New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-29
An AnagrammasicaI Biography.


y. Most Gracious Mercury Amid all the turbulen-
cies, tatulencies and financial constipatons that
now conyulse this mighty nation to its very core,
), it is gratifying to find one who stands unmoyed
III whist the black and stormy breakers of secession
dash at his very feet and yet to whose states
manlike diplomacy his recreant generation has re-
fused even the passing tribute of a recognition.
! The Old Public Functonary-a man who in his
long career Of public seryitude has yet been
Iimpeacheda man who, when nominated for the
highest Office that can excite the ambition of an
American politician, inundated, yes, ifaanao9ated
himself on the altar of the Cincinnati Platform =
such man demands the need of nations graft
tHde In that spirit / have penned the following
anagrammatical tribute to his memory, which those
who assail him (for what pure patriot ever yet
i breathed whose motives were not iTnpugned, and
4 whose character was not maligned?) would do
4 well to read and reflect upon Our first version,
! or rather transverson, OF his immortal name
| shall be-
B. A NAME YOU SCAN.
As preamble this anagram is quite appropriate
You observe that it is simply an expression of the
admitted fact that the eyes OF the whole nation are
directed 70 the public and private history Of man
whose like we ne Ter shall look upon again" Do
not, however, suppose for moment, from the last
word of the above, that am about to commit scan.
n1dg.-that would be scandalous What next?
U. d. HE SUM BANANA j.
Y T. is some bananas not some pumpkins, mind
you, but some bananas A banana, you know, ID
soft plant which rises to a great height He sum
nanana-he rises to great height in public esiima-
toni Excuse the Chinese twang Of this trans
version and then what next?
j. IA HANsUM CANE.
Aha! he's beginning to be appreciated! A |
handsomescane! how appropriate Full surely
his cancular is rpening! But of what shall it be
constructed Probably of would thou vert mine''
Ito Guba) or as he is an old batch, u how would
I. spruce' answer At any rate, it's to be some
thing handsome "a very favorite something with f
y. B. you know. But what next?
SUNBEAM CHAM
II Les change comes Ger the public mind, But
not sudden ehange-a change as silent as the sun
beams flow upon the unruffied surface of the lake
at midnight's magic hour His very name sap
plants all virtue.n-( Homer.1 g Aeaibus initus
itacassioso f'ae.n oh, change change?
viii On liz SOD where our fathers s'eeppy
J. B. has changed-perhaps he is a changeling!
But what next2
HA! A CUBA MES JIM.
Yes, truly, Cuba mess, messeurs. So much
for writing messages Can you now wonder at the
6 sunbeam nge?"-the change resulting from
ms dst'7 sacra James, Surely motor any other
man. But what next?
NAM }, B. SANE 2--ATcHui
Atehu atchu and yet that is not query to be
sneezed at, Has the aged Public Functionary
sana lle1tis, or is he in his dotage? Is he copos
Sana oh, insane ali 7! God the Lord was mereful
70 met But mark you the wonderful reply to the
query;
j. B. MUCH AS ANNA E-2
]. BIS as much sane as Anna F.. Who is
Anna E--2 She must be as sane as ]. B.. or else
its bad rule, etc. Probably they're both FOOLS
and possibly they contemplate matrimony, for j.
BIS amor nttalusf is something surprising but
then he's self-Inade man. What next?
c4N JUNE HAMS B? A?
Yon don't see what connection this has with our
text. hey2 No, not at first sght-nor any other
man. But remember that any man who eats ham
must be hamite; and then remember that hamite
i fossilan old fogy, il you please. Now yousee
it. bless your little heart (J b. Is heart thew aay ia
monstrons little p But what of June hams? The
only way in which can explain away that inald-
p,opos word is by supposing that Anna Graham in
tended it for ie,tiae (the French for young.1 am
half inclined 10 regard this entire transversion as
miserable imitation OF the line
6 Can sneh things be-,
But what next
j. II. NAB A MEAN Gus!
What nab the o. P. F.--nab j. B. the nabob?
Who would dare lay hands upon him--withont first
seeking gloves q If thou must needs touch PITCH
then use pitchfork lp--[ Anon. But in what hath
J. B. proven himself mean Gus, that lia should
thus be assaileda Certes it is that he hath been
ertre,ne that they have raised this hue and cry
But what comes next? dire edict!
GAZE A BusHaAN
A BHshmanl He worse than He, tontot Oh,
my prophetic soul But say, wherein may he be
called Bushman? All ! methinks see
There man in Washington,
sS* A friend OF Henry Wise
And scratched out both his eyes.
Who knows hnt thence he fed to the woods in
despair And now the Bushman is to be Gagged
It's well he's out,n the wilder
ness, sDies irR dies Mceh' But what next Fl
Oh, worse and worse
al "A BASE MAN HUNG
Hilc lila ldctriDldi BY IL Bpatei But no,
will not call him brute Twill be his aaneas usqtte
ad ards. OH cruel men
Bit lie Scent il corruption viii sling q bis shoes
Or any other man. [Phila. Sunday Mercury.