New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-25
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Communicated TO the New Orleans Crescent
BAsHra0ns' H Ns4sa N y l oeSRilHAss,
Oh Colonell Like the poetic youth who never
nursed tree or flower, !" / g have known NY fond.
est hopes decay which, in the prosy vernacular,
to tturn up" You would probably suggest
trump in this extremity but that little diversion is
no longer on the cards with me. ] have not been
long in your Crescent City, but quite long enough
to see deal of life, drink deal of whisky, and
spend q deal of money. This latter lugubrious
fact is sufficiently apparent by the vacuum in
my porte monnaie, and the multfarious schemes
resorted to by my friend Blockhead to raise the
wind for one or both of us. Blockhead has infu-
entail relatives here, principally unees, should
judge, who not only advance sundry sums Of
money but show a tender regard for much of his
personal property. BY means of this and nv
occasional "letter from home," we manage to
keep up appearances at Bachelors Hall. Oh Col.
we dine at five (when we dne). Look in on MS
But, to come to the subject of this epistle We
dined out yesterdays gander party of four
Muph, Blockhead, the subscriber and SNYDER
(you have heard of him) good fellows all; Say
der, so confdingly attentive; Muph, the adyen-
turer; and Wag, Rlockhead and myself you know
You've met us-on the track, frequently near the
roulette table, OF balls, and public oecassion and
may safely say, there is scarcely q dinner party
without us. On the present occasion, Snyder was
mine host, and treated US regally. The dinner
was immense ; so was the bill, for matter of that
kind and, as Blockhead subsequently remarked,
it was rather colossal on Snyder" However, as
the bill followed the dinner and not the dinner the
bill, the knowledge Of this fact could in no way
have interrupted the harmony of the feast, other
wise Muph would probably, from motives of deli
cacy refrained from associating the names of
Pate de foie de grds and Adeina Patti This at
tempt at wit proved failure, as was evidenced by
the foggy vacancy with which each regarded the
other Muph was prepared for the result He had
been there before Altogether, the occasion was
congeenial to my taste. Set a man before gener-
GUS dinner, aud he at once becomes millionaire
snaps his fingers in the face of the world and re.
solves upon gigantic schemes for the morrow : let
the morrow come and find him hungry, and he has
scarce the energy to get him sustenance Block
head never moralizes on tomorrow: he only cares
for the dinner of to-day.
Among the numerous topics discussed was one
suggested by Muph =, and, of course, apper-
tanned to himself; he had found on his door stem
card, announcing that "Madame =, the most
wonderful, learned, scientific astrologstn whose
sands of life would never run out, who could tell
what had happened, what might, could, would or
should have happened, and what never would
happen, was prepared to go to blazes at the
shortest possible notice, and dig up any conceiv-
able quantity of spirits from the Vastly deep. She,
it was, who, as far back as '57, had predicted a
change Of Administration in '6l, and warned the
late Jas. Buchanan that according 10 The outline,
he'd better be looking for another situation about
that period. Muph resolved to learn his future
destiny, and waited on the most wonderful
Searess." On the door being opened he thrust in
his card but after momentary reflection he with
drew it, fearing it might afford a clue to his name
Sharp fellow, that Muph-very downyn--block-
head, didn see it. He was ushered into the pres
ence of the greatest claryoyant," whom, he
says, is not unlike modern Minerva in appear
ance. 1.-THE mystic physician" regarded him
fxedly for moment, much to his discomforture
and said, as if to her faneiiarS-II,tf! He, at
once OWNED that she knew him.
Ftar he 70
with curls mentally retired from the terrestrial
sphere and sat round the spiritual hearthstone of
Muphs ancestors, leaving him seated in awe before
q package OF love powders! And thus spake the
oracle: g He was born at an early age-had in
creased in stature with his years-and his child
hood and school days were the freest from care
What was the date of his birth? Then Instantly
told his precise age-described his complexion &C
curately-he had seen trouble-would see more
no disease had proved fatal as yet and if he took
care of himself would avoid many annoyances
which he otherwise might be responsible for-had
met with varied success in business and that assidu
Gus attention to the same would go far towards
making his fortune-though not a confirmed drunk
ard, he occasionally took drnk-would hear of q
death within ten years-would probably leave the
city during the prevalence Of yellow fever-would
be married-have large famy-one of the child
rem at least would resemble him-would be sue
cessfnl in the Havana lottery, (AIuph has always
bought the wrong number) provided he found No.
1881 in front of the st. Charles Hotel. (This ex.
plains LIS IlequeHL VISITS tnere.) lnSuflDg his
property he would be comparatively =. secure from
loss by conflagration- the counterpart Of his
father-n
Blockhead had seen Muph paternal, and observed
that he couldn't see the resemblance, since Muph
senior was at least three inches taller than Muph
junior, and remarkably corpulent. She further
more said that according to his guiding star, should
he escape being hanged, burned, assassnated, or
suicide, he would in all probability expire in the
inevitable course of nature.
At the conclusion of the narration Snyder en-
phatically hiccupped ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and gave double point to the remark by hitting the
table forcibly-to the imminent peril of divers gas-
ses. Blockhead saw through it with half an eye,
and was preparing to show tup by such illusions
as g humbug - nonsense - bother, etc." when,
rather than prolong an argument on q subject of
such vital moment to our friend Muph, l rather
forcibly kicked B. under the table, as gentle re-
mnder and proposed an adjournment After the
parting tod--the "last straw " for poor Muph-the
party broke up in the most amcable manner, Muph
and Snyder steered for their den chanting wild
Bacchanalian dtty, whilst Bockhead and the sub
scrber moved towards Bachelors Hall, on very
good terms with the whole world.
Well, Colonel, good bye. If you like, I'll write
you again. Something else has struck me as
worthy ofmy attention in '.ye Crescent Cite" and
if you give the word I'll fire away.
EvERTHEsAME sTUP1DAss.