The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-24

animal, but in the vegetable Kingdom
We do not remember ever to have
seen so many twins-twin peaches,
twin apples, twin cirnblins, and other
twin things have been at different times
placed In our sanctufn, to be entered
| IN the shines chronicle The last
twins before us is a couple Of twin an
telopes, very sage1iousiy bound to-
gether. In such manner that to sever
one from the other, would be to cause
the destruction Of both. These last
twins are from the plantation Of Mr,
Josiah Kleinpeter, and are really worth
the attention of the curious. We
shall cut It in few days, and shall
not be surprised to find nutmeg seed
in it.
NATURE has been playing solne strange
tricks in this latitude lately. She
seems to have s'strnek out" in a new
direction, and how to account for 1t
we cannot; unless it be that "Robin
Goodfeilow," and Mr.. Puck, from the
"Midsumnler nights Dream" have re-
visited the earth. Il NAV he that they
sllip from tiawll to flower 1T the small
hours Of the night. and misdireet the
stamens Of the fruit. whilst the early
dow il upon them. We cannot enter
tain the idea, that natufe designed
originally that things should COM
into the world double; though there be
more exceptions to the rule than the
siamese twins, furnish. What is an an
olnaly in the vegetable. is still more of
ali anomaly III the anilnal kingdom /,
and as it il not natural, we desire to
see Psychologists turn their attention
to this subject before it gets too late.
Suppose for moment that q Wing
and Democrat should come kicking
into the world, united BY such a liga
ment as Chang is fastened TO Wang,
l
by! On the other hand suppose that
new school Presbyterian should be
united to an old school or a Metho-
dist uSouth." to Methodist North 4"
Why the very laws and ordinances Of
society-the sacred instrument which
declares that all men are born free
and equal, would be PIT at defiance,
aud disputes could never be settled.
Suppose that twins thus connected
should be Of opposite sexes, and one
should think that the straight way
leads to Heaven, and the other prefers
eircuitous route I Why ali officer Of
Justice would have to be stationed at
the cross roads armed with a two
edged sword to cut them asunder. 1t
is pretty well agreed between ancient
and modern Physelogists, that the
animal is SO nearly related to the
vegetable that is. that the chain Is 90
perfectly united they cant tell one
from tie other; therefore we say it
behoves them to enquire into the cause
Of things growing double, before the
strange anomaly in the vegetable walks
into the animal kingdom, and breaks
up the good order Of society,"
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FATHER GAvAszI's LECTURES AND
E.---This is the title Of new book
from the press Of Dewitt and Daven-
port. The "lifen is revised, corrected
and authorized by Father Gavazzi
himself. This should make the book
very valuable. We highly commend
the fashion Of a man writing his own
life. Contemporary historians and
biographies generally make an effort
to show themselves off, more than the
subject Of their book. We think that
il is not only the duty Of every great
man to write his own life. Int to pro-