The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-07
a Lady Who Couldn't Get On Without
Mutton Chop.


Fanny Fern tells the following in the last
Ledger:
Not long since lady called upon me, who was
very well dressed, and who expressed herself
dramatically and fuently. She had, according
to her own story, been once In the first society,""
She mentioned the names of ladies well known to
me, wi h whom she was once Intimate, and who
occasionally gave her old dresses-but, IS she
sad, no money. Unfortunately, 1t was money
she wanted, " as her health was delicate, and her
appetite fastidious and she required canned fruit
and mutton chop" for each days bill of fare.
Her plan had been to solicit funds for the pur-
pose, renting small room in one Of our uptown
houses, from whence she made her daily pigrim-
ages for forage. When she succeeded well, she
;s.eferred lunchiDg at Delmonico's; this | after
wards ascertained, upon inquiry of lady who
had assisted her.
The want of the necessary mutton chop was the
immediate cause of her call upon me, whose
writings she had always admired" One OF the
ladies' she said, had advised Der to go to one OF
those boarding. houses recently opened 70 anoro =
clean and respectable home 10 women ~ in.ats nss
circumstances, at small "ost 10 eacn @ iunaso. at
She had gone there and tried H.. pus, resny, ~ ohS =
cookery was not what she was q. ..n,obo,,
and so she returned to her original Ia. 20 that
plan. Now there was no doubt, of cocl. Jay
she was humbug. The strength abe expep,.
in walking over the city to solicit funds would il
expended in looking for employment, have placed
her above the necessity for charity. And the
eloquepce with which she plead for the daily
mutton chop, showed practice, which might be
turned to good account, with less eeting results.
Well, confess, with shame. that to rid myself
OF the appicant--who seemed TO have plenty of
time, while had little-I bought her off with two
dollars. Rid myself, did say? She returned as
might be expected. in two days, for more mutton
chop. Meantime had ascertained that when she
was an inmate OF the very nice boarding house to
which the lady had sent her, paying her board
week in advance, until she could look about for
employment, she had insulted the young ladies'
who were glad Of q respectable home like that, by
remaIking, " that she was a lady, and had never
been before associated with low creatures who had
to earn their living teaching music ;" and that OBJ
jecting to pay her board there, and at the same
time refusing to leave, she was finally, properly.
and compulsorily elected.
also ascertained that she called for mutton
chops" on wellknown clergyman here in New
York, stating her very delicate Appetite His re-
ply was, MADAM, If you are III, and in need Of
food, i will give you q mutton.cbop for to-day,
also ascertaned that when the Episcopal church
funds ran dry for mutton. chops, that with womsns
quick aptitude she threw herself upon the bosom
OF the Catholic Church and l have no doubt that
Bsptists and Meth0dsts will also be called upon
for the same purpose. She also told me, with
charming candor, that she succeeded much better
with gentlemen than ladies'; and In one instance,
fitless giving TO her, declined seeing her again,
this indomitable lover Of mutton chops imme-
diately requested 10 see her husband.
Hoping TO make final thing of it, the husband
went down, listened to the immediate necessity
for q new muttonchop, gave Eve cents, the only
not associate with low creatures who earned their
living teaching music.n cooy pocketed, and
TUNED her steps 10 'fagrant fields and pastures
new"