New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-24
June in New Orleans.

This though generally considered the duest part Of
the year is not, to lover OF enjoyment without It's
peculiar pleasures All The winter amusemenfs such A.
o1 parties theatres, etc, have ceased and the usual
midsummer MISUNDERSTANDING, street. fighting and
alibusterins- barely c0lnmcactd True We htye
had the ate negro plot to us little but that was
something quite unexpected and not set down in the
hill The yearly stampede is nearly over the last fare
wells spoken parting tears dried and the regular summer
opulaton-conting mostly Of fororn meubers Of tho
celebrated Cangetaway Club cccentricies who prefer
the accustomed dust aud hustle Of town to the doubtful
delights Of the country devoted bat deserted husbands
whose better halves fishing the Lake or iirn,
at the North, and pretty who remain here doubt
loss from pure philanthropy have set about amusing
their leisure moments well circumstances will permit
II that long looked for and much talked Of Park were
flushed it would add greatly ony to the health and
beauty Of the city but to the comfort plea ure Of the
summer residents in default thereof riding down thu
Shell Road going to 6arrotoa aud promenadng on Jack
son Square with occasional Picnic, constitute our
entire stock of daylight These soon become
weartsome but when tge siuks and up sails the
yellow moen or her soft substitutes the stars shine out
and the mild southern night then dawns tlI,
season Of tranquil pleasure tor those who exhausted
with the warmth and exerticn perhaps the ideurs
the day
Then the bamy breeze bearing on its wings the sound
Of music and the Of flowers fans the face Of man
aud nature Then the troubles OF the day are dormant
not forgotten and high and low rich aud poor old and
young slave and free resign themselves the soothing
influences that surround them
Then fair girls and stately NATIONS in fresh toilets lean
oyer the galleries living in quiet places saun,cr on
The sidewalks. adding beauty to the night The gay
groups Of beaux aud bellies visit the ice cream saloons or
wander through the shady walks Of lrafy Lafayette while
the hutterng OF fans the occasional rnn of laughter
and the iucessant twitterinc Of small talk mingle with
tie musical sounds Of the cricket and xatydld There
wearied men reclne sofas in bisspl silence listening
to their charming womenkind who chatter around them
unwhul of response. rhnre hapry whisporin, lovers
oiter forth regaTdes Of the Presence or remarks Of
passcrs-by while unhappy who have no onr TO walk
with make themselves comfortable as they can on
some breezy baceny under the starry ky by iudugiug
IN airy architecture or reyens in the luxury Of woe
Then indeed the existence is an exquisite
pleasure and would be too happy were it not for tho
buzzng and biting Of ,hc mosquitoes which serve to r.,
mind US that Nesorleans in summer is not quite Ey
SUM.
Even mosquitoes. however are sometimes turned into
urces Of pleasure by afordiug opportunity Of adding
tine delights OF smoking 10 those which are inseparaLe
from female society for 1t Is we'll known that the smoke
OF cigar drives oil the moquitoes where ne real
or affected dislike 10 The practice exists gentlemen axe
frequently permitted to indulge in it in the presence a.
their female friends to fiji the car Of some eonsentn,
s1e' with puls and vows, with smoke aud consistency
Thee are iew of our summer eni7ymeuts and uul,t
- tey ute would b. osth &c exchange them for tn.
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