New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-02

class, the other day, by whispering in per
haps too audible tone that would let him
have the money he asked me for, before
dinner, to straiten up his board bill. HI
turned little red, but rather enjoyed it
Little 9. ranks high at the table with hi
crowd. Major General Gobble Calthrop wai
his uncle, and chief quartermaster in the
G. S. A. until q little before the breaking
up, when he came into our lines. His
uncle enjoys a competency. c.. the nephew,
has held position in the Customhouse until
very lately, when a change of administra-
ton upset him. Next to him sits Crucerem
q little older. He came from New York Q
couple of years before the war. He be
longed to a good, reputable family there,
but can now ''cuss" all Yankees, the North,
the government, almost anything that
he knows isn't more or less rebel
in character or prociiyities. "What
made this renegade" some one might ask,
that he should vilely curse his ancient
people and his birthplace ?; short period
after his arrival here he took the fever, and
its discolering hue passed from his body,
but settled on his morals He has lately Sc.
cured a clerkship in the City Hall, and is
fluent on city government. His forte is bets.
He has made me, before the whole table,
many offers to bel, some of them quite large,
larger, in fact, than any prudent man like
myself with store on Magazine street with
many goods therein, would like to make
with any one in clerical position, even
though he be in the City Hall, and his per.
quisites (the term, think !, large. He must
know, of course, his income TO be large, to
offer bets of such magnitude. but equally,
of course, can not know it. Among these
precocious snd volubles is one, too, who
knows all about the colored clubs. mildly
put forth an opinion the other evening that
most of the colored men in the State would
probably vote the Republican ticket, but
was very quickly silenced by the derisiye
laughter of this young controversialist. He
stated, and with emphasis, that nine.tenths
Of the niggers were going for Seymour and
Biair-that the X. X. X. in the country par.
ishes had persuaded (by what means not
stately almost all the oolored people to come
in and Join the Democratic ranks, and that
the country vote for Grant and Colfax would
be way down among the scattering. The
encouragement which fell upon me, dear
Bag, at this statement, was very great.
So many descant upon the hardness of
the times, and the scarcity of money, that
it is rather perplexing to me to understand
bnu fhaxy oro ohla ko ooD4r;hrto or Iaz,;sbI,,
to these displays ofpyrotechnics and illumi.
nations. fear it must be rather pinching
to some OF them. Extravaganza in Que part
makes eking in another very necessary. As
was shown by old Fitch, who, the other
day, in the parlor, handed large greenback
to the festively inclined Fitch, Jr., to pay
for his mount in the Blare Guerrillas. This
showed enthusiasm and a support of ones
principles; but as Mrs. F., in the ext room
to me, had that morning been obliged to
verbally castigate with severity a washer
woman who wanted a balance due, was
forced to consider that the old gentleman's
political heat had damaged his discretion.
And it was rather posing to those two very
we'll dressed young gentlemen who sit oppo.
site to me when old Cruel (who, by the way,
though rich, is rather parsimonious) COM
menoed making inquiry as to the cost of be.
longing to these crack clubs, and their ne
cessary large expenditures. Quilts, who is
Captain of the Rakem Scouts, muttered
something about honorary positions, and
Samples, a Lieutenant in something, made a
sort of statement that the old residents con.
tributed voluntarily, so as to make the clubs
free of all expense to their members.
had seen these young men recently detained
apparently in serious conversation by Mrs.
Fishskin, and am impressed with the idea
that the liquidation of a little bill OF three
or four weeks standing was then suggested
by Mrs. Fishskin. Mrs. F. during the con-
versation appeared to be interested in this
topic of club expenses.
So, dear Bag, is it not natural that, sur
rounded by such associations, with such
dreadful notes of prepa ration sounding in
my ears, such long lines of uzzaing pro-
cessions filing nightly before my window, is
it not natural, ask, that my belief in the
success of our great political leader should
weaken and my faith grow dim? To be
sure. the news from my friends in the North
is most cheering, taat the great soldier who
led our armies IL battle shall overwhelm
the politician who fought the government
at home bat being old, suspect am
sometimes 6owncast by these big lights and
noisy street cries. So, dear Bag, when at
leisure, cheer me with good news, re-estab.
fish my belief.
Still hopefully yours,