New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-08-30


aud so with thu euoyments of the two friends the cap
tains and with the beuefcen influence of Jones' Their
delights ere long doomed to have end eclipse
awaited the brilliant dawn OF their Anacreontio de-
lights their tree of pleasure had blossomsd and Its
rpened fruitage was fsted to fall.
Alas for the empire Of Jones the willing
bondage Of his two friends the captains In evil hour
they at dinner party, which the snvious Fates de-
cided should be their last Oh the agones OF that last
feast Oh the chagrn Of the captains and, oh terrible
the cerebral throes of the amiabe and hilarious Jones
The Gun passed freely at that last feast Wit flashed
brilliantly while the wine flowed fast Champagne
cenled showers into the chambers Of their brains
hook was poweress keep it down The captains kept
cool considering but Jones grew maudn in this
treme And Jones grew maudlin, he also became
communicative Jones thought he had been long enough
the recipient his friends hospitality without giving
them evidence of his gentiity So Jones concluded
to diyulge. He was gentleman every men, and his
friends must have some testimony of the fact lie had
the papers, and he would show them Oh, Jones, what
a goose was you!
Taking his friends aside Jones pulled from somewhat
dark abyss in the tail Of his ons-taed blue an Oeagn
Gus and tmeworn receptacle that had once been recog
nzed as a pocket book ami opening its mutitudinous
folds drew thererom greasy envelope containing three
reces of folded paper Look at thathc. said Jones
almost drowned in his cups and handing one q them to
CAPTAIN P just-hic-look at that there And you
look at them y said he to Captain H, handing the
other two Jones went talking to Captain IL while
Captain p read The face Of Captain Pgre" long as
he reed but as Jones kept or talking to Captain H he
could not read and therefore his face did MT gro" long
Yes said Jones talking to Captain IL we Il 20
over the Ocean Springs together and your board shan
cost YOU the first red cent II fix it-me-Jones Tor
YOU see said he Il both sleep in the sHme oeH
You Il help to wait On the table and Il MAKE enough
by shaving the gentlemen keep in wha little change
we want, - Was Captain II astonished! lie was
he kept his couutenance nevertheless for he thought
Jones surely had lost his while Captain p read
the testimonial which Jones had handed hm 1t read in
this wise
f ' /, -, Captain Of the steamboat - do certify
that - Jones has been employed on my boat for siS
months and if any body wants sick shave anu be
does n do the clean thing, | II pay the damage
The way the Of these two Captains We're length
eaed out was caution the patentees of gutta percha
They did nit throttle Jones tell him how they had
been taken in but they shortest notice There was
mutual mistake The two captains hsd mistaken Jones
the barber for the brag captain Of bully boat and the
barber Jones had mistaken the captains for brace Of
knights of the razor and strap
Captain H did n stop read the other twoetters
handed him by Jones They testimonials in like
strain with the above
INQrEsr.-The following certificate is given to
correct an erroneous the papers that the de-
ceased named below came to his death by ntemperance
Nrw OgtrA>s August IS 1853
as Coroner the Parish OF Orleans after holding an
inquest No 35 st Peter street on the BODY Of white
man sred IS years native Of Chicothe, Ohio named
Andrew Carlisle declare that came to his death from
apoplcXy THEODORE } NiLkNsoS' coroner.
DEATH OF A SISTER or CuARlrY.-Sister Lind
Griffin aged 20 years and native Of Ireland died in thu
Charity Hospital the Goth Instant where she had been
uuremittng in her attentions the poor and afflicted
This the fourth death this If h prevailing cpl
,lcmic among this seGsacrfcug ssterhoti
Daily Report of the intelments in all the
Cemeteries Of the city for the II hours ding at O'Clock
AM, on Monday, August 20 1858