New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-29
NUMBER 2O3.

the second, and Rangers" on the lasta thing
worth fighting for, much less surrendering for.
Mr.. Thomas e. Adams was to have handed over
the prize, and to have said the handsome things for
the ladies' but being indisposed, be requested
friend to act for hm-and this friend, mr. B. f. Jo
mas. handed over the flag and said all that any man
could say on such an occasion as that. The pris.
oners were in much trouble as to what they should
say upon receiving the flag. Whilst they were
whispering among themselves as to what their say
should be- and who the sayer, they detected one Of
their number stealing out at the back door. They
caught him by the coattaiI, dragged him back, and
condemned him to receive the flag and to say some
thing. This was William f., otherwise Billy Hodg-
kins. He received, and proceeded to say and said
such things and in such way that the lady victors
said among themselves, This prisoner talks like
man who has seen ladies before, and all the other
prisoners looked just as he talked. Let's deal
kindly with them.n
| Here Gen. Maupay interfered, and in peremp-
tory manner ordered the prisoners to step to the
back parlor and galleries, and clean off the tables
which were beginning to spoil. They ebeyed, and
| had to clean off plates and dishea of all shapes
and empty bowls and bottles and tumbfers down
their throats. The only things they were not COM
| PEELED to swallow were the eroekery and glass
| ware the furniture underneath and the bones they
had cleaned. Having done all this, they fancied
they had earned their freedom grabbed their new
flag and proceeded to leave.
| But as they were leaving, Gen. Maupay informed
them that they still prisoners, and could leave
only upon their parole, which was that they would
return again before dispensing and going home.
The prisoners sailed out with their beautiful flag
and felt themselves free. But the rain came and
/ wet them and the new flag. Said one, "Lets ad-
journ and go home.n Said poet in the crowd,
"see the pure water of heaven baptizes our
! iag-we mnst honor our parole and return to the
angels who have fairly conquered us, and let go
upon our honest promise to return!i That's so,''
said good many. So they went back to Castle
Maupay. The General in command again sum.
moned the prisoners to clean off another set OF
choaked.up tables, which they did, though not so
| well as before. Then he said to them; " You are
still prisoners; you can march frstrate, and must
therefore know how to dance"
With this the music struck up, and Gen. M di-
| yided out the prisoners among the ladies. Each
lady proceeded to punish her particular captive in
the mazes Of the dance but 10! the captives be
gan to forget they were such, and wanted to dance
till daylight; then the ladies had to sue for mercy
and zen. Madpay lnterIeFeu anu DrouBnb all lnlbg
happily to close, at O'Clock, A. NJ.
Two of the prisoners, Mr. Beares, the Secretary
and Mr.. Sykes, the Grand Marshal, of the Rangers
behaved themselves so well, that the ladies, hav
ing already surrendered their beautiful flag to tn,
club, surrendered to those gentlemen Individually
two beautiful wreaths.
Hurrah for the Bunker Hill Rangers Hurrah fo
the ladies Hurrah for the Fourth Ward! an,
hurrah for Thomas e. Adams, who will this day b.
elected by that ward to seat in the State Legisa
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