New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-28
The Roxs and the Times.

Ed. Crescent The most casual observer Of boys
have noticed the bellicose spirit that peryades
Young America nowadays, as represented in the
Confederate States. Yet, if such have no boys of
their own, engaged in active outdoo or school
service, they may not have observed the complete
military style of this large company of youngsters.
If, however, you have the fortune to be teacher
of some fifty or q hundred of these noble little
fellows, and thus have the department and mental
culture to account for your field of observation is
extensive, and your ability to govern is thoroughly
tested.
If you will notice the dress aud bearing Of any
one of the representatives OF the future of our
Coufederacy, you will see that the soldier is his
model and let his :. ehangen be ever SO scarce he
still can sporta ssoldiers CAPT. Even the lad of
/ three years may he seen leading his mamma into
hat store, to buy him ''soier cap" Sometimes
/ the young fellow OF ten may be seen dressed with
camp severity, as if off for Sumter.
If he is in attendance upon milltGFy parade, he
is seen with eyes fixed in deep interest, looking
most iutently at the soldiers and when he gets
home he is illed with martial aspirations. Before
night he has the neghhors' boys-white and
black--of his own age, out on the "evening drill"
The last company I reviewed from the gallery of
the kitchen yard, was suddenly organized yet well
equipped. The arms were broomssicks with hoop.
iron bayonets The music was the cymbal made OF
tin-hasins. The banner was q dish towel (Which
The captains colpred ad-de-camp had purloined
from the ktchen) hung with red white and blue
s reaners, the of some mardi-gras dress.
The epmpany's eyolutinns were decidedly military
and showed much knowledge of tactics. The
vocabulary of words military" used in the field
service, was used with appropriateness, and the
command of attention. guards, forward, march,
carry arms, right-about face etc. were wel-timed,
and oheyd, although the niggers' heels would 60
up and down with some OF the force of q horse
with the spting-ha!t
States ana pencils they viii produce in ten minutes
picture etherof q man fully equipped for service,
with cap ana feather, lnuskes, bay0Iet and sword,
aud full marching equipage, his face Of the severest
military bearing, with beard worn III military STYLE
on else he will produce the Pelican Flag, fac smile
the star, Old Pelican, and the exact number Of
young ones or perhaps the new Louisiana Flag
will DO his first production. Sometimes they vary
their pictures and ma fe fire engines; and by the
way, most lads have their fagorite number, with
which sobriquet they often hailed. Blank leaves
in Readers and Spoilers, are usually embelIished
with stars
Again, if you will step into the schoolroom after
school, you will generally find from three to six
little chaps ready to be strapped for lighting; and
the amount OF pugnaoty exhibited by boys com
pared With former days-say year ago-is very
large. Indeed, ones strappings for assault and
battery, is record of his courage. The word
coward sounds lawful mean" as pronounced by
school-mates.
1t is but night or two since, as | was standing
on corner, waning Tor bus, saw q lad OF some
seven summers step up to another OF his age and
courteously (!) ask him, "Can you fight me?'
The other, after q look of surveillance, replied
6 Notnow.n And the first boy went away mutter-
ing. i think you might @g
Young Americas pngilistic notions are traceable
10 : Heenan and Sayers." But he learned to use
5he word sceede with the force that he does when
10 thinks himself uDjnstly governed, and the fond
ness for display and military fe at home. In
short, Young America il New Orleans lays aside
III the restraint possible, and marches around with
Sovereignty. a- @
March 49, 1871. FOURTH DIaTRICT. |