The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-13
OUR WOUNDED.
The Entertainment Last Night.

The large audience which assembled at the
St. Patrick's Hall last night gave evidence |
that our people had not forgotten the brave
men who risked their lives on the 18th of |
September last, but were willing at all times
to testify their appreciation of their valor and
patriotism.
The entertainment was given under the
auspices of the Crescent City Relief Associa-
ton, and was for the benefit of those gallant
men who were wounded in the battle OF lib
erty of September 14th.
The performance opened last night with an
address written by Amos Keeter III s.
Armstrong, Esq.,) and delivered in o very
effective manner by W. H. Bertram, Esq.
The address was as follows
Before chap takes trick at the wheel of
nopularity, or attempts to steer public opin-
| ION. he'd better heave overheard twenty-four
mound shot and measure the hole it makes
| in the water. Amos Keeter, for one, gives the
lob wide berth. He'd rather set adrift in .
butter cask than undertake it.
Comm ashore about eight months back he
found very fair article o public opinion
already manufactured. To tell the truth twas
binding as a snatch-block. with grip like q
patent windlass. :.
crew O. land sharks undertook to spell
TYRANNY with only one ''n' an '.n" not conso-
nant with the popular will, and there wasn't
much occasion to stir up the hleepin lion
after that.
II end ed in all hands pipin' to mischief, the
ship's company going aft in body, breakin'
into the cabin winders and serving the lub-
bers with such keel hauling as hasn't been
heard of since Paul Jones made spread
eaAle O. the Scotch.
Governnental fore. main and mizzen masts
came down with q run; shrouds and stays
aoated out like the black arms of cutie fish;
and certain sea lawyer found sudden occa-
sion tor spelling domestic violence" The
entire ward room came as near losing the
number of their mess as they ever can again
and miss, but the words federal intervention
caused skylarking to take watch below in
short order.
They hold like the fluke of bower anchor,
and one turn Of the capstan at the Lord High
Admirals brings things standing.
From that time out we've been boxing the
photographed compass.
A smart Aleck to tease the lads spelled
Banditti with two Its"
If they hadn't thought Philip clustering,
there'd q been filibustering, and, as it was,
they came within one Of again going aft.
He was not AFRAID, no more were the lads,
and by-the-by about that time the American
people didn't seem much afraid either.
The glass fell as low as it ever gets without
blowin' great guns, Tut it didn't ''strike our
water line." On the contrary, the lads kept
everything close-hauled, and the old craft
s.eady as a church. By and by the Lord
High Admiral gave orders to wear ship.
Round she went Ike thing of life, members
O. Congress swarming up the shrouds and
popping their heads through the lubbel
hole like so many powder monkeys.
The first encouraging word recorded was
arbitration" Twas hard to spell, but the
lads tackled it squarely, and after fair salt
water and smoke harangue slowed 1t under
g the fore hatch. Since then they've learned
I something about the words adjustment =
1 and extra session. If we keep our craft
steady on her course, and are blessed In the
passage with pleasant weather, we may over
haul easier ones, such as economy, har
: mony," illegal representation aud prosper
ity."
keel never yet scraped on coral reef
: without shivering some crockery; and Lao
? can't lay too far out on yard without
= occasionally going BY the board. We dldn
. come out O that squat without having to re
= pair damages A few O the lads went straight
i to Dayy Jones's, and more of EN- haven
turned out of their hammocks since thai
eventful day. When ell hands are turned W
Q for clark" we mustn't forget the boys dowr
. in the cockpit who can't come. >,
Everything considered, the past wasn't
J, such pipin' to mischief as many believe.
{, looked squalIy, but blew fair eventually, ane
u we're nearer having our own way to-day thar
we have been in years. 1t seems little
. rough in the general splicing OF nam orace
/ for the lads below, and on their beam ends
/ to be lashing body and soul together Will
o /" salt horse" lizard tack" and half-wate
u prop are wearing enough in the best times
J. but to tar laid up in ordinary. they re alto
. ee;her too searching. Nothing will reliev.
< the strain on the timbers around chap
heart ike honest kindness. Never was sucl
J. chafing gear for depressed spirits known.
+ There's soothin' power in wholesome
. grub and comfortable forgery which sets
man on an even keel in the dirtiest weather
While these lads are out o commission
n douhle ratious should be their regular allow
j ance. They must be pipe d into til, speiln' sIas
, along with the rest, and learn somethlng
:, the meaning Of the words ''benevolence,
10 .kindiiness" and ''appreciation." II you as
to any Of them to define courage" and ''patrio
v ism. they'll tell you all about EN-.
;, The recitation OF Shamus Obrlen oy BEL
. nard Shields, Esq, wos most entnuslatcall
IL received, and Shields was recalled to the pla
IL form and responded TO the encore Will "
in letter from Shamus to his mother on reacnin
na America. j.
y. Mr.. Fred N. Thayer was billed Il
10 Pyramus and Thisbe, but excused himself
Of saying that so many present we're famill:
ia with bis rendition Of it, that he would sui
70 stitute.for it another piece, and he tnereupo
w recited the yarn OF the Nancv Bel.
The storm Of applause which followed Il
se recitation brought him again to the platform
ed and responding to the universal desire
- recl,ed !" Pyramus and Th'sbe."
% TIE "Charge OF the Light Brigade,
We C F. Buck, Esq, met with cordial recep'lo
err Selections from Han, Breitmann's Poems
or by H. Dudley Coleman, Esq, brought dov
the house.
u The Camp Scene from Julius Caesar.
no Masters Casilear H. and Eide A. Shields, v
'se finely and artistically rendered, and ga
"a. evidence Of the pos ,ession OF great histrion
-. powers by the young gentlemen.
'u' The performance concluded with graz