New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-18
KNICK-KNACKS.


tors table of the Kniokerbocker
Mrs Neppins, in very severe critique upon
the sty lie of our correspondent, who first brought
her son Conklin Neppins, the poet, into notice,
writes as follows Now, eff you want a reel COR
rcspondence into your Magazine, you git myson,
Of the name Of Conkhn Neppins, which, though
brought up on shore sass eXclusiye-thats is
ters, CLANS and scollopses--1 guess fey can beat
him in pOtry or -prOsin nary one He's
goin' TO issoo a Ladies Magerzine, into parts
which appears ony wunst month, which | send
You the prospectus herewith But he can't be-
gin atore he gifts well. He ,rouid go a-bathin
into the harbor, which | call a-hyin' in the face
Of Providins, which made water for shore-sass to
live into and not for us humans in cold whether
Saws Conkln to me, says he, Mar, I'm goin to
brest the bilerin' sudges lie talks that way
cos.hc's pote Says /, Conklin,' ses l. don't
you do no stitch Il thing, for ses |, there's
material lie onto the human skin; that's what
keeps US wholesome, and if you go into the
sudges,' ses |, you'll wash the material lie off,
and the water Il strike in onto yer stumnik 1t
did't nj do no use't: Conklin went into his sud-
ges, and is now onto his chased cowch, as he
calls it. with an almighty colik in his intelex.'
The Prospectus for The Quoy Literg Gem, to
be conducted by Litery Corps will appear
into our next number. 1t promises rarely.
:" A Texas correspondent writes; Some gen.
tlemen were engaged in conversation the other
| day, when the subject of fighting came up,
which, by the way, is a pretty fruitful topic
| down here in Texas; and several persons were
named as being some ina rough and tumble
| fight; and among others, man belonging to
one Of the churches in town was considered to
be about the toughest customer to handle.
| Yes remarked the parson of the very church
to which the man belonged, : | believe that
brother D., uHreStrained by grace, could
whip any man of his inches in the stateo A
cool clerical proviso, that y
Il send you, writes correspondent from
Seneca county, = the following true incident
thinking it may do to 60 with the tooth brush
that belonged to the boat 1t is positive fact
A Sucker, apparently for the first time iron
out his native grove hearing me, just aftei
dinner, at the Hardy House. Lasalle, asking
the clerk for u quill, turned to me and sad
stranger, did you want quill for IA tooth
pick Yes,' | replied it WAS for that pur
pose Well, said he, taking from his poke
what appeared to be II dried sprig of balm, her
is a piece of yarb that grows on the prai
re; after You dry it, it gets as bard as Il bone
and makes a right smart pick. Ihaye used thl
two weeks; gou may hare it know where
can get more! He evidently thought M
suck-u when | thanked him, and deeline
his !Iiendy offer
g. A friend. writing to the editor from tn
good old Oneida region, and speaking Of th
Maine Law is reminded of scene in n ba
room which accidentally came under his obser
~aion not great many years ago; An ol
= aud nyetcrate tper stepped up TO the bar. nm
y asked ior a glass of Vine; the spruce and el
u newt uuixer of sherry cobl,rs hauded down Il
itc inter- with flourish, wh,reupon the d
=, ak,r very deliberately filled the tambl'
y nearly two thirds ull which he as deliherate
y e cousc swallowed, and then laid down IL 81.
= pence. ! wish you c"u.d have see1 the apnea
= auce + the ind guant aud astonished bar tende
:, His eye glo,ced, his lace kiniled up, and,
y cur friend Dempster sings, in one of his humo
n Gus Scottish songs, Au angry man was he, y
= as he quickly, and with jerk, threw the lie
into the till,' and slammed down three cent
>, ! he man Of drink asked, with aston sinner
e and apparent Simplicity, What! don't y
" charge sxptnce a glass now for wine No
said the enraged attendant; and his f4ce wo
~ most feroc Gus look, he quickly adde's
- When sct sell il tohoiesate, IRE afirags sen
= cheaper ="
IS, IL VIvo yENTAs So Mr. B., a distinguis
ce ed advocate and attorney general Of II fur doN
ng esst State, was sitting with his hat over
eyes and his cnin on his breast, bolstered
o- on either side with chairs and table, and sic,
IS lug as comfortably as the indomitabie spirit
all gin would allow, in the courthouse NJ A
IN when the court entered and took his seat
the bench. Deserving the situation Of J