New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-25
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BY MARTHA RUssELL. q
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4 ~ came AZ lAst-TW Wn0t the nFe,S lae98MNHMs
like, had muttered Of for several days pesfss-
what people prophesied to each other son III
street what Bill lyman, the stag e+drivf had
foreseen that morning, when he called tor biz
heaviest pea -jacket-what young mAidens and
had looked for With such impa afisnt
|ongi what the house1ess and homeless had
anticipated with anxiety md dread The anoN
storm. ss
And 4 right brave storm ii was nozisiof yons
hight, triAing affairs. that merely cover the
|earth with d thin fostng that on Is
Il0af, but 8 regulnrs old sfashicYse n
10 be sure, II was fa&h her coquetiste ~ 1rgt,
a young horse VT $staf ftings hnt SOON 191
down, and went TO work in good earnest
Move dainty coyerlids for the violet beds in The
deep old woods, and covered them over like 81
careful mother; it powdered the heads Of the
cedars, until they looked like white haired
giants, and wrapped nike the graves of rich and
poor III shrouds Of dazzling Whiteness
Oh very impartial were these same little|
white, feathery fakes, that came dancing down.
at the bidding of the Storm, edging alike theI
blue cloak Of Judge Edmonds and the ragged
garments Of the beggar with
Ermins too dear for an Earl.n as
Then they made o league with that cool headed
bid tacticiap, the north wind, and together theyI
went skirring through the streets, heaving upI
embankments here, and digging trenches and
attack stout rosy checked gent tlemen, who fought
and sputtered, and dashed the snow from their|
eyebrows, to see what awaited them next, whileI
the thinly clad shop girls drew their shawisI
closer about them, and scndded in troops, likeI
little snow birds, close under the lee Of theI
houses, to escape their boisterons greetings. IN
the space of an hour or so, the storm had the,
city pretty much to itself, for whoever Nd n
shelter, was glad to get beneath it and stay|
there 4 sA 4 5s ss
On The; corner of g ard b streets was d sps,
cious wholesale clothing store, upon which, IN
hurrying up and downthe streets, after the last
stragglers, the storm seemed to bestow particu-
liar attention. It tried to shake the mahogany
cased windows, and fine some crack in them, or
lin the heavily panelled door, by which it could
gain ingress; but bafed here, it contented itself
with wrapping q white covering over the gi1ded
signboard, darkening the windows, NUT ing ths
steps, and barricading against the door, as il il
said s. Never mind T II be ready for you. when
you do open y .
Now, it was very provoking no doubt, hs|
none Of these manGuvres seemed to disturb ths
equahimity Of Mr. d. Orestes Jimpss the oWnsI
Of the store. All the clerks had gone 70 ~
and while waiting their return, III sat bef6fe ri
stove, with his heels resting upon high stool
rather above the level of his head, and his eye
6xed upon = lamp hook in the wall, !, as kind .
tether to his im6gi nation, as he counted up N
profits Of the days salesa very necessary an
commendable process, seeing next day was Ne,
Year 8, and he anticipate several extra demand
!. upon his purse Perhaps we should not be fa
| from the truth, if we said that, at the same TINT
he gave q sort Of rough guess at his neighb0
| Jumpers profits. and wondered Just how sassc
/. and actat he would give at their pastors dona
|. tion party the next evening for Mr.. ID. Oreste
I Jimps did not like to be cast in the shade b
| any one, especially by a rival house beside.
7 that we take more interest in other peoples
concerns than our own.
\ But, hurrnh the storm has triumphed
Thro' the open door falls the barricade Of SNOW
I Followed by the wind, that sends the glitterin
particles dancing through the whole length /
The store, and raises such eommotion anon
Z the various garments, menti0nable and unmeT
tionable, suspended overhead, that tits sometiM
before the astonished Mr.. Jimps is aware OF Il
cause Of this distance.
. but there she stands q little, shrink inn, ho
Iow-eyed girl, with cheek almost as white /,
the snow matted in her abundant hair, an
y chnging to the folds Of her miserable dress
6 Well, what's wanting my girl e asked M
!, Jimps, as+the thin, wan face scarcely high
1 than the level Of the counter, was turned mp
i him with a tinlid, appealing glance.
. Please, sir, began little trembling, pipil
s voice, 6 have brought some shirt Ia, and motl'
q wants to know If you will be kind enough TO \
ri her have the money for them. z
j. tNlr. jumps took the packet which the clN!
!. drew from under her shawl, and dehDefasel
il counted the coarse garments il contained, WI
y q Three. four. nm: siix WY, child, explait
4 The Qent tl6nlan. as he finished cohntings 8 6nl
!. this Here Is but half the lot me- gers oS}
g youf mother - IA
{, & Nos 81. returned the child, O. =
" 6kck to hor first stand rs mother ts::?