The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-10
CITY TOPICS.


Every body has heard Of the joke which occur
red at the Metairie Race Course, at one Of the
previous meetings, during which certain gentle
man, well known In this community, named B.,
after "hedging" several times, and finding that he
had bundered terribly In his vagers, soliiIoquized
in this manner-"I will bet $1,000 that l am the
d-st fool In New Orleans" and which bet .
by stander, stranger, said he would take. pro-
viding that the soEiloquizer's name was not b.
The joke was good one, and greatly enjoyed by
B. and his friends. Thursday, ct the same course
an enthusiast Of horse racing. offered to bet ten
10 one that Cottril would via the third race. The
odds were no great that ". TREND Of ia handing
him one dollar green back, told him, ~, VIII
take the bet, but am 30 sure that you VII win
1t, that intrust you vithE,he stskes.", what
makes You so certain,u asked ]. "Weli," said
v, never mind, but I win pet you i've dollars
that you will win" "Done.e said j., and the ten
dollars were put mp, this tine in the hands OF
third party. Cottrill having won the race j. Was
surprised to find out that hs. bad lost "a, and had
Cottril lost the race that BIB would have lost ten
dollars. Its true it required some explanation to
make him understand his position. B., when ne
learns Of this will be highly grahaed to know that
he has been outstripped. sssrt -, /
A dangerous game-Ksns. I
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Reader, II you ever feel d3ill and stupid toward
the latter part of the afternoon; II you have
made up your mind. Notwithstanding all facts to
the contrary, that New osleansis dull, stupid,
and devoid Of all novelty for you; II you have
ysinly tried Canal street, she races, the fair, the
Ieyee with its feet OF departing steamers, the ride
10 Carrollton, to the lake. or down shady 0lsi-
borne street; IT, In short. you are disgusted
through ennui, and don't know what to do for 9
change, Why lookst your watch. and II the hands
mark about five o'clock. jump on AIRED st. Charles
street car and 20 out to the Jackson depot to see
the night express train take Its departure north.
ward. II you csp't get aboard yourself, you can
at least see other people,going imagine how,
all through the coming night, while you are sleep
ing quietly in your bed, the people-old men,
pretty girls, crying children ARE to be gathering
along emba nkments, over bridges, through field
and forest. whisking into and out Of Numbering
villages and towns without even stopping TO re-
cognize their growing pretensions, and finally
as the advertising circulars tell you, reaching
jackson about three O'Clock the next morning
Well. ,alls this passes through your mind as yot
hear the bell ring, the whistle blow-ss you SEE
sxpressmen drive mp and unload mountains Of
trunks; carriages hurry up and discharge the
passengers with numberless bundles; baggage
men with great punches Of checks and 'lesthe
straps in their hands. Then the engine splits on
little ietsof white steam the conductor cries "sl
aboard for the last time; there are adeux
kisses, hand shakings; the bell begins to ring
there is pun, q snort; the train begins slowly u
move its long sinuous length; faces appear at TIL
windows, hands wave handkerchIefs and wells
"Good bye" Is heard everywhere, and 10, tn
little world, moment before part Of our own
is off, away, speeding with the wings Of the win
into the distance. Now, IL having seen this 20
return homeward still oppressed with enrtii, VIII
you can 90 your own way; wen have nothin
more TO do with you.
The workmen on the Claiborne Street Riilroa
Company are erecting iron stands on Canal street
between Bourbon and Royal, for the purpose
supporting the rails Of the extension OF the Cla
horne street railroad. The encroachment on tn
width OF the street will be about four feet on
aide OF the curb Of the neutral ground aud
necessary between those streets on account
the whole Of the neutral ground being occupie
by the other roads.