New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-01

the other one almost skrleked out with rage and
| fear. 5sr
2" Let him go first, j." says the married man; "ru
waltz
"'Tain't his turn, y says rather obstinate like.
Over you go;'' and at such time one can't be
interfered with and having made my plans so far
didn't want them altered 3d. over you goF'
| says. sud .sz
81 think can crawl" he says, and he got out
on the ladder; but instead of crawling he sat
astride of it and worked himself along, with the
crowd hurrahing and cheering him tremendous.
| And up came the fame and smoke, and the
roar and crakle and falling in OF the timbers was
getting terrible. Every place was light as day,
while'as to the heat declare it seemed to scOrch
| you fearfully. -
"The sooner you're across and me with you the
better shall like it, says, and then took a
look round to see how matters were, when there
came crash and puff and in a moment the
flames came wreathing and whirling up from under
meath where Stood and just as the last chap had
his leg on the window-sill and was going to tie
the rope round him. he gave yell and fell back,
or rather pulled him back into the smoky room
and he tainted dead away
| He must have gone downTcrash into the court if
/ hadn't have dragged at him; but there was no
time to lose. made the rope fast, and got him
on to the ladder with the flames darling up
| through the rounds and burning his hair and then
then shouted to them to haul, and haul they did,
with me trying to steady him with my end of the
| went snap, and staggered back into the room,
| holding on by the piece of burnt through rope,
and with my heart sinking as felt that my own
salvation was partly gone.
| Just then the flames was waited one side and
saw that they were dragging in the last of the
| seven, and felt now as if | had done a good
nights work, and 1t was time TO save myself. Pm
not ashamed to own it did feel frightened as Il
/! threw down that piece of rope and it must have
been something like cry of horror gave when
got hold of the ladder and felt it burn my hands,
and then as tried to bear upon it, felt it crumble
away, and that was without way to escape.
No how fIn 1CiGn TP tINo Hrad T1 q
i the shrek of the crowd as the burnt ladder fell
/ away and hung blazing by one end against the
opposite house, while there came up such rush
of flame past the window that could not look
out: but directly after heard the fierce rush of
| the water, and could see the four branches were
delngng the window, and all beneath; for my
mates knew what danger was in.
i Iran to the window and was beaten back by the
water, while the smoke that came up was quite
binding. Then tried through the hot vapor in
the room to see if / could get ont Of the door and
reach the roof; but just at that moment there
came. a dull fash through the smoke, and could
see that the back Of the house was all on fire,
while from the way the flames rushed up again in
front and filled the court, knew that there was
no help to be had from opposite +; for they must
be beaten from the window.
Id been in some dangers in my time; but till
now there had always seemed road out, and as
tore furiously around the place with the sweat
\ dripping off me and the horrible fear Of death SO
close at hand, ] seemedtto be regularly unneryed,
and fell to shrieking and crying out that my mates
had deserted me.F when they were on the roof
q and had let down a rope to me, but could not
see it; and then at last one of them was let down,
and tried to get in at the window, but the flames
beat him back and groan came from the people
as they saw all that had been done.
As [ told you, seemed quite to loose my nerve.
and ran about shrieking for few minutes, and
then fell down on my face upon the hot floor !;
but directly after my mind seemed to come again,
and felt that if l must die should have done my
duty, and had saved seven poor creatures; and as
n thought that, I rose to my knees, and some
words came to my lips-words that came to my
heart as thought of those who were once saved
from the heat Of the burning, fiery furnace; and
prayed that too might be saved.
And ali! it was hard to pray thereto keep
your thoughts in the midst Of that fierce, sudocat-
ing heat of smoke and steam from the water
pouring into the room. And how everything else
, but the words of prayer came into ones mind
!, and it was as if devils-despairing, disappearing
devilsWere kissing in my ears to curse and shrek
oaths. Then, too, came the thought of those at
home, and the little golden curs that should
|; play with no more; and how | could now under
stand the dread my wife always had of what she
called my frightfnl business. Yes, had saved
seven that night; but it was hard to die-hard to
give up life at eight and twenty. and suffer the
death from which Ihad saved SO many. ~ a7s. u
J, II couldn't help it just then, for grim smile
, came over my face as lthoughtit was my old
enemy, the fire, being reyenged upon me; but
directly after tried to pray once more, and then
in the midst of the smoke gave wild cry, dashed
off my helmet dragged my belt nndQne, and
: kicked of my heavy boots, halt suttocated, anC
! had off my thick coat too; and then, with my
heart beating with hope thanked God for the
! thought, and the neXtg moment IEwaRG cover The
! CRATE bars and in the big chimney Of the ole
house. Az 10 5ge Ugrt - ISL taAa gsE.4E W n
1t was full of smoke ana could hardly breathe
but it was a sure way of escape to the roof; ant
i thought could feetha was tearing the skin from
y my elbows and knees, managed to climb highe
VI and higher, slowly and painfully, soonl coulC
feel a current Of sweet, refreshing tair setting
d Edownate me and every breath gave me tresl
Strength I'LL I reached the top, when my hear
, sank, as l thought it would be impossible to ge
any farther on accountof the chimney pot:
y 70 shout was useless, and for while was IL
! despair: but at last I got my hands well above
: me, and tried tomove the pot | tried AGAIN ant
y again and then to force myself through, till wa;
! so Yedged in that | could not get back, but
found that had loosenedthe pot, and at last com
y pletely forced it off, and raised myself painting
to a sitting position on the chimney stack, bu
i afraid to move, for my head was Wedged IN th'
! pot, which was fixed down upon my shoulders.
n l knew that could not stay where / was to-
e long, and tried once more to get rid OF my aWk
:, ward helmet; and now having both hands a
liberty, loosened it, and it fell with crash int
a court beneath,
9 Just then there rose cheer, for some one ha'
made me out from below; and sick and FAINT as
! wasI managed to wave my hand, and try to cheer
4 Ebut it stuck in my throat and couldno get dow
q without help. And suppose English peopl
;, must be fond of cheering, for how they did shou
u n when got down through another house and wa
q there amongst them; and after all it was onl
+ ones duty.
IL BANANAs.zA correspondent of the St. LOU
% Republican writing from Brazil has the folowin
, about the banana: -.,s ..ttr=sy .z=..
q But the most wonderful production Of this an
"a all tropical countries in my estimation, is tn
ID banana. We have half dozen varieties-eac
IN with peculiar flavor and qualities. Some gro
\, only eight or ten feet high-others twenty. Tb
d. stalks are from six to twelve inches thick but a
NJ most as soft and succulent as celery. Each {
er them bears one bunch of bananas and one onl.
g whenit is cut down with a stroke of the espd d
ne to secure the fruit and give place to other stalk
- And thus they grow and ripen perpetually all IL
ga year round, A great traveller has calculated th
ne the plantan on one acre of ground will produt
ne as much food as one hundred and thirty-thrt
or acres of wheat, or forty four acres of potatce
NJ The fruit constitutes the principal reliance of IL
Or, poor and is a luxury for all. 1t is good raw
M roasted, baked, and indeed in every form, al
ol equally relished by all domestic fowls and anima
. that devour fruit, leaves, stalks and all, with u
IL greatest avidty.
It; The banana requires but single planting f
he alife-time putting in the ground single spro
ng or shoot from the banana patches, at a. distance
twenty or thirty feet from each other, and
an ground that the inhabitants always calculate
=. spare for that purpose, because it is impossible
all extirpate the root. The one stalk soon Civ