New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-06
LETTER FROM cREscEHTA.

lear CTeSccH1~-fui many day mas passed
since have indulged in the luxury Of an old time
causee with you but this evening" too indolent to
ply the shining needle, have concluded to permit
myself that recreation, though, fear me- you will find
me dull, being afflicted with tina. interesting com.
plant. co'din the head, which, however romantic
cold on the lungs may be, is far more real than
| romantic to me.
And now, what shall tell you Shall give you
an account of how I've passed the week. where I've |
been, what I've thought and read Herculean task.
Well, I've been roaming, not DER meadows sweet"
but through muddy streets, watching the fashions,
thinking how graceful the ladieAlook in crinoIine
especially when dragging trail Of half yard or 80,
of costly material duscatchers after them; and in
those spread eagle bonnets they now wear making
them look like over-grown school girls.
I've been thinking that public taste for a strong
style of literature is rapidly yimproving When Fanny
Fern first gave US her graphic and truthful, but
rather sketches she thought to have rather
transgressed the bounds of feminine deicacy but
the public palate becomes accustomed to the article
as those who at first turn up their dainty at
gamey poultry, will after time, refuse all other. And
Belle Brttins spicy articles meet with ready recep
ton and now, the yoracity with which yulgarity
given from real life, is sought for and gnped
down, proves that public taste is becoming decidedly
/ fonder of strong, stronger, strongest. -...e
Pray, Crescent, are you like Knickerbocker, fond Of
children and their ways? does the sight of 'theil
merry faces and laughing voices cheer you? Nea
himself never watched them closer than and offer
in my walks meet with decidedly original speci
mems and hear some quaint speeches. The other af
ternoon, while taking stroll my attention was draw
to a large black dog, who escaped from bis maste
and bounding down the street regardless Of hi
call. While was admiring his size and gracefn
gambos two little boys started for the fence
, " Run run, boys" says one e Why" says No. 2
- "Oh, that dog will eat US up'' Boo, no he won't,
says incredulous No. 2. "Yes he will; he swalowe
= boy, he did; know things about that dog, let m
. tell you he swallowed boy said No. L. !" don
be fool'' Laughing at his firm belief in the dog
= childswallowing propenstes, I passed on, leavin
:, them to discuss the question and the dogs master
catch the playful creature, which would have delgh
ed Miss Mitford's heart, if broughtn in competitt
u with her dog {" Romeo ..,
~ Among the pleasant hours Of the week, let I
- mark with rosy star the one passed last Mondi
o. evening witnessing the exhibition of the female pup
W. of Dryades street school, under the charge Of
~ Rev. J. Monaghan. / have no doubt but the "grace
pen" of the learned Counsellor C. has sketched
~ glowing words the brilliant scene, in yesterdays
e' tholc Standard; and, therefore, will not atten
:! to describe it, merely remarking that the admissi
~ of the eighteen States into the old thirteen,
I'll gracefully and prettily DONE 1t to somethi
entirely original and prettily conceived and the you
''' ladies engaged deserve great credit and praise
" And now, to close my lengthy letter, let me {
~ that after proper amount OF comet uniting a
star-gazing, settled down to sSchool Days at Rugf
We by an Old Boy-and of it have only to say, Il
Id one would easily conceive it was written by b
al and not very' old one'' at that-it needed not
=, u authors endorsement to that effect.
I'LL Good by, Crescent mine may your shadow ne
h. less and ,at mo hone that vou did mt psss "
VI VI Fourth quite so hum-drum as l did .a
mi Now 90 ovor rprscpur,