The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-04


There is much hard work before Us. have Z
| proposition to make. Suppose we refresh our
| selves with glass OF Jennison's celebrated ICED
clsretcup, and then, as it is insufierably hot, LEI
! US rest while.
. SCENE H.-THE UMBRELLA TENT.
| By no means bad notion. This is surely the
| place TO rest. This is the lounge; the rendez
| voUs; the reading-room, as Tar as daily papers
and light literature are concerned: the gossip.
shop; the crtiDg establishment; the siesta ground
the anything you like calm and pleasant. The um-
the Pump. Room is to Bath, the pantiIes are TO
| Tunbridge Wells, the band house is to Scar.
borough, the pier-head il TO Brighton, the Hall by
the sea Is to Margate the library is to Ramsgafe
the Row Is to London, that is the umbrella tent TO
wimbledon. Hther come shooting Volunteers
waiting for their turn TO fire; hther come nom
Sc footing Volunteers when they have made their
beds and put their tents in order and set the din.
ner going; hither come white.turbaned warriors
bropzed and handsome, to bask in the smiles of
the fair haired girls who have come down from
London to admire everything and every one at
wimbledon. There is q suspicion of naughtiness
IN the whole thing. mean the peepng into the
mems tents and spying out all their little domes-
tic arrangements, which tickles the women; and
there is q suspicion of self. sacrifce,-though in
truth they are the most indulgent fellows in the
world,-and pluck and manliness in sleeping out
all night, which tickles the men and so both
sexes are in high feather for flirting. They lose no
time about it, and go at it with wiz, especially
the women.
fancy that celebrated and most ungallant cpl.
gram snent women must have been composed at
sort of Roman Wimbledon meeting; meeting
in the good old days in which, as now, feathers
and dust and wind perhaps more Of il than blew
at wimbledon this year-and women were happily
commngled.
Here is the epigram. II was suggested by the
sight saw in the umbrella tent.
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/ sm afraid to annex a translation knowing
well the power which is contained in the griD OF
female fingers trained to pinch. leave the trans
ton to those who are less afraid than am of
the dreadful effects of female vengeance.
SCENE m-FIRNG PoIST-THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MATCH.
It is very jolly, know, among the sirens with
the Japanese parssols and the Marie Antoinette
muslin capes. 1t is Jolly TO be tapped with the
ends OF the said parasols and whisked with the
ends OF the said Marie Antoinette cspes. But this
kind OF thing is certainly not business. Up, then
Mr.. Samson, from the feet of Miss Delilah. Good.
by, old gypsy woman our fortune has been told
hundred times, and upon my honor Ii Is not wise
to trust the tickle goddess far in that captivating
siesta tent.
The slow, deliberate volleys from those soft,
blue, dreamy eyes are most decidedly dangerous,
so let us seek safer quarters at Firing Point.
Firing Point is interesting at all times, and
round il at every hour of the day there are crowds
of volunteers and visitors. Many an exciting
scene takes place at Firing Point Perhaps it is
near the close OF the competition for the queens
prize. The winter must be "chaired, )" "cheered,n
and serenaded " by regimental band.
Poor Mr.. Peake How that "chairinQ ~ and
cheering" must have gone against the grain
with him! The papers told US how he deprecated
any fuss, and implored TO be left alone. Ii has
struck me since that be must have had some ink.
ling of the future. But, anyhow, that speech of
uQifi haze 10 L.
competitor in whom they took special interest,
but tho did not happen to be declared the winner.
was generous and good. Well, let US play in the
best man, whoever be may be-"
Firing Point Is exciting also during the tussle
for the international challenge shield; for at
Wimbledon love Of country comes out strong, and
many little pleasant war is waged on the rela-
tive merits OF England, Ireland and Scotland, each
OF whom claims the merit of Wimbledon and its
proves in shooting as its own D1tlce Ell deco,uIa
est pro p0tiTd mort The Oxford and Cambridge
match. and the lords and commons match, both
bring many ladies down 10 the camp and to Firing
Point; but am inclined to think that of all the
interesting and exciting struggles which take
place there none exceeds the public schools atch
in excitement and interest. On this great occa-
sion carriages and horsemen, and old boys and
present boys, and volunteers of every shade of
feeling and politics, congregate at Firing Point
Inc boys look better drilled, better disciplined,
smarter and more workmanlike than the
ordinary run of volunteers, and it is q
treat TO see the youngsters bending to their |
work, never fnching in the least. Floreat
EtODa" Of course. She had splendid team, and
well deserved the double prize she carried away |
10 the old school on the banks of the Thames but
bravo very much bravo young and very piucky |
" marlborough, the second on the list this year. far
ahead of Harrow the traditional victors and Win.
chester and Rugby and the rest of them. Mari. |
borough has been creeping up year after year. 1 |
or one should not be sorry to see the silver shield
hanging for year in certain hall which always |
= ecomes Hospitality any traveller who hanpens |
o lose his way over the desolate downs of Wilt |
hire.
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