The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-28

snip, indeed, their greatest apprehension ]
, that his death will some day necessitate sal
or division of them-one Of the direst con
: tingencies inevitable to nlave life. He is, il
/, soOth, kind MASTER and liberal and court
g eous gentleman. Visit him on his plantation
you shall be entertained with the utmos
hospitality. Only on one topic he is mono
manlac-of course that is slavery. If he coult
but look forward a few years and foresee VIVA
, 1t is to cost him His sons will not be per
suaded from accepting commissions il
the Confederate army; his slaves vii
run of ; be himself will be ruined; perha p
his very plantation will be turned into Yam
kee camp Happily he is all unconscious 0
the future, and so strolls on pleasantly enough
enjoying the spectacle, his cigar and the fine
summer morning
Let US rest awhile at this coffee stall, and
refresh ourselves with cup OF that fragrant
beverage, eschewing, however, the small strips
OF highly bilious pie crust, gratuitously thrown
IN by the vendor. a civil negro, who talks
French with surprising correctness. Leaving
this department, We emerge upon an irregular
open space. occupied by stalls and sidewalk
peddlers. Here is little world OF traffic,
Including all sorts of miscellaneous mer-
chandise. Bakers stalls stalls for the
sale of cheap jewellery and ornaments,
confectionery tinware, boots and shoes, es-
/
yarn, brooms, plants, crockcry, hose, fruit,
cheap edibles, and much more than one can
either recollect or chronicle, engross the en-
tire area, bordered to the right and left by a
| lane OF al trcsCO merchants and terminating
on the other in an island of three dusky red
| houses OF course these out f-doors' trades
folks-the guerillas of commerce and their
wares have their peculiarities. Here you may
see the sharply cut face Of French bakeress
| retailing bread in shape which literally iusti-
ties its appellation Of the staff of life,
or fashioned like hoop, or an immense eel
| tied In a double knot and pulled tight: there
| is fat negress, her head decorated with the
inevitable tnrban handkerchief, tempting a
comedy mulatto woman, with a soft-sknned.
cucl y-halred boy cllnging to her skirts, by
the display Of gingerbread fishes or dolls that
| resemble rudimentary babies elsewhere, a
slight girl, whose refined face would pro-
claim her lady, Were her dress thrice as shabby
as il IS, turns away from a Enthusiastically shaped
eau de-colosne bottle enthusiastically recon-
mended by a hook-nosed Italian. Nor these
alone; there are entire groups that, skiitulv
tranterred to canvas, might make painters
reputation
Such, for instance, as that Indian family OF
three women, as many children, and two
young men, the latter looking on in bright
tartan shavls and lordly idltness while the
squaws squat silently upon the ground await
ing customers for their stock OF roots herbs
and gumbo-the latter material for delicious
soup, looking like green powder There is a
brisk demand for it, especially among the
colored population, and the contents OF the
little sacks diminish apace. while plenty Of
"picayunes and ''bils are put into the
almost passive hand of one of the women
All the party have long, straight black hair
~ 70 by,yp l..
sis Of the Indian race.
Passing amid-t and through the motley
throng OF Creoies, Dagoes, Indians, Negroes,
Slcillans and others, we enter the Vegetable |
Market, and find ourselves surrounded Dy The
pomona and Flora Of louisiana Groves Of |
bananas of various colors, from green through |
pale yellow up to deep red and purple black, |
apples, oranges. lines and lemons, grapes |
cocoa-nutS resembling the eggs Of mOnstrous |
unknown birds WITH i good deal Of hairy ne,t
a!hering to them: onions, crriopsly bounl. |
Oh little sticks, vans, potatoes, caJblnes,
celery. cIrro,s, spinach and flowers environ
u. Is for the latter Lad better not try 10
catalogue their glorious prodigal variety.
)nly the Hover market OF Paris can equal it, |
Here are more stalls, which now exhibit
endency TO tln-@are lamps, and very mixed
population. suppose nowhere, since the
dispersion Of the builders OF Babel, could be
heard such polyglot vociieratons as proceeded
rom the sidewalk peddlers in the French
Market at New Orleans. On one side, the
,esticulative Gaul, who rolls his .rs" with
uch canine emphasis in the uterance Of
is native language, OF Gallicises the English
ppelation OF the most popular of vegeta-
lies into ''pata-ta's!" or informs you that
he price OF a bird is 1.-Two bit two btl-
ou no like him, you no hab him y
On another the cultural German vociferates
nth rs harmonious an effect as might be pro-
uced by the filing Of saw; while, on third
nd fourth, the creole, S.clian and Dago
wal each other in vocal discord. Fancy all
his. and throw N any amount of obstrep-
rous, broad-mouthed gleeful negro laughter
nd You have some slight idea OF the sounds
udible at the locality have undertaken to .
escrbe
From the stalls We approach the seed
larke', which also includes various mscel-
ncoUs wares. Besides grain-in the shape
early rice, beans, peas, and other kinds, con
'astng pleasantly in color, and pat pp ID
leth0ric little slcks-there are fish, poultry
ld game; the former lying on cool, leaien {
ounters. and with a large ta5-weed inserted
| Their mouths. t1r TIE convenience OF ,,ur-
laoers. The display Of shell-HsA is anl.z-
g.
There are enormous oysters, Of various :
eceSsary TO cut up into four mouthfuls be- Il
re eating tubs full Of live crabs and lob 9
ers, holding on TO each other with desperate ri
mac ty; and shrimps, alive and dead Dcied a
ii there is, also, in great variety. Al tho c.
'ultry stalls one sees the qGeer announce ;,
ent, Creole eggs, which has d ludierous
feet to stranger, though it simply means al
IS Of native production not imported.
And among the game are many specimens :" ~
what one might at first be excused for mis-
king for diabolical bat, split OPEN with ki
IS bead and longish legs, but which is, in p.
atty, that African dehctcy, a :" coon | q
lieve ii tastes something like pork only
her.
Emerging from the seed market, we come i
on carts and wagons, containing corn
leat hay, and fuel, in various shapes, and I
Ter country produce, and great crowd OF =
altering negro teamsters. Beyond stretches r.,
} levee with all its mu,tifarious activities ier