The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-09-04
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tear Of sympathy for the afflicted, and
are ready to avenge the wrongs Of Ill
the peraseuted--at least "a far rs
omoyas'' will serve them. II Is 10
this end / address you. 1shall plainly
state my case, and leave you to Judge
| it. It ID The fortune Of some men to
be born rich, and some to be born
poor !; this, however, il not my fortune.
Nv fortune, Is TO have been born
agyeat' | have been great from
the very hour | came crawling and
squalling into this srmi-barberous
existence. | was q great child, 80
the midwife said, andN score Of dis
interested relatives endorsed the opip-
ion. was q gredt boy-great in So
MANY things that 1t was next to an i'm
possibility TO discover in what particu-
lar thing | was greatest Hence The
difficulty my parents had to encounter
Il is common difficulty. thev could
not discover to which one Of the learn.
ed professions my preencions rening
naturally inclined. Henee--in the
fear that my talents would not be d.
rected into a cnnaenial, and agreeable
current they left Inc alone TO nouD
der in the great world, and take care
of myself
When the down on my upper liz
called for the raznr, and my chin wor'
the liveryof manhood / was called
oiit during a csnvaSs. first 10 serve tlt
Young mems Rough and Ready
club, il getting up Muslin banners
and tallow candle transparencies. Thei
to sing Cantralto for the Glee club,
and from chat, to the chair and from
the the chair up, up. up, until my
head ached, and began to grow dizzy
with the very hight into The very area
If politics, into which / had been an
eoneiously led by my own native &c
MUS.
The people said / was 'tgreat,'' mt
friends told me the same, and I really
felt that independent Of all these con-
siderations, that [ was really man
Of huge intellectual preponderosity.
Now commenced my troubles. Be-
ing great man. with the title Of HOn-
orable attached TO. an otherwise beau
tiful cognomeri Of couree my opip-
ion was gredt cerrespondingly and
it was sought after, 10 head the 'pe-
tition" the Recommendation. i be
came suddenly known to all the Great
men in the milton, and received week
" patches. of Great desert looking
Daily and Weekly papers--pamphlets
on edusation--Statisties, general infor-
NATION for the People, speeches, and
what not. As for letters they came
in from all quarters; from smaller
great inen than myself, asking places.
All Of which we're broken epell---scann-
ed and thrown under the table asthey
should be. II a lady was travelling
through the country with q 'prospec-
rus" Of ''new book" some other great
man at some other place, would be
sure to give her letter of introduction
to me, all Of which was very fatter-
ing and very proper But enough, |
shall never get ut my greatest grei,
anee. Here it Is IS: IF there is any
mode of redress--as an, an unavoid-
able great man Silly you will oblige /
a great many who are 10 the same cat
egory with myself. la the for.
tuuc--or | Should say. rather III thi
case--the misfortune to be "D,.mo-
crat.'' For this reason every thing
10 tho way Of a Democratic news-pa.
per--is thrust upon one. There arr
fourteen, now coming to me, as varied
in quality, as in size. And there IL nj
iron rod hanging over my head, which
threatens political determination, if !
do not take them, and pay the sub.
scription punctually, without the tire,
days grace. This il supportable. Blu
some times my friends mention me il
some honorable connection for Of
fice--something that / am pecnliarl,
fitted for, on account Of my talents
At the bare mention; every party PAPER
in the State, katches at my beautiful
name, and after sticking ia the head
Of the paper some such document a
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