New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-01
Mr.. Pinchbeck's Speculations
EY FREDERICK S. CozzENs.

..'+=. DY FREDERICK S. cozzENs
William, Dorrv. or, as he was called by his friends
and everybody else old Dorry' held grand levee
on Sunday night at his comfortable quarters in Tween
ty-second street. suite OF rooms on the second Hoor
bookcase lined with huted and faded green silk that
kent out of view two shelves ofspicy novels and twelve
shelves Of boxes Of cigars pots OF pickles, packs OF
cards, bottles filled and half filled with divers eolored
fluids meerschaum pipes, slippers and many other
things peculiar to bachelors esta9sm l ascoie
red-lipped nudities, in dshabille-fa1nous horses
groomed to the utmost pollsh--and brace OF dogS
heads two round tables with central swinging llghs
a sofa and pillow; chairs OF tashlonaole pattern ana
a side-tabe with pitcher in tempting state OF dew,
and beside it few glasses, large and small, with
decanter of old brandy constituted the establishment
of bIr. William DoTy.
none of your small, why productons-all wig and
whiskel-but portly gentleman in broad, white
vest with broad black watch ribbon, spotless shirt
bosom, an easy SMILE good teeth, rosy complexion,
curly hair, and merry twinkle in his attractive blue
ewes He was one of those good tempered fellows who
always enjoy life and its good thngsWho 1--we to eat
drink and make merry, no matter what comes OF IT,
AT watering places he generally to be found IN
the midst Of bevy of merry girls and matrons, and
at home lie had set of friends, old and new, who
made time pass along pleasantly enough, with horses,
he club cards aud few other simple amusements
There was a captyating grace in the movements
of DorTys hands, as they slid the cards through each
other and turned them to his right hand friend
to q cut Then to see him
With curved plant wrist, dispense The pack" 1
was beautiful. The company assembled in his rooms
amounted to but half d dozen in number-namely
four bachelors and two married rascals who ought
to have been ashamed Of themselves. There are
two tables at one presldes Doy, in all the majesty
of whist and at the other the two married men, in
the full enjoyment of their liberty are somewhat
boisterousy demonstrating to their single friend, by
game of three handed euchre that the sum of any
two sides of triangle is greater than the third side
Whpre's pnrhEn * tOuIphtY said OF the
married.
don't know" chirps out Dorry. Saw him af
efer church, walking home with OLD Poplars girl
r(ny trick, and that makes book)
Think he'll make strike there q asks the liber-
ated.
Can't say" answers the host, in all the glory of
his white teeth "(and two by hono1s,) but thin think
Old Pop ought to keep his weathereye open; Pinch
seems to be mighty poplar in that quarter
Atthis all the guests burst ont in a laugh, and one
Of the two sides Of the triangle immediately consigned
his soul to eternal caoric "f that not tile best
thing he had ever herd i'll his lie"
Pinch isa mighty good fellow, said one of the
whst-payer
a mr .pty good fellow" echoed the party in oho-
Exs. oN''
And what like in him is that he never put, on
INV airs on account of his family-thats what like
& pitv he hadn't o little more money said
Dorry, with a merry twinkle in the corner OF Ills
:sThats 50, )" replied side Of the triangle who had
inst hean encbred and then he wouldn't have to use
his friends so often. 49,
Owe Won anything? y said Derry
"a Yes a leetleh answered the euchred party =,
cove you anything?' said Dony, noddnS TO inc
whistnlayer on his right hand cone by cards'')
"Well he don't owe anybody else.
dyes he does too, for he owes me- sad lelth'hu
ed whist-player. ...
And I'm in there" said Dorrys partner.
arm bet said the host, " there is not one OF u
here in this room that Pinch does not owe pofro"e
arp
At this the other two sides OF the triangle alhrmc1
separately and of their own accord that they "oul
like to bet that way, too n
It's a cursed mean trait in man, sad the pr!
fame individual "to be always spongng on his irene
in that way :. 4,,,,,4,o,
chorus ..-.. ILL, ,xo,,t1o,,o,,
said the nroiane one with duplicate consignment
himself tothe place previously alluded to.
"Ihat's So chorused Dorry and trends
~ think said the profane man, 1--WE are eouha
cut him dead every one fus; it d9nt-; Al
here followed another consignment OF hllEseii' Ill
own personal risk, to the same locality ,,. :,
$50 say we all of us" echoed the players o't u
at this innctue the street loorbell announced visit
and the next moment Lorenzo was in the room a.
shaking hands violently with everybody IN It, "M
pinch my boy how are you'll GIVE us your nan
old fellow Been mourning your absence ~ l1o "
as fresh as primrose tonight other endeAIlng e.
thets broke from the party, while the ploahe 0
was msking out a fresh consignment Tor place
to be named by way OF welcome, AS oiu DoIIy "
proposing Now, since IAlch Has Ioi4ic' WI "'
drinks all round' o.
To saw that Lorenzo was speedily engaged as ionI
hand nj the euclre table would be TO state a 4
simply and nothing else for IN few moments
was turning up right bowers" and . 60 nG II aioh
and "making march,, and gradually reducing
little nile of earnings which the TWO married
had been accommodating that evening, to the great
of his poane friend and partner opposite VINO
ticipated in the spoils Then after the game
over and the room began to look misty, and the {
was off the pitcher, and the old Cognac nearly
hausted lie proposed to his profane friend to q"
for a halG'' and won, and so gradually led him
dollar by dollar, until he had reduced MN 10
dimes a tooth-pck, and few feeble oaths
When matters reached this crisis Lorenzo 81
fully took Il drink of brandy and water. for he
scarcely touched it before, and shaking hands ~
all round, left the rooms
"Mankind,f said Lorenzo to himself, as he wal
brsky down the avenue, ais an Institution pecllI
human in its actions. l deeced that party toni!
and can do it every night in the year, and yet +
wouldn't see into it. Now, what is the phlosoph
it. considered in brl'seye point of view?
MAY for amusement! and there they end. play
money and there begin-cOnsequently take
dollars and leave the fun TO them. Playing c
for amusement! gambling for amusement! Th
human enough Oh oh oh! know what they
at nowtryiDg to make it up by little quiet
among themselves. Ho! no! The poor devils
ing it sharp and hungry enough, no doubt WI
prime field human nature Is, alteI AL: Tue
deep rich and generous, and to luok nj IN an az
tura point of view, how well 1t pays lie man
knows how to cultivate it =
Schenectady editor describing the effects
suuall on a canal boat, says:
.sWhcn the gale was at its hight, the unlorl
craft heeled to the larboard, and the captain al
other eask of whisky rolled overheard.
rounc fellow eating some Cheshire cheese
was full of shippers, at a tavern one hlsh
claimed