The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-01

BY PENRYS PESSIFsATHER.


have been gored-alm ost to death.
go on the street, am gored. Igo into the
pilded saloods of the wealthy am gored. be-
take myself unto the humble dwellings of the
poor-there, too, i am gored. Visit the crea-
lure OF my affections, the being round whom clus-
ter the blessings of the present and the brightest
hopes Of the fuiure-I am frightfully gored.
When the thing FIRST came about was content
to hold my peace and wait till time should have
done It's work but all that time does is to make it
worse.
You have doubtless reed Mr.. Editor, for take
il for granted you too wte once child, how the
lawyers bull once gor{ the farmers OK, and
with highly legal mind. And, by the way, what
an inefisbe specimen Of cant that time honored
story iss Asif there never was an honest lawyer
or farmer who would cheat you out Of your
eyes, provided. he had the chance, and thought he
would not be detected. But, to get back. The
incident related has generally been understood to
have been one OF the most CORY on record; but II
Ia ENTHUSIASTICALLY It can't hold candle to the
present state Of things. The passion for goring
has obtained such sway and is letting itself out to
such lengths (metsphorically, OF course, for
speaking literally, it's tendency Is even " onward
ana upward, and true 10 the line" like T" the
eagle, my child" and Is rather towards taking up
than letting out) This mania, / say, has taken
such possession Of the: whole world-of my &C.
quaintance-that already have been condemned
TO wear gored hat, ano now, that winter draws
near, should not be astonished to ind myself
morning, TO discover that had been reposing on
a gored bed, and on looking 10 the glass to see
myself the posseseor of gored head, (you never
lived in Arkansas, so you won'tbe misuaderstand-
ing this last as gourdhead.'D
In my opinion, gored is played out; or, II II
amt IL ought TO be. II Is nuisance, an abomina-
tion and ought to be abolished. 1t is not content
with making the fsrest and best part of creation
look ike parcel of aninated mackerel kits but 1t
must lump them up and hump them up into Gre
clan bends and pannien-which last, l under
stand, are nothing but one huge cougomerated
gore Painters l-faugh The very name Is
suggestive of donkey
A donkey, Mr.. Editor-an animal Of which, In
these parts, we know but little by actual expert.
ence, but which, am credibly informed, are used
in England by costermongers-oneo OF the lowest
orders of created belngs-for the transportation
of cabbagesl Costermongers, cabbsges, don
KEYS and panniers does not your gorge rise at
the thought Mine you'd, but unfortunately,
owing to late protracted attack OF III
ness, 1t is down. Ny physician, however
gives me hopes Of a better state of things
in course of time, as soon as which come;
about, /. have not the least hesitation in saying
that my gorge will rise. and rise violently.
have felt II my duty, Mr.. Editor, to write as
have and ], therefore. send II TO you-not witt
the expectation that it will effect cha lge, ftl
that deem TO be beyond the power OF sensiol,
men, or even OF editor, but simply TO place ny Ell
right before the public and to let that respectable
body understand that am man Of quiet habits
mild and placable in my disposition, and OF tel
permanent averse TO gore.