New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-29

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bedrooms drawing rooms, and saloons nay all
ont doors" beside. And OF two classes One Tor
night duty, one for the tasks of daylight; both
equally systematic in all the details of theiropera-
tons When twilight deepens, the class that
have sleut all day in obscure retreats behind cur
tains and in wardrobes, and in the shadows OF
furniture sally forth and dance about with nose
like tt hummiDg Of boarding school oftops. Then
is reading a suspended recreation. Old gloves
are treasure, The presence OF veteran se9RF-
maker is prize, Fans are luxury VIC 70
that person who becomes immersed IN thought, or
interested iii conversation, or overcome by dro".
sincss in exposed situations Ia ten minutes
time nusketos have duly marked him as rash
man; and on the morrow his mirror will become
suggestive of small -poX and his cologne bottle
and flesh brush will lind active employment III the
duties Of the toilet.
One retires to rest, and with as much OF the
rapiditv of lightning as can be employed By nerv-
Gus fingers, draws his bar Of netting and daily
tucks it in forming wall secure against the as
saults and mining and sapping operations OF the
whole musketo army. Behind this he lies until
morning, and can sing to his hearts content
" Beneath cool shades reposing with an or
chestral accompaniment whose only lauIt IS 1t
mouctony.
Getting beneath this netting of the bed so that
none Of the hungry sWanns accompany you
found il no bad plan to institute iel5ned attack
upon one side thus drawing thitherward every
insect in the room; and then making a rapid
march for the other side escape them thence INTO
the snug quarters OF your bed. Ortakln5 cor
ner seat for q few moments as II about to read ;
and when the willy insects are beguiled toward
YOU make the same rapid march for the further
corner of the bed. Perhaps often there Will be
few musketos who have already obtained an
entrance admitted to the bar under some new
constitution, and without an examination, after
iDgeniously plotting and planning through the
daylight like the burglars they are Ihey must
be carefully assassinated while some good friend
without or your body servant holds the light III
assistance of the tedious search that must some
times supervene before the prey be ensnared In
default Of the friend or the bodyseryant, little
experiences and an attentive ear, will make you
sharp shooter even in the shade of night, as,
guided by the humming OF the enemy you track
him to execution.
Old iokers will tell you of musketos who
contcmptuously spurn bars and netting and who
will crib your bed of straw or even mattress
hair, and suck you ljulep wise from without
But this is scan. mag. against the whole insect
tribe, and Porter of the Picayune" should long
ago have been assessed in damages for the story,
Cunning and sagacity are eminent character.
istics Of the musketos Of New Orleans. Those
who in the daylight most do congreGate, know e
cane.backed chair q rooms length of. They can
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soon as brought within their reach. They are
sworn enemies to holes in the elbows or short
/ short arm coatcuiis or low shoes or bare necRs
or gaping shirt-frls. And man In their com
pany need well examine his hat before tipping
! his head with it, or combing and brushing OF halr
/ will become rather an exercise than a mere duty
| of the toilet.
But Joking and metaphor aside, the musketos
OF Newt leans deserve adistinctnlche IN the tenn
pie of its history They are parts and parcels OF It's
population; coming between the negroes and the
mules in nuisance valuation; and far before all
men women and children, in point Of numbers.
They are differently sized, and differently shaped,
md differently armed, and differently aged and
differently educated, according as they are In dll-
ferent sections of the city. The First Municipality
possesses its musketo denlZens, VINO nave oe'
come torpid, sluggish and lazy Then there are
tbe musketOS OF the Second Municipality, who
nre active energetic, enterPrising; who get tat
on borrowed capital; who serve and receipt their
own bills; who are always active and yl8ilant-
Some OF them are dainty, and associate only With
fat people whose nightmares are based upon tQr
flo steaks and oyster pies. Others have a pro-
miscnous appetite, and cling to drayman, hoosler
snd banker with equal tenaclty Some are dei
cient in instinct, and suffer, or die unknown ana
uuregretted in damp corners OF closets ana on
dusty window panes, while their more shre"d
and crafty brethren get lat and audaclous' 2olne
live through many seasons seemingly smeiilhg
frosty day twelve hours off, and duly housing III
some cast off garment, which prudent observation
has taught them will not be called into active SER
vice; or seeking the friendly aid OF a warm chin
nev corner, whittier 10 dust cloth or broom OF vigil
liant housemaids may track them Some have
ewes keen as their bills, these are on the day
watch, and are old the moment they come into
this breathing world, to judge from the greyness
of their mustache and hair and will watch from
a corner Of the room until you are absorbed in
reading or writing, or In reflection, them making
sudden dash. lance you, take long pull, like
thirsty man at an iced ale and withdraw to
rumnaton; while you are left to scratch and rub
ut leisure the small sized mountains raised upon
the place Of their visitation by the poison left be-
hind These do not expose themselves to assas-
sination, but are wary and watchful Speaking
la mi'to1ro, If you are eyes right, they have left;
If you are eyes front, they fall on your rear; if
your eyes are ulfover, they are nowhere. If you
strive at any time to clutch or mprson them in
the closing palms, you will find that, Macbethke,
you had but clutched an airy and unsubstantial
vision.
Our authors personal recollections of the New
Orleans millionaire, and whose recent decease
has brought him so prominently before the public,
donot place the character of that worthy in a rose
colored light.
THE MISER OF NEW-ORLEANS
The individual here alluded to-Mr John Nc.
DOnoSh-has deceased while these pages are
passing through the press and as the newspapers
have made his name, peculiarites, and circum.
stances of life and death somewhat notorious |
beg leave to add few Of my personal remins-
cences concerning him.
During my visit to New Orleans my attention
became early attracted to tall gaunt figure,
which, clad in suit OF blue cloth-the coat having
brass buttons-surmounted 10y rather faded hat;
the neck covered by white neck. kcrchief, not
Of the most spotess hue which tightly grasping
in its hand the handle Of green umbrella scallod
through the streets at rapid rate This was Mr..
McDonoSb, the deceased Millionaire In his
soulless face aud chilliness of demeanor, he re.
allied, more than any other ever saw, the idea
OF Douglass Jerods, The Man of Money In
acter just alluded to. And even before reading
that novel had fashioned Mr. McDmogh to my
own fancy, as a man whose heart was exhausted
Of human blood, and boating alone from the in.