The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-07-05
CorrespOndence.
PLAs1RR's HOTEL, Sr. LOUIS,
June 24tb, 1863.

June 24th, 1858.
Dear Comet: When | wrote you
last, | believe, was at Paducah, and
on my way to st. Louis. Before
leaving for St. Louis, | concluded to
take short run up to Evansville, and
enquire the price Of pork. On arriv-
ing, took drive through the town
and found beautiful thriving place.
It is evidently bound to be very i'm
portant place for it is surrounded BY
rich and growing country and al
most the head Of navigation in very
low water. While here | called to
see the beautiful Misses Mis- and
found them as gay, as lively and as
entertaining as ever. They asked
thousand one questions about Baton
Rouge, its pretty girls and dashing
beau. We had music and song, and
then we took ride, a glorious ride
all around the town. | know that
many of your elegant Young gentle
men, Maj. B. and Mr.. z. and Mr.. b.
while reading this will evince little
jealousy and wish Mr.. Guy to the very
devil, but can console them all by
saying that they were severally In
quired after and numerous messages
sent. So gentlemen be quiet If you
please and bide your time. | shall
take no under advantage, bat if you
will call in my arrival home, | will "a
tale unfold" that will please you all.
The cruel, cluel bell, rang the kneel Of
my departure, from those lovely crea-
lures. tore myself away and amid
the waving of snow white handker-
chefs, / took my leave Of Evansville.
In few hours we were at Cairo
1t is a city of magnificent prospects and
grea. water privileges. The lsishmen
are here busily engaged in repairing
Levees. The Great Central Railroad
is going bravely on, thousands Of hands
are at work and soon the cars will be
running through the entire route
The Iron Horse will in very short
time take his cofee out Of the Mississ-
lippi river, and his tea out of the great
Northern Lakes. From Cairo we
went up to st. Louis-I have often
visited this place and whenever come
here | am more and more astonished
at its vast Improvements. With the
| .--->a,,~, ;-.4,rsis-af;an tn this place
alone, it will soon be the Empire City
Of the West. In manufactures no
city at present outstrips it. Her -four
mills are celebrated all over the world.
Her whitehead factories, lead pipes,
stoves, and engine compete with any
OF the land, and it is here, and here
alone that those rich and delicious
French 'pates" are put up, the delight
of the gourmo,tt, and the JOY Of the
"bon uiuamt." And then again it
is here that the great Belcher lives,
the dread of all sugar planters. He
has become very wealthy, and is one
Of the most highly respected citizens
in St. Louis. For liberality and hon
orable dealing none are his superiors.
But with his profits ON sugars who
can't get rich and with his method of
importation who will not become
wealthy. We are down on him, and
in future we intend to see that the
Revenue Laws are properly inforced.
While in st. Louis I met ladEI
one Of Virginia's daughters. | had
not seen her for years When ! saw
her last she was young. lovely sylph-
like creature. The Belle of the neigh
borhood, the pride o. her family. It
was on her wedding night, and never
did | see more lovely form in human
shape. But now how changed, time
had done its work, and although he
had dealt perhaps gently with her,
still the change was truely astonishing
with unrinckled face, cap on head
and spectacles on nose, she appeared
before me the mother of ten children.
Mr.. Comet, don't you fear old age,
don't you dread the day when you and
| shall be as grey, as rats, perhaps wear
wigs-and bent down to earth with
bodily infrmities. For my part
never intend to get old. | intend to
enjoy lie while a shark lasts-I IN