New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-05
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1866.


not pleasant incident, occurred in connection
with this sport in which my friends and self were
more particularly interested. After having killed,
as we supposed young alligator, some six feet
long, we concluded to place him in our dug out"
and return with him as trophy of cur mornings
adventure and in very few minutes we mad the |
animal housed in "dug out" when we started
again on our journey of exploration, congratuiat-
ing ourselves on the peaceable manner IN #hich
we had secured our prize. We had not proceeded
more than half mile, when / was startled by
| horrible scream from my friend, who sat IN the
stern of the boat. sprung to my feet In an IN
slant, and to my horror there was tne aihgatof
whom we had all supposed dead, in the full vigor
of life, with jaws distended, moving cautiously IN
a straight line for my pedal extremites
| 1t was no time for ceremony. / seized my
paddle and dealt him such vigorous blows as
caused him to turn in the direction of my friend
who had SO unceremoniously awoke me to my first
sense of danger. You can readily picture the
feelings of our little party in this predcament.
To avoid the attack my friend performed the
dexterous feat of running on the gunwales to the
other extreme of the boat, without causing it to
upset. But ours was still no pleasant prospect as
the animal was more than match for our COM
bined party as it was and in the water our chances
\ would have been slim indeed. Our common
enemy held undisputed possession OF the greater
s part of the boat which we had eg-necessaate re-
liuaushed to him. Of course, we were more than
willing to make terms, g all we asked was to be
let alone but the rascal had us cornered, and he
turned upon us. We made a vigorous and deter
!, mined fight in which broke my oar over his head
n after which my friends held the animal at bay, by
directing their oars at arms length in the direction
| II, dad Tha Situ ~
g liarly unpleasant. had faint recollection of
- wishing at one time that was in Halifax; but it
o. was no use there we were in a " dug out " in
IN the Bayou Chene Blanc alligator and all: would
LA that it were net so! T",f
:, The crisis now arrived. The animal was evil
of IDENTIFY bent on renewing the attack and forcing
Id us ignominiously fromrthe boat into the water
The mere idea of being immersed in that sluggish
;h stream to keep company with the numerous rep
tiles that abound in that vicinity was horrible
it, contemplate. -.... .
he NV friends with keen sense of the danger t
IA which we were exposed called Justify TOR help
:, fortunately for us, companions, who were ol
to short distance off, discovered our uncomfortae
situation, and rushed to our assistance. Win
as dexterity unsurpassed, they moved their dug ou'
cautiously to that portion of our boat in which Il
ain alligator held undisputed sway The plan OF op
ned ratons was decided upon in an instant. Our rel
forcements resolved to take the!enemy in the rea
ns while we engaged his attention in front, and me
the quickly than can write it, the animal was seiz
by the tall and with one powerful effort whirl
ian. into the bayou from which he had been SO inn
IN IN Gently removed into our dug out"
on Thus ended this episode in our days adVentu
fice When next an alligator is lifted into dug out
1to; hope shall not be there with him.
: ;,ai al THE EcI1PsE.-Some important scientific ia
With were established by observers of the lunar p
t is nomenon on Friday night:
.,o ol J. That an eclipse is attended by obscurat
, II, and obscuration by occultaton. @ ,.
, be Q That eclipses, dissertations and oceutah
are identical in cause and effect, and always sin
ALA taneous.
each I'd The ouacty of the earth was clearly dem
nus straed SO clearly that the efforts of geologsts
lent see through it, may be regarded as futile, tho
they should use Brazilian pebbles or possess
eny, foresight that enables some men 20 see throug
,hos mill stone. If they ever again attempt to b
with their talk about penetrating the earth kn
sault the hindsights off them
4th Oscillation, oscillation and occniatlon
ana not necessarily connected though oscillations
| crinoline may produce desire for oseuatlon,
six der circumstances of observation, as is tamia
illustrated in the farce of GA Kiss in the Dark
Professor Maudn reports that the glasses OF
Charles street proved more effective than was
sirable. They greatly multiplied the op)ec'
ia, celestial scenery, and those who used them
atten- ro,,o,o, r,oonsg Int m one distinctly.
to the M froaar,on were mnch nleased to see
Ehee ,,a,,;n,, q dor,,;a Int were greatly disappoi
# the - f,d;nr ber uobecominr darkie. They sale
lusen on ,f dat dam traitor Johusons wetos u
book fos,or, Crona and Fish of the happy far
hat he descr;hed the phenomenon, an,
3 that neo,le who want Moses went to bed sati
ausen, it .bo ;,,nstretons of the piscatoria prof
e (not {. aot a, o,;,sa wasn't nothing more dan q
But in 4o,,,or, 7ro,y, cher de- face oh de moonu