The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-01-28

THE CRESCENT CITY.

THE CRESCENT CITY.
The Carnival King Approaches the Capt.
tal-The Royal Party In Naples-The-
atrical Notes, Business Points, etc.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. %, 1882.
Well, Pm here! / don't know how
you'll all like me, but I've come to form
your acquaintance and then if we don't
suit each other-well, that settles it.
I've never had the pleasure of visiting
your town and don't know what it's like,
but I guess if l draw pretty little
country village, with pretty girl at
each front gate, I've got it. Country
girls are all pretty. Their rustic, inno-
cent manners make them SO, if nothing
else. They don't get spoiled by the
flimsy society ideas, like the city girls
do, and l love them for it. Now, boys,
don't get jealous, because give you my
word wont try to cut any Of you out
and I don't believe l could if 1 would
And to you, young ladies, tip my hat
ana trust that this little correspondence
may form for us bright link in the
claim of friendship which may never
talnish.
Mardi Gras is coming, and with it the
enjoyment and mirth which Old Momus
always scatters broadcast.
THE CARNIVAL KING
and suite, according to dispatches re-
ceived here, is now en- route for the
Crescent City, the Royal Party having
arrived in Naples about the 18th inst,
whence they sailed yesterday for this
port, expecting to sarrive about the
middle Of February. The kind offer of
Secretary of the Navy Hunt to furnish a
squadron of 90 men of war as Royal
escort was gracefully declined and the
Royal fleet will proceed on its journey
alone. From preparations which are
being made the affair will be one Of the
grandest ever beheld here and want
you all to come down; but l know that
last is superfiuous, as you could not be
kept away.
In the theatrical Tournament of New
Orleans many
BRIGHT STARS
have shone this season and many more
| Irregular comets) are announced. Who
do you think we had last week VIII,
no less parsonage than Nine. Adelin'
Patti. This petit woman departed from
our city many years ago. when mer
girl, aud / think, has appeared but ono
since previous to last week. col
Drury" upon the occasion of her ap
pearances on Tuesday and Wednesda.
| last, w:,s-acked from pit to dome witt
the elite IF our city. The prices were 5;
general admission and 50 extra fo
reserved seats, which, boiled down t.
plain English, meant 81 to stand up ans
IS to sit down. But such a voice! Well
it was PATHS voice, and when say thai
/ have said 1t all. 1t seemed as we sal
there that all the world, and our soul il
the bargain, had gone out i'll one sweet
coneourse of sound-and forgotten te
come back again. 1t was grand, and we
all wished that somebody would wine
her up right tight and throw the key
away.
You have been in soma cathedral an6
heard the deep, rich tones Of the organ
as they seemed to creep out and shed
holiness on all about: that is just th'
way her voice sounded to me, and
could but sit spell bound.
The petit jolie Lotta has been holdin:
forth
f. AT THE GRAND
to full houses, and pleasing her audie'i
ces as only pretty little pignant Lott;
can, while at the Academy of Music
TIE GALLEY SLAVE
has drawn large and admiring assem-
blages of play goers and the connois
seurs declare it success III ever.
particular.
| At the st. Charles this week we hav
Annie Pixley, as "M'liss, the Child @
the sierras," while the Vokes Famil
hold forth at the Grand and 9Th
Bankers Daughter" at the Academy.
Business is booming here at presen
and the city is filed with stranger:
some on business, some for pleasur
while a goodly number are the friend
aud hackers of tie principals i'll th
! coming prize fight, of which I will civ
you some points next week.
/ Yours, NENSBOf.