New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-30
Exsrissea fos M New ofieans eyesssnti
mR, TRITTR0Ts LITERARY EXPORT.
By Macy AsHhsY.

nIaced in d dreadful nosition. We have ancient
authority to prove the fact for lnnet hesore Mr
eustus Trittrot wore long clothes Of had any need
az papsDoons or rattle. II was written that le,ess
Is the mother of vice. and narrower. that
Satan nnls some mischief stll'
por idle hands il ,lo,,
Now to have snch q patron as the last mentioned
individual seeking employment for one, is certainly
no credit to body, and Mr.. Trittrot being aware
of the quicksand upon which he was standing,
while hs friend in sable was busyng himself in his
behalf, concluded to turn the tables and himself
| patronige the devil more modern one, however,
\ the INN OF the press.
| Mr.. Trittrot had great faith in his impulses he
trusted implicitly in them acted upon them once.
| To shipk of this ID was to serve him. He took up
his pen held it over his inkstand awhile visions
danced before his eyes OF the smiles and congratu
lations and compliments which would be his when
4 1t should become known in the village of his adop-
tion that the recent successful article in the col
un,us of the Crisp County Courier WAS really writ
l tan by him. Puts Of the creamiest odor and most
delicious favor Law before his minds eye, gotten
| III Nv The county editor, and running something
1 liza th;s..
q n y;res ma ertrems Measure to announce the
AM n, ourisbinr article written On the sub
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snot, ,iororch lro1xIefoe ~ human nature CON
| xa.;na . torcb;nc I maraI etc ia etc5. Il by
- - .o,,v,l;,a5 ,ran.,.man,v bigblv.brad and
,rar,,,,v arrroc;atsd fallow. tovnsman Augustus
| r.;ttrot r. a. az etc /,
rhaso ;n,ar;rorr notices rare x.rv aatterinc.
80, n. wart =. III ,,1as. .nd
ra5 III, .tio III, an saa;.;onal air Of
;,,a..a,aa =, IL. ,lrao5x v.rv ;r,,or,ant baarng
stranre !, 4 solior;sed !; ,bs,T nsver III mon
..;, 49, shorId,nt bs ot ali .rrnr;sed n the
aaar sha,,,d ofysr i - ~ ~ art;clea sbon,d
- a,,,s.. tla eo,,n,;r,a,t conxeved IN
s,,s,, tan,ar M ,rr.. handson,a re;setion of
h;s nal,rx an wonld v,ite him paw, a. though
brains cou,d he hired bv the lob. like brieklayers,
8 add,.,a u country dances How delighted the
Aaamse. will he they are az such literary turn:
and THERE'S tho Fletcher family. and the Relacss
ali diamonds 81 the FIRST water in society. and SO
fond of showing their anpreciation of modest merit.
+ th;nlx "a them all crowding round me saving.
| I've congratulate Won. Mr.. Trittrot-we are proud
| ~ you Mr. Trjttrotreally. Mr. Trittrot. we never
dreamed what 4 rem of genius was living perdu in
onr midst before. Nav its light never be less -"
n tbe most compacent mood, MIR. Augustus
II.
iussce to any theme, but wished to select for his
flrst article some topic Of light and general inter-
est-sonlething particularly adapted to the col
umns OF q country newspaper. He anxiously
wished to avoid anything which, however twisted
and turned, could be personally applied BY any Of
his friends. He had heard Of promising authors
splitting upon such rocks, and ne was anxious,
above all things, 70 seer clear q them himself
He enjoyed degree OF popularity IN the village
where ne hvcd Whicn ne faiued VOC hghiy 70 a.
ford 70 lose and ne would as soon nave thought
OF existing Wlthout ms three meals Jay as with
out the iasor 81 lhe Auahses, M flelcners, ana
the Relaees, tne tnree hrss Iamies IN sne place.
nave u ~ iehs.h w saAe country teWh
as my supJecs--serey nosnihs ooula posssss hio1e
genera lnterest-a pisHy Vi sohe petty
viage--a rev hlIs w some characteIs to De FOUND
in all country places-a rev rehectons applicable
70 any small settement. surely, could not nave
made happier choice.
the article was written. mr.. lfittrot hinsei
was pleased with y. He wondered II ~ was usual
Tor authors 10 feei pleased Win ther own proauo-
tons. He tried 70 Tone down nus ieehhgs iest tney
| should transcend me limits OF !. modest merit
lie cafeIhily revised ~ pohsheo up us knoWleage
OF me rules 1or panctaaton sem ms gold pen
upon another tour through ms country Town; al
lowed it to pause for period here; to curSet at
comma there pause to bow at semicolon some
where else. Then he attached his signature, with
all the fonrshes in which he had become 50 pro
icent at Professor Dolbears Writing Academy in
New Orleans. His name had never looked so well
in his eyes before. The truth is, a mans name
never does look so well as when attached to hon
est labor. He may harness it up to idle recrea-
tons, to reckless expenditures or liberal incidence
and be called "a good fellow, /" a first rate
char, its whole souled institution and all that
but it is not till he axes it to some honest occupa
tion-real labor of head OF hand-that it gains
solid footing in a community, or looms up in the
steady light OF worthy responsibility to Its owner
Mr.. Trittrot understood something of this. When
he looked upon his name at the foot of what he
had intended fer an innocent, cheerful sunny pic
ture Of general but real life In country village
picture which, with all the pfeponderance OF
the bump Of self-esteem in his Uranium, he could
not but admit had been task of real labor.
With bis own hands he bore it to the village
post-ofiee; and as he silly slipped it into the box
with all its luminous address to Crisp Cricket,
ESQ, editor Of the Crisp County Courier, he
chuckled to think with what awe and curiosity the
postmaster would regard him through that little