New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-12

| 's Pray, sir, do you believe in cook RE-
EDUCATED OFFICIALS" Dick Tinto," the
foreign Correspondent of the New York Times,
illustrates qualifications and ftness of major
ity Of our foreign consuls with the following
story: -.,-.-
A gentleman lately returned from his tray-
els witnessed curious scene at the American
Embassy ut one of the continental capitals A
native of the country came in and began to
talk, of course, in his ewn language. None of
the offceTssof the Legation could understand
him. He then tried them in French, but they
understood that no better. Seemingly very
much astonished, he prepared for an effort and
produced the following detached fragments Of
broken. English: 4.5e 4, -. 45Rs@ sf
sMe 40 Morica.' =. 4r, -.sfs5.- ,s
6 Me want passport" - -l---.4 -
ss Me, woman (wife) little girl'
This disjointed statement sufficed to convince
the American Embassy that as the man was o
foreigner, he. had no need of o United States
passport to enter the country but how were
they to tell him 80, and how could they make him
comprehend that he only required such pass
ports as were necessary to quit Europe! The
Secretary Of Legation made o brief declaration
to that effect in English, but the applicant was
no wiser fer it.. 81 .r-s
Try him in broken English, then, SAM"
5hY~a2
+ 81 don't know as Ican," replied the Secre-
tary; " however, FItry." %
. Foreigners no wants passport"
I" Me no give passport to foreigner" .
=" America, great, free country; no passport
dere''- So Ia '
&C You want de passport for go away Eu
rope; no want de passport for go in America"
I This lucid explanation seemed to satisfy the
petitioner, for he bowed himself out, saying,
IS Me glad come'' az
| 1t would puzzle me to imagine what means Of
communication is resorted to at this Embassy,
in case the applicants can neither talk nor ;un-
derstand '' broken English" .z-a..s.. .s..
There is an American Consul in France,
whose clerk has instructions to stsend off +" all
Frenchmen-who can't converse in the Consul's
| mother tongue. = -
Extract from burlesque of o fashionable
| novel: =< 's4s ''
| '.She is seated in the cool balcony, enjoying,
| with true refinement of taste, the delicious
| aroma of the costly Eastern exotics and lovely
artificial flowers by which she is surrounded,
meet companions for one SO exquisitely beaute-
GUS as herself By her side a eourtly cavalier,
4 who, however, appears strangely inattentive to
| the enchanting Ida He leans over the edge OF
the balcony, gazing abstractedly round the
square. The only object of the slightest inter-
est visible in that locality is busy lamplighter
i who fits rapidly to and fro Suddenly our
| hero Eustace Montgomery de Vavassenr-f for
tits he-breaks the dreamy silence. " Ida, seest
thou yon rufian who is preparing to climb tc
that lamp opposite, in order to illuminate ths
immediate region thereof' Il Tell ne, wherefors
doth he resemble Mont Blanc p A charming
smile and q slight shake of that noble head de-
note her ability to do SO. Because, dearest
he is now mountin' (mountain). Dost take
i loyeliest ones Al faint shrek Rugs out upol
the still air, and u cry arises that the Lady Id
is swooLdng."
THE 's0LDEsF INHAB lTANP"-The editor o
the Annapolis Republican has had visit from
one of the Oldest men, perhaps, in Maryland. MIR
1 Richard Crandell, who was born in Anne Arun
del county on the 10th of July, 174T, and
therefore will be l0S years of age the 18TH Of
this month. He has not the appearance oil q
: man Of over 80, and even last fall ne soweo
. nearly all the grain on his farm lie ~ ~ en-
Y joyment of most excellent health ana spirits
and at one hundred, he says, ne haa not grey
hair in his head, He served as privateer dur
J" ing the Revolution and relates many interesting
/ facts connected with the struggle for American
Z Independence. s.--.-----------
A late London letter says that Mr.. Van Burei
:, and Mr. Fillmore were both present in the gal
leries of the House Of Commons during the de
i, bate on Tuesday night. On Thursday nigh
y Mr.. Bright alluded to this fact, and took coca
sion TO pass q high sulogium on our country.