New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-08

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LETTING Down THE ARIsrocRAcYs-The elegant
Miss Mason, whose father had made splendid for
tune On enterprsng draper and tailor appeared at
q magnificent entertainment in royal apparel With
that fastidous exclusiveness for which the latest
corners into fashionable circles are the most remark
able she refused various offers of introduction as she
did not wish to extend the number of her acqnaintan
ces: Her friends were few and very select"
The beautiful Miss Taylor, radiant with good ma
son when they went to the public school in William
street together, noticed the hauteu of her ancient
friend, who was determined net to recognise one who
would only remind her Of her former low estate. But
Miss Taylor the rogue, as clever as she pretty
determined to bring her up with short turn, and not
submit to being snabbed BY one whose ancestral asso
Citations were no better than her own Watching her
chance when the s,, haaghty young lady was in the
smiles of winning sweetness, remarked:
81 have been thinking, my dear Miss Mason, that
we ought to exchange names. Y
"Why indeed ~ t-5
Because my name is Taylor, and my father was a
mason, and your name is Mason, but your father was
q tdiorn -as3ttF -5t
There was a scene then, but there was no help for
it. The little Miss Taylor had the pleasure Of saying
very cute thing, which was soon repeated in the
, ears OF dozen circles and the wits wished to see
her, but the proud Miss Mason bit her lip in silence
Dry JusrIcE.-In the good old town of Milford,
Connecticut, where the elm trees are covered with
moss something like it, and the people quiet
and stayat homeatiye that some Of them have never
been out of the town since they were born into it,
there lives dry, sly old justice Of the peace named
Higgins, who will have joke when he can, even
when dealing out justice according to his notion OF
right and wrong it's little of law that Squire
Higgins knows The other day loafer was tried
before him, and bonds were required for his appear
ance at the next county court ! ~
8 Who is your bond?" demanded Higgins of the
culprit s
Il am sir. said loafer No. Q, stepping out from
the crowd and looking enough like the prisoner to
be-his brother.
Higgins, the Justice, eyed him second or SO, and
Numbered out .. We didn't ask for vaga-bond-it's
another article we want; you won't answer at all
You can go.f - x. e--'s.ss -
He went, aud loafer No. went to jail.
A little urchin. some TWO or three years old, being
little distance from the house, suddenly startled
by clap or thunder. He was much frightened anG
made rapid tracks FOR the house. But the shed wal
the nearest shelter he entered it, and casting defan
look at the clouds, exclaimed Thunder away; Pm
under the shed ~ =.
Bob, Harry Smith has got one of the greatest Gu
riosities you ever sawls
Don't say so-wbat is it?' ~
"a tree which never sprouts, and which become
smaller the older it grows g-+a9
Well, that is q curiosity. Where did he get it ?
f'From California" @
"What is the name of it3'
"Axletree 1t once belonged TO a California omn
bus"
Scene closed by Bob throwing an inkstand at hal
. closed door.