New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-07


in what manner does she think, and feel, and
act, and communicate with other spiritual
beings--what manner of vision has she OF God
and the Saviour Of the world--how does she re-
view and estimate the course. of discipline
through which she had been prepared for the
happy state where she finds hersef-in what
manner does she look back on death, which she
has SO recently passed through--and does shell
plainly understand the nature of d phenome-
non so awfully mysterious to the view OF mortals
How does she remember and feel respecting us,
respecting me Is she associated with the spirits
of her departed son and our two children who
died in infancy? Does she indulge with delight
q confident anticipation that We shall, alter
while, be added to her society II she Should
think of it as with respect to some OF us) many /
wears, possibly before such an event, does that |
appear long time in prospect, or has she begun |
to account Of duration according to the great |
laws of eternity? Earnest lmaginIngs and |
auestionings like these arise without end and |
still, still, there is no answer, no revelation |
The mind comes again and again up close to the |
thick black veil but there is no perforation, |
no glimpse She that loved me, and l trust
loves me still, will not, not, must not answer
me- can only imagine her to say Come and
see; serve our God so that you shall come and
| share, at no distant time. y
CLERICAL. PEDANTRY There are pedants in
all professions, but done make themselves so
ridiculous as those who figure in pulpits. a
| bombastic minister is an object Of pity, or
should be. The teachings of his Master were
simple and child-like--the word of his Master
| is plain and unpretending. Why should the
servant seek to improve upon the example or
precepts Of his Lord
We have recently stumbled upon TN instance
which puts all the translators, whether ancient
4 IL ptar
who resides near London, and who thinks his
own opinions better than the Vulgate, con-
strued the 23d Psalm of David, to his congre-
cation, upon recent Sabbath thus:
ssDeity is my pastor; | shall not be INDECENT.
He maketh me to recumb on the verdant lawns;
he leadeth me beside the unrippled liquiditles;
he reinstilleth my spirits; and conducteth me
in the avenues of rectitude for the celebrity Of
his appellatons. Unquestionably, though
perambulate the glen of the umbrages OF, the
sepulchral dormitories, will not be perturbed
by appalling catastrophes: for Thou art pre-
sent. Thy wand and Thy crook insinuate de-
, location.
"Thou spreadest reflection before me in the
midst of infnical scrutations Thou perfumest
my locks with odoriferous unguents; my chalice
exuberates.
Indurable benignity and commiaseration
shall continue all the diuternity of my vitality,
and / will eternalize my habitance within the
metropolis of nature"
r Let those of our readers who are not familiar
i with the psalm in question turn thereto, and
make comparisons for themselves, They will
:. join US in hoping that there are few such min
d tiers. 5g... .M~" MM
A COURTEOUS CENTENNIAL tradesman liv-
| ing in the Rue st. Honore possesses a young
y and pretty wife who is passionately fond Of the
. theater, but being continually occupied in bust
y ness, he is rarely able to indulge her. few
., days ago she got ticket for the Porte st. Mar
TIM and telling MIN that it had been given her
~ asked him to accompany her. Hepromised, bu
% when evening came was unable to go. The wife
who was en- gra3ide toilette, was furious o
y her disappointment, but determined not to b.
Ut banked, she made her servant accompany her
On leaving the theater she was followed by twt
n, young men, who were very insolent To escap
them she called cab that was passing, but tn
j. coachman made sign that he had some one il
is the vehicle.
She was turning away, when the cab stopped
u and an elegantly dressed young man jumpe
from it. IL see, ladies' he said, with lo1
IN bow, that you are annoyed by two insoen
fellows. Deign to accept this cab-l will see
ia for another!" The tradeswoman accepted wit
~ thanks; and the gentleman handed her and he
servant in with the greatest politencss Sh
r gave her address to the cabman, and the vehicl
sd drove off, Arrived near her own residence sb
o. stopped and asked what there was to pay
a. ss 21f. 75c. =" said the cabman "What, 21f.
Ir. cried the tradeswoman in establishment. s. VIII
d. yon have only come from the Porte ST. Denis
OF and have not been half an hour on the way
IS Do not talk nonsense said the cabman rud
ed ly, "I have been driving the gentleman abo'
I'D since morning. But where is he? Disal
&C. peared! !"
,e, On discovering that his fare had really di
appeared the man thought the women were
connivance with him to cheat him, and he b
us came very insolent. The poor tradeswoman hf
m not money enough to satisfy his demand, and
!, gave her and her companion into custody. Thu
,os had to pass the whole night in the Guard hou
49, de la Lingerie, and were not released until Il
a. next morning, when the tradesman elaine
~ ~, them, and Unidentified the coaohman. II
ats tradeswoman VOWS that she will never go to Il
~, play agaiu without her husband. [Galignani
- Messenger.