New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-23
nv 9rIeatas Republican.
BY CRESCENT cAusTlo.

class Of emigrants from the old coun-
d, and the bringing up of the head of the
Enlistment can always at glance be de-
lied by any man who has made human
lure his study in viewing the metropoli.
elepbant, The very door way TO the
use is often indicative of the habits of its
ner or occupants. A greasy handle speaks
ldly of dirty plates, halfcleaned knives
forks, and ugly broken cruets that look
though they had done centuries of service
some dilapidated poorhouse or hospital,
the door step clotted up with months of
the corners filed with dusty odds and
sAs driven there by the wind, as it eddies
iough open doors and broken windows,
Of slovenly shoes worn out at any other
supation but that of sweeping, and yet a
+ n and trim exterior is not always an ear
n of perfection in the interior of the
flds gastronomic babel. A splendid
sahic brown stone mansion, gabled and
uireted in the finest style of art, and stu.
Msd (by ADVERTISEMENT in the most eligible
Bition in the city, with handsomely fur
bed apartments, single or en- suite, and a
be- loaded down with all the delicacies of
season, may catch transient but
her secure permanent guests at its
be, as like the sugared words of the spider
he fly, let any venturesome man, gsdding
rtnnd town in search of quiet spot to lay
weary head but once get inside the web
ktorture awaiting him, and few days ex.
hence convinces him that his cup is full
haregs, and all the comforts of home
Iuerfect myth; for though the rooms are to
appearances comfortably furnished, there
lack of periodical clean linen on the
ID, and all the delicacies of the season are
homeopathic in quantity to satisfy the
IN moderate of appetites.
IL the times of which I write the world
rs advancement of civilization has re-
bed all the harshness of former times
a remodeled the class ofla1ies now sitting
n urely before me, all in their best bib and
sker, and smiles to try and coax the caus.
Rom my penis point. Fair ladies Of the
ME, fork, and spoon, in presenting your
ilities to the public, believe me that
ID lay aside all the bitterness of my
hitre, and deal with you as fairly and
klCately as you have done by me. If at
Ines, temper, through the laundering of an
lfrant domestic, has got the better OF
ion, and more than once sent me out in
and darkness in quest of more suitable
8modations, lay my hand upon the
pm of my shirt and assert manfully that
J.. fault has mostly been my own,
ON modern clearinghouse keeper Of the
er class ordinarily rules her household
firm but quiet hand, moving about
establishment with ease and grace,
4 ensing order and comfort in every cell
er busy hive. She rarely, if ever, gets
Of temper, or if she does, conceals II
ladylike tact from observation,
1Eing full well that men sympathize but
with her troubles, and care less to
9w the nature Of them. Her rooms are
Z Ays neat and clean, and punctually made
before their tired occupants come home
a evening; she never allows them 10
Z min in a state of troubled disorder
e gpnd noon, and is always most exact
changing the bed-linen once a
and makes herself a perfect
N.Y. to clean towels, as having been
va in the wholesome belief that cleanns
is next to goodness, she practices in
advanced age the lessons of her infancy.
advertises in q modest manner in all of
morning papers the business of her
&c, leaving all the bats so common to
callings to be INDUCED in by those who
Ae up in tiashy appearance for the want
fubstantiability. She never tells you
her house is the best situated and
thiest in the city; she does not expatiate
E be height of her windows or the bright
Of her door-knocker; neither does she
Fge upon the excellence Of her table and
= questionable social disposition of her
Ind her matrimonial and financial part
nor does she, while cycling tie diminu.
hess of your baggage and the time
ened seams of coat and pants, assure
that none are admitted to the mysteries
Riseries Of her immaculate circle of
Z ders without reference to the nearest
lyman, and minute account of your
4 ness and family relations. She does not
m you that both the English and
fch languages are spoken with equal
by by every member of the family;
3 Der does she emphatically impress upon
understanding that she was brought
ithin sight Of the palace of the Queen
4 England or the White.House at Wash.
pn, SO that you may be aware in what
1 ner it is actually necessary to approach
nor does she request as favor that
4 wait until next week. that she may
an opportunity Of inquiring into your
cedents She does not give you list of
eeuaintances of undoubted respecta-
residing in afiluence in Texas, or the
Zen few who have the honor Of her Wis
the city; requesting to know in re-
whether you ever met with the versa.
ir. Albert Smith, or the summit of
Blank, (e) or shook hands with the
klin expedition when starting on Its
perilous voyage to the North seas. She
I not assert positively that night keys
/ 2 destroy the good fame of a house or
4 an injurious influence on the morals
4 3 iiock; but she seldom provides the
u Ne for either bosrder or mere lodger
g pointedly asked to do so, and even
the act is done with warning that
Cd mont door is ordinarily locked at
n, not on account of any desire
ntringe upon the liberties of any one,
as precaution against thieves. She
ys turns down the gas'in the hall and
the narrow corridors early after re-
table hed-time, but never totally ex.