New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-12
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Impure words stain the tablets Of virtuous mind,
and the more we hear of them the less nice becomes
our sense Of the refined and pure. s-e'E
gentleman, the other evening, objected to playing
cards with lady, because she had such !" winning
way about her. p sSt u".- r.' '.a|
We should walk through life as through the Swiss
Mountains, where sometimes hasty word may bring
down an avalanche.
| halter alvertses that /" Watts on the Mind is
of great importance but declares what's on the head
is greater. ....
Pride though it cannot prevent the holy affections
Of nature from being felt, may prevent them from
| being shown.
According to Chinese notion, the soul Of the poet
passes into grasshopper because the latter sings till
| it starves. Z w ....g .,
escrow came and left its traces there" 1t don't
say what became of the rest of the harness.
| A kiss is worth thousand kicks in retaining
those who are disposed to go astray. Try It,
The daily newspapers at times have odd things in
them. Among the advertisements We read that Two
sisters want washing and that spnser particular
" fond of children wishes for two or three, having
none of her own and no other employment"
It has often been remarked that children will fire.
ouenty ask questions which even the wisest puz
zled to answer. Mother" exclaimed little Charley,
:" how big was l when you was Il little grill" Wasn't
! that poser!
The proprietor of an engineering establishment, in
advertising the disposal OF his property, announced
that his premises contained so large stock of patent
machinery, nearly completed, which, if carried out,
would be OF the greatest advantage to the Incoming
tenant" Candid enough.
A wag, the other day, asked friend g How many
knaves Dc on suppose ye IN tins street besides
heat, " do you mean to insult HE I" Well, then,
said the first, " how many do you reckon, including
yourseli!'
There are some odd and puzzling things about our
language. For instance, can anybody explain how
! it is that while we call shrewd man man of gump-
! ton, u silly man should be called gump?
% Did you ever see Forti ~ asked city gent. of
lady from the country, at the OPERA the other night.
" See forty n exclaimed she, with an indescribabe
air, 81 amt thrty-fve yet"
A story is told of Berkeley Craven and Lord Avian
ley, wheh an accident happened to their carriage
The former, getting out to thrash the tootman, saw
| he was an old man, and said, D." Your age protects
you :" while Alvaney, who had advanced towards
the postlIion with the intention, seeing he was
an athletic young fellow, turned from him. saying in
his waggish way, :" Your youth protects you"
We have heard of good many enthusiastic lovers
in our time, but think that Mr. Toots takes em all
down. q Ii could be dyed black he said to Capt
Cutie, and made Miss Dombeys slave, l should
consider it compliment or at the sacrifice of my
property, could get transmgrated into her dog,
should be so perfectly happy never would stop wag
ging my tall
Various efforts have been made to define gentle
man. A sailor under examination the other day, al
I our police court, charged YOUTH whom he described
as a gentleman, with robbng him. "Why do you
call him gentleman" asked the judge Because
he wears a long tailed coat" replied the tar.
Youare going out again this evening, Mr. Temp
kiAs?" Yes, my dear, to stag party at Mr.. Ma
crummels.' Stag party! humph-l guess yoC
mean stagger party, you brute" This was stag
GER and Mr.. Tompks slid quietly into his boots and
out the back way
THE LEGITIMATE WEAPONS OF WoMAN.-The Day
ton (Ohio} Gazette says OF Mr.. Craishead, lawyer
who is lnp0rng for sundry fallen angels before the
Mayor in that town, that he made Speech one pon!
of which it reports for the benefit of mankind
Gentlemen Of the jury" said Alr. G., you cannot
find fault with the lady for throwing hot water upon
her assailaent. Hot water, gentlemen of the jury,
hot water, dish rags aud old shoes the legitimate
! weapons OF the SEX"
Y IRISH BLUNDER.-A key belonging to Il well-kuow
bank having been lost the bank official sent the Irish
city crer to cry its loss, and after telling him that
the key was lost between Mr.. PattersOns and the
Bank, about nine O'Clock this morning, gave him the
injunction not to betray what key il The faith
full crier, having rung his bell with unusual force
at the corner OF the street, made known the loss a
follows Lost between Mr.. PathersonS and Mint
O'Clock this morning, a large kay an I'm not au
thorzed to tell what kay it was, cos it's the k It
the bank
A NoRIGlNAI..-Some folks can write and SOM
folks can't. Those who can't would do well to talk
as copy the following letter, written by Mr.. 7
Wicker to the editor of the Niles Enquirer, who wa
so rash as to ask for them subscription ::
tonnywondy new York
mr. editur Novm the 10 IS fifty
YOU mis- it For sending For NOM,
Now For hante got None the fax is go
pzened this Fall, & hante dun a stitch OF wurk il
morn weaks l sp0ze war pizuned by vUr
or shuneak i'm in Nawtu
way my bOddys biggern barI' an my fee
Look like cupp!e OF niger babze they're swel!et
so & look so black
etc some wild parsonips for dnur this mornl
x They're crampin me all up
yourn til deth and wei wishsher
Preserved wicker
N you don't kno Of nOthin wOts good For piaul
spOse "