The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-12

thropic views, a. well as by his genteness Of tenn
per and manners, well fitted to preside over such
an institution.
The Inauguration BaI - Described By
Dom Piatt.
Instigated by the devil, and persuaded by two
angelic faces, / went to this most beastly exhib-
ton of all that disfaured the Inauguration of Gen.
eral Grant. Into the narrow corridors and small
rooms Of the treasury was packed to suffocationa
crowd Of men and women, pushing, struggling.
fsinting and almost fighting. Over two Thousand
tickets had been sold, and each ticket averaged
three people. There were men in swallow tailed
coats, white chokers and tight breeches, and
women In all sorts of costumes, OF which the
bare neck and arms with immense tails predomi-
mated.
We climbed four flights of stairs, to the ladies'
dressing rooms and geDtlemen's cloak rooms
We gave-unsuspectiDg mortals as we were-our
coats and hats to the reconstructed. receiving
piece of pssteboar with a number on IL, in ex-
change. A dark suspicion crept over my pro-
phetic soul that / had parted with my tile and
coat forever. Sandwiched between two lovely
females, began the descent A stream OF human
ity was rushing up the winding stair-s stream Of
humanity was pouring down; and, by the watch,
it took me one hour to reach the last step at the
bottom. Here we fell into q tide setting heavily
westward, good deal agtsted by stream OF
stout policemen, cotton-gloved colored walters,
and some feeble. minded young men, with hair
parted in the middle. that made q pretty strong
current setting to the east For half an hour
and my convoy whiried IN an eddy, caused by q
projection at corner. Escaping from this We
fell into midstream and made steady, but slow
progress.
/ suppose that by morning we might have
reached the end of the corridor. had we not en-
countered cross sea, made up OF the diploma
tic corps and some military pumps, that carried
us into a reception room where the president and
family stood firm. Against these were dashed
with great violence, made more fearful by stout
man who bswed out, Don't shake hsnds don't
shake hands," as the president aud vice president
kept violating this order. l could not understand
the meaning of it, unless the man was the court
physician, and feared we, or General Grant would
catch the itch.
This was varied by weak females in tight dresses
flaming at intervals OF i've minutes. And the
character of the officials may be gathered from
conversation heard between the husbshd OF a
laoy Ill from the heat and fatigue, and "a func-
tionsIy. He bad carried her out. and fortunately
found o vacant place 10 hall, where there was
little fresh air. and while he held her up some
servants passed with chairs. he made an earnest
appea for one of these, but the stupid fellowsre-
fused. At last be seized one, and was about seat
ing his wife, when official came at him, de-
manding the chair. The poor man explained, but
the fellow replied that be had his orders-the
chairs were needed for another purpose. The
husband babe his wife sit down, and then said
"Now il you take that chair. you must take II
from under my wife, and hardly think that will
be healty proceeding"
:" You can gain your purpose in that way ex-
wife is sick you had better take her home"
"You are an nsolent hound.r roared The hus-
band. 81 and If you will give me your address III
smash your dirty mouth tomorrow, when there
are no women TO protect you"
was told that the scene In the supper room
beggared description. The doors were opened
to the entire crowd. and In two inmates the
rooms were packed to suffocation. To. eat was
impossible But 10 stir up the temper and destroy
dresses was the rule.
The long trails, of rich material. suffered at
every step. While trying to get to the supper
room, / felt. for some time. under my feet, what
seemed TO be a soft carpet. l found, in a few
minutes that it was the trail Of lady some dis
tsuce in advance. What guys women can make
of themselves when they Try. saw some youth.
full female donkeys, with their heads plastered
over with white powder and pomatum, 81 II their
dear little selves had terminated in an apple
When at last, tired and Disguised, we sought the
| dressing rooms for our wraps, found that we
| were pinned to the place for two days, Fortu-
nately, after invading the ladies' dressing room,
very improperly, | found their cloaks, and then
| ascended for mine. | found crew actually
| fighting in the ball above. At the hole Ia the
| door Of the closk-room idiotic face made
| mouths at u.s. in the most exasperating manner.
Long lines formed by the police, and scarcely
formed before broken up. I happened to get
/ near my friend, the professor.
at is my opinion" he cried, that We will
| be here ali night. | do not see that struggling
| outside expedtes work on the inside. cannot
| 60 home without my out garments. L Deueve Il
can insert my body in that aperture with your
| sssi3taDce."
$50 il, professor" said I, and the professor
| made q dive. | seized him by the legs. Two
stout men assisted, and after brief struggle, In
which the professor lost one of his coat tails and
| broke his spectscies, we shot him through. But
| alas and alack! the professor Is dreadtpliy near
sighted and losing bis glasses. he lost his eyes.
lett him moping about 10 the most dsordered
manner.
Descending the stairs, encountered Mr.. Hor-
ace Greeley. He was sitting on step, aud
looked es dismal as Marius amid the ruins OF the
Carthage hotel.
What is the matter, Mr.. Greeleyw I In
quired.
81 have lost my hat in that cursed room Of
| idiots.n
"Not your old white hat?'
"Yes my old white hat. and with It my over
| coat. IL is lamentable that the rebels did not
| take this d-n town and burn it to ashes. They
| showed their spite by not doing It. IL Is an IN
| fernsl sink-bole of inlquity, depending for its
miserable existence on the government"
| left the venerable philosopher lamenting
| What an extraordinary fact IL was that he lost
his old white hat. had an idea, in common with
the pensiye public, that il could not be lost.
| believed he could not sell It if he were to try
He could not give it or throw 10 away, and here
it wasl lost IN cloak room.
This event impressed me deeply. went home
- the cold without hat or overcoat. in the bitter
cold, but ruminated, msryeled and wondered
ard sill last night dreamed that the venerable
| Horace was q ferryboat and steered him.
Lost his old white hat ID. Z.
bow often do you hear the complaint from
mother and father that their son daughter 10 not