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Year: 1868

/ did but dream. never knew


What charms our sternest season wore,
Was never yet the sky so blue,


Was never earth so white before
Till now I never saw the glow
or sunset on yon hills of snow,
And never learned the hough's designs
4Of beauty in its leafess lines.
Did ever such a morning break


As that my eastern widows see?
Did ever such a moonlight take


Niered photographs Of shrub and tree
Rang ever bells so wild and fleet
The music Of the winter street?
Was ever yet sound by half
So merry as yon schoolboy's laugh?
o Earth with gladuess overfraught


No added charm by face hath found,
Within my heart the change is wrought,


Ny footsteps make enchanted ground.
From couch Of pain and curtained room
Forth to thy light and air | come,
To find in all that meets my eyes
The freshness of glad surprise.
Fair seem these winter days, and soon


Shall blow the warm west winds Of spring,
To set the unbound rills in tune,


And hither urge the biuebird' S wing.
The wales shall laugh in flowers the woods
Grow misty green with leafng buds,
And yiolets and wind6owers sway
Against the throbbing heart of May
Break forth, my lips, in praise, and own


The wiser love severely kind;
Since, richer for its chastening grown


1 see, whereas I once was blind
The world, 0 Father hath not wronged
With loss the life by the prolonged
But still, with every added year,
More beautiful thy works appear
As thou hast made thy world without,


Make thou more fair my world within;
Shine through its lingering clouds of doubt;


Rebake its haunting shapes of sin;
FIJI, briefor long, my granted span
OF life with love to the and man;
Strike when thou wilt the hour Of rest,
But let my last days be my best


-4tldatic Monthly.
Year: 1868

A GENTLEMAN was once riding in Scot
land by bleaching ground, where poor
woman was at work watering her webs of
linen cloth. He asked her where she
went to church, and what she heard on the
preceding day, and how much she remem-
bered. She could not even tell the text Of
the sermon. And what good can the
preaching do you, said he, if you forget
it alp "Ah, sir, replied the poor woman,
''ifyou look at this web on the grass, you
will see as fast as ever put the water on
it, the sun dries it all up; and yet, sir, | see
it gets whittier and whittier,
Year: 1868

THE AMERICAN GIRL.-It is the belief of
certain well meaning men, who were not
born in Constantinople, that if the American
girl were called on to meet a proportion Of
her expenses by her own labor, she would
be publicly greater, and personally healthi-
er, wiser and happier. 1t is even believed
that her outlay, instead of increasing would
diminish Practiced in the mystery Of
keeping accounts, aware by experience of
the difficulty of earning money, she would
be clever enough to save it. With some
thing to do, she would put less mind, time,
and purse into the pursuit of pleasure.
Mated at last with poor man $50 many are
iucorrigibly vicious that way she would
share his burden rather than crush him
with it. faIl women now we're thus, we
would have no cause to cry as we are some
times tempted to do-oh for the slow but
cheap girl of thirty years since Whether
democracy is capable of some such self
saving miracle as we have indicated, remains
tO he seen
Year: 1868

Idleness is the nurse of all vices 1t
moves so slowly that they all oyertake it.
The Germans and Italians say, proyerbially
that 'ldleness is the Devil pillow" Some
affect to excuse tnis hydra headed habit by
asking what harm eau person do when
ne does nothing! The reply is ready and
plal1. lie who is passive in allowing de-
cayis himself DESTROYER While Standing
still, and refusing to help, he obstructs the
movements of others. We are told In holy
wrlt by much slothfulness the building
decayeth, and through idleness of the hands
the house droppeth through" And again
II IS said: Il went by the field Of the
slothful, and by the vineyard of the man
void of understanding; and 10. il was all
grown over with thOrns and nettles had
covered the face thereof and the stone wall
thereof was broken down The words Of
Cato, the elder, are in the proverb, that
one who does nothing learns to do evil.
Idleness has been described TO be a moral
leprosy, which soon eats its way into the
heart and couodes our happiness, while il
undermines our health. Idleness is costly.
without being luxury. Montagoe always
would reckon the year account of his ex-
penses with the following entry: Item
for my abomiuable habit of idleaess,
thousand livfes. We toll for leisure only
to discover, when we have succeeded in
our object, that leisure is a great evil
How quickly would the working class be
reconciled to what they may call the hard.
ships Of compulsory occupation if they
were but for short time doomed to the
hardships of compulsory idleness. They
would quickly fad that it is much better
to wear out than to rust out The idle
man is at the mercy Of all vices The work
ing man, on the contrary, finds a safeguard
in his occupation, which leaves no time for
temptations nor desire to yield to them
1t was we'll said, by the oldest Of the Greek
poets, that 'the laborer is the sentinel of
virtue
Year: 1868

A NOTIFYING FACT.-Senator Doolittle
said recently, in speech at Racine, Wiscon-
sin:


Just about one year ago, my friends, was at
% ths en- Maine in GeERany While there
three in gold while the bonds of Brazil, bearing
only four per cent, sold for more than ninety in
gold. This fact, which stated elsewhere, | can
never bring to mind without feeling my cheeks
burn with shame and modification.


Brazil is in the midst of war which has
been as long, and in proportion to her re-
sources as arduous and exhausting, as the
late war waged by the federal government
against the Southern Confederacy. And vet,
after nearly four years of peace, the bonds of
the United States rate at almost twenty per
cent. less in the market than the bonds of
Brazil. There can be but one cause for this
mortifying and ominous fact-the terrible and
incorrigible misrule of the Radical politicians.
They have caused the public debt to increase
instead of diminishing since the close of the
war They have made peace as deadly to inter-
sectional harmony and national prosperity as
war could have been. Their misrule is as
fatal to State credit as to federal credit. In
Tennessee they found the State Indebtedness
about $50, ,000,000 and they have raised it in
three years to about $4,000, 900. Let this
suffice as a sample. There is so far no excep-
tion to the rule. The tale is positively sicken-
ing
Year: 1868

The SUNDAY CREscENT.-The Sunday CREs-
GENT, in all respects, is paper which we offer
as creditable to the literature and journalistic
enterprise of New Orleans. Filled with the
latest news by telegraph and mail, with in
teresting local events, with miscellany of
literary contributions original and selected,
and with the latest financial and commercial
intelligence, it is a paper which we
offer to the public with entire con-
fdence in its being acceptable. The
Sunday CRESCENT being carefully and leisurely
read, is paper the advantages of advertising
In which are so apparent that nothing further
on the subject need be said.
Year: 1868

In our humble opinion, the chaplain of the
House, Rev. Mr.. Kingston, is not earning his
S5 per diem which he is paid for doing the
praying of that august body. He has, for
nearly week past, got various colored men
to pray for him, and in that time has not
opened his mouth. Now this is not right,
Mr.. Chaplain. We don't object to an coca
sional sandwiching in of a substitute, but we
do think that when the State pays man SIS
per diem to do portion of her praying, that
the person SO employed should pray at least


say, every other day. We hope to see this
matter rectified soon. ..
Year: 1868

OUR ANNUAL RETIEw.-We are devoting un-
usual time and labor to the Commercial
and Financial Annual Report of operations
in New Orleans for 1867 and 1865, which
will be published on Tuesday, September Ist. in
our letter sheet Price Current and in the Daily and
Weekly CRESCENT of that date. As this will be
one of the most accurate aud comprehensive doc.
uments ever issued by any Office in the Crescent
City. and as our last annual review was received
with such commendstion that we had to republish
1t several times during the first week Of September


1867 in order to supply constantly increasing
demand our friends and patrons would confer an
especial favor by sesding in their orders promptly
during the ensuing week. Parties ordering 100
copies or more can have their cards inserted free Of
charge, and those who prefer private circular
may ind il to their interest to call at our Office.
Year: 1868

We heartily congratulate Messrs. Butler,
Blanc and Carlisle, the speakers at the Cres-
cent City Club banner presentation last night,
upon the ability they displayed in knowing
when to stop" The speeches were models
of pointed eloquence which we commend to
other political orators for imitation.
Year: 1868

The Secretaries of Democratic Clubs
Will confer a favor upon the editors Of this col.
umn by sending to the CRESCENT Office after each
meeting of the several clubs which they represent
a synopsis of the proceedings. We are COM
PEELED to ask this from them, as the rapidly in.
creasing number of Democratic clubs in the city
render it impossible for a local force, however
large, TO attend every meeting. We wish to make
this column complete compendium of local
political intelligence, and, with the aid of our
friends, will certainly do SO. But such assistance
is necessary. We trust that the Democrats of the
city will give it.
Year: 1868

Perry DAVIS VEGETABLE PAM kILLsR.-
THE GREAT FAMILY MEDICINE or TIE AGE -
Pain Killer taken internally. should be adul-
terated with milk or water. and sweetened
with sugar il desired. or made into syrup
with moIasscs. For Cough, = few drops
on sugar eaten will be more effective than
any thing else. For Sore Throat, gargls
the throat with mixture Of Pain Killer and
water aud relief is immediate and the cure
positive 1t should not be forgotten that
the Pain Killer is equally as good to take
internally, as to use externally. Each bot


tie is wrapped with full directions for ito
Year: 1868

No RoMANcE.--A few days ago, a
young girl, accomplished and beauti
ial, who two years ago was moving IN
ihe highest society in New York, died
in the cell Of q station house, having
been brought there drunk and disor.
derly from tho streets. Her father
once quite wealthy, had failed in bust
ness and died, and she had married q
young man from one of the "first fami,
lies who had deserted her, leaving
her with a child, unable TO support
herself She saw no choice but star,
vation or shame, and chose the latter
She drank to drown her despair, and
in eighteen months met her death
Year: 1868

WoRTH REMENBERINo Don't live
in hopes with your arms folded. For
tune smiles on those who roll up their
sleeves and put their shoulder to the
wheel that propels them on to wealth
and happiness. Cut this out and carry
Il in your vest pocket, ye who idle in
bar rooms and on the streets.
Year: 1868

The following is neat hit at those
dilatory people who are always behind
time. Some one said TO n person of
this class al see that you belong to
the three-handed people" "Three-
handed that's rather uncommon" "
ooh, no, common enough-two hands
like other people--and little behind.
hand r
Year: 1868

It is not often that single community is
startled by succession of events so marked
and intensely interesting as those which make
up the following incidents recently occurring
at Baw's Ferry, on Pearl river, in the State
of Mississippi:


About two months since a young man
named Lee, citizen Of that place, was engag-
ed to be married to young lady, the daughter
of an opnlent planter. Although of respect-
able connections his habits were wild and
dissipated. Notwithstanding this. his manners
were those of gentleman, and he possessed
an education which fitted him for the best
society in the country. Being young and
good>looking and with a reputation acquired
by great galantry in the army. it is not
surprising he engaged the affections of a
young and beautiful woman and inspired her
with love which not even an acknowledged
crime could lessen and subdue.


Some few weeks before his marriage was
to have been celebrated, he forged a draft in
her fathers name for $1,000, and obtained
the money on it. 1t was supposed that he
was melted to the act by his great want of
money, and the belief that he would soon be
married, and that the family influence as well
as the fathers natural affection would unite
in concealng the crime. But the forgery





summated. He was arrested on complaint
of the father md thrown into prison. The
daughter tried by every means in her power
to soften the heart of her parent and procure
the release of her lover; but all her exertions
were unavailing and her pleadings unheeded.
As last resource, she begged and obtained
permission to visit her betrothed in prison
Knowing that his only chance of escaping the
penalty the law had affixed to his crime was
now dependent on himself alone, she con-
cealed revolver about her person, and took
him files and other instruments necessary for
his use in breaking his prison door. At this
interview means Of his escape were planned,
and that night fixed for its attempt


About midnight he began his operations.
In the lower room of the Jail guard was
stationed. 1t was necessary for him to pass
these before he could get in the open air
He succeeded in breaking out of his cell and
reaching the room where the three guards
were stationed. But here commenced a strug-
gle for life. The guards heard him coming,
and prepared to receive him. But they little
reckOned on the desperate struggle before
them. They had to contepd with man deter
mined to escape or die, The first glance
showed him the desperate character of his
situation. Without moments hesitation he
fired on the guard, killing one of them instant
ly. He continued firing until the other two
were MORALLY wounded. In the struggle he
gas himself slightly wounded, but not so
dangerously as to prevent his escape or to
prevent the active use of his limbs. II gained
the open country and reached the river. 1t
is supposed he came to New Orleans, and is
now concealed with his friends in the city.
Year: 1868

Brick" Pomeroy's new paper, the New
York Democrat, is out boldly for reputation.
In an editorial in its third number, on the
public debt, it said:


ave sweep aside the interminable dis
cussous about the terms of the bargain, and
ask simply, Does justice to the people require
that the bargain be recognized IF we find
that a corrupt Congress obtained the consent
of an ignorant. thoughtlcss, and excited peo-
pie to the erection of that stupendous monu-
ment of national folly called the national
debt; if we find that the debt was corruptly
contracted that its terms are usurious ; if we
become convinced that q national debt is the
most powerful means of national corruption J;
that it causes an unequal and unfair distribu-
tion of property that it creates mischieve
Gus, idle, non-producing, untaxed, bonded
aristocracy that it throws the burden of
taxation entirely upon the laboring class /;
that it hampers production and increases
extravaganza that it makes millionaires on
one side and paupers on the other; and tha.
it breeds crime as the hot sun breeds maggotsj
if we find, in a word, that national debt is
unmitigated national curse, we shall waste
no time upon the written law to discover its
letter or its spirit, but shall appeal at once to
the higher law of national welfare, which
demands that SO potent an evil be at once
abolished -
Year: 1868

white man from abroad and substitute his
labor for your labor. He will succeed to your
peaceful homes and you will follow the path
and the fortune of the Indian, who thought
as you now think, and he rushed as you now
blindly rush upon your inevitable fate. You
have your choice now. You may never have
it again. If you are true to yourselves, true
to our mutual interests and welfare; if you
stand by us, we will stand by you. and there
will be peace and prosperity aud all their
blessings shared between US. IF you choose
otherwise, and stand by your present ssso-
ciates if you adhere to them and insist that
you will put them to govern US, and you submit
yourselves to be governed by them, then you
must go your ways and we will go our ways
We will not moest or trov''e you, You may
in peace run your course of wretchedness aud
ruin, We shall not follow you. We must
and we will take care of ourselves. Think
of these things, sedately and calmly. They
are vital to you. We know it, and for your
sake, we entrest you to be guided by truth
and nothing else, in forming your judgment.
which will adhere to you for good or evil, and
to your children, and the generations that will
follow them.
Year: 1868

There's the secret A saving women at
the head of family is the very best savings
bank ever yet established-one that receives
deposits daily and hourly, with no costly ma
chinery to manage it. The idea of saving is
a pleasant one, and if 'the women" you'd
but imbibe it once, they would cultivate aud
adhere to it and thus many, when they are
not aware of it, would be laying the fcunda-
tion for competence, security in a stormy
time, and shelter in rainy day. The wo-
man who sees to her own house, has Z large
field to save in; and the best way to make
her comprehend it, is for her to keep an ac-
count current of expenses. Probably not one
wife in ten has an idea Of how much are the
expenditures of herself or family. Where
from one to two thousand dollars are expend-
ed annually, there IS chance to save some
thing, if the attempt is only made. Let the
housewife take the idea, act upon it, and
strive over it. and she will save many dollars,
perhaps hundreds, where before she thought
it impossible. This is a duty, not a prompt
ing Of avarice-a moral obligation that rests
upon all-upon 'the women" as we'll as the
men but it is duty, we are sorry to say,
that is cultivated very little, even among
those who preach the most, and regard them
selves as examples in most matters Teach
the women to save" is good enough maxim
to be inserted in the next edition of Poor
Richards Almanac
Year: 1868

Follow him homo now from the scenes of
his debauch He is an only son. On him
the hopes of the family have centered. Every
nerve has been strained to give him the
choicest education. Parents and sisters glo-
ried in his talents aud looked forward to his
future fame. Alas! already these visions
are less bright.


Enter now the family circle Parents sur
rounded by lovely daughters Within that
circle reigns peace, virtue, refinement. The
evening has been spent in animated CONVEX
sation and the sweet interchange Of affection
ate spdearmept But there is one who used
to~share all this, who was the centre of all
that circle. Why is he not here? The hour
of devotion has come they kneel before
their Father and God A voice that used
to mingle in their praise is wanting. An
hour rolls aWay-another hour has gone -
Why do those parents start at every footstep


The step of that son and brother is heard.
The door is opened-he staggers in before
them, and is stretched out at their feet in all
the loathsomeness of intoxicrtion.


Oh, who shall tell the sorrows of home
made dark with sin ?-Dr. WGyland.
Year: 1868

Pretty SpEEcu-The following pretty
speech was recently made by bridegroom
To day | shake hands with the past live
henceforth in future joys. An unknown door
is opened, and L enter an abode Of beati-
tude. l am confident of the future. The
shadoT of the present shall fall upon it even
when my bride and have grown old, and in.
vest it with sunset glorious. | may not de-
serve the good have won. Love is not won
1t gives itself. and if not given, no wealth, ge.
MUS. beauty, or wit, no gold Of earth or gem
of heaven, is rich enough to purchase it
Loving me my bride, my heart shall keep its
old memories like the sea-shell its wonted
melody, Loves music steals on us like
dawning light which through the unknown
future was dark and dreary; but celestial
splendor now lights up the gloom and the
bride her spirit self, Peri at the gates of
Paradise, invites me onward and upward to
life of pursst PLEASURES and duties Of benef- :
cence. '
Year: 1868

ToMAToEs.-A correspondence of the
Southern CuLtivotor says II noticed, in the
last issue, you wished cheap and sure method
of putting up tomatoes, foE winter use. l
tried plan last season, with success. Take
a jar aud put layer of salt, and then another
of tomatoes, and SO on, until the jar is fu =
Any one liking the favor of onions, can have
it by cutting up the onions and mixing With
the salt. After the jar is fall tie piece of
cloth around the mouth and lay aside until
wanted. The tomatoes will be soft. but il
put away careful, the skin will be unbroken
We have some now. that were put up last
summer, and all they require before cooking,
ia to nIace them in water until some of the
saltnoss is taken out.


1 never write for the public eye, but some
friends requested me to send you this as |
am one of two persons whO tried this method
and found it to succeed.
Year: 1868

- An orthodox divine in the town of P
in this State, who was in the habit of playing
with his notes while the choir was singing,
accidentally dropped them in a crack in his
desk. After trying for some time to recover
them without success, he arose and address
ed the congregation as follows: My dear
friends: 1 brought my notes with me this
moruing-I have got them into this confound;
ed crack, and cant get them out-but VIII
read two chapters in the book of JOB, which
are worth two such sermons, if l had them
Year: 1868

We like to hear people tell good stories
while they are at it. Read the following
from late Western paper. e In the late
gale brids were seen hopping about with their
feathers blown of" We have heard of gales
at sea where it required four men to hold
the captains hair on.
Year: 1868

Georgia newspapers say that the crops in
the northeastern section of that State are
very fine. The corn crop is excellent. The
cotton is reported to be splendid, but the
quantity is small
Year: 1868

The complete success Of this enter
prise will, we trust, encourage him
to n renewal every year. AS soon
as the Pacific Railroad is compile
ted pleasant summer excursion
may extend from New York to
China, Japan, and back.-Scien
tifc American.
Year: 1868

Going to Weldon for a Loaf of
Bread,-A bridal party passed
through the city from Richmond,
a few evenings ago, en- route for
Weldon under peculiar circum-
stances" The couple, it seems, have
been loving desperately bard for
some time past, but the cruel par
ents of the young lady put their
veto on tho match The consequence
was an clopcment was planned, to
take place on the afternoon of the
4th instant. Tho hour and place
for the two TO meet were fixed;
but the young lady being n little
timid, remained at home until the
timo was almost up, anxiously
cogitating an excuse TO "git up and
git" Just in the nick of time, her
mother told her 10 60 out and get
loaf of bread, so opportunely
wanted. Donnirg her shawl and
bonnet, on she went, mot her low
or, and the two went steaming a.
way to Weldon, where they were
duly united in the holy bonds of
matrimony. They returned to
Richmond on the next train, the
bride taking along with her a loaf
of bread. Arrived at home, she
delivered the bread and introdu.
ced her husband. The old folks
made q virtue of necessity, gave
the young couple wedding sup.
per, and the following morning
the marriage was duly announced
in the papers thus