New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-12

4 ,rY41s STATE OF LOUISIANA
\ woEnAY MORNING. FEBRUARY u, 1856
sss5E AZ n fFor inc GrsseentI
r..ua Noyeletta- il EAtt1e Or Evcrsthins.
Desr me- what shall ! doy mean what shall !
~ i am ii i great prediaamcnt. OF oil ye
usses descend with soft winged Tight and put
\ m iseas INTO INV duli Uranium.
n, oYder has lust beenreceiyed from GREscENT
Ke.duuxrtcrs is Tie effeet that the undersigned
isuaie, residing within the corporate limits Of the
INV III New Orleans, must furnish an article for
mondays paper or BE- struck of the list Of regu-
III weskly contributors 2 IT'S d fearful penalty
iii then i non compliance with the require ments
u the order would be most heiaous How great
would be the disappointment Of the many literary
llnas who for days past have. eagerly looked for
a article from n oyeletta Fancy their fe eiings
when anxicusly scanning the numerous columns
u INT luminous sheet, they find no contribution
rom the aforesaid female citizen Of New Orleans.
s8Of oonrse III he vexation Of mind consequent
= - appalling discovery they will not feel in
/ siIned 10 read further ,s 7 Il 4
Being, MsTcfere, xery ven satisfied Il my own
h "a That itsHould Ne greatly detrimental to the
4 CnxsuESr " uid y aprear en Monday without my
Aalistance VIII make i desperate effort and sac
1iIice my private feelings for sake Of the com
1Innity before % nournfnl calamity should come
j u pass.
Life ii made up 81 efforts. Cribs, you viii oh.
ssrve, il meant for an idea.1 The degrees Of com
parison should read little efforts, biz efforts, and
retate EFFORTS. This Il n most desperate and
Y 1stsrinined EFFORT " make IDEAS where there are
II nane 5ssss ss$s III lS44 81
AZ ode tempted me this morning, but y would
ut Al. Tcolnmenced very finely sa9
I ss hi lovs Il Hke shs morning star, 81
Shining serennly IL nv heart
The comparison wonld go no further. The
ezpricious muse went flying Of, leaving me in dr.
trsss and perplexity Of spirit.
After slight intel nission, tried the opening
ehaptsr of novel, ID be written solely aSd ezclu-
lysly for Ycnr paper 4 oopyrig scared -
y. II ii night, Hi silvery moon shedyts efhlgent
1ays y III hill md dale, bathing forest trees u
s Nod VI light The little birds have .long since
retired to their apartments An nature sleeps,
We the bird iof Wisdom plsintiyely boots 4
\ serenade ID Luna III fais charras AL is serene
in quiet alorg he aitniny tonight lis
gsieyons pity IN M should disturb the serenity
q the oceasi But bark sounds of soft, sweet
harmony ID 36Ene on THE midnight breeze. Let
~ aa,prcasi With noiseIess steps \ few moments
hing I'D position befare palatial mansion !;
liz 81 ferrous windows fash Ike silver in the
ight |; beneath one Of them stands {start
III hack, fair reader III alright, It's not lion
1iGither tiger, But every inch ~ man, clad in
III costume known AZ donrian, etc, etc.
+ So HI il rest. Az proceed Is beyond my feeble
capabilities.
3
Bysthe hy, + have thought. know where my
siacaa are gone They are divided between Venice
nd Madrid Shylock, the Jew and Don Cesar,
HE Christian for, al ye that feel interested
Event to Barrett's benefit, and wished il were
mine. Never mind q patience shall possess my
scul until The CREseEST gives me benefit. The
Vt proceeds Of d weeks sails Of the paper would
be 4 slight mark Of esteem forever appreciated;
~, admiring friends, save all your small change
mill my benefit week Is announced. Lawrence
Barrett il the actor ID perfection; shylock was
ife Hike, and Shake D idea III the Jew was
4 axried out III all admirable manner !; at least,
il h0ught 30. cannot pretend to be theatrical
critic. having no experience III that line of bust
ness; i only know what pleases me-. shylock in
himself was splendid, but he might have had
better support. portia, the heiress, was tame.
The learned doctor, however, wasa vast improve
nsnt but when shyloek spoke, .the rest we're
forgotten, The curtain should have fallen during
Mi exit ID hare ieft a proper impression on the
winds of Tho audience; Dis II was, on Ehyleck's
dsparsufe, n playful explanation took place be-
tHcsn The principal characters, sensation novel;
tsbleau waa formed, and the curtain fell amidst
aHghter. would not have remained III the VA I
iisties All that night fol any amount Of green
hsoks. Hhakspesre's ghost undoubtedly wander
a around, sesking for the distortion Of
~ play.
Don Cesar de Bazan was 4 yeritable Cesar, but
4Azitana made too many WY faces. Isconsider
ler very handsome Y onan, but agonizing dis
Fess y not AZ al becoming she should practice in
VI green-room Mirror tho Art Of looking sorrow
NY pretty. AS Lean think of nothing else to
aInpnicate. 4 win come to 4 conclusion, 50 sign
ayaelf, With Al due reverence ID the CREscEsr,
Your very stupid friend,
s;s NovELETTA.