The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-05-15

struck BY n galvanlc DaVeky, ZEN over
his stool and with his own rszor came
well nigh cutting bis on throat
Through every corridor, alland alley
the command few, the echo answered
shave not the upper lip ! pied most
eloquently and at last protested with
some show Of feeling, and no little an
ger, / held stiff upper lip well lathcr.
cd withal, but it did no good, With
eyes severe and beard Of formal cut" he
/ stood unmoved by al my entreatics,
for like the laws ofthe Meads and the
Persians bis cdiction never repealed.
A change came over the spirit Of my
dream and more hair came over my
upper lip for on tho 18th day Of June
anIo domoni 1853, six well dressed
elegant gentlemen was leasurly prom.
inading the long corridors Of the Crys.
tai Palace. They were the object Of
universal admiration. On every side
enquiries came from many voices, what
SPLENDID looking gentlemen they are!
/ wonder where they are from! How
elegantly they are dressed and how
distinguished they look. One Of the
Commissioners said they were from
Louisiana. II thought So said u black
eyed beauty, who was closely cycling
the polished Frencl,men. Said u gay
dashing widow from Boston, what q
noble bearing that large fine looking
gentleman has. "a
'.The front Of Jovc himself
An eye like Mars, to threaten and command
A combination and a form indeed,
Where every God did seem to set his seal,
| To give the world assurance II man.
If he too is q Louisianian think !
must take trip to New Orleans next
fall. Thus spoke the ladies. Com.
pliment Upon compliment showed down
upon us, and il we had not been the
most modest men in the world we cer-
tainly should have become little vain.
We walked and prominaded and cor
ronaded and jammed and squeezed into
every hole and corner Of the immence
Palace, saw the bellies from Kentucky,
the beauties from Louisiana, the star
girls from St. Louis, and the fast wo-
men from Nashville. In fact VIC saw
every body, spoke to every body, we
shook hands with every body and every
body shook hands with US. A change
came over the spirit of my dream. st
Nicholas had dressed up his richest
saloon in the most elegant and gorgeous
style. A SPLENDID band was discours-
ing most swee, and string music, for
a fancy dress soire was now in full
blast. The polished Frcnchman was
waltzing with a charming Partisan
Lady. Our friend with the "gory
locks" was talking most eloquently to
a beautiful Kentucky girl. The Es-
merald Gent exercising in most lovely
embraces with Tennessee beauty, his
favorite waltz The Great Moguel
become acquainted with the aforesaid
Boston widow, who was making her.
self very sweet upon him. Napolean
declined to. dance, but stood with lofty
dignity contemplating the intoxicating
scene.
While thus musing, his features
bore romantic and truly classic ex.
preston, and many voices were heard
cnquiring, "wbo can that be? Iii
bet that after all, he is the real lost
Bourbon. Many lady Of fortune and
of rank sighed to become introduced
to him and even advaces were made,
but with "grand hauteur' he re-
Piled with "ProcM OH procnI astc
profant.'
Mr.. Manncring was promenading
with St. Louis Belle, charming
lovely girl. They had discussed the pc
culiar styles Of beauty from the differ
ent States, they had criticised all the
fancy dresses. This lady wears too
many pearls and that one was to fond Of
diamonds. Oh. says she Mr. Man.
nering | do like to see young lady ele-
gantly but modestly and simply dress
ed. We have just taken our seat on
an elegant divan and were preparing
for most interesting, tete a tetc when
oh T. what a change came over the
spirit of my dream the noise Of that
Internal gong had entered into the
portals of mine ears. The spell was
hroknn woke To find me marched