New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-07-02
Touching Incident.

Mr.. Slender resides in an aqueous section of the
city and yesterday after the great rain, he started
home under the influence of an uneasy presentiment
that his tireside had been inundated and his family
washed out. Knowing that he could not get home
dry-footed he got into one of the omnbusses that
pass his door. He reached home-that is, the middle
of the street opposite his home. But alas the street
was Venetian agoon-the mules Waded nearly
breast deep? He could not get out, and with 4 des
pairing sigh he kept his seat until dry land appeared
in sight, two or three squares beyond his home.
He got out. He sprang to the sidewalk and walked
to the corner; but it was hopeessly submerged He
took the back track for the next corner and it
ditto. He stood and thought awhile. He then went
back half square, in order to get into the middle of
the street. The street being higher than the ban
quette he got along bravely and so around into an
other street, and to another corner but there
| muddy maelstrom stopped him He hesitated awhile
and began to despair. He would have turned back,
but unteeng natives were watching him and other
waterbound individuals from their windows, and bare
legged boys were talnting him by splasiing through
the torrents just for the fun of it.. Mr.. Slender made
up his mind he knew his Julia would have a dry
suit waiting for hinl-his dear, kiud Julia-besdes,
he was dying to ceher, and was furthermore, some
what hungry The food, he thought, had certainly
subsidized in his street this blasted corner doubled
| all would be right Yes he would wade-but he
would do it genteey. Mr.. Slender prides himself on
his agility, and so, drawing up his snews, he shot
them off and started with hop, skip and jump,
| through the muddy mtail. But dreadful to relate
he missed the stepping stone-punged into boiling
vortex, pitched forward, and but for a desperate
spread OF his arms would have gone head foremost
| under bridge The natives went into fits.
| Nv, C1a,Jor 1or+
walked on, philosophically mad, and dripping with
diluted mud or course, after that the water stopped
him no more-he waded on, and finally reached home
Mrs. Slender was waiting in the doorway, with grief
in her countenance. Mr.. Slender entered, and the
door closed after them.
"Julia y WiIIiam!" They embraced tenderly ;
Julia, however pulling her dress back with one hand
to keep it clear of Williams wet legs.
''Oh, William dear, I'm so glad you've come--oh,
I've had such dreadful time! Another such shock
would kill me, I'm sure. Oh, dear, dear!" 4
q Never mind, love- said Mr.. S., in ringing his
coattail I'm very wet, but not hurt; although at
one place came within hairs breadth of drown
| jng.''
| =" TWAS about Johnny had such fright, dear,''
interrupted Mrs S.; a moment more, and he would
have been lost to forever-and our only hope too
Oh dear, I'm so thankful!n
"Why, what was the matter with johnny
I" He was sitting on the door stoop, spashing his
legs in the water, when an omnibus came plunging
by, and its waves washed him off, Poor little fell
low 1t would have been the last of him, had not
another omnibus luckily come plunging the other
way, and washed him back again p
< You don't say!'
Yes, indeed he's up stairs now, wrapped up in
bed.''
"We, Julia, this is dreadful place to live in-we
must try and get out of it."
Yes, dear, but there's one thing think You ought
to do. You came near drowning to-day, as well as
Johnny, and am never certain that will ever see
you again, when you leave home in wet weather, and