New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-19
A Perfect Treasure.

The pride Of every one
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Perfect Treasure.
| an not man to have hobbies--far from i'd
but everybody, suppose, likes one thing more
than another, and what ! like is plate; good ser
Yiceable gold and silver, such as is pleasant to see
upon one Is table, whether by sunshine or candle
light, and which one likes one S guests to see. 1t
| is whispered by malignant persons $50 at least
g0od-natured friends tell me) that ] should not
give so many dinner parties, if it were not to eX-
hihit these costly articles. ! am not conscious Of
such motive for my hospitality; but if it exist,
itneed not surely be objected to: it is who have
to pay for the weakness, and not my friends-as
happens in some cases | could name. If pos
segsed selection of the most hideQus china in the
whole world, and filed my drawing rooms with
unhappy persons after dinner, who are compelled
. to bow down before Bel and the Dragon, (if lmaY
ray 50 without impiety,) as Col. Iwankay does,
for instance, then grant you there would beBome
ground for complaint; or if | invited people to
aat homes every Wednesday evening, Ga most
mpertinent form Of invitation, in my opinion in
ofderthat they should have the pleasure Of hearing
me confute Prof. Piebald upon the question of
the theory Of development, as my good friend DF.
TWi5tle Ii in the habit Of doing; Or if had
daughter with high notes, and inYcigled the un-
vary with the bait of "a little music like my
neighb0r the Hon. Mrs, Matcham-so proud and
stuck up, that she is often as not called LuCifeT
MatcAam-Who | dare say thinks her invitations
quite an honor to the recipients But there; /
have no patience to speak about such people
ahese, forsoOth, are the pcrsOns-these, with their
. 4ea and thin bread and butter, and three-penny
F0Tth Of cream, and with what they call ga light
g[Fnan+ 10 foiIc,,s Tyna Tnr1ogoIIa and citar
. ees-to charge me with the crime Of ostentati0n!
" MAT means 10 tSshov- or'' which believe is
As strictly classical sense, should like to know
arn ia eor,afiirg basida IGr il; NV Iiffia enter
hiuments; my Dishes if they do happen to be
aygr.gilt, tald really the motding is worth look
aa5t III. MON to mt IN TiaaIt IrnsIcIoth and
s6I;sbaI Icatbar bdots in ti,is spItrv ,Inne with
s%Stfi,[r Va Gl,ln If !, "u oT-cant ynprsniratf6n
Eat,gS S3-,,Is1r acaor1;ng r. NTrp natthard I have
~ dcnbt Int ;t's trnno IF ono could cool ones
,F X. ~ tto fr:,.idi.t, Il r l,a'- l,0sfase bar
#a1iG+r5,ar, Iyr,,Id Ia a rary niaasp7,t r,l5ee
F@ta + IL r,rc, fglSa r,,afar ~ [Gnter9ati0n
81 nv, fnn.nafIsas nreftr a device in frosted
IleaI' 1,. - nv az x,p1 vii alton SEQ
go ~ -
70 not imagined Ihlt an anhoyg45 goWaI4f ,'-,l
ARtsDil5 Wnoi ,WaeH .heS 90 6NG Il Ulltt'Sl Pal y
3alt 10 su9pY ICE III tl7 "s@v4st3 'Iyu5" 1
soua cosg tueiA pus one penny d :leAlt' ~, III =,
gapAVle ol SUCH IeeLut5. Os'VAs1uV!', tL0Ig a
7his very m9ment-ii;50 ?. Nj ah4 tb4 5., }AeLl!o
4iFteF AGAt uoot az ei$n1y s5 uys @eS ~, az D'I
II M4gsg Il answer ioE u E5tl HsaI -ilzS i'''s4E
ateAah screaming lAfouSA the "oi',
ii 1t was not looking al my gold and silver plate
suppose which made my mOther-in-laT bilious
she might have stopped long time at some othe
Houses | could name, without getting the quality
"a even the quantity of food that would produced
8n indispositi0u Of thatliiud Mind, don't bIam
her, she gave way to an amiabe weakness, Ii
was trufies). moor lady, and she suffered for
more than enough Neither was it mere UStenta
ZION, suppose that caused me to provide her wit
asick nursa-AIrs Maaueechy. Mywife, of fcOurse
did everything she could fol her mother, but our
is large household and we see q good deal O
company: +: so we thought it best to provide pei
son exclusively TO wait upon her. We had tn
highest written testimonials as to character, an
H. I. Il. to- IJrriGl Y
stead of "interferjng1 setting the other domestic
by the ears as nersons of her class arc accused
aoing, she kept herself to herself and when any
thirg was wanted, she would fetch it in persoI
FatIer than give anybody trouble. fused to mee
per walking all over the house upon these little e.
Tands, and noticed, oher great credit, that thou9
me must have weighed nearly Twelve stohe' 81
3aate no noise. She SO won 9ponm me, 1nGeea-is
am not at all man to pc 1amlliar WIN my u
ssnors, ana should certalniy not tshg NJ pigasui SUI
8h eXhlbltng my plate to mMd' d'otIai-W9fh OF
&fosslng-sWeep," as some people nave peeh
II @ood as to affirm say, was so pleased w
Aats. MaqQeechys quiet ana respectful manner
saa1 hndlng her upon one occasion IN tne alIlln
koom admlTIng my TWO new shlela-shapeG satVe
EPQn the sldeboard, TOOK pans 70 explain 10 H H
the design Of the engraving, and especially u
nlJ9sse9 eiPhef, WIN W9lc1 her ihGeLlgeL MI
"a saa lllghiY Pleasedt III SAoIt, sue was d Peile
=; l5,H !. W. nav MStSsq 3t 9 q
w conhdennal servant q tlat SORT, shouia &c
10y nave LetaiHe4 mrs % NiagIeeciiy III t4a' lo
oa after hGr t doGs 1aa as sekiHrse f were were co co
hre9 pre9 anu III ''ia' i3'' my "ils en''eiy 70
SHTeu' ;4i. ~ : =
Fs M5aqueeehy vas {so neither young g nor gee
IN her Gad eyorv o e mot % ga EASY
. hit4oQSn tlau ti' Jvuay IL f no%l
ias 81 i'q tre ssaned snnebnyy 70 b
ssshbie WARRANTY for tbe safeguard of NV nron err
M nor e ys gnder N NV Wy yoof 81
~ ts 3ersor far from # Init 81
W. = ~ y5a in 1eaning wav that Il
te[ nf IN n9u ,,rb ~ w, g3mae Hate was great r