The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-07
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A DREA M-By SDear-ec,

On New Year Eve | invited number of friends to my
house TO spend the evening and take supper with me- The
early part OF the evening spent playing sOcabe game
OF Whist, after which Il invited my guests to repair TO the
dining and pariake OF supper which had previously
prepared for the OCCASION After doing ample Justice TO the
eatabcs, and washing them down with few glass oil
champagne drank 10 the health OF our old last twelve
On lend and welcomed to tire platform the present
one, with the rights and PRIVILEGES of free thinker and be-
lever in all good or bad deeds during his next term of office
The company, aer participating in the good things of life
repaired to their homes to all appearances highly pleased
win Their evening" entertainment. When they had oil left
retired TO my chamber and bed and as usual on such
oeeaions fell into sound scsp aud began TO dream about
different matters and thngs-among which was supposed
to be sOng along Circus street. fer from the
when all once it oceurtcl me that was in the
neghborhood of the Honorable who presde1 over and
watches after the interests Of eowcZens ard having
some urgent business communicate to him stopped
and knocked at the door lady to the door and on
opening it said, " VIII You walk 90 Excuse me-
madame, merely wish to inquire if my friend, the honorable
Is here " - Oh, yes said She he and a number
of his acquaintance are sitting in the back parior was
usered into the paror and invited TO be seated where
found my Trend and s guests assembled AflT having dis
cuSed the topics of the day. we entered lo very inter
citing conversation about the affairs OF The nation our orn
Relations, the great Tehuantepec railroad the slavery que
ton, &ci WREN my friend The honorable -, said, ad-
G n,o t himself to me- there anything particular you
nave 10 communicate 10 me On, says J to him, it
Leyee that has been long talked of ard nothing done ~
informed that the breach the leyee Bonnet Care las be-
dated down to- the setae i Rr ,e e a amd are
be done to prevent it ~ wei said he Win sbys oT
the shoulders, g do not know-it my faut-a commit
tee has beea appointed examine into the NATTER and
must comics that they have not been very dgent such an
lmuOrtaut MATTER
We were here interrupted by the entrance into the room
by the lady OF one Of the City Aldermen very conspicu
Gus person m that body, aud old and tried veteran of
lo4-l5 Wen known peaceabe good hearted citizen
VINO never has the fear OF bloody battles before his eyes Said
the 9id veteran Madame has my friend Taxes home
yet? " No., said the Madame; he has not aud do not
expect hun 10 return tonight and my for so thinking
3 ne 9u not leave the house this morning in pleasant
mood An - said the old man, s. is that pOsble2 |
always ough be was OF nice feelings and never
ot ont OIL sorts AT this moment again INTERRUPTED
W the entry INTO the room of three gentemen-one
whom s deeply interested in the New Canal another
known 10 the community vety benevolent citizen; and
e d an up town gentleman, who figures cOnspicU-
9usy among the municipal Affairs OF the city. By this time
te paor had got 70 be quite filled with the married and
single, expressing wish that this meeting might be kent
perfect secret which they all agreed should be the case with
the exception OF mysl not being asked do So 1t had
separated the two thrown open b. the hostess
which eXpoed TO view Widespread table, on which were
placed number OF bowls Of Irish Whisky Punch Brandy.
and w alter, champagne, etc. All the company sat down
e hostess al the head OF the table, being excused as did moi
indulge IN those kind OF liquors Gascs filled, the health
Of the lady proposed bumpers drank all round and
ed the Of began be affected by The exciting
dn1 particularly friend the Honorable and the up town
gentleman. The old veteran, who sat the hostess wills.
pered soft words her, when she flew into treat nas
SON. up from her caught MP or three glasses and
threw them kercuck into his face and eyes, liquor and all
emarkng at ne same time t? him, the compliment of the
with YOU" Just this moment she picked up another Oh
and wbred 1t at him, but missed him struck me punn In
the 0rehead winch keeed me Ovef umpus my back upon
me moor which awoke ne mp out OF my sound Sleep endeav-
bel After the mist had cleared away little from NV ewes
was pleased to remember that it was only dream.