New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-23

away tbree-fourhs of their existence, and imagine
that they only discharging the claims Of nature,
when they are really ndulgng, and nursing into
greater strength, a most ruinous habit. Many are
the artificial aids which employ to accelerate the
flight Of time Some drown their senses in the deli
Wase precious ha Others
| enchantment OF the fictitious page, and find, when
too late, that the same agency which helped them to
"kil time also killed their SOULS Could every man
be always impressed with the solemn fact that bis life
is Short and the labor which he ought to accomplish
great. be would than double his present rate Of
intellectual attachments and material progress.
PREST1cIAsA.-A Republican paper in Pennsylva-
mia says that certain persons in the South contem-
plate making old Buck present Of q " plantation
be owns them, will all be Buck -niggersn
Our neighbor Of the Democrat doesn't know
whether to support the Bcuhanan Administration or
not. He seems to realize that either course will fin
ish him. pig in the river is in much the same pre-
dcament. II he does mt try to SWIM he will drown,
and, if he does try, he will cut his throat.
The Mississippi river very much resembles in one
respect at least the Locooco press It is computed
to emit from its mouth fifteen million cubic yards Of
dirt every year.
A Dubuque paper says complainingly that "money
is Close We are afraid that it isn't close enough to
be reached
1t is no imputation on our neighbor Of the Demo-
Gratis courage to say that he is afraid OF his own
shadow. Who wouldn't be afraid Of such one2
/
TER-The Paulding Clarion OF Wednesday last says:
| We learn that negro man named Henry, the pro-
perry of Mr. Daniel Coates, of Jones county recently
made deadly assault upon his master with club,
knocking him down and striking him several blowa
| afterwards Coates was supposed at first to be NOR
tally injured having bed for several hours from the
mouth and nose but it is thoughth will recover.
The boy Henry was petted, spot negro, and repaid
his masters oyerindugence In this not unusual man
ner. The negro fled and is still at large armed It Is
| said, with repeater and bowie knife.
EusIcAL.-Astey, the proprietor Of the celebrated
London Amphitheater, always kept sharp eyeupon
his instrumental performers One evening be entered
the orchestra in rage, and inquired Of the leader
| why the trumpets did not play.
"Ths is pizSacato passage, SIT, replied the man
of the bow.
"a piz=a ,ohat 2" cried Ashley.
"a pizSacaf0, SIR"
"Weli, we'll, can't afford to let them be idle-iee
the trumpsts pissacato, too !"
After whipping and coaxing had failed to induce
horse to move, the gentleman who was driving, or
irving to, gave up. Then eartman went to him,
saving, If you please sir, I'll make him go.n The
privilege was granted. and going up to the gutter,
he took up handful of mud, and rubbed it upon the
nose of the horse wherenpon the horse started with
out trouble The cartman accounted for the effect,
saying, o, sir, it gives him new idea
PILLAR OF FIRE-A Pixies Peak pilgrim passed
through Davenport the other day, encased in buck
skin suit with the seat of his breeches painted red
He also had gun on bis shoulder, dog at bis heels
and was following the railroad track imagine
dark pight-express train in the rear with big re-
Hector In front Of the engine throwing light on this
subject. -.