The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-26
Corresp pom d e nee.
NATgHEz, UNDER THE HILL.
June 18th, 1863.

ordered hack and rode up into town
and transacted my business and am
now ready to take the fine and fast
steamer Empress UP the River 60
on this trip to accompany an old and
valued friend who il on his journey 10
| The Virginia springs for his health and
! has but little hope Of ever getting
yttf s. NJ Ee tt8 Been more than
kind has been the best tiicnA AI ever
Had, for while a youth III y Strange
land, without dollar IL nv pocket Or
4 friend at my back he came forward
| md gave me the hand Of friendship
not only the naked bare hand, hut
he strong grip Of real brother. Hit
friendship. his name, his purse hay.
III been ut my command, in prosper
Fly and adpersity. Possessing gfea
wealth, sfttnfling ut the head
socjetv, highly esteemed for his homo
aud integrity, and loved fer lis moral
excellence. feel truly proud to claim
such man rs my intimate, my bosom
friend and il is for him that ] woult
most checrtnIy shed the last drop
my blood. Mr.. Comet, in this vail
fickle and time-serying world, but few
men can he implicitly relied on. Our
friendships are mostly made by acci
dent or curiosity, and kept mp from
interest base self interest. The kind
hearted Oliver Goldsmith had felt tin
sad and stern reality Of those beauti
iul lines:
"And what IS friendship bu' name,
A charm that lllis TO rest,
On earth unseen and only found.
To warm the turtles nest
He had been the butt of friends
had broken the proud mans eontnme-
ly. and felt the cravings Of an hnpgr,
stomach and had written daily for Iii
daily bread.
Look over the entire list of you
numerous friends and acquaintance
md see how many Of these, YOU could
tif necessity required) 60 10 for Pc
euniary favor. MY dear follow | am
truly sorry that it is ont Of my power
70 help YOU 1T present; ] asst're YOU |
am very sorry indeed, and ah--cali
again tomorrow and we will la k Owe
fl,e matter Is his not the language 0
o9-1oo Of the sunshine, fair weathet
friends of this world. N'htn tht |
skies are bright and the star OF pros
peiitv is ID the ascendant, troops OF
friends with smiling faces will flock |
around You, their hospitahle doors art
fling wide open for your reception
and YOU are met with the heatiest
shake OF the hand and the warmest |
welcome. but Oh let the storms o
adversity come, LET tic pitiless peltngs
OF misfortune fall thick around YOU
and then my good friend, God help
you for man will not. Cramp mans
reeunia,y affairs and the best intellect
N the world will be eri ppled. This
being the case. when we meet with Il
true friend, who comes boldly up and
says ''my dear fellow. how much mon
ey do YOU wantl Here is my name
YOU may use ~it--here is my purse.
helpyoursalf,' When we meet with
such a friend, let's US ''grapple him to
o,rvery souls with hooks Of stce.'---
Such man IS my esteemed friend the
Hon. T. F., Of Claiborn county,
Mississippi, one of the best and pur-
st men ! ever knewalnay Almighty [
God spare his usehil@lite for many
years To come and when he shall be
called 10 his long home. may he nMet1
he christians reward. Inject on yes
'erday in Vicksburg my good friend
Fielding Davis late Marshall Of Miss,
lie is in fine health and spirits. BY
the by, Mr.. Fillmore paid him a COM
pliment while President sthat is not
known to every body-when the cele-
brated mob was raised in Boston to
,escne fugitive slave, Mr.. Fillmore
o,ind that the Marshall of Boston
would not be able to execute the law,
ne observed to certain friends that if
Davis Of Mississippi would 60
o Boston he would make him Mar
hall Of Massachusetts,.
Davis is glorieus fellow-a good
nan warm friend, an honorable gem
leman. He still resides in Jackson