The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-12

- IL hux tho - rsuht hioh
- sno ~ y.u, ,,"S "a .sh- ~. tes shoSsa that
~ III nocs mon = time hssr hsttsr on and
h.-.s,f ',,srbsns had been ons ~ 4 throng Of
henn. asocers ia thss V,;cS she spneared to
n.pPy : o: -. :s~t MN sAs sPSs
"s'o" WIN '-s- - ''s.
AMONG TIE bHRPNG.-h, In imaginanon, one
would travel free of expense, save that incurred
by The wear Of shoe leather, to all parts OF the
would make the circuit Of the globe, and learn st
glance or two in various products, 10 dherens
races and manifold cust0ms, a. handed down from
time immemorial-let him stroll Along tne lesss %
busy season, and II be does not return TO the
streets and sidewalks OF daily routine with an IN
creased knowledge Of geography and ethnology,
dull indeed must he have been in his ramolings.
been tossed about like feathers upon the waves
amid the Cimmerian darkness OF q stormy mid
night, may be seen lying moored 10 their Wharves
by single hawnr. Those quaint ngure-heads
under the bowsprits, whether representing the
patron lady OF the vessel, or old Neptune, or
some fence sea dragon, or any one OF the curious
designs now and then to be found, nave looked
down upon lands tnat most OF us never nsve seen
and probably never VIII. Perhaps, In tne
meadow grt waters OF the hoeng no, tney nave
seen scores OF cnatterng OnmAmen, pnins ~
the tea caddies ior snpmelt, OF iowetinS ,a.o sno
dark hold great cases packed WIN tneir own
peculiar manufactures. Or. perhaps, porne along
the muddy waters OF the ME-. they nave passed
those mysterious monuments OF me Egypuan kings
OF long ago. under tne snaSow o. Sas 'ue TsTe
this rope and hoist yoorsem on oeek iooA % uown
through the hatcnway INTO me noIos sn.o ;,,
with the fragrance OF ooiong, mocna y. na man,a,
and what visions 90 no. coo VI .nose a.a ,af,.
lands where, far away, men ana women a'e 'on'
ing and hoping on as we are A., ... .,
Look down the ievee, ana see tne iores. VI
masts which fringe iu eege; honaer nr'g o,ings
ice from Boston, ana tne DaLk .ls 40 nas
arrived WIN . cargo o' manosanS' ,.hsr nn
| ana cOuee lIom Dohlo lonouoS. -
lies q great black hulled Liverpool ship: which
has brought ton upon ton OF ING .,, y.
shsmeid sno smoky , Drmhsna pmna - msv hs wtb
with cargo OF cotton, bound, may pe' WIN
this schooner, rakish in build, WY painted and
neat, comes from Trinidad, with plneaPples. ssgar
and molasses. So here, In this little group, Cape
| Cod, the Mersey, the Antilles and the Caribbean
sea, all are represented; and on the other side
| the black smoke stacks Of the ocean steamers
1 may be seen. In week hence how far those
prows. now nearly touching each other, will have
parted-ope heading toward Bremen, Hsvre or
| Hamburg, another toward the Texas coast, still
| another northward, and fourth cutting the
| waters of the South Atlantic.
| And the sailors-the contrast in their faces,
| their DRESS is noticeable. Thels warthy spaniard
| or Portuguese in his many hued flannel shirt. tne
foried Briton, bearing with him memories OF the
ale house Of home, the phiegmatic Teuton, the
dark eyed seaman from the Mediterranean shores.
famous for mariners from the earliest days, all
are here, feeling that this home OF ours Is TO
them foreign city, and looking forward 70
their return voyages. at the end OF which shall
be counted out to them in good hard specie the
wages they have earned. And further down
the river bank may be seen the fruit luggers
from the coast, laden down with their golden
stores the peddlers' boats with their shells ana
| nickns cks, and the 6sherman's sklf, which but
few hours since may have been gliding silently
through the still blsck waters OF some canai or
bayou, and every few minutes the Terry boats
pass or repass, full of passengers eager to reach
their destination.
All this one may see and ponder upon N rsm Mn,
Pa.,n little issss a. n were in the very heart Of
| the citv NAV claim A few moments attention.
The schooner's boBsprits prejecs over the muddy
streets. and steamers which run through missis'
sippi Sound, or the placid waters wnicn skrt tne
| Florida coast, discharge their cargoes almost a!
| the very doors OF the houses. ms ancien'
schooner here, antique In model. has been running
back and forth between the old BASIN ana fas'
cagoula for twenty years back taxing mer
| chandise and groceries, bringing oach iumoet
cord d-wood, laths, bricks, turpentine and rosin
The picturesque back bay OF biloxi IL mas saiieo
into and out of hundreds OF times, and owners o.
saw-mills on Wolf and Jordan rivers know WEI we,
when to look for its jolly captains arrival VIII
his vessel. Stand at the mead OF eI,her oasin
siopaly broken BY q bridge crossing, and what I
busy. active scene presents itseiI-sman posu =,
and dug-outs pass to and fro drays drive ul
with loads for shipment, children gamer cniP
by the banks, and idlers slt on tne LUMBER Pis
, indifferenty looking on. Here schooner san
are hoisted, announcing the crafts readiness 10
. departure. In the distance comes new arriyal d
poled or drawn along through the canal, 10 MI y
place. And thus 1t is day in, day out, vessel
; coming and going, men departing, returning
money invested, money regained.
! So, rambling among the shipping on sunni
, November day, one fnds much food for pleasin
reflection, and agrees with the old Latin poet tina
oak and triple brass indeed were the character
istics OF him who first dared part the waves OF IN
Myrtoan sea with q keel constructed from tn
timber of Cyprus.
4 CHAsTIcLEER CLUB Inis permauen' organi.s hat
ton met last Monaay evening a. s.en oa s;, nsS,
quarters. over +. Pnsters ieed s'oIe, opposn ppr,a
Magazine Market committee was sPPoin.se .s
to draft new Constitution and bylaws ior .n
y weeks The use of their beautiful banner, wreath
and other tokeps from their lady friends wa
unanimously rendered the Seymour Knights Il
their contemplated exhibition for the benefit
! the little orphans.
! The thanks of the club we're rendered the
: officers for the efficient manner in which they ha
= discharged the duties incumbent on them-to u