New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-01-22

| that the whole amount Of his donations to that
church will reach about one hundred and twenty
4 thousand dollars. 4,
The Earl of Granville has been appointed sue
cessor to Lord Palmerston as Lord Warden Of the
I Cmque Horts, including the five English Channel
4 ports of Hastings, Dover, Romney, Hythe and
Sandwich, and the towns Of Winchelsea and Rye.
1 tFor the Crescent
Letter from a Lady-Chapter from an Un-
published Romance.
friend Editor-I've often thought should like
to help you little in getting up the columns of
| your paper. From earliest childhood have felt
the stamp Of authorship on my forehead. Hitherto
! have courted the muse in solitary places, but of
late II has flashed across my mind that was sell
fish III SO doing certain as was that the world at
large would reap SO great q benefit from my pro-
duetions. ~
The organ Of humility, II is probable, has never
been fully developed in my Uranium. Numerous
bumpologists have declared that the bump of self
satisfaction was entire. Ry the way, do you not
think that the humps, bumps and Jumps which have
developed themselves on feminine heads within
| the past year, would battle the skill of the most
learned chronological professorss Poor fellows,
4
gone.'' They cannot possibly tell how much is
head and how much is knot. Some day when I'm
inspired I'll write anode on miscellaneous subjects
I-cats, frogs, rats, mice, cascades, waterfalls,
curling tongs, crimpers, etc. The CRESCENT shall
have it cheap for every subject treated.
As a matter Of course you will publish these few
words am really very anxious to see how look
| in print. Then if everything is satisfactory I'll
II autn ~ z;xya
the paper q tremendous circulation. / like
| the CRESCENT. / have stood at disctance and
admired, and now that am to become, as it were,
identifedas as z amember Of the press, " my admira-
| ton is beyond all bounds.
In writing, generally prefer novels; my style
is pathetic and sublime, a mixture of Mrs. South
worth and Bulwer. My last is capital--a modern
novel. Heroine, an angel, blue eyes, golden hair in
heighth, breadth and depth of fashion; herewith
auburn curIs, expressive brown eyes, only one
coat (and that a gray one) love at first sight
| through hole in the fence; she has the green
backs he, rich in pntarnished honor and Confede-
rate money; the tremendous pressure Of surround
| ing circumstances forces an elopement; parents
furious (it is generally expected of them); then
the loving reconciliation. This, may be allowed
to observe, is the brag chapter. The sentiments
| AS they approached the paternal mansion,
Augustina's heart grew too full for utter
ance. Fearful forebodings threw a midnight
pail around her.is What if her beseeching
letter for forgiveness had not been needed; what
if she were spurned from her fathers door. She
almost tainted, and would have fallen but for the
timely support offered by Ferdinand. " Dearest"
he whispered, as she hung on his arm, z do not be
so distressed all will yet go well thy beauteous
charms would melt heart Of stone thy rats are
80 becoming thy father must relentn Encouraged
by his words she walked up the garden path. The
door stood inyitingly open. Z Ferdinand, dar-
ling,n she said, remain in the hail. He forth
with remained. Summoning up all her courage,
and smoothing her mice, she boldly advanced.
Before she hardly realized the position she was in
tie presence Of her much angered parents. Her
father was walking the room in agitation. Her
mother sat in tears. AS she stood before them,
they started1n amazement In one moment her
arms were around her mothers neck. !" Darling
mama, forgive me . she cried. az will, do, /
must, my precious one,' sobbed the afflicted pa
rent. Augustine turned to her father, Papa,
have you no word Of forgiveness for your child i;
will you let the memory of the good old times be
utterly forgotten. oh, my father, what can do
to move your heart with mercy Then sinking
gracefully, on her knees, she continued, Pity the
sorrows Of a poor young woman, who has offended
past forgiveness. You will not, cannot, turn me
from your door; my heart is. breaking never
dreamed in the happy days of yore that / should
have to regret the day that was BORN" He
trembled like blanc mango on steamboat table.
| Tenderly he raised her from the ground. My
own darling Augustine, you shall not regret it;
forgive, pardon, for this once; but you must
not do it again. They mingled their tears in an
affectonate trio. Then Ferdinand appeared on
| the scene,'' etc., etc.
cannot spare any more Of that, but the ex.
ample is sufficient to convince any one that my
forte is novel, 1t is only in novels that the ina.
gnation can murder at will, untrammeled by. the
rulesthat govern odes and politics. Ever yours,
Il mean the CREsoENr's,) with enthusiastic ad-
mration. NovELETTA.
/ Anew paper in the Spanish language has been
/ started in New York. 1t is called La Yoz de
America. The Diario de la Marina of Havana says
4 it ought to be called La Voz de Chile, alleging
| thatit is in fact Ghilian organ.
/ The Havana Diario de Ia Marina is very much
vexed at the small space allotted to Spain for the
exhibition of her products at the great Universal
Exposition at Paris in 1867. She is placed thirteer
on the list in this respect aud while O56 square
4 ~ atrou aJlattad IN, Erauna o. 0n2 In f7rnai