Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-22


Of April, "Al-fool's Day.' lle went t.
the young ladies' to spend the evening
Wien as usual, among the variety Of sub
lects discussed, enting became topic t'poi
which they "wAxcd warm, and one o
the young ladies' jokingIy asked :. if he
wouItln't come The mex, day to help then
crack eggs, us she had been half Tile morn
ing thus agrccabIy employed FOR, said
she, we are to hive DIR re-nnldit ITO
morrow night, and You know VIC aIway'
make our own cake"
A sudden idea struck Sn'icrs--hls
plans he laid in an nstant--le saw his
way as clear rs noon dny,
THAT reminds me Of what ! heard a dny
or two ago; prny, what do you do with
| the shells ~ said he, in Il somewhat hegli.
gent manner.
ado with them? why, throw them away
Of course, ]"
"1'hat's foolish don't you know that
You cab dispose Of them to very good
advantape9' slid 8. i'll ms n,ethodistical u
mnhner tis he could.
"Indeed - replied tic Younger.
"Yes; / saw d man, day or two ago
who said he was Engaged in the Egg.
shell business "--atl,At he collected them
from MI the hotels, and from many private
families, whosshved them for him, and for
which lie paid either 6 Or 8 cents hund-
red, / now forget which y
"WeIl, we'll, If this isn't al age Of i'm.
provcrnent! Nothing is wasted nova.
days---1 declare, shouldn't be at all sur.
prjsed if some celebrated .ite of the
school docs not invent some process by
which beach sand may be converted into Il
healthy and fatteriitig hntrimeht---t'lt tell
me, what use can possibly be rnnde Of egg
shells :"
Necessity, tl'at respected "patcnt
of invention, came To s,mither's relief,
afid he graveIy fepicd---
| THAT was the popularity that struck
me and asked him the same question:
Why, said he, it is quite Il common
business in Ireland, where ] cathe from,
uae them for manufacturing purposes but
as yet have not been able to collect sniff
cient for my waits, and | would thank
yoi to save for me all you usc at your house,
and ! will cal for tlierti"
Did you ever" they ejactilatcd like sd
many Amihidab Sleeks.
Their imaginations were n,n/le0ble, and
s. took the opportunity to shape them td
suit himself
~ told him 7 was not housckccpcr,
ltt if he would leave his address | would
mention it to my friends---be did SO, and
promised to call on me again in day OF
two. Now, girls, if you wish, will tell
| him to call on you.
"Thtnk ydtl--@We chn just as well sa7n
them as throw them away. You would
scarce bcer& how many we use. Sixteen
cents " Why, girls, quite an
Accession pin money!
The . Of course, coiictirred, and
Ellen, al,e lJ9Ise-maid was forthwith di-
fected to consg knte barrel especially for
The purpose
The next day wrote It's frisha looking
note as eah Wdl B lmagined, purporting
to come from one \. james Farnly, OF
Blumingdaale, =" who tated that he was
cumming doom in fhghtnlte or there
about" and would do himself the plashur
Of wailIin on the ladies' for tller chels. 3"
Two weeks passed---aye, three weeks
had gone by--~tlree full barrels Of egg
YgheeIs had been the rich harvest, yet no
c02g.slrcll dealer had made his appearance
The weather was growing warm, and they
4. ,HI,,t,,tt fl,cf ppuII n1
ossihly be mistaken for miHe ./2e~f,
whcnNSmithers drew up a document and
sent 70 them as coming from the Health
Wardefa of the Ward giving them an
official nSSa;ce "that in accordance with an
affidavit fled in this (H. VS. otfice'---a
copy Of WHICH, duly attested, was, annexed
-" their prTa,ises had become a Nuisance
to their nelgbiSrs, and that If the cause be
not removed III TSnediately, it would be done
by the city ofSSrs, and, charged to them
together with aSs s,enaIity Of Fifty Dollars
by law made and TfSovided " The affida-
Wit wis to the eGSSct that the "deponent
living next to, and adjoining the premises
occupied by the Misses, is annoyed
by grossly offensive -odor arising from
their cellar, which this Sieponent believes
is produced by large deposit Of egg-shells,
and if not removed, disease of virulent
character will be the inevitable result. !"
Added to this, several signatures and an
enormods seal, gave the document deci-
dedy formidable appearance; it struck to
their young hearts. 1t was passed from
one to the other, and each read with tretnb-
ling voice that they had been complained
of as a nuisance, to the neighbghood
What was to be done? The committee
of the whole, " after mature deIibergtion,
finally decided that a carman be hireJ to
take the three barrels of egg shells away
ptuigha, ind dump them id the dock aid
eldest Of the young ladies' was az;
ted committee TO wait on the Health
3lfden, and endeavor to convince him Of
lie mistake made. Down she wended
her way to the City Hall; got into every
office but the one in search of. The right
one finally reached, the mncll-dreaded
"oficial mildly replied to her polite III
yitation "to come and see, and smell for
himself" that he was ignorant of it all
and that "no such paper as the one de.
scribed ever came from his Officer In
an instant the garing truth flashed across
her mind she and her sisters in simplicity
had been the victims Of a crual hoax, and
that, too, by that smooth-face, methodist
cal Smithers. Feeling somewhat con
fused, she made an apology iof. the intru
sion, and, as the door closed hind her
she fancied she heard a roar Of laughter
proceed frornthe office who Wds the cause
of the mirtll did not occur 10 her at thf
/ rnnrncnt--it nninltt haEe-heenT TIcr. but thf