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

1HE NEW * EAR.--I9 The very last Decembel
has been the same tickle, ciangable Ifobiematic
snigmatical fellow that he first appeared, changina
his mask every day. Now he smiled and In tn
AZURE Of May, gave tbs pleaaantest kind OF q lie Il
the almanac Ennfiding and inexperienced souls
Wonldthen dof the heavy suits with which they
had cuirassed themselves against the bites Of 81.
reas, and YeveIin light and airy dry sooJs an
ne ni9rfew, the spitcft old fellow iha faust be 4
oac leisil seeing everybody inclined tebe liapHy,
would speak treaci,ereas word to the fn;scIief,
pre- Vlng .Eelne, who would forthwith send howl.
ing and raa1paging about the country sol,ie evil
disposea SsFtheasfer, accompanied gy. his nsaa,
van u, y g gloomy sate'i ass5t Upon
Which the eohfi6ing and experienced saals above
mentioned, Rculs be put at a great eypanse IL
psesofai passes q aad syrts. whilst the npise pro-
sceeding from flse Moving Of their noses eoriribe
ted not 1.-the bg he Vibrations which it coHlau
clouds Of Heaven III he shape IL dsspairng Mn
icy tsai's n N I & 81 ~ s. I.
Wei, he is gone, and We are glad Oft. Al
aled Rstilighr twelve eclock. as il had
world; and the coroher 3l,tI hsI
oyer his body was that he died of el6
his system having been Worn out ~ a.
temper a1d the wear and tear Of eeatending rass
eu cate ~ nGf iesson to fJls ini, as ssas
-,afg generation, feIa how a a.siabis III
lslpei and all ever rf dssssosiAan are he
sia,,.; shss y 2 llie respect
Ard nii a..yess mon 4se fbre.,,oJg
q p NEW anuarius tis, ,tIsss. hsa rdfSs NM
sats openegs a;ass open d hearty
Llne iss pelhnd US, and pushes us onward VITA
irresistible T strength. 4 motley crowd stands he,
.ofe Ihe doof hsstating before the fatal step int
sas,i " ,Ae our quality o
losai, are Standing IN Convenient position taking
n'tes. Iaefe Is no future FOR loca -e verythinc
y past and present. local is hem aatt finn
,ns Jess q humanity Mhois supposed 10 have u
PASSIONS, ard whose business Ii is t1i aroyv Iea,
and hungry by feeding with the fruits az i'll to;i
some Esd eriess nights, the morbid curl
9slty Of coIaniaI.iiy WHO must be nosted !
pity him from your nmost hearts. daily ans
of every accident, of every fire. Of every
of every tria, of every public meeting and wors.
than worst If these, the slave of every amusement
Do You know, sympathising reader, what il Il
to be obtgei every evening to visit ali the places
Of a,n,isemeit? Do you know what ii Is Ia be
bored to death with jolties, and to be Obliged al
given tiflsto have pun of q paragraph eele-
hrating thesarney We are thinking seriously Of
soon delivering lecture upon the abolition of
ssIs9ic punisfrznent and the evils of item.
izing II Haidgef q ssasrty gets drngE AZ fs@ss.
year, the local is there coildsHasad for liee To-
the occurrfnce. The poor fellow il ternay
the Drink Of pistols and coffee for two. And ;st
dreams are haunted by strange sights and solnIs
proceeding rom the hollow sepulchres Of departed
aegs .s and ~ = disturbed BIZ continual
nis tanfaiized imagination, but elude his CRASH as
soon as his outstretched hands imagine ti,at R fhew
nave secured the ehimerical piece 81 infornlation
,i.h sas "e nave permitted our feelings to away
WIN s'!u us, unceremoniously leaving big crowd
with one foot In the air. about to take an iInpoi
ant step 10 new and unknown division 0f time
/, now widely different are the ways Of seeing Of
ae various individuals in thai large human assem-
oiage All are looking at the same thing the
but each sees it differently. There Is. ioy
or some, pain for others; there is hone and ihere
=. despair = IS ,pandora,s box; there is no tell
ng WhaI eyhs viii escape from It now that ii is I
'pen. Each one, however, looks into it with Drei-
ldlced eyes, tatterfng his fancy with dreams #
Vhaf ne has most at heart. The lawyer sees It /
roWded with numerous suits walking arm in arm /
slsa tns isstest kind of fees The politician be
olds it full Of sleek and coy Offices r,r,pn which
g has only to lay his hands in order to fsaneeza
herefrom splendid eynoiuments The editor Mn.
ers ms mental vision with the view of his idea \
aeloTioas and triumphant drawing after it
suGas Dsaa.ss basis j ag
on, apS-afready sees himself honored and re- 4
,esssa py hls IN proportion to his
We see some young ladies' there also. tbev
9 gazing intentiy at something ii the distance.
y dressed 70 MI, and wears dog collar and a
oustache lts breast pin is irreproaehable and its
pots dazzling: behind it stands man in clerical Ii
lblments, and surrounding both are g lot of dry
oods, carriage, few diamonds, and box al the
eefa; We are told that that thing is species Of
ma Saiieu creature OF HGlaHpafle
sposon, yet in state OF chrysalis, bnt who NAV
lproeess of time, become a husband When n
ryed at that fun stateof development, heis said
,be very useful domestic animal, m,ich superior
the dog sor horse, Or even the COW anu when {
r,perly trainel ito be Of nstimahe value Ia q
olse andnot much of a nuisance. He Isl I,riaci-
atE used for paying Iniitners,, groeers and Ey
tors bills. He sometimes drinks d little TOO /
ara whisky and smokes horrid cigars ID. tnef
.,io batsa curtain lecture or SO soon brings hiln
ltk to his senses; and withyery little winding up
" and then, If properly taken care Of he works.
lnifally. I F,41s Is - 5s ~ 35s -
We perceive some Young men among the crowd 4
g peeping INTO futurity with double magnifsingI
,eTa glasses They also see something. &. IT has
,thlua or black eyes. with an immense waterfall II
uress is very long, and widened extensively, by
Y sans OF spiral hoop skirt seemingly constructed
u me purpose OF obstructing the streets aud
luss, and is said to have sort of fasGination n