New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-14

| An OPIsIoN.--A western chap gives his views of
| the New York women in this way:
Somewhere in every circumference of silk velvet
and cetry that wrggles along Broadway thars allas
wumman, spose; but how much OF the hollow is
| filled in with meat, and how much is CANNON, the
meer spectator ken never no. A Teller nlarrys site,
and finds when it comes to the point, that he has
nuthn in his arms but regular anatomy. Et men is
gay deseyers, wots to be sed Of emue that dresses
for hundred and forty weight, but hassent really
much fat on her as would grease griddle. All the
aperient plumpness consisting of cotton and whale
bone.h
REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND About noon
Yesterday a wel-dressed lady attempted to cross
Washington street, near Pine street, when a hack
rapidly driven came suddenly upon her, and before
she could turn to save herself one of the horses
caught her dress with his feet and it seemed to the
persons who saw the occurrence that she would be
mercllessly trampeled upon and run over. The lady,
however, with an instinct truly remarkable resorted
to the only expedient which could save her, viz
throwing her arms around the neck of one of the
horses so as to make it impossible for them to tread
upon herself. She held to the horse till the driver
succeeded in stopping, when she was relieved from
her perlous stuation-not, however, till her dress
was torn completely otf.-[Boston ADV.
An ENGLISH TowN.-The little town of Dewsberry,
in Yorkshire, England (says an exchange0 is chiefly
responsible for whatever of merit or demer attaches
| to the utilizing of casoff wooens, which generally
passes in England by the of the Dewsbery trade
Immense warehouses are filled with old stockings,
worth $35 to $50 ton ; white fannes, worth $50 to
$780, and carefully assorted black CLOTH worth 500
| to $50 while all the rubbish, consisting of seams,
nseys and nondescrpts are worth $40 to SIS per ton
for manufacturing prussate of potash. All the bet
ter materials are ground or pulled up into loose
mass, resembling the original tibres Generally speak
ing, this material is far inferior to WOOL and its
admxture into almost every species of cloths now ex-
tensively practced, while it detracts but little from
their appearance, has serious effect upon their dr-
rabilty The peculiar stitch or bend Of the worsed
hbres in knit work. and the hot water and washing to
which they subjected during their stocking exist
ence have the effect of producing permanent elasti
city in the product which no wool can be found
to equal and this fact may be of value to those who
manufacture blankets for printing presses and the like
permanently elastic Sheets By this trade Dewsberry
habtants Garments from all parts of Great Britain,
Europe and even America, are there torn up and as.
sorted.
A PARsoN IN DIFFICULTY.-A young parson lost
his way in forest, and it being vehementy cold and
rainy, he happened upon a poor cottage and desired
lodging, or hayloft to stay in and some fire to
him. The man told him that he and his wife had
but one bed, aud if he pleased to lay with them he
should be welcome The parson thanked him, and
kindly accepted it. In the morning the man rose to
go to market and meeting some of his neighhors he
fell laughing They asked him what made him SO
merry about the mouth " Why says he, " | can't
but think how 'shamed the parson will be when he
awakes, to find himself alone in bed with my wife. =
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post.
Lawyer H, Of Connecticut was sharp lawyer
invariably retained in criminal cases, where his pecu
liar abilities deemed likely to benefit his client
Old Mrs. L., the widow of small farmer, was re-
markabe for her palnness of speech and manner and
she one of the cute sort. The old woman was an
important witness for the prosecution, in which H
defended the eviidoer. Her testimony bore hard
upon the prisoner, and in the cross examination Fl
endeavored in vain to confuse or rritate her. At
length turning abruptly to the witness, he exclaimed
Madam you have brass enough in your face to
make twelve quart pail y Yes" replied the wit
ness, and you're got sass enough in your head to
fill Ht The lawyer had done with that witness.
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"You can do anything if you only have PATIENCE
said an old uncle who had made fortune, to a ne.
phew who had nearly spent one: " water may be
carried in sieve, if you can only wait /" How
longT asked the petulant spendthlift who was I'M
patient for the old mans obituary. It'll it freezes "
was the uncles cool reply
! Frenchman went out to shoot ducks. Telling
about his LUCK he says: hunt all day, re pond all
| frOze. never see but one ducks and two pigeons,
and kill half O. dat
In proportion as men are real CON- and not counter
feits they to enjoy credit for what they have
not. " Paint me, said Cromwell '' wrinkles and all y
Even on canvas the great hero despsed falsehood
| MAGICAL FoRMULA-In the Pernambuco, the bite
of mad adima was supposed to be cured by the fol