The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02
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Can molasses be called syrup.titious
sugar?
Everybody yesterday seemed to DO full
Of the spirit of rs.
What has Prof Tice got to say about
this sort of weather?
-. Extensive preparations are being made
for the celebration of Mardi Gras.
-. New Years Day was no day at all, for
under the statutes it was dies non.
-. .Blivens "swore off" yesterday for q
year, and, in honor of his good resolution, got
drunk.
Most Of the gentlemen who were out
calling yesterday will make this Sunday en-
phatically day Of rest.
The young ladies Of upper tendon will
begin on Monday to compare the length of
their respective lists of callers on New Years
Day.
-. The Fourth District looked beautiful
last night The handsome residences being all
illuminated made some localities look like
fairy pictures.
-. The card writer on Canal street was
kept busy writing up bits of pasteboard for
young ladies to exhibit in order to fill out
their one hundred callers.
49,. The rain last night made the banquettes
very slippery, SO much so that many pedes-
TRANS could hardly keep their footing. 1t
was all owing to the rain, however.
80. Yesterday was the first busy day for
the hackmea We have had for some time.
The number Of carriages out WAS large, and
old drivers say business was brisk.
1t is expected there will be large
crowds in attendance at the grounds of our
rifle clubs to-day, and if the weather is favor
able some excellent shooting may be looked
tor.
-. Most everybody will stay at home to-
day, for yesterdays hilarity, having been fol-
lowed by natural effects, predisposes all to
the quiet enjoyment of arm-chairs and news
papers.
-. The small boy who put q bunch of
fre-crackers in the stove yesterday was able
to sit down last night, but he says "dads
hands are awful hard and his fl ssh just be-
meath where his jacket ends mighty soft and
tender"
The young man who took seat on
street last night, and told the driver "G'ome,"
Indignantly denies the assertion that egg-nog
is an Intoxicating beverage, but says coffee is
fearful on fellow; but "you have to take it
to blige the leddies."
-. The saloons presented rather deserted
appearance yesterday. This was no doubt
owing to the fact that free drinks could be
obtained elsewhere. To-day, however, the
saloons will make mp for what they lost yes
terdsy, as the demand for cocktails will be
lively. "Make it stiff, f'you please, Charley"
-. There was a parrot case before Justice
of the Peace Holmes the other day. The
case grew out of o claim for the parrot. A
negro man was in possession of the bird, and
white woman claimed it. The parrot was
brought into court and testimony as to the
ownership was taken, and after the testimony
was closed and the case about b aing submitted
for argument, the white woman took the floor
and announced that at home she had cage
with peculiar door, which her parrot could
open, and to prove that the parrot in court
was her parrot, she would produce the cage.
She was sent after the cage, and while she
was absent the lawyers argued the case.
They made very brilliant speeches, and there
was only one thing which interfered with the
effect; every time the lawyers got eff good
thing the parrot said, in tone of astonish.
ment "Good Lord" Before counsel had
concluded the woman appeared with the cage,
the parrot was put in, it opened the "pecu-
liar door," and was awarded to the woman.