New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-12
STREET CAR GOSSIP.

The street cars, rather early N rfe mofr.
ing, are good place IN which 20 collect
floating opinions upon matters and things
in general. Mems minds are not yet a5-
sOrbed in the details Of their special bnsI-
ness, but are comparatively open 70 IL
terest in subjects Of wider Importance. The
tavorite morning paper has just been read
and sometimes, if leisure has sutficed, the
opposing paper. The pleasan: effect OF a
good breakfast or the disturbing one OF
failure III that important feature OF the day,
has not yet been dispelled, and "a decided
modification of views is sometimes the CON
sequence. Il is not to be supposed that
tbis effect is consciously recognized by
the individuals influenced; pride fogbids.
Nevertheless. the theories OF the specu-
lative as to the effects OF certain kinds Ot
food, and the observation ef the practical
as to those OF certain kinds of cooking, both
tend to elucidate the fact that immediately
after a well prepared breakfast OF succulent
and hrain- feeding materials, the average
human heart goes ont sympatheticaly TO-
ward its feHow beings. and the average
human mind is disposed to take a more
cheerful view of the situation" and the
prospect than at later hour in the Gay:
whereas, burn: coffee and overlooked eggs
have decidedly depressing consequences.
This morning. for instance, the chOleric old
gentleman who lives near us, and usually
takes the same car down III the morning,
was decidedly blue. He is a boisterous
Democrat, or was when Democracy stin ex-
listed, and since his lapse into fusionism, has
heretofore stubbornly maintained that
everything must finally be settled accord
ing 20 the fusion-W Warmoth- Nc Emery Og-
den programme. This morning, however,
he was quite down in the mouth, and NUT
tered that he feared those id Repub-
licans' were going ''to carry their point
Yes" said the complacent young man
with blue cravat and shining morning face,
who always manages to secure the best cor
ner. yes, believe they are; and II !. tree
is 20 be judged by its fruits, kellogg is
going to make the better Governor of the
two" How 60 !' growled the choleric old
sCIGACAhCh. w dJJ AO AS ul1hlb DCSOSA
pOintments," replied the other. In the
position of blank mentioning names in this
connection might lay us open to charge
of libel Kellogg has appointed an honest
man, while the fellow McEnery has named
for the same place is the biggest knave in
New Orleans and dares no. show his face
in his native parish. Moreover. this is nc.
an isolated case. for il is notorious that the
McEnely following IS a hungrier set than
Warmoth's Legislature ever was
"What DO you mean by Wa1noth's Legis-
lature 3
WHY, the body whose rulnp'-just then
a lady entered the car, and the conversa-
ton came to an abrupt close for few
minutes. When it was resumed, the sub
ject Of the proposed compromise between
the two Legislatures elected from an i'm
partial middle-aged man, who had not be-
fore spoken, the opinion that It was likely
to result, like all compromises. in mutual
dissatisfaction; unless, indeed, money was
plentifully used, in which those v no got the
money would be the only ones satisfied.
IL don't believe IN compromises broke
il the choleric old gentleman; ait is giving
up something you prize highly 10 get in re-
turn something you care very little about.
Difficulties settled by compromises never
stay settled long. When ! was a young
man there was great ado about the Unions
being saved by Clay's compromise meas
ures. Yes, and slavery's being insured:
pretty insurance that. l say, hang COM
Pre- rCmises. Either our Legislature's the
right one or the other is, and blamed If it
makes much matter which
Here the old fellow got ou:. the coinpla-
cent young man reopened his paper. and we
turned our attention to the mental maturing
Of our plans for the obtaining of certain de-
sirable information Of a Cepog5orIa! CHAR
acter.