New Orleans daily crescent., 1854-12-25
THE DAILY CRESCENT.
GHaysttes aap eHrabittes.

GSageies aao Grabtttes.
sMr. Brown, owe you grudge; remember
that" 81 shall not be frightened, then; for |
never knew you to pay any thing that you
owed.'
Newton invited a friend to dinner, and forgot
it. The friend arrived, and found the pbiloso-
pher in fiI Of abstraction. Dinner was brought
np for one The friend, without disturbing
Newton, sat down and dispatched it. Newton
recovered from his reverie, looked at the empty
dishes, and said, g Well, really, if it wasn't for
the proof before my eyes, could have sworn
that had not yet dined."
AN INsISuATIoN. expect said young
physician on his way to New York, on hearing
exaggerated rumors of the cholera, g to witness
great many death bed scenes this summer
DOUBTLESS, replied friend, "if you get much
practice ~ Al
PRETTY Much THE sAME.--a Have you ever
broken horse I" inquired horse jockey
ssNo, not exactly" replied Simon; ebut I've
broken two or three wagons"
A Coon REASON Why are you for ever
humming that air ?" asked Foote Of a man
without q sense of tune in him. " Because it
haunts me- So No wonder" said Foote, "you
are for ever numbering it"
A SEAsonABLE HINT.--Above all things, says
Culpepper, avoid sudden transitions from heat
to cold; it has been the death Of thousands.
With the thermometer outside only about II
degrees above zero, and stove-dried air in offices
and rooms at nearly 100 degrees. The words
of the warning are worth repetition;
Very NADIA nurse at the Manchester Fe-
yer Hospital recently stole a purse, containing
thirteen sovereigns, from under the pillow Of a
female patient, and when she screamed out, the
nurse exclaimed to the other patients, &c Hark
at that woman, how she's raving for money;
she must be mad" =
PECULIAR USE OF THE WORD "PuRE. THE
word "pure'' is commonly used in Glouces-
tershire, England, to express being in good
health, Iremember an amusing instance which
occurred many years ago. A gentleman, q
friend Of mine, who resided in an establishment
where young ladies were educated, was met
one day by an honest farmer, Who, after in
ouiring kindly after his own health, said with
eouai good nature and simplicity, g hope, sir
the ladies be all pure" Notes and Queries.
GHosTs-It is stated by travellers that tht
Arabs of Upper Egypt are not believers il
what are called ghosts They live habituallJ
among tombs and sarcophagi, and when tent
and other dwellings are not to be procured
actually choose the mummy vaults for houses
In these they may frequently be seen stretched
upon the ground in slumber by the side Of I
corpse, or walking through dust that was once
animated, with all the coolness imaginable.
A BIBLICAL. REpUTATIoN.--One of Dodge
Museums old and valuable correspondents, Mr.
Z Lord, who is now residing in Illinois, was
short time since travelling from Jacksonville t
Peoria, in that State, and as he was passing
small hut on the road side, he noticed shaggy
headed boy, of about eight years Of age, Wit
large eyes and no hat, dressed in worn ou
pair Of fathers trowsers, trying to balane
himself en- the splintered top of q hickory stumE
More for the purpose Of breaking the monotc
ny Of riding ell day without speaking, than
gain information, Mr. Lord refined his horse u
to the fence, and exclaimed:
"My little boy, can you tell me how far it
to Sangamon Bottoms!"
s.'Bout six miles, l reckon"
g Do you live in that house," inquired Lort
al reckon. was the reply.
ssDo you enjoy yourself out here in Il
woods'"
"a heap"
aWhat ails your pantss" says Lord.
eTore EN-" was the laconic answer.
Finding he had hold of genius that couldn
be pumped, Mr. Lord turned his horses head
depart, but in his turn was now hailed by Il
boy, who, in a comical, half reluctant tone, e.
claimed,
"What mout your nalae be'"
Lord" was the reply
..You seemed pleased said Lord; ''perha
you never heard the name before "
sYes, 1 have" replied the youngster; T.
heard pap read about yo4 -
Lord put spurs to his horse, and says tn
even the sacred thoughts to which the inciden
gave rise were not sufficient TO keep him frc
snickering throughout the rest of his journey