New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-12

Sr. Louis July6, 1860.
| Dear Crescent - As lay reclining in pensye
mood one summers Sunday afternoon, inhaling the
sweet fragrance Of a mild cigar, and dreaming of
future pleasures and possible pains attendant upon
an anticipated trip to Europe heard voice say
| ing unto me acIIte. and ] looked up, and 10 and
behold it was the voice of your proprietor, and /
said unto him-what shall | write, and he said
write anything. Now, anything embraces vast
amount of subjects and objects. 1t is Of frequent
| occurrence, and within the recollection of the old
est inhabant in all civilized countries that at any
conyivial feast of reason and flow of soul Ito say
nothing of the dow of champagne) that when any
one of the company is asked to sing a song he in
/ yariably says-what shall sing or, Il don't know
what to sing, the response always is OH sing any
thing And, blythe bye, certain friend of ours in
1 q financial position in your good city, and spen-
did, wholesouled, good fellow to boot, excuse the
familiarity Brother G--,) sings song just suited
for that occasion, and is called Anything long
may he wave. But what shall write about that
will interest your numerous readers? Everybody
travels nowadays - knows every thing - sees
every thing-experience every thing-does every
thingso that there is hardly anything left to write
| about
Shall tell you of the excitement attendant upon
leaving vonr home for n four nonthsf triu-the
rushing hither and thther to get supplies. PASS
mort and nasswords (Which latter by-the-bye I
| didn't oetl amid brojling SIM with tbe ther.
moneter at $50. and then the thousand inauirjes
4 from numerous dear friends and acauaintances as
1 TO where you are Going. how long will YOU be
gone, take me with=you, etc. Gbis last idea is a
yery funny one4 Just imagine two or three hun
dred dear Ito me) friends of both sexes Is picked
/ up 81 on this propositioni What a time we would
4 haye-what crowding for room what a rush to the
| stations and hotels, what a demand for beds and
| appurtenances and all other necessaries OF life
| should indeed be in the position of that man who
/ cried in his DESPAIR, save me from my friends -
4 All this could write about but they are entirely
/ too matter-offact and familiar with everybody
| who travels. Or shall tell you how, after tile
4 excitement of leaving was over, embraces given,
/ adieus made and don't forget to write me at
/ every station. J, (God helm me four hundred and
fty letters at every stopping place requested for
i the fiftieth time at lcast) we finally drive off and
| throw ourselves back in the carriage feeling that
we are once more wait upon the waters "a
traveier 10 an uncertain iusure, pat iuii Oh nope
and trust, feehng conhdent that . all that IS, IS
right
The rush at the depot was consderaDle the
whole city seemed to be on the point Of leaving in
a body the crowding people each one anxious to
have his baggage checked, pushing and iostling
each other; the roll of the carriages, the blowing
off steam together with the ringing of that dread
full bell with all the accompaniment noises, made
the scene extremely exciting and 1but Tor the tear
4 that could not get good seat interesting. How
ever, having safely climbed up into car which
was much crowded, finally managed to sqttle
down into rather tight fitting seat, and locked
i about me. Now, to man of my habits and love
of ease. accustomed TO plenty of kicking room in
i nv large. solitary bed in my own bachelor ROOM
the prospect before me now was not certainly very
encouraging for quiet, peaceful night: but it was
/ a change and a variety. which ia said to be the
q spice of lfe,' and of which partook consider
/ bv 5prins, me ne,,t farty.aoht ban,s mi r ran
s,,;co On +bot occasion Rat the Iast hel bos rrno
spise - - =, ~ l,Is
ana tfat RESTLESS mehster-lne ou'lhe-iah OF ilre
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