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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
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] IKE the looks on nIin. Well, Mein, ne seemed
pleased to be alone, and after his tea he puts his
legs up over the CRATE, and there sits, with the
poker in his hand, till 10 O'Clock. The other trav-
eers went to bed, and at last the house was still
as midnight, all but poke in the CRATE, now and
then, in number three, and every time heard it
jumped up and lit a bed candle, for was getting
very sleepy, and ] hoped he was getting up to
ring for light. Well, Mem, nodded and nodded
and still no ring at the bell. At last I says to
Sarah. says ], Go into number three and upset
something, for am sure that gentleman must
don't dare Well, them says ], I'll co.
So opens the door, and says, If you please,
sir, did you ringT little thinking that question
would ever be written down in such beautiful
book Mem. He sat with his feet on the fender,
poking the fire, and smile his face, if some
pleasant thought was in his mind. No, ma'am, :
says he, u did not | shuts the door and sits
it was late. for he ,cds gentleman not 10 speak
rutiely to. Well, It was past IL O'Clock when the
bell did ring. There, says ] to Sarah, thank
Heaven, he is done thinking, and we can no to
bed So he walked up stairs with his light, and
next morning he was up early, and Of to the
Shakespeare House, and he brings me home DO,
of the mulberry tree, and asks me if thought j
was genuine, and said it was for his mother il
America. And loved him still more for that; an,
I'm sure prayed she might live to see him return
al believe she did. Mrs. Gardiner; but how soor
after did you set aside the pokerT' "Why, sir, yo
see there's Mr.. Vincent that comes here some
times, and he says to me one day-sSO, Mrs
Gardiner, you're fully immortalzed. Read that
So the minute read it / remembered who it wa
and all about it, and runs and gets the humble
three poker, and locks it up safe and sound, an
| by-and-by sends it to Brummagem, and has hi
name engraved on it, and here you see it, sir-an'
| / would mt take no money for it,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
LIFE DRAWINGS.

hear no more the fairy bugles blow;
The stars dim;
hear no more at the seas ebb and flow,
The sea maids hymn.
With lowly heart and meek sad thoughts stand,
dreamer vain;
But all that vision of the morning land
Returns again.
l dreamed it once, perchance as childhood dreams
When life began;
dream it now, nor think it less beseems
The time-taught man.
cannot tell if / shall find it true
In worlds afar,
If shall win in that o'erhanging blue
My regal star
But still the heart far-off glory sees,
Strange music hears;
something not of earth still haunts the breeze,
The sun and spheres.
STILL still clasp my hands, still look and pine
| Still weep and pray,
| STILL still am followed by voice divine,
And far away.
What these yearnings, these mysterious signs,
| This hope-like fear,
| This feeling in the dark, these sudden cries,
| When are near?
All things that be, all love. all thought all Joy,
Sky, cloud and star,
| Spell-bind the man, as once the growing boy,
| And point affair s.
Point to some world of endless, endless truth,
Delight and power ss.-- ....... ..
| And thus comes back the grand old dream Of youth
The bird and bower.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
Gossip about Washington Irving.

Washington Irving was model gentleman.
Perhaps this cannot be better illustrated than by
presenting an admirable sketch from the pen OF
N. P. Willis, written many years ago. That author
relates the following incident of a visit to STRAIT
ford-on-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare. Mrs
Gardiner, who figures in the sketch, was the host
ess of the "Red Horse" an inn where MIR. Irving
once stopped-a "prim mistress, IN close black
bonnet and widow s weeds" The hostess gives us
a clear view of the interior and exterior mar,
Notice the shrewdness of her powers of observa-
ton:
THE VISITOR AND THE HOSTESS. have brought
up, Men," she said. producing well polished
poker from under her black apron, before she took
the chair set for her at the table, have brought
up relic for youto sec, that no money would buy
from me.n She turned it over in my hand, and |
read OH one of the fiat sides the bottom, Geof-
frey Crayon's sceptre." "Do you remember Mr..
lrving?" asked my friend, " or have you supposed
since reading his sketch of Stratford-on-Ayon that
the gentleman in No. might be the person!'' The
hostess drew up her thin figure and the expression
of person about to compliment herself, stole into
the corners of her mouth "Why you see, Mem
| am very much in the habit of observing my
guests, and | think l may say knows superior
gentleman when sees him.
eff you remember, Men," (and she took dow
from the mantel-piece a much worn copy of thu
Sketch Book,) "Geofirey Crayon tells the circum
stance of my stepping in when it was getting late
and asking if he had rung. know it by that ant
then the gentleman mean was an American, and
think, Mem, besides" and she hesitated little as
if she was about to advance an original and some
what venturesome opinion, II think can see ina
| gentlemal's likeness all through this book a
| trner remark, or more Just crltlGsi, was, pe1
hans. never made on the Sketch Book. We smiled
and and Mrs. G. proceeded: was in and out Of the
coffee-room the night he arrived, Mem, and see.
directly by his modest ways and timla look ina IA.
| he was u gentleman, and not fit company ior tn'
other travellers, They were all young men, sir
and business travellers and you know, Men, ignor
ance takes tie advantage Of modest me,'1' ahe
after their dinner they were very noisy and rude
$50 / says to Sarah, the chambermad says
that nice gentleman can't get near the IRE, ahe
you 90 and light IA fire in number three, and h
shall Sit alone, and it shant cost him nothing to-
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
Recent Publications.

A TALE OF Two CITIES. By Charles Dickens.
Philadelphia: I. b. Peterson & Brothers. For
sale in New Orleans by J. G. Morgan Il Co.
Dickens last and worthy of his pen. The great
mass of readers who declined the slow enjoyment
of reading it in its serial form in H:rpers Weekly,
can now devour the whole feast at once. Two
hundred large pages accommodate the story.
LIONEL. LINCOLN; or the Lacquer of Boston. BY j.
Fennimore Cooper. New York: W. A. Towns.
end & Co. For sale in New Orleans by j. c.
Morgan Co.
This is another instalment of Townsend Co.'s
splendidly illustrated and printed edition of the
Cooper novels-an edition which is quite the eli
max of American book workmanship. It is plea
SAINT to read Cooper's fascinating tales done up in
a style so worthy their merits.
The SECRET Our; or One Thousand Tricks witt
Cards, and other Recreatons. New York: Dick
d Fitzgerald. For sale in New orleans by y. VI
Morgan Co.
This is well got up book, illustrated with over
three hundr ed engravings and fully explaining the
"now YOU see it, now you DON'T business with
cards.
AvoL1o; Legend of the Island of Cos. With
Poems lyrical, miscellaneous and dramatic. BY
Paul H. Hayne. Boston: Ticknor and Fields
For sale in New Orleans by J. G. Morgan Co.
Much ability characterzes most of the verses OF
Paul H. Hayne. He writes with evident ease, and
genius sparkles out in the flow of his rythm. We
commend the book as emnently worthy the atten-
ton of lovers of poetic literature.
THE History OF South CAROLINA By William
Gilmore Simms. New York: Redfeld. For sale
in New Orleans by ]. c. Morgan Co.
This is new and revised edition of that valua.
BILE work, "Simms' History of South Carolina from
its first European discovery to its erection into
republic" with supplementary book bringing
the narrative down to the present time.
True MANHOOD. A Tale. By John Neal Boston
Ticknor & Fields For sale in New Orleans by
J.C. Morgan Co.
five hundred page romance, handsomely
printed and neatly bound. 1t looks as if it might
be interesting, as we doubt not we should find it
had we time to digest any of it.
Books OF PLAYS, for Home Amusement. By Sias
S. Steele, Dramatist. Philadelphia; George G
Evans, Publisher.
This book is from the publishing house of Geo
G. Evans, the "gift book store" man, and con
tans collection of original, altered and selected
tragedies, plays, dramas, comedies, tarces, bur
lesques, charades lectures ETC., carefully arranged
and specially adapted for private representation
with full directions for performance
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
QUEER FussRAL.-The Cincinnati Gazette r

QUEER FusERAL.-The Cincinnati Gazette re-
ates the following story and vouches for its truth
The wife of well-to-do German, the other day,
gave birth to an infant whose span of life was very
brief, indeed. 1t withered in an hour and died.
ceremony in its funeral. So he called ON an under
taker and requested him to send coffin and car
riage, and putting the corpse in the former to put
that into the latter, and remove it to Spring Grove
Cemetery, where grave was ordered to be dug.
The undertaken came and put the body into a cof-
fin, which lie closed, and then he departed. Pre-
sently the undertaker's man, an Irishman, came
with carriage and took box lying on the table,
which he carried to the Cemetery and safely buried.
which he had left in its case on the table. But
there was no violin to be seen. He hunted about
the house, and found not the Cremona, but his
babes coffin! Then the mistake dawned upon him.
He sent the next day to the Cemetery, exchanged
collins, left his babe and brought back his
Cremona.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
"SIN OF ONE AND HAIP-A-DOIBN OF
THE OTHER"

"Now, dearest Fred" she softly said,
"You must abandon smoking;
1t spoils your looks-and then your breath
Indeed it's most provoking.
Did God decree that man should be
A chimney fue regarded?
Then, darling Fred, let it be said,
Tobacco you've discarded"
"Haw, well, my DEAR said Fred, al fear,
That will not be SO easy
But, like man, I'll try plan,
And do the best to please We.
Did God intend that woman's mind ...
Such wondrous things should brew, love,
As bustes, boomers, crinolines,
Or hoops -dooden-do, love?
but really, if''-whif, Whit, whit, Whit
"And mind you, I'm not joking
If you'll abandon crinoline,
By Jove !-rll give up smoking"
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

FLoGGBD AND ORDERED TO LEAvE-The Aexing-
ton MISSY Advertiser of Friday last has the fol-
lowing:
We understand that man by the name of Miller
was unceremoniously stripped, logged and ordered
to leave the neghborhood, by several citizens Of
Tchula on one day during last week. Although
Miller claimed to hail from Perry county, Ala,
still his conduct and intimacy with the negroes in
the neighborhood created the belief that he was a
secret abolition enmissary. We learn that he passed
through this place few days ago. He alluded
we understand, to the whipping he received, in
good humor, though he complained that the strap
with which he was whipped :" hurt awfully."
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

CRocKERY, CHINA, GLASSWARE AND FURNISHING
aoops-Messrs r. Fell Marsh 62 and "a Grayier street,
have opened extensive store full of and excellent
goods which they pledge emeyoso sell ut prices below the
market rates Their stock heavy and embraces the whole
category of crockery china glassware and such house furnish
ing goods and customers will doubtless find bargains If they
ouire anything their line Wareef advertisement as giving
au idea of their establishment.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
LAcEs, EMBRo1DERlEs AND FANCY GOODS. Doubt

LACEs, EMBRoIDERIEs AND FANCY 6ooDs.--Douot-
less there are few larger handsomer stocks of aees emboid
es and fancy dry goods on the continent than that in the store
of Mr. j. r. Dickson Canal street. at this time The greater
portion of the stock selected in France especially for this
market and the proprietor publicly in advertisement
that he will sell from tweaty hirtyper cent below usual
nrcs Such I'M Involvement goods should certainly in
,ce oneral invasion ladies' and doubt that such
suit will follow the publication Of tue advertisement in the
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

Yankee editor noticing the decease of rich
subscriber observes, that He has died regretted
hv n numerous circle of friends, and leaving a
widow rs disconsolate as any widow need be who
has obtained the uncomfortable possession of
twenty thousand dollars per annum." Above
twenty young men have sent letters OF coincidence
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

HARD TO PLEAsE-Pitts is a fast man. sharp.
man, man Of business tact; and when Pitts goe.
into store to trade he always gets the lowest cssh
price and he says: Well, I'll look about. and 4
don't find anything that suits me better, I'll eah
and take this. y
Pitts like all fast men, is partial to women, and
young ones in particular. Now, quite lately Pitts
said to himself: ~ am gettin' rather long IN years
and guess I'll get married"
His business qualities wouldn't let him wait, s0
off he travels and calling upon lady FRIEND open,
ed the conversation by remarking that he would
like to know what she thought about his getting
married.
so yery greatly interested, and prefer to leave il
with yourself"
| But says Pitts, "you are interested, and my
dear girl, will you marry me-"
The young lady blushed very red, hesitated, and
finally, as Pitts was very well to do in the world
and morally, financially and politically of good
standing in society, she accepted him. Whercupan
the matter offact Pitts responded:
.Well, well, I'll look about, and if don't IND
ANYBODY that suits me better than you, I'll come
back
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
r OUISIANA MUTUAL INSURANCE COM
IL PANY OF NEW ORLEANS.

OFFICE-South corner of Camp and Natehez streets.
Amount of Premiums for year ending February q,
Net earned Profits for the year S6o94 vi
Assets on the 18th February 1859 @1 ~ W
The Trustees declared Scrip Dividend Of SIXTY PER
CENT after paying Six per cent interest on outstanding scrip
and redeem the Certificates of Scrip of the years 1856 and
1851
edeemae scps payable in cash on and after the
SECOND MONDAY OF MAY NEXT, and the certificates of
scrn for the wear ending February IS 1859 will be issued on and
a''e ''e ''' VI '' CHARLES BRIGGS President,
ros1v H p JANVIER. Secretary.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26
, ATt1,IaN,s TROPICAL ROOFING

Cheaper superior other used in Southern
climate.
lis tested and recognized qualities are
LIST DURABILITY-eqm to the best slate roofs.
Cd to any other; no cracks
or leaks being possible.
3D. BEAUTY-It presents smooth and granite like surface
4t ClEAPNESS-It costs much less than though it is as
good any wood roof and less than the interior
Composition roofing heretofore offered TO the public saves the
bin INCOMBU STIBIIITY-I will resist FIRE better than
slate-roof
9th CONFERENCE.-THE will net soften under the heat of
this climate protects the interior Of buildings from the in
tense heat of summer.
It'll SOIDITY-It becomes harder and smoother from
upon roofs Of slope and being Of light
weight does require heavy afers support it while it is
not liable corrosion and breaking does require repairs
The "TROPICAI. ROOFING" is chemical compound OF
substances several Of which peculiar it Alone combined
in proportions actual experiment and experience
in this city . 4,
Testimonials of the above in the hands
agent and be verified by any person wishing be-
Ali orders left at the Post Office Box No. 2 will BIZ
pNp' j. C. KAUFMAN,
iel5 ly corner of Bienville and Marais sts
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

NEVER AND AGUE, FROM WHICH MtNKIN |.
suffer large of the globe is the consequence OF
vegetable decay This exhaaon evolved by the action Of
solar heat so and rises with the water vaor from It.
While the below the horizon this vaor fingers near the
earh's surface ard taken with ii through the lungs
into the blood There acts irritating poison on Tie inter
nal ycera excre;iE of the body The liver be-
torpid fails not only this virus but also Me
bile from The blood Both the virus and The BILE aeennaists in
Spleen the kidneys aid the stomach symPatke with the liver
become asoeed also Finally the instinct Of our organ
ism as IL in an attempt expe the noxous Infusion
iras the Of the bedy in the internal excetore to
force them to cast it out Ihs blood leaves he SURFACE and
the CHILL But in this effort 1t fails Then the FEVER fol-
lows in which the blood leaves the central organs and PUSHES to
through the other great excretoyhe skin In this also II
falls and the system abanons the attempt NM
s f. ss & saSh sgsns
snc constitutional disorder will OF course undermine the health
we have labored to end and have found, anidote,
Ayers Ague Cure,
which neutrazes this malarous poison In the blood ana h
stes the liver espe from the body As Should SO il doe
cure this affecting disorder with perfect certainty And i doe
this Infection If taken expes from the system
absorbed and thus keeps those who it free from its At
gea. variety affections which induced BY this malean
Naked Agne Periodical Headache Bilious Headache Blou
Fevess Neuralgia, Rheumatism Gont, Blindness Toothace
the speen iysteric Collie Paralysis Painful Affection
Of the and Bowels, all of which, when arising from
this cause will found less the inermtten
type This Ague Cnre the cause Of these derase
nenss, and cures the disease ...o
the virus from The and these ogans by degrees secGm
hse to do this their q @ snf be
tempt while this Ague Cure does It at once and with safety
remedy whole class of diseases which are caused by tn
htic Infection than other which has been dscoveEed
and has still another important TO the pupc ~c
IS, that 1t is cheap as well a good
II ~
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

COPARTNERsHEP-T UNDERSIGNED lave
4 ROHET Tor transaction Of Note Stock and Exchange
'A SAMUEL l.. MOSS.
GEORGE IL ROGET.
Nau, Orleans Nov IA ls5p-nl4 If IS Glayior street.
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SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT
~

CECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT
~
CITIZENS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
The following Of the affairs of this Company pub
she conformity with the requirements of their Charter
viz:
Amou1 Of Premiums received for the year ending
Both November 1858. S2 a6 60
Amount of unterminated risks, on goth November,
b4' W
Total amount of Premiums for the year ending Both
November 1855 1926 45l SO
Premiums Fire Risks. .sl9o,4os Is
| do Marine Risks. ss,l4s "a
! do River Risks. ............ $500 10
Less Premiums Risks not terminated
| on Nov. 30, 1858. ................. 1886 20
Less Return Premiums. .................. 4a6 So
sss,l42 SO
Net earned Premiums for the year ending goth No
vernber, 1853. U1,SS s3
| Losses paid during the PERIOD viz
| On Fire Risks. 45,o6s 40
| On Marine Risks .,.,..,........-...5l,46 70
On River Eis''' ]; g
Reinsurances expenses i.erest sub
scription note, etc .3s2ll Oh
/ sl3s 4s6 81
LESS 'De'''' '''e'N''' p'''' $3.50 IS
| Ne, earned profit for the year ending Both
November, 1855. 3e,o5 W
1 The Company has the following assests, viz
Bills receivable short date for premiums AIT q
Bills receivable, being balance due subscription
notes .5aos6 q
Due for premiums in course of collection 4O5T Il
Invested in bank stocks 7364 Il
Invested in notes secured by mortgage ON real estate
worth double the amount due thereon. $4,000
Invested In notes secured by pledge of stocks
Invested in city bonds 6s66 &
Serbs of Mutual Insurance Companies 1870
Cash on hand Observation-Disclosures. 1928 81
ohs" 'A i"''N -
4 STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans City of New Orleans }
Be remembered, that the 9Th December 1858, before me
the subscriber of the Peace and for the parish
and State aforesaid personally appeared Omer Galard Pres
dent and A. Schneider Secretary of the Citizens Mutual 1nsu
Company New Orleans who being duly accord
law depose and that the above accounts JUS
true transcript from the books of said
pany.
O. GAILLARD, President,
A. ScHREIBER, Secretary.
Sworn to this 9Th day of December
A. D. 1855, ARTHUR SAUClER,
Third Justice of the Peace
The Board of Trustees pay interest of h
per cash upon the scrip issued by this Company for 1857
the holders thereof their legal representatives. on AM
after the second Monday of February next.
The Board also declared dividend of six
per cent @ OH the net earned premiums the Company 70
year ending November 3d. 1855 tor which certificate will
issued and after the Sth OF February, 1852
The Company continue insure against the pers of the
and loss and damage by fire. at the current rates
premiums
OFFIcE-No 8, Carondelet street.
o. GAILI.ARD, President
GEO. w. WEST Vice President.
A. ScHREIBER Secretary.
DIRECTORS
Geo. W. West R. P. Hunt,
James A. White, Nj. Musson
Douglas West, Martin Gordon Jr.,
D. Janiison Nuina Augusin,
Antonio Costa, Cesare Olivier,
Ronlip
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WOOD, NIILTENBERGER & Co.
SOUTHERN ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS.

SOUTHERN ORNAMENTAL IRON WORKS.
Nc. 81 Camp street.
We prepared fill orders extent for every descp
ton Of ~,,,
such as Front Fences Cemetery Ratings Office Ratings We
randahs Balconies Gallery Ratings, Stairs, Iron stauay,
Fountains Furniture, etc, etc.
Our Front Fences and Cemetery Ratings fitted with Iron
Posts TO 90 either into the ground on coping rs the pr
chaser may prefer. =, or, ,,,ox, ~. =,
sOIEIlM or FAMILY TOMB designed and manufactured by
u.s. expressly for the South which, in post of elegance beauty
durability will compare with the finest structures in marble
granite. "a, ~
furnished all times and sheets of designs sent by mail
those DESTROYS of making selection , ~
~ WOOD MILTENBERGER CO.,
81 Camp street. New Orleans.
WOOD & PEROT,
ala 6m Ridge Road, Philadelphia.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-26

CENSORSHIP OF THE PREss.--That bitter and beau
ttul satirist, Heinrich Heine ridculing the censor
ship of the press in Germany, said q man could not
send notice to public journal that his wife had
given birth to child " beautiful as LIBERTY with
out having the censor forbid its appearance. The
sally reminds us of an actual fact in literary his
tory, which is curiously in point. When Paradise
Lost was submitted to the icenser of the press he
resolved to suppress it on account of the treason
which he thought he lurking in this magnificent
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

n WRIGHT y CO.'S liza, cATA !I,sJs OF GENUINE
Druegps Dealers Popeors lowest Wholesale prices
General Depot special Agency Nos l3l and q Charrcs street.
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Happily for humanity, the passage was cleared
up to the satisfaction Of the lcenser, and the I'M
mortal work appeared. What mighty angle o.
ioy and of glory little stupidity frequently sub
tends! louisville Journal