The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-30
81. CHARLES HOTEL, AND s0UTn1nN

with no attempt at sswriting" at all, to beat
-out your labored quill drivers, who
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oieger IN Iaanies says, 'aaariy teiis US usas,
and unyoke.
ssThe st. Chafles Hotel is 4 lively and
busting village Of fahout. .ane .thousani m in-
habitants, pleasansly sil6a{ed on the left
bank Of st. Charles Street, which mcanders
through thscenter of that fweet and swampt
city, New Orleans. 4 a4s ,,-, ss.fsas
HThe building presents a fne architectu-
raj appearance, being built of white lind
stone, and having in front a cclonade Of
massive pillars. which have q yery imposing
effect in more than one sense, Is they LOOK
ike marble, and are in fact brick coyerdl
with stucco. But in spite of it's conelomer-
ate character, the structure is fine one 70
gaze upon; and its inhabitants, owners, and
New Orleans a. large, are proud and happy
in it's possession, and well they NAV be-
The st.. Charles is the Mecca Of the South
ern States. When the last bale of cotton
has been shipped from the plantation. and
the last hogshead of sugar has followed 1t:
when falling leaves and frosty mornings be-
token the approach of winter; when the Spaif-
ish moss waves grandly from the lofty trees,
alone in its verdure, and greasy nisgers loll
idly on the river banks, their large mouths
watering overvisions Of sspossum and homi-
n.y." then does the planter, rejoicing over
the amount of sales received from his agent,
pack his trunk, gather together his family
and prepare for his yearly pilgrimage
Having seen his family safely and comforts
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on board the floating palace that is to take
him to New Orleans, he then proceeds to the
sssocial hail." where after induleine in sun
dry potent hbations of corn juice with good
set Of fellows with whom he finds himself at
once acquainted, our planter gladly accepts
the invitation of an innocent looking youth
to play little game of sseuchre, - ssiust for
The game accordingly COM
mences and the party are soon deeply enps-
ged in the mysteries 0f sspassing," ssorder.
ing up,n and tsgoing it alone.0 But the best
of games become tiresome at last, and the
planter feels relieved when one of the party
proposes to change the game to udraw no.
ker, )" with dime ssante, I" s.just to make it
Pokers are drawn and the
battle has commenced in serious earnest.-
Our planter has various success; now he i
ten, perhaps twenty ahead, now five or ten
s.out," when suddenly the innocent youth
having the deal, he receives u hand of bliss.
full promise, three queens, a seven and q
four. How jealously our friend examines
hiss- hand holding his cards tightly together
and moving them Just sufficiently to be quite
sure there is no mistake about it. Then
with careless laugh he discards the seven
and four, and says he believes he'll ego in
They all ego in, }" and mass of silver, with
one or two aged and crumpled sbin-nlasters
adorns the centre of the table. The inno-
cent youth deals, and our planter, to his
great satisfaction received pair Of mines.
He slips his cards hastily together, laws them
on the table and awaits the result of the bet
ting. The red nosed man on his right ssgoes
a fve," the man with battered hat opposite
sees that and goes ten better; the innocent
youth ''passes," and our planter, in voice
tremulous with emotion, s'sees" the last bet
and s:goes fifty BETTER" The man with the
red nose groans and asks if he NAV take
down bis money, but the man with the bat
tered hat, pushing that article of dress still
farther down over his sinister brow, puts
his hand in his pocket and pulls forth the
money. Here. it is, twenty, forty, sixty,
''two hundred dollars better!'' The planter
is surprised. He takes another earnest but
secret glance at his cards. GA full ;" it can't
be beaten. Out comes the old pocket book
and he 'scalls." "Four Kings, says the man
with the battered hat, and with the most
business-like air imaginable rakes down the
money with one hand and turns over his
cards with the other. y
Sst In nI0nfpr 10 dicnuSfaA ho 1noroc ho
table with an imprecation referring to the
soul Of the innocent youth, takes more corn
Juice, and excepting q little dash at sschuck.
luck, J" at which ne loses seven dollars and
wins horn handled knife and pocket book,
tempts fortune no farther during the voyage.
the innocent youth and his COM
rades divide the money IN the barber's shop,
and 60 on shore at the next landing well
pleased with their success.
Son arriving at the st. Charles the plan.
ters party are supplied with parlor and
the necessary sleeping apartments, and COM
mence living at the rate OF about i've bales
OF cotton week. The ladies come down to
dinner the first day, presenting perhaps ?
slight seedy appearance. Hoops have not
yet been heard a at Kentucky Bend, and the
barages and organdies of last summers weaS
look but limp and tawdry, and compare un;
avorably with the brilliant silk robes that
surround them. Still our family preserve
confident and well-satisfied air; they know
there's "good time coming;" and it is re-
freshing to observe the defiant glance they
cast Of any individual who may chance to look
too long or scrutanizinly at their habila-
ments. The next day the chrysalis has
opened, the full painted butterfly comes
forth. "Par" has been to his agents, the
ladies' have been to Madame Weasel and
Mile. Chargenuf, and silk robes with fear-
full aounces hoops Ut vast dimensions,
point lace, ribbons, and other 6ummery, are
The order OF the day. !.
'sThey breakfast at ten O'Clock in the 10
aies' ordinary, an operation which takes up
two hours and a half, then they 20 ssshOp-
ping ts groan comes IN mere from every
p .na' reaus 'nis paper Until tnfee;
men @ Aaeiine .he nair-oresser, performs tns
most u remarkao.e 1eats with tneir locks anQ
lne ! aef new oralos .hey nave purchased, ana AZ
iail past Iour tney aeseeho 10 Gunner, "i-
faiyea fsiy 60 In such masnlheence as solomon ON m
- = ms siofy never o's"n W nave 'ne n1s'
uea sn ~.
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