The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-05-19
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find business dfevery kind DE- eat.
Sugar and Cotton are now mere drugs in
the market, there being little demand for
theif, and no competition amongst put
chasers. The once buy, bustlihg streets
are now still and quiet and that npida
stream Of human life that few m 'nths
since poured up Camp, and down st. Char.
les streets, is now dwindled into s'usgishncss
and almost stagnation A few old red
nosed habtuals are seen sauntering about
the Coffee houses, like sand-hill cranes or
fy-up-the creeks, along our bayous and
marshes. The places Of amusement are
closing and the whole hystrionic broods are
making arrangements 10 take Nothern
flights. What miserable life these stock
actors lead. They are kept in one place by
the stage manager until the people get tired
Of them, and then he takes them to another,
where they play the same, plays, and act
the same miserable farces. In course Of
time they come back like the cuckoo Bird
'.to sing that same OLE sony" over and over
and over again. The varieties theatre,"s
was closed last evening--the House was full
from pit 10 dome. The pieces were well
rendered. The play was Bulwers drama Of
"Money" The moral taught is this, that
in prosperity, with your poke: fall Of the
fargent, You will have friends-a host o.
friends. Bullet adversely come--let your
money be lost, and then your friends will
desert you Your influence will be blasted
your touch is almost poisonous--your
presence hateful. How trne is all this my
dear Comet and how often have you and
! | seen it's truth verified. st. Paul was the
greatest of human orators. and perhaps as
good judge Of hnman nature as the world
ever produced--he says that 1.-The love OF
money is the root Of all evil" and sir the
longer live ard the more see Of this
world, the better | am convinced that his
saying is correct. Mammon or money is
the God that this world always has wor-
shipped, and fear. always will. The
priest prays, the lawyer pleads, the doctor
physics, all--all for money. Look--that
young, that beautiful, that elegant and love-
ly and accomplished girl has married that
old, ugly superanuated debauchc. She
has sold herself, soul and .body--all, all for
money Give me money, will buy friends
!
give me money will punish enemies
give me money, ] will buy anything, every
thing, except a seat in Heaven. No my
dear sir, money won't buy that In Heaven
they have no me for money. The very
street of New Jerusalem are paved with
gold and the gates are made OF jaspers,
amethysts and carbnnces-a and although the
poor man, the veaIiest Lazarus, may have
none of the goods of this world--may live
hard and fare badly, still when he comes to
die if he has made his peace with his God he
is richer than all the wealth Of all this
world. t
Last evening vert to hear Gotschalk.
He is truly great Pianist and is still the
Lion of New Orleans. He appears to be
an aniable, and accomplished and we'll
deserving young man and well may New
Orleans be proud of him. His playing is
OF different style from any | ever heard
his touches are truly brilliant and creates
the greatest enthusiasm amongst his audi
IL, for
perfect Juror. The drum and fife are plain
| ly heard and you would swear they were
used on the stage, SO perfect is his imitation
of the rolling of the drum that your senses
are deceived in spite Of all precautions
His Bamboula is charming peice and is
the favorite among the French. This alone
would give him immortality. His "Dance
Hispaniole," sDream," ''Ozsianic Waltz
&c, were all well performed 20 an enthlsi.
tic audience. q
met to-day again, my old friend Col
M. with whom had such good time If
Mobile, and who was SO much in love witt
,, the St. Louis Belle. He showed me let
ter, and oh, such letter, and written OF
such pretty paper, and in such a neat little
hand! Immediately on the strength o
which l took him over to my friend Du
} courf aus and ordered him a splendid sui
of clothes, among which was white satin
| vest.
My worthy friend ordered a splendit
J, dinner at our Hotel--the st. Charles. A
, A u,a sat doxUu Ia discuss onr Porn pauo