New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-31

or worldly goods he had nothing at ALL
But better than riches, he possessed sound
healthy and robust and vigorous constitu-
ton. Many bale of cotton did honest
Mike roll upon the levee or'stow away in
the darksome depths of the ships hold, and
many silver dollar was thereby added
to the daily increasing pile. There came 10
our shores a cargo of human beings from the
'ould sod,' among whom was the buxom
virgin, Mary Mulloy, who was led by tate t
the boarding house" where Mike held
forth, aud soon after formed the connection
that was to last until death did them part.
Prosperity attended the happy welded
pair. From laborer and lodger Mike be-
came landlord, and when during a very
sickly summer "Yellow Jack" summoned
him elsewhere, Molly O'Brien found herself
widow with snug little fortune-enough
to enable her to give up business and live
independent of all its cares and tolls.
Thus it was that ''in the pursuit Of hap.
piness" Mrs. O'Brien found herself an in
mate of our boarding house, and in the en-
joyments Of "all the comforts of a home"
In the male department. conspicuous
Parsonage is Doctor Calldog, gentleman
of quite military turn, who, TO a great
extent ignoring the practice of medicine,
assiduously deyotes his time and energies to
the cultivation of an acquaintance with any
OF that rather numerous class rejoicing in
their title of General. The doctor is a skill
tul strategist, and by hook or by crook, by
a wrl!.timed compliment or an adroit stroke
Of diplomacy, by wheedling and insnuat
ing department, of which the renowned Mr.,
Turveydrop would himself be proud, he
rarely fails to obtain admission to the re-
ceptiOns of any military chieftain who may
honor our poor city with mis- august
presence. In such society the doctor
is of loyal men the most loyal, yet in
his heart no more bitter seces-
sionist exists, and among his confidents he
exhibits the "siars and bars "emblems,r
as he feelingly remarks ''of the lost cause"
beautifully embroidered in the corners of
his cambria handkerchief. The doctor is
profound admirer of the rather Jesuitical
aphorism of st. Paul, BE all things to all
men" aud thus when slipping the whisky of
his gallant friend, the ex-Federal general,
where can tirner friend or more stanch
supporter of thegovernment be found? but
in the sad conclave of kindred spirits, the
Mepaistolean medico adopts the lugubrious
tone suitable for the occasion, and affects to
wipe his weeping eyes with the symbolic
Confederate flag. Yes, our medical friend is
sometimes 8 humbug, and delights to pull
the wool over the eyes of either party,
" without respect to race color or previous
condition"
have smart young lawyer, cdstomhouse
officer, newspaper correspondent and the
usual assortment Of clerks and disconsola tie
ladies that go to make up the nldteriel of
clearinghouse
" Madame O'Breen," exclaimed Madame
LIE Clare, while at dinner Yesterday, " do |
you no loike gumbo? For me, oh it is de. |
leecioux You have some, madame, for you |
deenay?n |
" Divil a bit Wv it." replied the lady. |
II Faith aL' its not to be compared to a |
maley Jumping murphy-that's what we call |
the praties i'll the ould country. But dye |
see, Madam Clint Glare, there's nothing so
good here as what there is in Ireland. It's
there yell get the swate butther, an the
crane, and the mate, too. Oh, bedad, but
Its illigant! My ouid man used to say God
rest his sowD that he'd rather live in Cork
than die in New Orlanes
without apparently noticing the an
.ithesis, Madame lie Clare declared that
She fully agreed with her friend in con-
lemning the products of American soil,
but for her part, it was not in Ireland
that she would expect TO find those excel
encies for the tables, but in la belle France
- 1t is true, ma chere,' she said, dat dare
) but some tings you find good in dis coun.
rec; but den, ven you goes to Paree, dare
5 noting dat you do not likeo dat you can
not get. For me, l am Fraynch in my
lSuA y dhi gill bOL AilClGCdLus l. uD like |
he Amerecain peoples, and am one veree
oray dat my moder deed not go to France
IN purpose dat l may be born dare. An re
,ooks All. mon dieu, do not talk to me of
&c cooks. ley can cook you everything, and
'ou do not know what II isl o.
es, madame echoed the doctor in bis
lightly pretentious and pompous stvIe,
'O9, yes, madame; splendid cooks, splendid
ooKs hen was dining with my friend,
General, General -: let me see: oh. YES
When l was dining with my friend, General
teady, the other day, he told me that he
lad a French cook-a French cook, ladies,
imported on purpose, madame, direct from
rance French cook, ladies French
cooks don't understand |
he art, the science, may say. of CASTRO
OMy. Give me French cooks %
" But can they bile pertaties without fill
1g them wild wather ?" shrewdly exclaimed
nc representative of Hibernia. "Ill bet
silver farden that the black naguers and
rench cooks know no more about cooking
ertaties nor l do about forrin languidges.
m tould the French ate frogs and todes,
I'D, bedad, it's good for thin that ate 'em
know how to cook thin; an don't want
know S
storm was evidently brewing, and rails 7
g. her expressive eyes in holy horror :
adame LIE Clare acclaimed vehemently
,ainst such heresy. il
1AOn hiSu snC Slleui FoL lOr you say Il
It we Fraynch eat re nasty toad | saw.
adame, dat is not SO; but | will tell you
melting. Dere is re nice leetle pretty frog.
cree well. Now, re cook he take a nice
frog, and he cut off re hind laigs and he
can zem all SO eoot, and zen he make Won
casee so gootian tenzer, and den we eats T
Il. An zen zare is re omelette, made out
re goot Fraynch eggs, and re ragout, and IT
dat but Zare is more as ! can say. Oh,
madame, re Fraynch peoples no eat ze
Doctor Calldog ventured to remark that
had heard OF frogs having been fattened
d prepared and eaten in some of the
ites, and they were really very delicate
Il: IN fact" he continued, now l Nv,
nk OF it, my friend, General Buste r, has '"
enchant for frogs, and has large pond an
MS garden where he breeds them for his tic
n table. A very remarkable man is nv
ma, tne General, and man of devilish
ID taste.p
In his garden, is it ?" said Mrs. O'Brien.
MN 1t must be the kitchen garden you
ne, fur who liver heerd of man keapipg
dirty craytshures in a garden Now, r
know, Docther, we have no toads or
g IN Ireland, at all at all, no nor snakes. pa
ler; nor they won't live there; but it's =
re yen find the shamrock, and the Lake
Killarney, and the river Shannon, the
IS OF which was never seen in Ammeriky. -
the fishes! Pom my sowl they have n n
r haver than the fish ye get here; and "
mutton and the beat is bether, and the
leen that's whi.ky for ye! Fax. We
sky ISL eO0N
0 this alarming charge the doctor plead.
lot guilty. He stoutly maintained that d
knowledge of the article was practical -,
profound and as convincing proof If IL
ABSORPTION Ad6Ad.