New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-08-16
DAILY CRESCENT.

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NATIONAL GHARAcTERIsTros, Some extracts
from the /. Unpublished Journals of Travel !" OF
very original thinker and shrewd observer
are given in recent number Of an English
magazine. Among them is the following, IN re.
ference ID the characteristics Of several na.
tions:
"Once upcn q time, lost my way in New
York. Asked Yankee he Immediately stopped
turned his back to me, put his hands into hi
pockets, and began to whistle | was just going
to ask come one else, when / heard him say
through his nose, that if would follow him. be
would show me the way. He did, too, though
it took him some half mile out of his road.
Once upon q time, 4 lost my way in London,
Asked Englishman he stopped exactly the nj
teanth part of q second, said, first turn to the
left second turn to the right, and there you are,
sir = Once upon time, lost my way IN
Paris. Asked FreDehman he was very yoluble
and explained very politely, Once upon o time,
/ lost my way in the town Of Augsburg. ASKED
q German of went his hat, and off went his
tongue with d volubility Of warmth and benevo-
lence that was quite delightful and most confus-
ing. But where ID the difference between the
Freuchman and the German True, they are,
at FIRST sight, much alike; but look closer, and
you will see the motive is utterly different. In
the German it is eagerness to please you; in the
Frenchman it is q desire you should be pleased
with him 1t is as plain as If they said 80, IN 50
many words Fsalsa
TIE BEARD IN THE PuLPIT. Francis the
First, Disguised with the prevailing practice in
his day, Of the clergy retaining their boards,
obtained from the Pope . brief BY which all
ecclesiastics throughout France were compelled
to shave, OF pay 8 large sum for the privilege
of appearing with beard The bishops and
richly benefced clergy readily paid the pro-
hibitory fine, but the poorer sort, unable to
comply, were reduced to the grievous necessity
Of surrendering this ornament of the chin. The
license, obtained BY compliance with the terms
of the papal brief was. however, secondary to
the statute regulations of the Church, which in
some instances were directly inhibitory Of the
Bishop himself performing the service, UNI
shaven and of this fact, Duprat was in his
person as prelate, q remarkable instance.
Duprat, son of the Chancellor Of that name, had
naturally beard that excited general admira-
ton and shortly after his return from the Coun-
Gil Of Trent, where he had displayed his elo-
quence, and distinguished himself by his
writings, was appointed to the see Of Clermont.
On Easter Sunday he appeared at the cathedral
to take possession, but found the doors CLOSED.
Three dignitaries Of the Chapter awaited him at
the entrance; one held a razor another pair Of
scissors; and the third, q book containing the
ancient statutes of that Church, in which with
his finger, that officer pointed out to the would
be bishop the words barbis sasis-no beard.
In vain did Duprat endeayor to avoid that
despoilment, and argued the sinfulness of doing
any work ON so solemn day; but was inexora.
bly, determined, those who held the razor. and
the scissors resisted his entering, and protruded
tHesv ~. nh, hot fha
inducted bishop, to save his beard, fed in dis
may, abandoned the honor, and grief in few
days rendered him for ever insensible to the
advantages Of prsiatioal position, Or the vain
solicitude created by the unusual elegance Of q
beard
The SACRED DESK Addison, in one Of his
essays published in the Spectator, suggests that
clergymen would benefit themselves and their
hearers by frequently reading choice selected
sermon, instead Of all their own composition.
Most clergyman, during dog-days, might select
sermons that would be better for their congre-
cations than they can write If so, why be
afraid to read them 1t is said that the hear
ers can read them at home. So they may, a
poorer one, perhaps, Of the pastor, by borrow
ing 1t. Why should the pastor feel any more
delicacy in presenting selected sermons, q part
of the time, than the editor select editorials
Certainly the suggestion Of Addison, who was
both o man Of sense and Christian. is worthy
remote from their brethren, and cannot often
indulge themselves with pulpit exchanges. A
minister may deliver the sermon Of another
with all the force, JUNCTION and earnestness he
would his own. Let the custom once be intro
duced, with reason md moderation, and il
would be beneficial to all parties concerned
There are able composers of sermons who would
often instruct and benefit their hearers more by
delivering the discourses Of Barrow, Hail.
Charming, Davies, or Spring, than their own.
Ali will agree, that some such course is much
preferable to the one that prevails to so wide an
extent, viz: preaching sermons that mainly be-
long to others, and giving their hearers the i'm
preston that they are original. Boston Cor
responda~. Journal of Commerce