New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-26
is. HEBRON, Secretary of State.
Clippings from Harper.

From the November number of Harper's Monthly
we extract the following very good things:
And here we have letter from Missouri, portray
ing the establishment of the writer when he asked
lady to dance: L5 nv =. -
"There was grand froc at old Squire Horns, to
which all the beauty and chvalry for miles around
had been invited. was among the happy number,
and when the suspicious day arrived, arrayed in my
long-tailed blue coat and spotless pants. made my
way to the festive scene. Dancing had begun when
Iarrived. Accounted as was plunged in, and soon
was lost In the thckest Of the fight As extricated
myself from the mazes Of the dance, and begnnsto
survey the scene was suddenly smitten to the heart
by the sight of lovely creature sitting alone, ne.
elected and forgotten Her eye was full OF life and
love- and beauty beamed upon her brow SO radlantIy
and distance make it fair. But was drawn unresist
ingly to her side. did not wait to be introduced.
! With the license of the evening made my best
bow and half fearing that so splendid and intellect
ua creature would not deign to accept my PROPOSAL
| vet ventured to say that it would make me very
happy if she would give me the honor Of dancing the
next set With her. Instantly those lustrous eyes
shone sweetly on me, and her ruby lips opened
to say, Yes, Stree, and thank You too for I've sot
| and sot here till I've about TUX root =" 81
But nothing better than this, away from Arkansas,
has reached the Drawer for month:
81 noticed in your July number some anecdotes Of
Judge Underwood, of Georgia. send you brace
besides.
Don't you think, said brother lawyer to the
Judge, that Jim Person is the greatest liar OF law
yer that you ever saw >; ~ .-z.-
should be sorry to say that of Brother Person,
replied the judges but he is certainly more econom-
ical of the truth than any other lawyer on the cif
| cult!
| The next is better yet Travelling over the Rail
road from Chattanooga to Atalanta. the passengers
were considering at what house they should stop on
| their arrival. One of the party said.
| -"' Let's go to Loyds he is a Know Nothing
! "sOhi said Judge Underwood, shall stop at
Thon,son's, he kno,rs little enough for me Z"
| That last is rs neat specimen OF true VII as we
recolect to have met with in many day.
IT is not often that we are called upon to record so
touching an instance Of fial affection as the fol-
lowing: ,. $50. .-l-s. aa. >
A man from the country called in at hardware
store in town. and asked for new kind of reaping
machine recently introduced. He was requested to
walk back into another part Of the store and it would
be shown to him. AS he was going on, he saw huge
circular saw, and tapping it with his hand as he
one Of them things the other daym
Here is another, almost up to the mark:
boy out West entered neghhor's house, weep
ing bitterly. whats the matter Johnny? was the
sympathetic inquiry. Dads dead!' was the reply,
and the boys tears started afresh"theyre goln to
-(boo-hoo-hoo D-bury him tomorrer, and know
(boo-hoo y that shl never git over it!' AT this
point the crying ceased, and the boys eyes rested
with great apparent interest something above the
mantel-piece. Suddenly he exclaimed in a tone Of
! surprise aud admiration, "rhunderation! Mr.. Jones
, Amt that bully rifle! Wizard yer git itfs The
iron was in his eye, but it had not exactly entered
: his soul.