The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-10
CITY TOPICS.

Ash Wednesday, the day on which the church's
fast il commenced. the day on which, with the
music of the dance and The melody of the merfi-
ment of the mad carnival yet lingering in their
ears. the devoutthrow Oh theirfesta garments and
shroud themselves, their hearts and souls, in sack
cloth; when, with mute lips and bowed heads they
bring the burden Of their sins to Omnpotence,
and there. In the asking, find release from them;
the day on which. as II to mock the power Of the
world by setting its allurements most at naught
when closest the revery and fessting and mirth Of
Nardi Gras are, ss il in moment. transformed into
the solemnity and fasting and sombreness of Lent.
So, at least, in form. In how many hearts, though,
is there corresponding change How many souls
wear sackcloth, How many hearts are bowed
when the knee is bent? More than many think
there sre; for men, however sincere their own
devotons are apt to doubt the reality of those of
others. But we know that this day there will be
many, many true worshipers in:this great city
many men and women, who, though they may not
kneel to be seen Of men, will yet bow down to
the altar which they have erected in their own
secret hearts, and 10 the sight Of none but God.
though in real penitentia spirit. keep their enten
fast 1
The New Orleans Gymnastic Club is now fully
established. Their gymnasium is located in
Dsvidson's Court, on Csrondelet street. near La
| fay There they have secured three rooms
two Of which are fitted up with excellent appara-
tus, while the third is used IS dressing.room.
They are now ready to admit members. Sub
scribers will also be received at the rate of $40
per year. Inregard to this gymnasium, we can
say to parents that they send their sons there
with perfect assurance that they will associate
with club d gentlemen, in the full sense of the
word, and that they can there learn nothing of
evil to counterbalance the benefit which the exer.
else will prove to them. To young men we can
commend the gymnasium an institution of the
advantages of which they should certainly avail
themselves. Youth and early manhood is the time
In which to acquire stock of physical health and
vigor which will last through life.
In the fifth tsbleau Of the Mistick Krewe, last
night, were two large hands. Emblematic, OF
course, of the Krewe, who always hold Q large as
well as strong hand. f. ll3.I
Yesterday, about three O'Clock, while the crowd
of msskers and loungers was greatest on Canal
street, there stood at the corner Of Royal, Just
where the tbrong was thicksst, three Of the most
expert and daring of the pickpockets who now
against Griswold's store, with their hands in their
pockets. apparently willing away leisure hour,
by watching the iaDtastcally dressed characters
that were passing by. But in reality they were
at work. Every face in the crowd they eagerly
scanned, watching intensely for victim. The
writer hereof, after bestowing glance upon the
worthy trio, sauntered ON down Canal street, in
company with friend. In few moments they
rna q ola 1nH7 A. /
that these three rascals were at work. He prom.
ised to " attend to it," A half hour later, visit
to the same corner, showed the special oficer as
one Of the crowd collected, while the three light
fingered gents had flown away, and were no where
to be seen. Whether they made q haul or not
before so doing, we did not learn.
An en.erprising monkey yesterday jumped on
top Of Q street car and rode quite distance.
The water works in several buildings on Grsvier
street have been closed on account of the refusal
Of proprieiors to pay the annual charges The
proprietors complain that instead Of decreasing
the charges for water, as was promised, the CON-
missoners of the city have increased them, as
they propose to show by their receipts for former
years.
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other Day in losings the presence OF the auction.
GERS who are now selling in the st. Charles Rotun.
do. But 1t has almost made up for 1t in acquiring
the Mistick Krewe, whose. headquarters are now
from the Varieties, their many years.
stamping ground, to the Opera House.
A little female masker lost its way yesterday
afternoon on Dauphin street, below Canal, but
being able to designate the street upon which she
resided. was sent to her parents by q member of
The press.
A witty and lively member of the German press.
whom we will call Quicksilver, yesterday played
an excellent joke on one OF the colored attend
ants at the State House. Calling at the door of
he hall of the House of Representatives, pretend.
ng to be foreigner recently arrived, he ad- !
dressed the cullud pusson with the query, "Is
his the place where the Mardi Gras meetsir The
indignant porter, drawing himself to his full height
inquired what made him think that Mardi Gras
don't know" replied our friend, " but you see
am foreigner, and seeing all those people in 2
ide with their faces BACKED made me suppose
hat they were in Disguise and left without
waiting the effect of his impertinencs.
The one.story building No. 178 Canal street, o
uilt when Canal street was commencing to be. =
ONE the great thoroughfare OF this city, by Man. d
esser, is receiving two three additional stories
nd when completed will add considerably to the
ymmetry .of the block between Baronne and q
ryades streets. y
One Of the most characteristic maskers which q
70 saw on the street yesterday, was shire wd -
GLOW clothed in rags, and wearing a stunning
at, toddling along crutches and mimicking a :.
rippled beggar. Necessarily he attracted much
ltention. and succeeded in reapipg no small
nantity of nickels. %
The police lookup at the corner of st. Chsres a.
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