The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-30
FROM TIE GooLp pIaG1Ns.


Dear Tcduy-These luyn lines is inform you that I'm
alive and kckn, barrn ager cake that's settled
chist and which has affected voice much that m
afraid you III be able to read this letter. which IN writing
on the top of my old hat (bad luck the there's III
it, for the want of bether table, When wrote last,
spades was trumps-now it's diamonds, and have made
high low, Jack and the game. Sure Teddy, this is the
spenddest country this side of heaven for the root of all
evil Good is plenty here turf in the boys OF Oud Ire
land and diamonds plentiful blAckbeues in the fence
corners. The good is five feet four inches thick in
places with lots of small Jumps of silver here and there
mighty convenient for small change Diamonds rubes, and
srads may be had for the asking there's mighty few
would be troubled with them, when the precious metals
found so asy galore. Rite fOrnenst me, where sit
posn this eher there's forth to be had for the mere sn
the sands being all gOOd powther, and the mountains,
Teddy has veins-and every vein full of the seCuatu
dunn How would you like to blade them, Ould boy? And
why shouldn't you be don that same, when there's
Mexcans French, and other haythen walking off with the
maher of hogead of the ae day. to nothing
of the beauueSt pearls and amazOns, which precious
stones abound in great plenty, Immediately after shower Of
rain In the oud country rains frogs and shes but here
Teddy darn, it rains precious stones and jewels, some
of them rings and breastpns all ready for the wearing
The Indians hee puts big rings of goOd in their which
be mighty unconyanieut when they have bad cOuds
There considerable sscay here, Notwithstanding the deli
cate manner in which Mr. Lynch Ia counyman of ours,
who makes the laws for this cOuntry deals with the snch
like. Sure they jerk fellow up, Teddy the Taste susp.
cions and fax its my head shake every morning. when
get my peppers open, that ais right above mefo
its trait of our Judge TO show partially. But I've got
my finger in his eye, boy Every week two, there's big
wbskered chap that along (he Judges secretary and
collects little dust for the support of his honor and always
gives him thre more than the balance of my companions
OIL the Sam Jokn. We're all rae DmOcra here Teddy
and while composln this eter Of the CAP
tans of the New York Meishy, washing the gOOd, with
hardly rag on him, saving presence. Even the mis-
sionares dig like bog hrOers all the week, and deliver
mighty imprOvin dcOurses the haythens, the unrgh
eousness of mammon, Sunday. The lnjuns ncened
in this with the snfunsss of riches and sells it chape to
| save their souls
Forty Elves s great game here introduce it to my
acquaintance for the small of an rubbergood
luck to you my darling, for tachng the Many
honest penny has it brought to pile of dust But shall
give up taching and working, truly worth
my weight in gOOd, having than ton in at San
Franciscoand after this if have luck shall retire
from business and build fine house the SaCrymena,
the bed of which stream pure gOOld How would you like
10 sleep in that bed my Boy isn't it Elegant III live like
Turk, my jewell, and disown relation come
out and me. and you shall have diamonds and gOOd in
galore but fax you must bring your duds for the diy
stitch you'll get here Provisions Is scarce and little OF IT.
Salt pork is twelve dollars pound flour eight dollars and
Coffee and tea in proportions vegetables not to be
had and ptaes worth their weight in gOod Bring
wild you Teddy Only think how your luvn friend Cona
us Faherty has travelled. Sure Juum Cwsar, NapoluH
Bonerparte Ginsra Washington, has been this far
and here am having visited the four of the globe
and if any will tell where its hind quarters III
there too Literature scarce, there being none in tn
markell barn what stuck up the street corners at SaI
Francisco Good luck the chap that know edg
of the beautiful art of COmpOn etther kinder asses MI
conscience for the task of christian instruction and the joy
| of civilization
When you go the Pusofce to inquire for this etther
tell the Postmaster have directed to the of you
grandmother for fear you should be at home when
riyes So without ado, go Immediately, and tn
Oud for it and be fore you open the call in M
friends and then you may break the seal and read them
word bsrrn love to Bddy the darlm. Tell her if She
put on the jacket and she make hapes of
here she knows how handle the SPADE and its aisle
dggin gOod than cutten turf in Kilkenny. But she'd bette
be sher coming in her natural duds for the sight Of
petticoat might breed ruction in the settlement 1t woul
be a good speculation send cargO,Of women, Teddy
and its airy be choice in the quality, for
damaged goods demand when there's other in tn
market. | would like marry. and have little O'Flsherty
living eating and sleeping the good I've got laid up
fax, if Biddy, mavoumeen don't out, shall RES
l myself to my fate and live and die an ould maid
Your alectiopate cousin,
. CoRNALIVs O'FLAUERTy