The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-21

SOME MORE GUMBO PROM A. HEAD
New ORLEANS, Feb. 20, 1869.
Mr. Ds p, (author Of TASK Knott to KNOWN
Near New Orleans there are or 8 cemeteries.
Near these cemeteries there is a saloon for the
sail of milk and milk punches, with the sign OF
"LIvE AND LET LIVE"
Now ] am willing to do this, prouided such items
as the following, which have appeared in the
CRESCENT the past week. are not permitted to ap-
pear again-unless In another form. Here they
come:
A. Head bought gray mare yesterday, gusran.
teed to trot in 2:40. He invited friend to drive
out on the shells in the afternoon and determined
to try her speed with cab which was bringing
up the rear Of funeral. The ceb-nag was
pretty well blown, and after an exciting race OF
half q mile Heads gray mare proved the peter
horse, and be was neck and neck with the nearse,
when the cortege turned into the cemetery. A.
Head swears, in consequence, that he will assume
I'D alias whenever he drives his she Dexter on
the road Ibis name will then be B. Hind.
1t was rumored that the convivial A. Head was
top-heavy yesterday.
Mr. Head, who was offended by truthful para
graph in this paper concerning himself, called here
yesterday and demanded satisfaction IN q manner
TOO boisterous to be tolerated. Halle storms have
no terror for Us.
These kind of provender, Mr.. la p, may be all
very pretty for "Jack," pierre Technic," and
other iackasses, but are not in keeping with me,
because they are not stable!
Jack" can't "keep up with funeral"
although he has been "pittedn against one.
"Pierre Technic,n "Pete," "Fels Oates" and
"City Optics,;' being the great North American
sots, there is nothing dry to be said about you.
make "ryen face at you.
ps R ySg aSs sSs 0 hc
to say you are no better than you ought to be-
If a chap can't get comfortably tight without
being loose, or buy mare without being har'
messed on to by your one horse" menials, then,
sir, / shall have to get some mulish cuss to fight
you with horse pistols!
De p. author of "Ask Knott to Know" Flock
to you as a man of genius and talent for protec'
ton and safety. I value your literary and dress
agreeable tastes pretty saubriously, and would
state Gin this connection" that would rather have
your brains than to have the whole national debt
Now, speaking of this man slack" (who,
acknowledge, should have gentle put before thu
pronoun man, there was once in which he did
quiet thing as well as my mare; it was thisuousiy
BE asked Smith for some "ducats; !" Smith told hin
that out of personal regard he would loan him tn
required amount provided he. Jack, I" would prom
Use not to stake snthin" inside or outside OF tn
Postofice. "Jack" went before the notary AM
| had it duly nominated in the bond" week o
two after, Smith proceeded to the post" for hi
letters, and heard his name called. Looking n
he saw "Jack," who. held a whisky bottle in on
hand and q tumbler in the other.
"Come and take a drink said Jack, with a.
the nonchalance possible.
Smith, capitalist, was mad. he went to JAG
and upbraided him. He couldn't be down
braided.
"Jack, didn't you promise not to drink inside Q
outside of the P. o. for due season."
eyes, SIR"
"And here you are with bottle of whisky, an
violating your agreement"
81 beg pardon" says the innocent, immaculai
and handsome Jack; 81 beg pardon, sir here
the bond read it; promised not to drink insic
or outside the P. o.; if you notice, d'D sitttn
dStride the acindo,c sin am neither inside NJ
outside the building! Take drink, mon che
and don't be unpleasant"
Smith "smiedn-and well he mite.
"Jackn still lives, monument of my mercy ar
generosity. He ''cannot sing the old songs" b
cause he is older than the songs-and he car
sing! 1t takes Pierre Technic to sing. The ca
in the neighborhood all leave when he doe
They boush down before his bark, and the ski
full rats, and the cheerful allgators, and the sn
ling frogs will no longer take his notes without
Endorsement.
Dap, author of "Ask Knott to Know, you a
a success in every respect, except your cravs'
can't take stock in them. l don't want you
choleT me on account of it though. What say
always mean, but don't want to act mean in 50
ing it.
Da P, am very respectfully yours. and o
willing to share with you or any of the rest of L
friends-when they have more TO share than
have.
Da P, Ia, Ia; as for anything farther, "a
Knott to Know"