The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24

your fifteen cents drink. 1t is enough to make
" the clam droop, disconsolate," and 60 back into
his hslf-open shell" to know that you have quit
drinking, admit; but then the clam Is wrong and
you, my boy, are right Therefore, you differ from
The clam: am not disposed to be ciam-orous on
this point however.
You further speak Of my happy carelessness
OF the Ills OF life and the cheerful rubicundity of my
convivisl nose.r Sir, to use an original express
sion, entirely nv own tits better 70 bear the ills
we have, than ty TO others that we know not Of"
Therefore, bear them cheerfuly. would " bare
my bosom 70 the Storm il wanted to, but |
don't. AS TO my nose you have touched chord.
DID not think to shed tear 10 all my greatness,
but thou hast forced me out of my honest heart 10
play the woman" with you and TO tell you that 1t
Is none OF your businessl My nose is my own and
III bave II red as like. newspaper is good for
nothing unless II is read and amt nose as good
as a newspaper As thou lowest me Hal, no
more of this"
It'll quite well that Won do not labor in the
vineyard OF the Lord" for there would be
"strike" against any suoh employee as you at
once. The distiery of the law" is eminenty
more appropriate, inasmuch as you have always
manifested good deal of spirit in whatever you
engaged.
Your quotation from the German of Schiller is
not classical and unworthy nv notice.
That you were born among the Oretnal race may
be true. ! always supposed however, you were
born at a horse race you are SO fast. as the ORR
entail race consists of people of the East and you
were born and raised in the far Esstport, of
course you must be right. Perhaps You are one
of 'tbe wise men Of the East" That you are
''heavy kag' no one NAV doubt; that you have
made many "heavy kag" lighter, no one who
knows you does doubt That you and your phsn-
tom crew have left of all that intoxic is, in
the words of congressman, can III judged and
premature statement, base fabrication, and
d-nlie !"
Misguided man " take my advice while you
live in that glorious prohibitory aud transtory
state OF yours; BE just (what you pleasel aud
fear notr
As far as fuller crimson on the robins breast'
Is concerned, say let it come. have nothing to
do with the robins breast, cock robin, or Robin
Hood, or Robin Rough or Robin hen roosts. |
am creole Piff, paff, pOuf
ALMOST WE DID
Get in fight. but we ddn'nt-the Doctor and /.
| was walking up Carondeet street the next
day after | returned, wheI some one Sung out.
/" where are you going with that nose ~ l walked
few yards, wheeled, and oeheid the " Doctor"
i sDeeTed at him and turned my back. Instantly
turning ! advanced towards him, while the multi
tude upon the flags" looked on in wonder, ex-
peeting bullets and bulood. Again sneered and
spit OF him, while he maintained the most stOlcal
Indifference. The crowd looked on 10 wonder
Again advanced, drew my kid glove, and threw
il. with great apparent excitement, at his feet.
The wondering by.standers then made sure there
wodld be shooting affair at once; bat much to
Their disappointment, the doctor quietly lifted
bis foot as if TO put il uDop my glove but instead
Of doing 20. picked up the gauntlet and handing
it to ne, raid: How are you, old boy?h ct the
same time ADDING" Gentlemen, allow me to ex-
plain Thu singular conduct TO you by introducing
my friend "a Head Of the CRESCENT" The best
of the joke is that one of the Doctors friends,
who was with him al the time. had his hand upon
his pistol, ready to shoot. When found how
bad be ives sold. il was whatll you take Head!"
But Head never takes!