New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-26

PRENTICIANA.-How can the female abOliti0nistg
the sa to Pad themselves Snz s, viii
the walls of nggers from her bosom! a
| We have q friend, pretty clever fellow, whose
mouth SO waters for brandy that be never takes =
| gill of it without it becoming good haifandhaf as
soon as it passes his lips.
Many dogs are kept only to give the alarm.
Like the cinnamon tree, they are valued only for
! their bark IA sssss5lJsss
! Money lenders take more interest than anybody
else in every financial crisis.
The editor of the N. H. Statesman says he ex-
poets to " sweat for his living in this world" He
may have to sweat worse in the next.
FRENCH GUIANA Curious Cuirass. Private
letters from Demerara, French Guiana, represent
that colony as in by no means fourishing STATE,
regards either its agriculture or the experiment
of a penitentiary establishment for convicts, and
they attribute the absence of prosperity to admin
istrative errors. The writer gives strange in
stance Of deprayed taste on the part Of French
officer. He says: It is said that the conyicts
produce nothing, but the assertion demands rect-
tication. They produce trinkets for the officers.
curious things, and wellftted furniture for the
great personages Of the colony. One man gets
curious boxes made, with secret drawers another
orders q piece of furniture, composed of the
choicest woods; third has an elegant and costly
kiosk, or summer-house, constructed; nay, one
person pushed eccentricity 90 far as to have
cuirass OF human skin made. This may seem in
credible but the fact has been officially verified in
infantry, who commanded the Pententary OF St
Mary, at La Comte, lately died of diseases con-
tracted at that insalubri0us station The inventory
of the objects he left behind him comprised very
curious curass, with straps and other accessories.
On examination, it proved to be of human skin.
convict died, whose breast was covered with ex-
tremely beautiful tatt0oing. The cOmmandant of
the station knew this, and had the man fayed be-
fore he was buried For moment it was thought
that this human relic would have been put up by
auction, with the officers other effects but for
tunately, it occurred to somebody that it was
rather too disgusting. 1t was known that the
officer had worn the cuirass several times, while
fencing with his comrades.
1t was observed that certain rich man never in
vited any one to dine with him. ssTn lay 8
wager" said wag, ~ get an invitation from
him." The wager beng accepted, he goes next
day to the rich mans house about the time he was
to dine, and tells the servant that he must speak
with his master Immediately for he could save him
a thousand poundsn Out came the master.
g What is that, sir? Can you save me thousand
pounds?" "Yes, sir, can; but see you are at
dinner; will go myself and dine and call again.
:" OH pray sir, come in and take dinner with me.
The Invitation was accepted. As soon as dinner
was over and the family had retired, the converse
ton was resumed. 'Nell, sir" said the man Of
the house, now to your business. Pray let me
know howl am to save thousand pounds.a
q Why sir,'' said the other, " hear that You have
sir'' "And that you intend to portion her with
ten thousand pounds. 81 do, sir,' g Why then,
sir let me have her, and I will take her at nine
thousand The master of the house rose in pas.
sion and kicked him out of doors.
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