New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-31

structive. He once took theatre without q
penny to carry it on and having announced
'' Hamlet" without any body to play, boldly
studied and performed the part himself to the
unextinguishable delight of the audience. Soon
after this, he formed company for supplying
| the metropolis with Punches of a better class,
and enacting more moral drama than the old
| legitimate one-making Punch, in fact, o. do
nestle character; and he drew the attention of
government to the moral benefits likely to be de-
rived to society from this dramatic reform. Soon
after this, he departed for Spain in the gallant
Legion; but not finding the speculation profta-
BILE, turned newspaper correspondent, and was
thrice in imminent danger Of being shot as spy.
Flung back somehow to England, he suddenly
turned up lecturer on chemistry, and then es-
tablished dancing institution and Terpsicho-
| rean Athenpum. Of late Jack has found good
friend in animal magnetism, and his scancs
have been reasonably successful When per-
forming in the country districts, Jack varied
| the entertainments by q lecture on the proper
| ties of guano, which he threw in for nothing,
and which was highly appreciated by the agri-
| cultural interest. Jacks books were principal
| ly works of travel. His g Journey othe Foun-
tains Of the Niger is generally esteemed highly
amusing, if not instructive; it was knocked off
at Highbury and his s'W anderings in the Noun
tains Of the Moon,'' written in Little Chelsea,
has been favorably reviewed by many well in
formed and discriminating organs Of literary
intelligence, as the work Of man evidently
we'll acquainted with the religions he processes
| to describe.
I Where the Happy Jacks are at this moment
no one can tell. They have become invisible
since the last clean-out. A deprcciatory legend
has ileed been in circulation, which prsfessed
!hat - W, aead, and this was the manner
IN wnich, on MS ueasls %. he provided for his.
family u
Mrs. HAPPY Jack, ? said the departing man J,
%rrs I.P,, IrS-l L.
way or other for nearly forty years, and don't
see why you shouldn't get on some way OF other
for forty more. Therefore, so far as you are
concerned, my mind is easy. But then you
girls-you poor little innocent puppets, you
know nothing of the world. There's Jane; but
she's pretty--really beautiful Why, her face
is fortune; she will, Of course, captivate a
As for Emily fear Emily, my dear, you are
rather plain than otherwise; but what, would
ask, is beauty '--feeting, transitory, skin-deep.
The happiest marriages are those of mutual
affection-not one-sded admiration so, on the
whole, | should say that my mind is easier
about Emily than Jane. AS for Maria, she's
so clever, she can't but get on. AS musician,
open for her! While, as for you, stupid little
, Clara, who never could be taught anything
very much doubt if the ounces Of this world are
not the very happiest people in it. Yes, Clara
leave to other the vain and empty distinctions
, of literary renown, which is but bubble, and
be happy in the homely path Of obscure but yir.
, tuous dutyF'
Happy Jack ceased. There was pause
&c And now he said, &c having provided for my
, family will 60 to sleep with clear conscience
and tranquil mind''
said that always distrusted this legend.
r am happy to say that even as write hav
/ proof positive that it is purely fiction.
f 81 have just had card put into my hand
t requesting my presence at private exhibition
of the celebrated Bloomer Family, while al
: accompanying private note from Jack himsel
:. informs me that 9 the celebrated and charming
e Bloomer group-universaly allowed to be tn
S most perfect and interesting representatives Q
d the new regime in costume are no other tha,
the Happy jacks rediriri-NIrs. J. and til
n girls doning the transatlantic attire, and Happ
. Jack himself delivering lecture upon the vag
II aries of fashion and the inconsistencies of dres
r in a new garment invented by himself, and com
d bining the Roman toga with the Highland kilt.