New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-11
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Concerning that ,Chich has tsanspired in The orads
history on corresponding days N past gears. Dath
other matter pertinent thereto, p1epaTea expressly
for The renders Of The Double Sheet Crescent.
The calendar Of the month of February, although
rich in great many remembrances and celebrations
of an important character, has not 50 many Of
minor moment as some Of the other months. Cover
ing, it does, the whole world ct season when the
rule of winter is struggling for continued life
against the attacks and incursions of spring it has
a very doubtful reputation and is generally con-
sdered no better than it should be-a sort of trim
mer and exceedingly unreliable character In the
Northern States of our Confederacy the ground is |
covered deep with snow and the rivers and lakes are
coated and oyercoated with ice. The mountains are
hoary in the Middle States and Jack Frost holds car
nvai even as far down as the Gulf lf-sketching
queer temples and landscapes upon the windows
running up pagodas more airy than those of Moor
ish architecture, and more fanciful than those of
Chinese workmanship painting thousand grotesques
and creating as many momentary monuments.
With us, though frosty, it is a kindly month be-
gins to break the reign of cold weather. and faunt,
royalty, the banners of spring and sunshine. 1t
paves the way into March, which, though roaring
elsewhere, is very mild aid balmy under the soft
breatngs of our Southern breezes and gently urges
the young buds up from the long Information into life
and luxurance. ." $50 ~
The great events which have occurred in various
years and countries to make the week from the 18th
to the 18th memorable in mems minds, may be briefly
outlined by some references which will be familiar
to all .@
Monday, Feb. n.-This day is, in the floral
directory, particularly sacred to the red primrose;
and in the church calendar to St Theodore, young
lady, are bound to presume, of very many excel
lent qualities Of person, character or both: mas
much as some deserving was requisite to secure
canonization for her. Whether the Santess
red SINGLE brief chronicles do not state but
if single, what admirable chance for felicity and
Immortality was lost by some shortsighted gallant!
The flower which is linked to her memory, is of that
excellent and fragrant nature that we are led to hope
her ladyship was as high and peerless among the
demoiselles of her era, the emblem is among the
flower from which it is selected.
On this day, too, A. D. 1922, seventeen Of the emf
grants who had arrived on the bleak coast Of New
England died. and for time the hopes Of the pilgrim
band seemed destined to wither.
Tuesday, Feb. IA day sacred to st. Eulala
and the noble liverwort. In 1863 Parliament ad-
dressed the King requesting that all persons charged
with treason in America might be sent to England
for trial. and thus took the first steps leading to
revolution, independence and national prosperity.
Wednesday, Feb. 13.-Dedicated to many
Catholic Saints none of whom are Of greater repute
that st. Gregory, who was Pope-second Of his name
In the floral realms consecrated to the Polyanthus
In 1873 Gen. Putnam galoped his horse down one
hundred stone steps, leading from church in Con
necticut, in which the British, under Gen. Tryon
attempted to capture him, but failed.
Thursday, Feb. -Sacredly set apart, as ever
youth, of either SEX knows, to the guardian saint
young affection, st. Valentinea worthy who is SUI
posed to perform the functions of an Episcopal Cupid
also very profitable to postlnen and boys i" Tw
hundred thousand tWo,pences, saidan old gentlema
as he read the announcement in country newspape
are four hundred thousand pence and he was jr
r going to cast up the amount" Why, papa," said h
daughter, .'tha5 must be just the number of your
folks that must be in love with one another-that
the way to reckon!'' Ella, the gentle, loveabl
quaint and kindly, but philosophic Ela-otherwis
Charles Lamb-says s'This is the day on whic
those charming little missives, ycleped Valentino
cross and intercross each other at every street
turning. The weary postman sinks under load {
delicate embarrassments not his own" The day We
kept by the ancient Romans with teasts, in honor
Pan and Juno. On the occasion the names of youn
young men, who thus easily secured sweethearts t
themselves. The pastors of the Early Church, col
considering the custom heather and unbecomins
broke it up and merged the old celebration in the
one Lydgate Chaucer, and many other old Brits
worthless, have reference to the day. Shakspear
makes poor Ophela, in her mournful lament, sing
GOOD morrow! lis St. Valentines day
All in the morning betime
And 1, maid, at your window,
: To be your Valentine
S Those who are unable to breathe out their sent
mental sorrows, Uiue Uoce, embrace the occasion
do so under the rose and many bright-eyed angt
thus anonymously finds what commotion and cor
f1agration her innocent airs have been creating. l
this country the day is very generally observed an
those who lack originality, prefer pictures to po
try, can find Valentines ready made and painted
the satoners' stores as per advertisements elsewhe
in this paper. Perhaps after Kriss krngle, no sail
is SO generally worshipped by the younger portion
humanity as worthy st. Valentine and certainly
one has more bengnant nature or loyable aspect.
v Friday, Feb. 15-As after years that have bee
crowded with great deeds, and ages that have bee
crowned with great men, there ever comes some il
telregnum wherein there is no greatness substa
tial glory so, after eventful days, it sometimes hal
. pens that there are those to which no interest a
taCneS linus Glle present uly. llle llef anu SCCeSS
i of St. Valentine, although crowned and helnete
sometimes, is in the present year as bare and barre
l. as the topmos twig of frozen tree, in winter. 1t
not the keepsake of any eminent thing soever of Whic
y any remembrance Or leaning has reached.
i In botany the sulhuTeno, OR cloth of gold
longs to it, and in theology it belongs to ST. Sgird
II Saturday, Feb. E6.-The inheritance Of the df
x preceding, was not sufficient start to enable tn
to gather much honor in the same year, and, accor
ingly, it passes away in the hope of glorious resQ
- rection in the year to come.
?, In botany, lilac primrose, flower not seen here,
If the emblem and in other countries, St. Julana, at
of no great ame is the patron Saint, or patroness
its brief existence.
n Sunday, Feb. 17.-TWo hundred and nnet
G three years ago, an old man, whose name and fan
were so secured on earth by the brilliancy of h
w genius, the purity of his life and the magncence
- his labors that they can never die, while art wh
u d is said to be immortal lives Michael Angelo Buon
rotti, the sculptor painter artist whose cartoons nc
." are the worlds wonder, and whose statues grow
r. grace and beauty they do in age after life of ha
= labor-after many reverses and sutferings, quiet
breathed out his last in the city to which his geni
had given so many trophies, and by which, he hi
e been so poorly rewarded. In the roll OF sculptor
u disciples of high art his name stands at the top,