The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-23
[correspondence New York World
NEARLY ALL.sEAs-ovER. SEvEs DAYS Our. I
Near Queenstown, Jan. Is, 1868.

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NEARLY ALL.sEAs-ovER. SEVEN DAYS Our
Near Queenstown, Jan. Is, 1858.
OUR PASSENGERS.
Finance, ships, commerce, in my first two let
ters have crowded out "Our Passengers" They
are wonderfully like other passengers / recog-
nize several old friends, those had met all over
the world-and you have met them too. They are
everywhere, and you cannot mistake them. For
instance Just as the steamer was leaving, car.
rsge drove up in great haste. Everybody looked.
Some remarked, \" just In time :" Tbs traveller
got on board Just as the staging was pulled in
That man have met In al lands. BE jumps on
board every steamer Just IS she is about 70 leave
The young man who organizes party OF friends
10 see him on is here. Six ladies' with bouquets
six gentlemen with cigars. They stop I'll the
last tug. They occupy the captains room. They
polish off twenty-one bottles OF champagne. They
say "Ahl Oh! Indeed How could you'll You
horrid manu- They put their handkerchiefs TO
their eyes. They meet other young girls ct the
steamer, and kiss them ON the cheek-ac cold
blooded afsir-a kiss that don't mean any hing.
The party only leave with the last bell. One
young man stops on the stage, and nearly falls
| overheard. Its always 20.
The young mans party then mount the upper
! deck Of the tug. Some have red eyes from drink
| ing-I mean from weeping. More handkerchefs.
| Feeble cheers. The young man mounts che rig
| sipg and waves his hat. Then the steamer gets
under way; and the young man sleeps with the
| steward dimes with the officers, and plays poker
the rest Of the voyage. The Eoglish gentleman,
with aide whiskers, called mutton-chop style for
4 short, with sealskin round cap, and blue pea
| Jacket, with large over.shoes, Is on board. You
hear him OF all times of the day and night singing
out sclesrhdrd. The ,cedthe1-lciser is here, He
knows how many knots the ship runs an hour,
| marks tho distance bis linen cuh, knows when
the wind changes, tells by the clouds what kind
| of weather we shall have tomorrow, talks
learnedly on nautical Affairs with the first ofhcer.
uses nautical terms at meals Is never sea-scS, and
| makes facetious remarks at those who are. This
| man have met on the ocean for twenty seven
| years The Frenchmanis here. I" Have you been
10 Paree! How do you ike him, You shall be
pleased with her. Zee woman of Pafee.he Is
grand. You shall go and see hin again" The
Hamburger is here, and asks the frenchman II ne
is fond Of cheese. He must be in Germany. The
man who combines the fiend with the mlser \ not
popular. Not sea-sck himself, he goes about ano
offers cigars to those who are seasick, but never
offers yon one when you are well. The young
married lady is among our passengers, VINO
s,aYes of tie horrid feeling BY lying down near
the skyleht on deck. covered up BY the rugs snc
furs and the young gentleman friend OF the fond
husband wraps her up warm, and SITS down beside
her all the long, long day, far into the night. and
when 1t gets too cold takes hold OF her hand
under the rug TO keep her IRON being searsiek
As Hamlet re marked to Ophelia, " Look to it,
The man that comes on board silently, nobod,
4 seeing hiui-wh0 remains on board, nobody know
shere-uho eats his meals nobody knows how
and only make bis appearance just as the sseame
| nears port has just come on deck. He wears
stove pipe hat, and our funny passenger vito
whip in biz hand asks him il be wouldn't.ride up
| The young school girl just entering society goin
| 10 Paris TO reduce her French theories TO pr<c
| tice is full of life what she don't know ADou
French habits and customs is not worth learning
| When you think you are going to st4rue ner, sh
| says "Yesiv interrogatively - No ~ with mol
of admiration, and after those two suppressiy
words the conversation Is often brought 10 sue
Z den termination. The passenger Win = Ie
cap. showing he has been In. Constant
: nople; Che Persian traveller with pecniis
= scarf, and the Canadian with coat lined All ovs
u the edges with fur, all are here. The genslema
who has made sixty passages IN the Cunarden
snd always petroDzed American steamers, vns
Q there were any, has Just entered the cabin. II
9 | knows thing or two. He never sits at the ca
tsin's table. He don't believe in todyism. b