The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-02
A "REMINISCENCES.

For the New Orleans Crescent
The incident you relate in your paper of the
9th ultmo, about an uEmannerly cur and a
sable son of freedoms happy clime," recalled
forcibly TO my mind the following occurrence
in the capital of a neighboring State about the
flush times of Mississippi. Jackson was then the
capital of the State, as it is presumed to be now
of the fourth military district. Congregated in
those days within its limits were many names
since become historical. The two Generals
Adams, Foote, the then Colonel JEFF. Davis, Cbe
was often there,) A. G. Brown, Col Geo. r.
Fall, id est o,nnes II was in the days just
succeeding McNutt's celebrated canvass VS..
Foote. Fall aud Price were editors of the Mis-
sissippian. Tom Whaey kept the drug store
headquarters for all shades Of politicians, and
general rendezvous FOR professional men. The
best teller of an anecdote was Bill Brown, who
was then clerk of the United States District
Court Next was General Duffied, the Supreme
Court clerk. ALI these at some time or other of
the day used to cOngregate in front of Toms
drug store. The Union Bank was Just next door,
Charley Clifton was receiver, assisted by Bill
Glaskins, alas! both gone where carpet baggers
have no show, 10 Heaven. Old DR.. Pickett, q
uUi et unobtrusive gentleman, given to obesity
and loose linen clothes during the heated term,
used TO be q frequenter of the locality. Tom
Whaley, (alas he too has gone forever from the
carpet baggers,) kept fancy breed Of dogs,
English bull terriers. Gyp, Nelly and Crib were
as well known as Tom or poor Chris Bancks
another well known spirit in those days. DR..
Pickett was talking " along" las poor Tom used
to say) with Geo. Fall on the curb, and Gyp was
reclining in the shade, after eating about two
pounds of fresh beef; Nelly was cutting up some
fantastic shines, after imaginary rats down an
imaginary crack in the flooring of the house, aud
the weather was hot, even under the shade of the
awning. The doctor was clad in loose flowing
linen, and he lesnt against the awning post. Crib
Lat ~ and In haa
pied a rival dog making his way up the street.
Crib was dog Of parts be had fought and con-
quered in many an encounter, and was the re-
puted father Of every good bull terrier for miles
around. Gen. Niles had some of his progeny.
Crib strutted and curved up his back; he was in
dignsnt at seeing his rival; his tail stifened, his
eyes flashed, and before making pounce on the
disturber of his equanimity, he strutted to the
post. (he was q good hammered cur raised bis
leg daintily in the air and did what your dog did
to the gentleman of African scent;" but there
comes in thefarf.) he mistook the doctors leg for
the post Every one burst into loud laugh (uOt
too loud for polite behavOr,) except the unfortu-
nate doctor, who was ignorant of the [" where.
fOTe.r Soon, however, the breeze blew the
loose drspery against the doctors leg tno draw
ers) and the cold feeling caused him TO look
down; in an instant the sum of the unmannery
dogs offense was apparent, and with most chop
fallen air, the quiet M. d. moved OF at rapid
pace 10 repair damages at his room. Poor Tom
how he did laugh Crib escaped with repri
mand in words, but he only wagged his tail In re-
Spouse.
Ii was during one of these impromptu gather
ings that A. made the following pun A lot Of
chairs were being moved from the bank building
and were placed on the bsnquette. Some one
asked A. whose are these. Oh replied he, these
are the assets of the Union Bank aud they we're
about all of the assets sure enough. Another
time / may give you an account of the well and
its cool water in the yard of the said bank.
VIATOR.