New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-11
WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY d, 1853
DAILY CRESCENT.
STARS AND STRIPES.

STARS AND STRIPES
By the Aahsr Of Tho La. Malligsn" Pilot"
CHAPTER T.
The King Of France was walking on the ter
race Of Versailles; the fairest, not only of
Queens, but Of women, hung fondly on the royal
arm; while the children Of France were indulg-
ing in their infantile hilarity in the alleys Of
the magnificent garden of lie Notre, from which
Niblo's Garden has been copied in our Empire
city of NewY York,) and playing at leap-frog with
their uncle, the Count Of Provence; gaudy
courtiers, emblazoned with orders, glttered in
the groves, and murmured frivolous talk in the
ears Of the highbred beauty.
"Marie, my beloved" said the ruler of
France, taking out his watch, s''ts time that
the Minister Of America should be here
GO Your Majesty shoul know the time, repliedd
Marie Antoinette, archly, and in an Austrian
accent: sis not my Royal Louis the first watch
maker in his empire ~
The King cast pleased glance at his repeater,
and kissed with courtly grace the fair hand of
her who had made him the compliment "My
Lord Bishop Of Autun.' said he to Monsieur
Perigord, who followed the royal pair in his
quality Of Arch Chamberlain of the Empire,
F" pray you look through the gardens, and tell
his Excellency, Doctor Franklin, that the King
waits" The Bishop ran off, with more than
youthful agility, to seek the United States Min
ister :" These republicans he added conf
dentially, and with something Of q supercilious
look, " are but rude courtiers, methinks.'
"Nay," interposed the lovely Antoinette,
:" rude courtiers, sire, they may be; but the
world boasts not of more accomplished gentle
men. have seen no grandee of Versailles that
has the noble bearing of this American Envoy
and his suite. They have the refinement of the
old world with all the simple elegance of the
new. Though they have perfect dignity of man
ner, they have an engaging modesty which l
have never seen equalled by the best Of the
proud English mobiles with whom they wage war.
| am told they speak their very language with
a grace which the naughty Islanders. who op-
press them never attained. They are independ-
ent, vet never insolent; elegant, yet always re-
spectful; and brave, but not in the least boast
full or revengeful."
"what savages and all, Marie 2" exclaimed
Louis, laughing, and chuching the lovely Queen
playfully under the royal chin "But here
comes Doctor Franklin and your friend, the
0cique, with him" In fact, as the monarch
spoke, the Minister of the United States made
his appearance, followed by a gigantic warrior
in the garb of his native woods.
Knowing his place as Minister of sovereign
State yielding even then in dignity to none, as
it surpasses all now in dignity lin valor in hon.
| esty, in strength and civilization the doctor
nodded to the Queen of France, but kept his hat
/ on as he faced the French monarch, and did not
cease whiting the cane he carried in his hand.
/ 81 was waiting for you, sir" the King said,
peevishly, in spite of the alarmed pressure which
the Queen gave his royal arm
"The business Of the Republic, sire, must
take precedence even Of your Majcsty's Wishes .
replied DR.. Franklin. "When 1 was a poor
printers boy, and ran errands, no lad could be
| more punctual than poor Ben Franklin but al
other things must yield to the service Of thu
United States of North America. I have done
What would you, sire :" and the intrepid repub
lican eyed the monarch with o serene and cas-,
dignity which made the descendant of st. Loui
feel ill at ease.
"I wished TOTO say farewell to Tatua be
fore his departure said Louis XVI, lookin
rather awkward. approach, Tatua.'' An
the gigantic Indian strobe up, and stood III
daunted before the first magistrate of IL
French nation: again the feeble monarc
iquailed before the terrible simplicity Of til
glance of the denizen Of the primeval forest.
The redoubted chief Of the Nose-ring Indian
| was decorated in his war-paint, and on his tor
knot was peacoek's feather, which had bee
given him out Of the head-dress of the beautiful
Princess of Lamballe. His nose. from whicl
hung the ornament from which his -ferociou
| tribe took its designation, was painted with
light blue, circle of green and orange wa
drawn round each eye, while serpentine stripe
| of black, white and vermillion alternately wer
| smeared on his forehead, and descended over hi
cheek bones to his chin. His manly chest wa
similarly tattoed and painted, and round hi
brawny neck and arms hung innumerable brace
let's and necklaces of human teeth, extracts
Zone only from each skull) from the jaws Q
those who had fallen by the terrible tomahawl
\ at the girdle. His moccasins and his blanket
which was draped on his arm and fell in pic
turesque folds to his feet, were fringed wit
tufts of hair-the black, the gray, the auburn
| the golden ringlet of beauty, the red lock fror
the forehead of the Scottish or northern soldier
the snowy tress of extreme old age, the flaxe
down of infancy-all were there, dreadful
"reminiscences of the chiefs triumphs in war
The warrior leaned on his enormous rifle an,
faced the King
'' And it was with that carabine that you sho
Wolfe in '57 ~ said Louis. eyeing the warrio
and his weapon '''Tis clumsy lock, and me
thinks could mend it, he added mentally.
&c The chief of the French pale-faces speak
| truth" Tatua said, GO Tatua was boy when h.
first went on the war-path with Montcalm"
| 50 And shot Wolfe at the first fire p said th
king"
6 The English are braves, though their face
are white,'' replied the Indian. s' Tatua sho
| the raging Wolfe of the English but the othe
wolves caused the foxes to go to earth" 4
smile played round DR.. Franklin's lips, as h
| whitfield his cane with more vigor than ever.
'I believe, your Excellency, Tatua has don
good services elsewhere than at Quebec tn
King said, appealing to the American Envoy
8" at Bunker's Hill, dt Brandywine, at Yor
Island Now that Lafayette and my bray
Frenchmen are among you, your Excellenc
quckly-yes, yes, it will finish quickly. The
will teach you discipline and the way to con
quer."
King Louis of France" said the Enyoy