New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-28
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My own grave Nnat can nave happened. has
she whom SO loved on earth given up her mortal
being? 1t must be So for if she still lived the grave
Of poor Smith would not be thus neglected I will
visit my former home and there, NO doubt will learn
the cause! 49,
This must be the house, cannot be mistaken.
The old elm tree, planted by my fathers hand,
its majestic head in days of yore the little duck
pond, where I've united in the boyish sports of my
darling child and even the little wren-box on the
wall, placed there with my own hands-all here.
But the doorplate, it does not read ''Smith'-brt'
jenkins? What jenkins ? OH / see, my wife is
dead, and Jenkins has bought the property! I will
| enter, and learn further. They have a new hall
lamp-and my beautiful painting of Thomas Jetfer-
son is replaced by one of General Harrison I will
go into the dining hall. There is bright fire burn
ing on the hearth, and breakfast table with one
| hree-four-fve-six chairs and a high one !!
| Heark! some one enters; as I'm living (dead)
man, it is my wife, as fresh and blooming as when
first pressed her to my bosom as my e's companion!
And there's my old armchair seated before the fire,
| and my slippers warming Dear Angel! she still
continues the custom in remembrance of her beloved
Smith. But the six chairs my family was never
that large! All! she has some Of her kinsfolk on a
visit Poor creatures she always was blessed with Il
multitude of dear u but poor relatives.
List! hear merry voices in the hall as Of children
Now will enjoy that greatest of earthly felicities,
that of eommuning though in silence, with the hap
pness of those most dear They enter, and are cling
ing to a man with large Observation-Disclosures, the
baker, who enriched himself by selling trec-quarter
pound loaves for a pound! He calls Mrs. Smith my
love- and she hinl-''n my dear!H Oh that could
make myself apparent is insupportable! Now
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and now he's kissing mywife! I'll listen to their con
versation
Ny DEAR said Mrs. jenkins, (for so I shall now
call heT Benny is sadly in want of new hat, al
the same time patting large specimen of bahydon
new hat, my cherub.'
Pa, won't you buy me new hat?'
ITO be sure will, said the baker, as he clasped
the cherub in his arms, " but tell pa what you was
doing all day yesterday?'
tWel, l was up in the the garnet, looking at al
the pretty things mas got up there. She's got some
pictures she has and like pictures. But there is al
: old man up there with red whskcrs-nurse said HI
' was a boo man, and punched his eye out, did
e he's an ugly man'
. ooh! the larling!" exclaimed Mrs. Jekins as tn
: che1ub underwent second process of hugging " tina
/ IS lHe HOW singular IL
d that children have such an aversion for cccentri
+ peope-and NJ. Smith was rery eccentric BY tn
7 way, this is the tenth anniversary of his death
/ and have not seen his grave since the day let tn
:, church people have the line monument | built owe
i him. for their dear, deceased pastor. It was goo
work, and / knew that poor Smith would sleep a
well in his grave without it, besides, he was such
splendid preacher of economy when living that ha
grave must need attention now thought
c "Ycs" replied the baker, I" it is completely d.
e cused now, I passed through the churchyard th
e morning, and it is horrible picture. Weeds al
l. growing all over it and as for Mr. Smiths transitor
Il existence nothing is left but the transory and hi
!; reguiescat in pace has been rendered by the idl
: schoolboys rcquescat in patches"
a 'Wcl tits good enough anyhow"
then listened to long dissertation on the 'p(
e cuiar oddities of poor Smith" his odious children,
and disgraceful cognomen," until l wished that III
lei Smiths had exsted-banished all curiosity ft
BIT Wbimary visits, and have resolved reentering
Is piper habitation, and never again run after Ii
I'd batAles of mortality.
a. FyoH>will now visit the village of b, you wi
he see neaS>Qmbstonc usuping the place of the oil,
ia which, notwithstanding Smiths peculiartes, w
ly placed there by eseor his immediate descendants.
a HEADS AND HATs>zzMr D. c. Johnston, No. t
Poyas street The of Camp has lately receive
ms increased supply of arc in his line of business Sra
goods chdrens caps bats ana all other styles of headge
known and acknowledged suitable to the tines The ate
ton of the country trade is p&reny called thereto See
ed verisemsnt. -.
Ter WINES AND L1QuoRs.--SewellT f>ylor, No II Roy
street WHITTIER he has renewed from his S store has still
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