Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-05-31

Walked meekly to the parish church,
i no With hair - white as snow,
Nrrw Walked meskly 70 the parish church,
Arid his daughters three;
$500 There were more angels at his side
Than mortas' eyes could see;
$500 The four wcrU seven. or with them went
So, Faith, Hope and Charity. tFs Ea @f5s
3'a1.a Going North.
The people Of the South stand very much in their
own light in many essential points, but in more
than In the habit or fashion Of leaving their comfort
ahls homes every summer and spending their time
and money in the midst Of straDgers-if not enc
miss For yhsrs does the sou.hsrnsr find any sym
the North unless it be where his money ID concernedf
Al the spring advances 70 its close, and the sum-
msr - FAST approaching, we begin TO hear that this
tsip % the North" 10 the North, indeed For
whatf For health and pleasureG Yes, for health,
nays the imaginary invalid; IT may be the real nva-
lid Yes for pleasure answers the idle-minded or
unemployed man. Let US 10 to the North, say they,
and spend the warm summer months, and in the fall
We shall be back again, refreshed and nvigorated,
70 70 through the business routine Of the next COM
msrcial season This is all folly-abs0lntely wrong
these blessings because in the first place, you can
both find health and pleasure here IN the South; and
secondly, you ought to spend your money and your
time at homs amongst the people where you make
your money, who respect your rights and with whom
identified.
five had no healthy and pleasant places Of resort
here in the South, at which to pass away the warm
season. we might not object the foolish fashion
people have Of annually gadding of TO Newport Nj
sgara, Nahant, Saratoga, Cape May, Long Branch,
We have plenty Of these healthy and pleasant-and,
II you please-fashionAb places Of resort We have
them here almost at our DOORS and as Southerners,
w ought TO patronize them Our motto ought to be,
II this particular q in any) TO take care Of num-
We have said that we have these places of summer
resort for health and pleasure Let us briefly emu
Su III: srs Thsrs
are, 6rst the famous Virginia Springs comprising .
variety Of sulphur and other minerals; then the
Drcnnon, Blue Lick, ind others, in Kentucky; the
srs, in Mississippi; the famous Bladon and Cullums
SPRING., In Alabama tho Abita, In the piney woods
Of our own St. Tammany; with many more OF less
nms, but not Of less virtue in their healing proper
tiea which we do not mention. "
But besides the springs we have just enumerated,
let talk Of the places in the Immediate vicini
~ Of New Orieans, where, without these mineral
fully and pleasantly in the way Of bathing, fishing
hunting sailing In fine pleasure boats, and mingling
in the most refined society OF these are Mandevills
M.di;9nvs CGydnso%R, Bay 81 LOUIS Pass Chris.
gsufa, Mobile Bay, Daphne, Hollywood, Point Clear,
Barataris, the Chandeliers, Last Island, &c.
We have neither the time nor space 70 enumerats
further, although we could. r a8 H4e
Our object ID to induce our people to stay at home
ITO keep Southerners in the SOuth-to spend our
@Qney here, instead Of throwing il away among u.s.
andFho despse, abuse, and war against our institt
We fancy that II these suggestions were understood
and followed up for season or two, the tone and
manner OF our Northern friends towards us would
change very materially When they miss our patron
aGa may be they will begin to open their eyes to
lights. And il i certain that if we can make them
EEL our importance we must touch them through
s.rir peckets. What would Northern merchants be
without Southern buyerss What would Northern
hotsl, 40 without Southern guests IN o. Picdyan<
rLxxDlp HoUsns. AS afording some idea Of the
sxtsnt to which the merchant princes" Of New
York have invested in private mansions 1t may be
sated that there at least dozen houses in the
aGty which cost from 100000 to $4,000 rivallng
magn6cencs almost any Of the royal palaces of Eu
rpe and interior only In point Of magnitude. Nearly
al OF these have been recently erected.
One Of oar most elegant houses is that Of Charles
A. Hsckscher just completed, on the corner Of Fifth
svenue and Thirteenth street, and which is said to
have cost in the neighborhood Of sl5o0Oo although
the building j. of moderate dimensions compared
with some others-being 80 by 90 feet, besides an
extension Of IS BY "a fest which forms the library
and dining room, and viewed externally, its appear
snce 10 not remarkably ostentatous. The interior
huiehing and dscorationa, however, very superb
s sn ~ nsrs vss aS Sy tor
staircase ascends through an eptcal opening toward
stained glass dome. H VS. v'B& ke
immediately beneath the latter, massive base,
tackled by a Panther, and among other bronze deco
ratons are duplicates of mantel ornaments possessed
BY Louis Napoleon. The mirrors are very massive,
In curiously wrought frames; the ceilings are arched,
In strong relief, with groundwork of water colors
Ard the prominent points tipped with gold The
walls Are 70 be laid with satin, in heavy folds
The furniture 10 in corresponding style of eeg nce
and coneists principally, OF deliberately carved oak
a number Of articles veneered with oaken crotch
~ In the most exquisite manner to closely
ssmbls choice varieties Of marble.
Probably the most elegant dwelling in the city is
that of n 0. Roberts, reputed to have cost in the
ndShborhood of t296, 900. dss8f a 1870
~ The residence Of Moses Taylor il dwelling fitted
up in the most gorge Style not less than $54 900
beng expended in four or five Of these apartments
One OF these were fitted up at cost Of from $4,000
10 $4,000. Other dwellings, might be mentioned,
scarcely infsrior.-N r. jour. Cbm-
B friend Of surs is responsible for the following.
Riding up on one Of the Eighth avenue railroad
cars day or two since, lady got In, and sitting
dawn, the fringe Of her shawl became fastened to
Of the buttons of our friends overcoat. He made an
ebeeto extricate hmself but the connexion was too
intricats, and he gave 1t mp. As the lady turned
round and removed her veil, exposing distinguished
feature. and : Ane pair Of eyes, he remarked:
my husband die. |"
"Ah, madam" responded the gentleman, not taken
abeok, ~ must Aolicit dn = f0rbearance you must
wait until my wife dies
Inc toscs OF beauty 10 universal and the homage A.
Geesed, Dus II - not always that one hears in the
seos - Pssuy compliment a. We did the other day.
MSnnS Wong one o. sne streets up tswn, an ordi-
ennhfdl young natron, with infant il her arms
~ @e e1eiamation:i atfc. n
y word with you, madam, IL You please y,