The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-26
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"CERrA1N sIGNs.-If you break looking glass
It is sign that you will have to get another one.
"h you help yourself to piece Of butter when
You already have piece on your plate, it is a
certain sign that you have two pieces.
Never start 10 go anywhere, or do any thing
on Friday, because you caa't get great way
before Sunday.
eff you drop q fork and il sticks into the floor,
it is sign that it is a COED fork.
III you spill the salt, it is sure sign that you
have saltrooml
'If yOu spill the dish cloth on the floor, it is a
sign you'll have to pick ii up agin.
These signs all hold good in a dry time"
"AMUsEXENTs.-The Black and Tan Conveu-
ton continues to draw good houses but Door
salaries. The instit0ot is crowded daily with a
select audience, selected from the most de-stinck-
tive portion of the inhabitants of the Stat. Long
may they udiUe. Let 'em waver.
Our worthy exchange the CRESCENT, an
nounces Jefferson in two pieces! Then he must
have better half
Forrest is still playing at the st. Charles. He
is the heavy man. His words are also weghty.
II takes a big man TO draw q big house, aud he
does it, Notwithstanding his lameness which does
not prevent his making a successful role nightly
The Academy of Music is doing as well as
could be expected under the management Of
Dolly Deceased. Tickets free to dU-at 81 each.
a. Jack Sheppard is, being played in some of
our private houses about town. The perlse are
after him-d good Gays.
People who object to theaters can have
little innocent amusement by going to any Of our
dentists and having tooth pulled.
The flags Of Carondeet street are d0tCn.
The King Of former Times is aking now.
Some of the newspapers offer to bet on the
(Goak.)
sis ii right to call the poor men who work on
our streets highwsy-men!
Bogus national banks Gen. N. P.
m " mot far nav crit
cism, but he pays more for pu6s than any other
public man.
"what recently elected colored member of
the Common Council said to the people of New
Orleans I'm Dunn
"Whst the people of New Orleans said when
they heard of it-'we're un-done -"
After straining my 6 silinder brains on the
4going, l borrowed T" Harry Cooks" machine
which was made with a jacknife, and combines
several different powers, actions and movements,
put piece of blank paper and a small bottle of
Underwood's ink in one end, set it sgoing, and
ground out the following IF. U. sion:
ONCE, AND NOW.
Once Cotton was king of the mart,
And the land with plenty did TEEN,
Now, the horse is put after the cart
Instead Of betOre-it would seem!
Once, the fields were waving with grain,
And the people were glad az the sight;
And the darkies right merry refrain
Was heard through the South day and night.
Now, these fields are redeemed with blood,
And the grain grows not as of yOre,
Brave thousands sleep under the sod,
WTapt in wars dreadful mantle of gore.
No merry refrain now is heard,
But the voice of lament has gone forth,
And we have Of ill-omen the bird
Spreading wings from the South to tn North.
o, l sigh for the days that are past,
Will they ne'er come to me again,
Will the skies always be overcast,
And nothing but misery ralna
o, the days that we're merry and bright,
o, years that were laden with mirth,
Come again, and make our hearts light,
And bring joy once more to our hearth.
A, II.