New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-02
IT'S THIRTY YEARS SINCE.

among the numerous engravings around the
room worthy some gallery where they
would be better displayed and appreciated" !"
Mine Host-"You refer no doubt to that
Judgment of Paris, the portrait of West by
Fulton, and of Fulton by West. Those are
all originals. The painting of Billy Barlow,
the original of the modern loafer, and Of
Billy Lackadsy are from life also as the
two latter were presented by the actors who
created them"
Zwei Lager-"The cigar smoke and dust
OF half century gives them the appear
ance Of genuine ce,tu, yet they seem a little
out of place among these pugiistic com
bats, these ratpit and bulldog conflicts,
the stripped racers, full rigged yachts
topers testing cellar smugglers on the
watch, and prominent actors in character"
Elm Lager-"Ill stand mugs round to
hear their history"
At this moment there arose dispute in
the adjacent ten -pinnery about the legality
Of a pin knocked down by the rebound of
the ball Not only the price of the game,
but the renown of the players was at stake
and dependent on the decision Of the ques-
ton.
Zwei Lager
slave, have set my life upon cast"
The execrations essential TO the decision
Of question of this kind and the noise of
two or three other alleys rendered it i'm
possible to continue the conversation. So
the lager was drank standing and in silence,
with that expressive stage pantOmime in
which the drinker rubs his stomach with
complacency while imbibing the beverage.
Mine host was called by acclamation to
decide the momentous question. He re-
quired them to agree as to the facts, which,
after a renewed alteration, were stated:
Whether ball, having missed all the pins
in it's course, is entitled to the benefit Of a
rebound
Mine host having conferred briefly with
MacScrawler directed the latter to declare
the opinion Of the court, which he did with
an impressive manner and a sonorous voice.
The court not esteeming the non-etfect OF
the ball in the first part of the course mate
rial, and dismissing as not proved the
alleged connivance of the small darkey act
ing as setter-up Of pins, decides that the
player is entitled to score all pins or even
people knocked down thereby in the en-
tirety Of it's course from the moment it
leaves its hand to its last oscillation upon
its own centre of gravity. Such has been
the uniform and traditional rule in these
alleys, and such it will continue while the
present administration holds sway.
Zwei Lager, aside
While memory holds seat in this distracted
globe"
The party prevailing in this controversy
generously treated to lager round, and the
gamesters returned to their sport with
renewed ambition to demonstrate their su-
per:ority over their antagonists.
Reporter-"But about those bits Of an
tiquity."
Mine Host-"It has been, from all can
learn, about thirty years since; an Eng
lishman-a painter or ex-painter, in his
own right, and an agent for the sale Of
paintings-came to New Orleans. He was,
like most artists, very indulgent to himself
in respect TO work, and in his allowance
of whisky. SO he worried along for some
years, selling good picture every now and
then for $500 or $500, and living we'll until
he spent the money. Whether the pictures
belonged to him self or another, made, l
suppose, little difference to those who got
his money. 1t SO happened tnat he patron
lied house kept by one Caldwell, and
from board bills, money loaned, or possibly
from sympathy or on speculation, the pic
lures which you have noted-tor some of
into his possession, and SO came to me in
the inventory, with all the rest at more
than $4,000"
Observation-Disclosures was a history to
this Caldwell which, if time and lager per-
NIT, l will tell you.'
Zwei Lager-sI think both will suffice,
young man." But the youth with the forid
and white apron had taken
from a previous ohjurgation; he
had kept his eyes upon the waning hagons
which betrayed their declining contents to
his practiced eye by the increasing acute
ness of their angle with the horizon. He
now approached with the brown mugs clus
tered upon the palm of his hand and fingers.
the cup bearer OF the gods, had
no such skill, and neither Anacreon nor
Horace could have comprehended the art |
IF the American drink Singer.
MacScrawler (setting down his mug,
drink is worthy of being |
lpotheosized inter pocuiO, poculorum Ame,i- !
Mine Host-"Juet stow that Dutch, will |
you, and 60 on with your story, or Ill tell |
t myself"
MacScrawler-"We all remember that !
woman who subsequently be- |
,ame Mime. Caldwell. Who or what she |
lad been in earlier life, history, which |
hrows pail of decent oblivion over the |
railties of genius, does not record. That |
he was woman OF great energy, good |
ense, justice and generosity was without |
lispute. Grant that she kept the chief |
thinking saloon in the city, that she main
aimed roulette and other gaming tables,
ent money, bought and sold property and
occasionally swore and laid about her like
trooper, still Nine. Caldwell nursed the
ick, gave aims to the poor, bailed out good
ellows who had broken the public peace,
ent money or gave credit to those who had
'een unlucky at cards or in politics, was a
cry positive politician and subscribed to
he campaign fund of her favorites. She
vas an amateur fireman. and bestowed
liver trumpets, and even new engine
pon the boys of the period
1t was natural therefore, that in the flush