New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-05
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vagrom scrbbIing. Ishall drop the usual form, and,
like John Phoenix, vent my lucubtations in 3
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FBiDAY, July 30.-Awoke at sun.api on board lie
Grande quiescent in Mobile dock, Prmus, lettering
abont my stateroonl comes with glass Of icewater
as soon as he sees me astir with hope that slept
well, and when get cut, secures my carpetbag and
invites ae to coffee. 1 accept, buy my freedom of
Primus, 60 ashore, aud become the property of
white darkey from the Battle House, IAN the black
darkeys of that house are at Point Clearl
After breakfast sally out, and find the political
pot of Mobile boiling over. Eight candidates for
Sheriff when / left, now only three. Jim Shelton,
Old Line Democrat, with newspaper (the Regster)
flying his colors Frank David Young America and
Anti Corruption Democrat; and Sterling Thrower
American. The streets crowded with people talking
Sheriff. and business at standstill Get acquainted
with Harry Maury, Gus Brooks, and q whole lot of
Toms Jims. Bobs, Dicks, etc; nobody in Mobile APP
pearing to have a whole first name. They explain
the politics to me and make me acquainted with
Charley Norton, Asa Holt, Whisky George, Ned, and
a lot of other handsome chaps behind counters.
get loose in the afternoon, in time to take the
' Junior for trip over the Bay. Find mysclfina
Secidedly mercpqai crowd-an editor, reporter, fore
man, and bookkeeper, Of the Mercury Office going
over to shndig at Uncle Billys.' l innocently
ask who Uncle Billy is. cold Howard the keeper
of the hotel at Daphne, answers one. Alb, yes, y
continue in nay innocence; ." suppose you call him
| Uncle Billy for Short =" Oh, no. he has nothing to
do with Short, is the horrible reply. Short keeps
the house below.n Which happens to be the fact
Daphne is the upper end Of string Of delightful
summer resorts on the eastern shore Of the Bay Ho
| lywood and MonroSe being below it, with handsome
residences scattered along between, all halfhdden
amid the most In ynrj,nt Graves Point CIe4r eiabt
miles below is the atand cosnionoton and f,elona
b1a resort Hollywood D,,,bpa etr are the rrnra
tending paces where the RobiIians 20 to enjoy sum
mer comfort in A ouiet family sort of a way amour
themselves. The most Delightful spot OF af to look
at is Uncle Billy,s, But the hotel Is Main and old
fashioned. Uncle Billy. and his spouse. Aunt Betty
are the oldest neopq on that side of the and inst
as they kent the hotel thirty wears AGO thev keen il
now. They keen the house lust as thew pigase Cor
don't keen it, as some saws and those who don't
like it can stay away. III Young man kept the
house. | would abuse it and him roundJv. bpt as
Uncle Billy don't ask people to patronize him, and as
peopie ,gW crowd there for the natural hpaptv ana
pelspptpess of the place feel it would he wrong ia
grumble.
There is a spring with a Latin name in the grove,
aud the water goes gaoping into house on the
Dluui where Tine most delicious IIdLn SlQWerDathS
are to be hud-the Latin being painted on signs and
nailed around on house and tree. From the upper
story Of the bath-house, trough carries the spark,
ling Adams ale away out to The wharf to supply the
shipping below
But to return to Uncle BiIy'8 After watory
sunset and crashing overture Of thunder and rain,
the ball began and i'll a room which Aunt Betty had
tastefuy fixed off with evergreen and staraudstrpe.
was surprised at the assembly of youth and beauty.
as well as jolly old codgerdom The bellies from all
along shore were there with an adequate supply Of
beauX from Mobile; and the party was altogether
glorious. Found stray New Orleans girl there. and
danced with her to show her was from New Or. !
leans too. The acknowledged belle Of the Elstern-
shore pointed out to me, She was very pretty,
and seemed to diluse the proper amount Of heart
ache among her male satellites. My fancy however,
was divided between the editors pretty daughter
quietly sweet graceful and winning, as one Of our
own creole beues-and "A mad little sylph in blue,
lively asa cricket and pretty katydid. But it |
won't do to dwell on the ball at Uncle BHly's.
SATURDAY, July 3l.-Gettng back by the Junior, |
found Mobile in more furious boil politically, than
ever The streets crowded, and great preparations
making for David and Shelton mass meetings at
night. Ia the afternoon, went to the grand opening