The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-07
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To the Ed5f0y Of The Comet.
Dear Ssys-Y our article Of the Sd
inst, about the tooth of ST. Peter, pre-.
sented by the Pope to the Emperor Of
Austria, created quite sensation
among us; you will not be astonished
at this when you know that st. Peter,
whow you 50 kindly styled the prince
Of the Apostles and whose character
you term spotless, is the patron Of
our College, After reading your pa
per, a meeting Of orr society was in
stantly held in the course Of which an
ill-humored fellow-member proposed
to put you the question on what ground
you did deny that the aforesaid tooth
had belonged either to the upper or
lower jaw Of st. Peter, and then how
you dared to suppose that such q MAJ,
as Pope Plus TX would play the part
at a Yankee quack with the Emperor
of Austria. To this / objected, Civ
in as reason for 50 doing, that in my
opinion you deserved our warmest
thanks for your spirited defence Of
our patron, and especially for your
very natural unwillingness to part with
any of his teeth. though placed in a
costly service, as you yourself said,
lowered around with diamonds and
rubies. According to your very ap-
propriate remark, a complete set
Of teeth seems to be so necessary to
any great man, living or dead, that we
all very readily entered protest
against such a breach Of common hon.
esty. What indeed would become of
some of the great men of our country,
dear sir, if such thing as this would
ever be allowed; and then teeth pull
ed out of their mouths by the order
of the Pope, to be sent to Austria or
to China. We were also quite of
your opinion sir, that it is a very per-
picking experiment invented of late
by some talented physician, to way
great men after their death; though
l suppose it would be still more per-
picking to number them, since, you
know they are numberless, and besides
some of them would doubtless be found
so light in the scale that even you your
self sir, would not deign to accept one
of thier teeth. though set in rubies.
My proposition was of course immedi-
ately carried, and | have been request
ed to express to you the deep graft
tude which we do now and at all times
shall feel for your manly defence Of the
rights of all and modern great men
in particular. We do not think that
they ought to be weighed, or have
their teeth pulled out after their death.
but at their own request.
Yours most respectfully.
A MEMBER OF THE PHILomArlc SOCIETY,
To the Editor o7fhe Comet:
My dear sir, am informed that
report is in circulation that the Crosse
Tete and Baton Rouge Plank Road
will not be completed ON the 4th of
July next, and that much to the regret
of all, the anticipated celebration of
that day will perhaps be a failure
Now this is to inform the public that
the aforesaid Plank Road will posi-
tively be completed and in fine order
for carriages on that day. The temper
airy misunderstanding between the
Directors and the contractor, has
been amicably settled to the satisfac-
ton of all concerned, and the work
going bravely on. The committees
appointed for the occasion are actively
engaged and every thing will be done
"secuuaam artem." ]. V. Durable,
ESQ.,, is Chairman of the committee of
arrangements" whose known energy
and good taste is a sufficient guaranty
that every thing will be "am Jait'
in his department. He has selected
the loveliest, coolest, shadyest spot in
all creation, Immediately on the banks
Of the beautiful romantic Cocodire.
Every inducement will be offered the
patriotic people to meet US on that
1ay-no pains Or expense will be
spared to have them amused, interest
ed and instructed. For the "bon IL
we will have turtle soup, veni-
son steaks and truffies, boiled trout
and courf-bouillon, iced-juleps and
hot coffee. For the literary and Sc