The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-09-26

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We are IN the sajsymsnt Il cool. lovely, IN.
tumnal weather. The forest isaves will soon turn
70 calico patterns inn ai0dphtse 10 rsrefied. and
The woods assume theif fIll hshionv
+ i an interesting walk up Broadway ON ! fips
morning like this. Thousands d ladies. arraved
10 I'll he colon Of tia prism, hpndssds 81 ssn,le
uen with all manner Of shaped whisken, aGDses Of
~ squipeges with outridess IN livsries n blus.
and gEsen. and red, and silver and guld, ard ipnu
nsfahle ifnerants, and beggas, to ny nothing Of
little million Of omnibusss. Truly, what ssnul
tsudinous wildernsn!'' Certainly it seems 70 70
shs young man. in The plain black suit and exterior
Of rural innocsncy, Who has just issued from the
lntAligenes Office opposite. holding in biz hand the
address Of Peter Funk who has advertised anony.
nouaiy % rive light and genteel employment" 70
Ayoung man "of gentlsmanly appearance" A.
yet be y 10 happy ignorance Of the fact, that The
eenlsel employment IL that Of decoy duck At .
mock auction. A young woman in snowy dress
that sweeps tho sidewalk, and with face rather
putty 70 him whose unpsse,iced eye does not de.
tect The " lily-white" and rouge, winhs and beck
90 % him invitinsy - she turns out Of Broadway
Into Anthony street, towards she ruinous locality
Known = the Five Points. Beware, young man,
Of The whiled sepulchre! Looking down Anthony
street, be gets glimpss Of the " Tombs," that
famous prison-houss which the architect intended
should be called "Ths Halls of Justice.' He
psssss on, escaping the Lore. A isw yards further,
and he meets with another. What . splendid
looking place! Gorgeousupholstery magnificent
paintnsu, (of ancient goddesses in heather nudity
marble counters, and mirrors from floor TO ceiling.
Whatis i'll Here are massive silver pitchers, and
brilliant cutGlass decanteu, and ioungins luxuri-
oualy upon rich velvet otiomans and sofas, . large
number Of fashionable gentlemen are putting lei
surely the choicest cigars. The bar-kseper is an
acquaintance Of the country gentleman, having
come from the same village. A drink with him
may b succeeded by game in the bowling alley
IN the basement. after which he may be better
adapted to the "sasy employment" Of The Peter
Funk, and then it may be, for the nymph Of An.
tnony street. Oh, parents. parents, if you have
sons that you love, do not send them to NewYork
Our moralizing il suddenly ended, perhaps, by a
rush 4 screaming women and children up the
great thoroughfare. They are flying before an
infutisted OK, gosded 70 madness on his way to the
shambles. Lo, how hs pitches that man headlong
and goEes the Dutch woman IAN emigranD in the
unfortunate red waistcoass! On he goes, pell NELL
out Of sight followed by crowd Of shouting mer
and boys Two or three policemen, each with !
brass star % his left breast direct the transports
ton Of the killed and wounded into the Chart,
Hospital yonder, the fine old stone building there
with the handsome lawn in front. But why driv,
cattle through the streets ? yoa will ask, since i
occasions so many fatal accidents. All, but thu
butchers' interest, my friend How can the mem
bers Of the Common Council afford to lose the VOTE
Of the butchers?
SEQ those drsys grooming under piles Of OLE
chests and ante-diluvian baggage, the whole sur
mounted by any number of Irish emigrants freshl,
arrived to taste the btter-sweets Of strange land
hospitality. Here we arc at the Cefx do Paris
where you may see crowd Of Frenchmen talking
French politics. Yonder, where Palmo used t.
shine irhis ante-opera glory, heavy faced mar
with a pondsrous nose, is retailing +" fine, large
roasted Italian chesnuts." Opposite is Spanish
hotel, with group Of banished Cubans, discussing
the fate Of Lopez
But my sheet il full, and this fancy sketch i,
already too long. There is rumor Of two larg,
failures, but-not much news.