American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-04-30
New Orleans L etter.
New ORLEANS, Aprii IS h, s


), calthily. that the days have run
into weeks, and l am still i'll de-
FAULT with my promised letters TO
you and other Journals. But the |
truth is, spring fever is epiden-
ic and ! have been fer some time "a
victim to it. After such Il season !
as the one just past, u fellow can
realize the poets meaning in say
ing that twin ers shall seem like
fields of snow, and the summers
like buds between" and he feels
OH looking ont at the green trees
aud opening flowers, like lying and
basking IN the warm sunshine, and
playing for a time the Part Of lotus
eater, which is, practically inter
eted, loafing. Yea, let be-ihe
winter was hard and long; let us
rest and enjoy the spring time. SO
Hannibal doubtless felt at Capua,
when amid the delights of sunny
Italy he sought reward for the ar
duous passage of the frozen Alps.
So Tancred reasoned at Apulia
when charmed by the blandish-
mcnt of woman and the bcauties of
spring he thought upon the hong
crusade, and turned an unhceding
ear 70 the trumpets of his old eom>
r.,lcs, who waited II. vain for the
hero to lead them once, pore to the
gates of the holy city. Yes, the
winter is over and gone, the time
If singing birds has come. as Sol
oman said; and, as he did not say,
bat doubtless thought when called
upon to foot the bills for the LADIES'
Of his rather extensive household,
the time of easter bonnets and new
silk dresses, and he might have
gone on and added the time for
lettuce and young 'inguns' and sss-
safras tea and liver pills. AL! these
these things are now i'll order, as
are also drapping corn, ahd buyin G
bacon at 10cts with 10 per cent
Interest. 1t is 10 wonder, then,
THAT we should all feel il little lazy
land put off our duties till 1a more
|euergetic hunor.
The close of Lent in this city
was hailed, on account Of the sever
ity and dullness OF the proceeding
season, with more than usual giad-
mess, and Easter Sunday was
marked by a grand display of hap
py faces and brilliant costumes
The various churches were beau
tifully decorated with fresh flow
ers, aud the chOirs were trained III
music suitable to the occasion;
grand professional hymns were
sung by the congregations, and il
at least one church famous toreigr
contraltOs, sopranos and tenor'
were imported Especially for til,
occasion, not omitins flutes, victims
cornets and all other Instrument
such as we who live in the hil
countries are accustomed to hea
only iu the theatres, and Othe
protane places. 1t was all veIy
beautiful, aud very lovely, ravish
ing to the ear and enhancing {,
the sight. But the pagan origin o
! such fetes-at least their strong re-
uCrrItyfr r.-.<s.>-
pOiytheists, would force j self up
Oh the mind and suggested II taci,
! admission that Il religion of TIT
, Esprit, faith such as that ex-
/ pounded by the Preacher ON III.
mount, who was born i'll manager
i'll Bethlehem, was too high, to,
, pure, too impal pablo to be attrac,
tive to the leaders OF city society
and that grand swelling anthem ;,
gorgeous display, ANA frasraG
flowers were necessary to tempt
them to devOtion-tL.lI religion
: Of the heart and soul was not equa
IL "drawing" power to one OF Tx
eye, the ear, and the senses.
As many or most OF your rea..-
ters are as familiar with New o.
leans as am, you will not expc,
OF me q connected description o.
passing events in the city, and
really just now there is little trans
,,iring that would interest them
The theatrical season is at an end,
the Grand Opera, the Varieties
and the st. Charles being CLOSED
for the summer. Business Of al
kluds seems to be quite brisk, es
pecially among the dry goods anu
clothing, dealers. Mililners, also
ere doing q land>Ofice business IL
new hats, b0nDets ETC.. and Can
and other fashionable promenade.
present most charming view tt
one who loves to look upon grace
full fisuies, lovely faces, and OH
such ''sweet" dresses and sue.
''ducks" Of bonnets. They are, t.
use the vernacular of their wear
ers. '.just too awfully too-too. fol
any thing" While on t. G ,utjecl
of fashionable phraseology, 1 will
give your fair readers a hint
Should any of them visit friends
Gin society" here, aud be asked
''Do you dance the quadrille p she
must not say yes, and expect a
set, but must say: mo, but my
brother Bill, who is ill i'll Brazil,
dances the quadriile." This il
worse, if possible, than its imme-
date predecessor, "Kuow my sister
tFrawuces ? She dawnces tho laun-
GERS, and all the other fawnc,
ldawnces !" It seems to me lLa
insipidity, insanity and twaddle
can no further go. This last spec.
linen not only takes the cake, but
scoops the cake basket and all the
tho cold pie lying around loose.
| Among the. Madisonians who
have recently visited the city,
may mention Mr.. w. Il, Jones OF
Madison Station, Supe, visor Ed
tGreen, Sheriff Priestley, Capt.