New Orleans daily crescent., 1861-04-30


Sghere are We nov, III Please to taste
The skipper yawneG, put out his tongue,
Then oped his eyes in wondrous haste,
And then upon the floor he sprung
SEs The Skipper sfornaed, ana tore his hair,
Thrust Oh his boots, and roared to Harden:
n & Nantncketis sunk and here We are,
Right over old Marin Haekett's garden
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low 0U ACE was INVENTED.
N IFsosn Chamber .Ipnrnal.I
It yyas the winter of the year 1864, and the mines
b! ssaxony, being no longer considered productive,
q werA closed. Hundreds of men were, in eonse-
aEsexce, thrown ont Of employ and amongst
Y thcfn one Christopher uttman. He had q wife and
4 ttyn infant children, and his heart was filed with
Il despair on tlIeir account. With heavy heart he
Ftffnal la The logIy cottage the interior of which
comic able, MAJ, even beautiful, and placing in
fer hand his last week 3 wages, he exclaimed bit
teri s. Bar rbaFa, what shall we do? lam not to
return 10 the mines any more. They will all be
SaT bAFa llad heard before her husband had re-
tnFed hoene that the pits were about to be closed
indefinite period she was, therefore, in some
degree prepared far the tidings, and replied cheer
A NV shah III nn doubt, dovery we'll. Wesshall
IA tseG guidance. fe sFilI direct us. we are
yaRng aad strong. and healthy. and need not de-
sflair f being able 70 provide for our little ones,
beeaase The mines Of Saxony are shut up.'
BsrhaFa had been int the habit OF assisting in the
N assntenaBGe of heE little household by embroder-
fRslfn veilss All first she worked only for the
niIIiss wife and daughters but 50 imagin-
aud delicate were her skill and taste in this
art, that hsr fame had lately reached more than
oNe of sils courts, and many q noble dame
n aVailsa heEseN of THE graceful productions of
needle and added ID her heavy brocaded
dresses the elaborately embroi oidered. yet light and
beautiful muslin train and rulfles. The care of her
Infant EssiIs Mi iii many other domestic
Snties haa hitherto har but little time for
N th axe xercise of her art; but now, though these
cares ana duties we're rather increased than
lessened4 she determined, without negleeting or
0Aaitting one Of them, that By the labor of her
hAtiis aEanld her family be supplied with bread.
Y lsus ANA toiled toy lis, "A she mentally ex-
rlainaed. ana ROW will work hard for him.
The next day after the closing Of the mines, Bar
Daga arose viii the dawn, and having put her
8 3esisa IN orSier afa prepared tha morning meal,
com srancs ia lstr work. Steadily she wrought
hong fter hpur, never moving from her low
seat near the window, except when Obliged to do
So FOX the fulii Ilment of some household duty.
gifi tta laug ter Of naighbor was sent for
Ep lgstE attar tla children; and Christopher con
isl ttsefa ploynlant Id the little gar
Whie parafed Lis cottage from the road and
leh heretofore had been Barbara's care. In the
he sssistsa IN preparing the supper and
HE ifsi day passed away hopefully and hap
II 4alree months thus rolled by, and Barbara
lSea with jRstiEabe pride on the production of
( her artistic skl4a veil, which far excelled any
she il'as ever before attempted in its singu
as5tt u Aa Rpg smile, eloquent ofaioy and
lst sr hosne next morning carrying tile
= sei ia curious basket covered with richly en-
= bfQilefed cloth.
0Gt noesas shs was once admitted to the
presence 1f its flir mistress, with whom Barbara
was fagSfite. Having replied to kind inquiries
lfey her husband and children she locked com
2aci9nsl5 at her little basket. Her heart beat all
most end wv & and her cheek flushed to d deeper
( SSsl l0tS faan MSen thu unusually long walk would
AL saaa Taisad the lid, and shaking out
The elfeae VeiI, threw ii over her extended arm
Never pes6re had sfe displayed such a specimen
of skill and meyer before did SO much depend
its beipg ANT aFp ecated both herpu and
taf ttaa al1Fe IN efa sx hau ted. The joyful hope,
with which she had left her home and
entered tie iadys presence was fast leaving her
& heaet the sudden exclamation of delight and
sappreVAl which she had expected fell not on her
sitslSia ana y atran deep dread was find
Silg iss N ay III. and rolling heavily id the room of
iH departed guest. Ii is very beautifal,,' said
at last, still Without reaching her hand to
touch very haautiluL truly; but could your
oAt accomplish some thing like this, Barbara
parchase ii from yoSat any pfice, ii il so
sieV VelY and 90 nncnnlnlon,' Y
\ = llaa opened as drawer while speaking, and
handed The sprgoW-strcken Barbara a border of
Ttels asslsss i5aca Barbara let the veil fall
into basket ana, struggling hard to subdue ier
snissioiiss toa vi lie border into her hands. she
had never before seen Brussels point; and she
now eagerly exafninea the fabric. I. It Is very
she saiSi, - q low. sad voice 4 my work
Haasio indeed cpfnpare with fhatf' For q minute
sshs continued her careful examination ana then
returning II gith D. low oheisanee, took up her
lhasket and departed.
She tnrned her steps homewards--it was too late
fhen To seek another purchaser Strayersed
sl0Hly Tho same shady alleys which she had Sd
~ tely r0ilden with an elastic step. After a while
abe suddenly stopped, and, sinking on the soft,
green Rafd xclaimed x. Let me Think She
placed her littls basket beside her and, covering
sher face with her hands, once again lntttered
" ssssI LET HE think. w
Mute and snoiion1eas Las we learn from Barbara
pTsf nafla she continued to think and to pray
and more hau apsed before she lifted her
head and onGe ilinre started on her homeward
as late in The evening when she returned |
es children were ~ rest In their little cot, and her
husband was standing at the door watching for her
return loo of tieedfnl aud anxious love- She
falsed her ~ bis; her face was glowing with
thoug glatfouly beauty, and seened illn-
laalsissSed. by sonie poael'fal newborn hops.
seald Y siit said as soon as the first greet
4:lgs Te over, hsll want you TO be very busy
i mes Require q sezeS of nice round Sticks not
taieiSeF ll1r ihan your middle finger; and
sna yqa ts give them to ne as soon Us pos
th plsasnfe gan shall have them, dear wife
ne fellied and aesofaingiy as soon as they{had
q frugal supper, he set TO work Mean
M baFA vas occupied III making d small 4
A,stss, goala1 1elsAi0ns llle covering was OF green
stl1l We are told and ii was filed with nav By /
midnight the task of each was completed
Mext slay Barbara shut herself m in the little +
lnaaf ranis Of hen Sine had the sticks ana
tse shlun With Her and she only entered Inc +
QsltSy Fo1m ri nen her presence was absolutely /
neEesssrg. The second day she again absented /
sfssaad likewise fas the three following her {
With gafe tact aud deIieaGy, neither asked
tipns, nor suffered any 0ificious neighbor
y fAtrnae npon her on The evening Of the fifth |
Day sls fnshed from the closet and, throwing her
sell into her husband 4 arms, she exclaimed /
IN AFstopher, believed, thank God with mel See
sghAt aa llas enahied inc II accomplish n and she
showed him peea of Lace which she had made
en- the cushion, and which resembled what we |
kiiQsF #slFseer the nalne of quilting. n This she /
ait9rWafas richly embroidered; and az she looked +
9n flaE Reattlfnl hana work, she believed that she [
aaas uaaldea by human intervention discovered /
Inc anella9d by lsil pontlace was manufactured /
"a TealitY, no wegaf se had done much more !: she
nad invented new article Of equal beauty and
greater 1ti Vic lace ct present SIS well known
sas sGsisai0n n of 81 bone laees y
Barbara jttman' name soon obtained j world
aid fapEtaticu. and her invention was spoken of
as be most wonderful of the age Thousands Of !
yards cl her rich hprlsfing laoes were ordered
nat h individuals, b1ik by merchants from
Fgafg pagt VI the globe; ansl HI order 10 supply
e s3efEandi she oyed III the poeF girls inh her
ellAara9o9. 81 very short tiilte eha removed