The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-05-03
Correspen a ence.

DOUBLE WELLS Ga, ApT5G ZZfH '03.
Dear Comet From Atlaata. /
reached this place to-day, It i called
the Double Wells frpm the net Of
there being at this place two very ex-
cellent wells Of water. It 10 truly .
luxury to drink this water-it is as
clear as amber and as pleasant Is am
brosia. It is no wonder that the peo-
pie here are 30 temperate, for their
pure and excellent water takes away
all thirst for intoxicating drinks. But
if they lived on the banks Of the tur-
bid, muddy Mississippi, even these
Puritanic ascetic Georgians, would fall
into the habits and call as Justly for
cocktails" as any Of the habitues Of
the Harvey house. By the by, there
is q great excitement all through this
country and Alabama about the Maine
Liquor Law, and in many counties
they are actually making it a test
question in electing members Of the
Legislature. I have passed through
many village in which there was no
spirituous liquor vended. The Grand
Juries even Of many counties have re-
Gently reported in favor Of the Maine
Liquor Law, and have no doubt th.t
at the ensuing sessions Of the Legis-
lature Of Georgia and Alabama, such
a law will be passed. Aside from
gambling, drunkness is certainly the
greatest vice of the age. 1t requires
no very close observer to see that crime
and pauperism, domestic misery and
long list of social evils are the sure
results of the sale of ardent spirits
Tie high and the low, the rich and the
poor, the master and the slave are all
alike the subjects and degraded victims
of this abominable agent Of the Prince
of Drunkness. The timid and the
time.serving Politician will of course
cover and dodge the question, but all
good citizens should face the music, %
and destroy if possible these frightful
sources Of woe to the human race. II
my dear sir, To spirituous liquors were
sold in Baton Rouge, how many poor
man would be richer-how many a
rich man happier. Personally l like
a glass of good sazerac, l don't object
to good cocktail on certain 0cc0S'
ions.-I even have weakness for q
bottle of iced-champaigne but in my
sober rejecting moments, l despise
I them all with holy horror, Thate them
as the offspring Of the Devil. There
are certain of my hohored friends in
w. D.-t~-- no~oo -LO "lo sOrely al
dicated to "vinous-yea to Brandy
potations," have often talked to them
with tears in my eyes, but l fear it is
all to no purpose. "Ephraim is join.
ed to his idols let him alone
| have just heard a lecture from an
old lady, one of Georgias oldest mat
rons at whose house l am now stopping
stranger" says she, "the country is
all going to ruin l fear. People about
here are sending their boys and girls
off to college. They come back with
a little smattering Of music and latin
They know how to dress fine and dance
and to sit up starcltatied and that's
all. They don't know how to sew OF
weave. Or plough or plant cortland
what sir is the country to come to p
In another generation, We'll all be
ruined. tell you what it is stanger
colleges are all humbugs. l 60 in fol-
old-feld schools, they are the places
after all Send your children to them
and if they don't mind, whip 'em and
make 'em mind, and if they don't learn
whip them and make them learn. -
Thus moralized my Georgia matron
Don't you think there is a great deal
of truth in what she says: Certain.
ment Monsieur, tres bon. So
think, Mr.. Comet, we'll tuke her adj
vice-we'll send our children to the
"old-6eld schools" We won't though,
whip our sweet, pretty little darling
daughters, but we'll give our big, white
headed, dirty faced boys particular
jesse. Adieu.