New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-22
cosaRsporDEuen OF THE CRESCENT.

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE CRESCENT.
Pass CHRISTIAN HoTEI, Aug. 20, 1856.
Dear Crescent. Three days sojourn with mine
hosts Msasieurs 6riea better known the
afa James hetRer az Till Colonel enables no
III come III oh opinion which that the Pass y az
pleasant place, and that the motel y
tie peasantest part Of the Pass The tables are
well supplied with the snbstantias OF the Iaad ana
the aelieacies Of the the sleeping arrangements
airy ana sat baths and freezes
partcnarly delicious and The salihoat
tie drive. gthe target, and the billiard
ay7ay Tie time of tie masculine boarders according
III ta,e;, faret,t The ladies' shut them
selves 10. generally, during The when they
appear at the table, hooded and yelled Tip o1t 70
THE bathshousess for q saline plnng
Fran Tie account that are given Of the intense
fashion iiunksysn and sfiobbery that prevail at we
Northera, watering places fell into suppositlon
that Iwould discover more oress of these foles heres
hit find, very agreeably, that was mistake There
are goodly number of anliIies here. from the city
and other ighborng places, including not q lew
beauties and maTriag ahle young but, n gen
eraI their modesty Of dress and unoste de-
raeanor IRE such, would foil the pen Of
Tiinon much less an easy good nature pen NINE.
The number Of children that accom- the SAID
families IS prodi giousthey are at once pleasure
and d nuisance to those who have none, or left those
thew have at home. or myself would sooner have
them round me than not. They inspire life into the
dullest hours, and running abont
and intermngling, seem to agglomerate ali the
families into one Wholesale family
Ans @ met me thing g;,ss ans,
bring
Her children up if nursing II thin her H.
There are, among the unencumbered gentlemen
here, some that would afford good materials for
faneiful they in their orbits
with such nicely and such absence Of
upon the orbits Of others, that it MOTH me TO
them. Besides, e have my own particular orbit 70
which Iadhere, and am, doubtless, as much an object
Of criticism to others as they can be to me- mere
FORE as live I'M glass house will not throw stones,
The disposition Of the pleasure eeking tribe during
the forenoon very complete 50 much so, that the
hotel seems deserted. It is wonder TO me how 50
many people can hide themselves in the immediate
Il eghborlood for am convinced that, in general,
they do not go beyond earshot of the hotel. When
/ the air becomes vocal with
sE s Al s Z, That ovetpowerne knel, M 5+g
53S & The tpcsin Of the soul--the dinner bell
the efectis similar to that which was produce nv
| Roderick Dhu's whistle. The dining room at once
becomes filed with fairies who nibble, and masculine
elves who gobbe yes, gobbe's the word for we have
some of 4
Those whose sole bliss j. eating and can give
But this one brutal reason Why they live 81
And for two hours there is chaos Of merry chatter
erockery chatter, champa gne popping, and Niger
stampedng. Az last the day Is begun The cool Of
~ h11frc
and saddle horses on the Pass in requistion the
ladies ride out Havana fashion, with bare heads and
ullrnuffied shouders-not only from the hotel, but
from the private residence and for time the u saw
dust turnpike is little Broadway ter the ride
comes the delicious de: ending on the wharf
i where the mailboat touches-the gentlemen anxious
late papers, and the ladies curious to see whether
there are any loved or familiar faces among the new
comers Then returning to the hotel the formaty Of
tea. is gone through with, and the final dispersion
takes place the ballroom, however with its brilliant
lights seductive floor and exhilaratng band Of music,
drawing largely upon the youth and beauty Of the as
sembly. i have s.crow to pick, y by the way, with
the gentlemen here, or at least those of them who
know how to dance, for very serious fault: either
their willfu indifference. Or their ineXcusabe tim
idity in loadng off to the barroom Or hanging about
the ballroom doors whilst syphs and hours waltz
ing or pokng around in couples, Or Longing on the
Seats pining for partners The thing is rearly too
4 bad or, at least, it has that appearance to your
correspondent who is not used to such sights. But
|5of this, more anon. 2 o1'
n There is nothing stirring here worthy the name Of
4 news There is plenty Of political discussion, and
Il So far as can discover, the Pass goes for Fillmore
Particulars Of the recent storm, and Of its sad effects
on the Southern line Of the State west Of the Misss
sppi as well as upon the shipping in the Gulf, are
4s0nght with ayidity great many persons here hay
ing friends and relatives who either lost, mar
rowly escaped being lost in the storm It in truth
fearful freak Of the elements and sadly TO BE
Il Remembered. G.
s NOVELS OUTDosE.-The g American Publishers
Circular intimates that the effect of the startling
casualties lately of so frequent occurrence is impair
the relish for that description Of fictitious itera
ture in which 6 horribles are so commonly served
up. 1t says: ..y.4.-sz-.-,=-
The intense school must succu1nb to realities. M
imagination however inventive, could contriye scene
of horror equal to those every day mproyised b.
) railroads and steamboat companies Nothing bu
facts themselye will Justify the publishing of sucl
incidents as frequently do occur, and which rende
/, anything that the public would permit to fictitou
i narrative quite insignificant. What community vii
give dollar 70 read now Reginald De lourcy escape
from the accumulated dangers Of robbers, poison an
: pitfalls when for two cents they can obtain all TIL
particulars Of the crushing tearing and roasting Of
hundred human beings, to say nothing Of an accour
Il BY an eye witness of slight affair which resulted
i, the drowning Of twenty thirty? Thus resonrc
left to the writer's Of narrowing tales but to becom
conductors or directors in either of which capacitie
they may srass their most startling literary efforts
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n ~ SAVING WH1sKF.-The Louisville Commercial hi
!, the following good thing:
among the freight of the Rock City, recently sun
i in the lower Ohio, near Amsterdam, was quantt
:. of whisky also, with other items, consignment
y Blue Lick water. The sovereigns in that local
were quite active in saving the whisky, fishing IL
e barrels out and rolling them ashore to a nice d
i place. The Blue Lick too, attracted particular
4 tenton-being in nice barrels and quantity of
y was especially cared for by posse of the wreckel
g who, thinking it pure old whisky, concluded to tap
e. barrel and have treat all round The vent W
lie made, and out came the pure liquid, which W
i; eagerly gulped down dozen dry threats, though Il
y flavor was anything but sweet, and the taste W
as found to be very different from whisky. Witho
te touching another drop they unanimously pronounc
it the meanest Cincinnati liquor they had ever dram