikiki
inerriy on, whistling singing in love with an
the world, not emitting the most important item in
me aggregate = myself But as 1 entered lie |
Struggling village, / could perceive gowns. and I
caps, flirting backward and forward
ana had an intmtlve consciousness Of women re-
solved on heawng achievements, lying in ambush
behind impervious hedges, which filed me with
strange trePidation. proceeded, however ealling
up look OF magnificent stand of. -bitevon
eAPrssslohi thinking, IN the innocence of my head
taateAr.
was miserably deceived, for strong -built
young lady, IN state OF most barbarous health
'aihe Forward to meet me, with an artful CARELESS
ness o. manner, evidently wishing to persuade me
nat was unnoticed, and that she was only going
Q the spring for pad of water but when She !
.rryed within graphing distance, she flung her
pail away, ciasped me rudely around the waist,
and before | could say alas she lifted me from nv
ieet and kissed me with violence She offered no
apology for thus assauting me on the Queens
highway, but laughed IN my face immoderately |
anu called out, Sukey, Pve got him. Oh |
dear scarcely had she spoken, before Sukev and |
bet and Polly and dozen others, sprang into
beng from invisible Places and / was surrounded
py laughing, shouting group Of unteeling, robus-
lions females.
exPostulated and entreated in vain--T was |
pulled about, lifted up, and kissed without mercy |
MI making desperate rally, | burst from tbeir
embraces and fled along the lane, at the TOP of NV
speed, followed by derisive cheers from nv baffled
prosecutors, and shouts of laughter from their bus
5ands, fathers, and brothers, who had left the Red
Lion to see the sport.