MAJOR GASDEN’S STORY. 
No one told a story better than old Major Gasden— 
in fact he could detail very commonplace incidents so 
dramatically, that he would give them a real interest. 
He had met with a little incident on his first visit to 
New Orleans, that was to him a source of either con- 
stant humor or annoyance. Whichever view he took 
of the adventure, gave character to his illustration of it. 
The ‘ major,” on a certain occasion, formed one of 
a happy party, and growing communicative under the in- 
fluence of genial society and old port, was imprudent 
enough to call on several persons near and around him 
for songs and sentiments—which calls being promptly 
honored,—the Major very unexpectedly found himself 
under the immense obligation of doing something for his 
friends himself; and as he could not sing, and hated salt 
water, he compromised, by relating the following per- 
sonal adventure. 
