New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-04
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produced chapter weekly il novel ard amusing:
zone Of the main attractions of The paper,
which we had 10 produce weekly, consisted, or
was supposed to consist, 81 fnusance 0e tie
burglary cut throat and gallows elass cf lters-
tare, q chapter Of which was ADVERTISED ID appear
ia every number. This production, which was
doubtless source of qualification to a certain
class Of readers was one Of infinite anncyamce
to the composftors snd all parties extraordinarily
employed upon the paper The author was
gay and fashionably dressed gallant, something
over thirty, and apparently one Of that GLASS OF
geniuses who can never do anything till they are
goaded to exertion at the last moment Instead
of sending hismanuscFipt TO the printer ia decent
time, he never sent any manuscript at VII; bun
came himself some few hours before the news
paper went b press, and, mounting seat in 4.
closet near ths composing room, set about the
Jaws Of the press gaping to be fed. A sort Of
easy, slcping- backed stool was prepared for his
accommodations, in which, with the full con
seriousness Of genius upon him, he Iounged lans
gufdiy, and threw off the coinage of his brain
HIS method of composition must, + imagine, have
been perfectly unique, and was eertsiniy as
troublesome process for all persons concerned
as can well be conceived TahaH describe it for
the benefit OF Aspiring geniuses, ard fof tts sake
of showing the pablic the workings Of The ifisyi-
ration of romance under the spur Of necessity
and 50 many guineas cdlnnan All
on sHe hIss afftysl ut thc popular aushors
whom, by raising myself by stepping on the bed
of my frame, 4 could, and sometimes did over+s
look, he would seat himself in front 'of broad
white quire of yellum, world seize pen and Y
flashing it into the ink, would saffer his right
hand 20 droop at his side, and, distilling the
black drops on, the floor, employ hirnseR tor
twenty or thirty minutes in stroking his whis-
kers, which had naturally q propensity to hang
down IN the bandi fashion. upwards toward the
middle Of his face, occasionally wetting his fngeS
and thumb and twisting them into a curl. sud-
denly, the right hand would be cautiously raised
and few words dropped stealthfly upon tie
| paper. Then came another long and deliberate
sweep at the whiskers, varied with pull at the
chin. and convplsiye grasp ut the Sowing
forehead; then, O few more unwilling syllabies,
and then q bout atathe wiskers. and co on, and
on, till an hour or more had elapsed, when he
would ring the bell violently The ever wateh-
full devil would dart into the eloset, and re-
appear in an instant with the first editionof the
copy, Here it is; and this, be il remembered,
is all the progress that the action Of the romance
| is destined to make for the present week
Bluster knocked ct the door and asked K Haesiaw
had come. S.s &
her entered the on the left slowge and Bluebag
were there before him.
z, whera's that hel-hound slackjaws cried Buster
Il the - vs tell y si y 58 81 9sss,
Suddenly the sound of footsteps was heard without
Buster suppressed his wrath and the party
togsSs5 sSnsss "a AZ
$ About mile the tosher side ef Bow responded
~ Is tbs barksrs all fright Il s$8a
Il ~ Fighter trivet., g 4lses
., And Jad meets Us at the Whitechspel gate !,
SAT one o'clock If Pm fy I,
y 0ne's the number. TIA now rsyen. Votes for
= D roared Blustsr, 4 m have any gettin drunk
aore business. a. s n. 80 &
hurt us; and the nights Internal wet and windy
The captain conceded pots round z which being duly
discussed within the hour the party and repaired
the appointed spot They found Jad in the shadow
ofths turnpike and guided by him. pursued their route
L vas near two IL the morning when they in sight
ofthe house which it was their business punder
g. No sooner did this precious rnorsel Of scopy'
appear than it was cut up into eight or ten
l small pieces, and in d very few minutes proof
of the whole was in the hands of the author,
whose occupation for the remainder of the
\ night it was, by process we'll understood and
exceeding profitable to the geniuses Of romance
Of the present day, to spin it out tothe required
length Of from two hundred and fifty to three
hundred lines Of minion type. Directly proof
was obtained, the types were tlistributeds as we
il knew from experience they would not be worth
correcting, and We lay upon our oars awaiting
| the second edition. This generally employed
the author for another hour, and by dint of nu-
me- GUS insertions and interlineations, with some
few substitutions, was made to assume an ap-
pearanee somewhat like the following
= It wanted little more than an ,hour of midnight
when Rnstsr knocked stealthy thrae Times With his
knucke at the door Of the house indicassd n hs hast
| chapter
The door opened BY fouifaced and flfhy figure
in the garh of woman who CARRIED farthiDq candle
which she shaded with her ist hand ana threw the irht
full in the face Of the Captain.
4Buster asked in hoarse whisper II sIackjaw had yet
arrived. 7s s
The hag doggedy replied that he had not land Rrum
bled something about too much Of slackaw in that
Bidding her hold her tongue and fayoring the irinc-
ton with curse the Captain brushing past her,
the dipgy little parior the left where Eowgo and Blue
tobacco.smoke pued their ahort pipes by light of
glimmering fire in a rusty CRATE: ~
4 reeking chamber, n u srtsaf f
4 4 Nothing but, growisd sowgo, in response
Where's tnat hound sackjaw !? asked
ysl now says slowgo that ere's what calls ruu
sort Of kveer kyeation; how the - should ys know
Less your jaw rstortsd the Captain, who wanted
but little to render him furous Il wasn't of y
Suddenly the sound Of hasty but cautious footsteps
was heard without they stamped at the door three
gentle taps announced the arrival confederate The
minute after the door noselessly opened and the
dilatory slackjaw entered this room
The arrival OF the cracksnlnn seemed to appease in
some degree the irritable Captain he suppressed his
rising wrath and after few cultural satations had
been the party sat down together 70 confer
Whereabouts is the crib we're gon, tooraek asked
Bluster. -
About mile the totherside D. Bow responded Blue
bag. II knows the track fast enough sz8Gs{ss3
g How about the barkers, Siackjaw 2,
Right as trya said the worthy, showing the butts
Of brace of pistols stuck into the breast pocket Of his
II coat. ~ S
y. And ladder meets us at the Whiteohapel cato y
atThat's the fake.' ' - n
AT one o'clock, or else it's no kot T.
/ "sOnes the chime sTis half.past Eleven votes
for n drop o. heavy Afcre we starts 5ss55a =
- NO. that be d--d. Bt III I'll have any getting
drunk afore business. Crack the crib bag swaT
and then get drunk as h---L That's my maxn
Just pots round Captain. insinuated Slowgo That
won't hurt The nights infernnl windy Hang
1t, let's have little drop inside we'll as OUT
9 The Captain conceded pots around gallon of
beer brought in by the angry amazon who coolly
helped herself to long draugh before she left room
Bluster drank double share. by way Of keering hia
sober and having discussed the the can
within the hour the party and repaired the ep-
pointed spot.
!" They had good hours walk before them Dorosdly
and silently they proceeded their way and came within
sight of the turnpike gate just the heavy bell of ST.
Paul's rung out one They found the eyer-punetuui
ladder lurking in the shadow Of the tolhouss and
guided by him. pursued their route. when they hsd
passed through the struggling village Of Bow Buster in
auired OF ladder whether the cart already waiting
4 on the spot. ~ a = =
tA right said the other Solomon ii thers with his
blind blood and Leyy's trap Ten miles hour and
! room for all of u.s. g
It was near two in the morning when our reckless ad
senturers came in sight OF the house which, standing