The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-07-10
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Dsa, Comet. When | wrete you
! last, | believe, | was at Padueah, and
oil my way TO Vt. Louis. Before
leaving for st. Louis, / concluded to
/ take short run tip to Evansville, aid
enquire the price Of 1o,h. On arriy=
ing, / took a drive through t1le town
aud found d beautiful thriving place.
II Ii evidently bound to be q very iin-
tertant place, for 1t Is surrounded by
d rich and growing country and al
most tile heal Of navigation 10 very
low water While here, | called to
see tile beautiful Misses M-=---ll's and
fouh.t them rs gay, as lively and as
entertaining as ever. They asked a
thousand u one questions about Baton
ltouge, ita pretty girls md dashing
beatlx. We had nit,sie and song, and
tl,e, we took ride, d glorious ride
AL around the town. | know that
many Of your elegant young gehtles
men, Maj. b, and Mr.. T. and Mr.. D.
while reading this will evinee u little
jealousy and wish Mr.. Guy to the very
devil, bnt | can eofIstle them all by
i saving that they we're seyefally in4
/ quired after, and numerous messages
artit So gentlemen be quiet II you
/ please and bide Your tinel / shall
/ take no under advantage, but II you
! viii call oh Iny arrival home, | will "a
tale unfold" that will please you all.
The cruel, cruel bell. rang the kneel Of
my departure, from those lovely erea-
turee. tore myself AWAY and amid
/ tl,e waving Of snow wl,ite handker-
sheifs, | took my feava Of Evansville.
Ia Il few hours we were at Cairo
1 II acity Of magnificent prospects and
gpeat water privileges. 11,e fris1inien
are here busily cngaged in repairing
/ Levpea. 1ht Great Central Nailload
Is going brave. ls oti, thousands Of hands
ate 1T work. aud soon the cars will be
running through the entife fotlte.--
The Iren Horse will hi II very short
/ time take his eWte out ef the Mississ-
/ ipli river, and his fttt out Of the great
/ Northern Lakes From Cnilo we
went up to st. Loitis-1 have often
visited this place ant whenever leone
/ here LAIN more and more astonished
At It's vusl improvements. With the
/ immense immigration 70 this place
/ alone, 1t sgilleooi be the Empire CITY
] Of the Wesf III manufactures no
city 1T present. eutstrips 1t. Her Hour
i mills are celebrated all over the world.
Her white4lead factories, lead pipes,
FFetoves. and engines compete with. any
j of the land, und IL Is here, and here
4stlone, that these rich and delicious
French "tates" are put up, the delight
| Of the g1,vmant, and the JOY Of the
"bou eiraut.' Aud then again 1t
i ia here TINT the great Belcl,er lives,
| the dread Of sll sugar planters. lie
i has bee,nne very wealthy, and Is one
iuf the most highly respected citizens
ii ST. Louis. For liberality aud hon
/ 'Ioralle dealing none are his superior.
/ But with biz profits ot, sugars who
can't get rich, and with his method Of
importation who will not become
) wealthy. We are down on him, aud
ia future We intend to nee that the
Revenue Laws are properly enforced.
i, While III St. Louis I met lady,
ono Of virginia's daughters. | had
not seen her for years. When ! saw
1 her last sle was u 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 III 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 unwinckled 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
4 shall be rs grey, as rft4s, perhaps weaf
wigs--and bent down to earth with
bodily infnnitiess For my part !
never intend to get old. intend to
! enjoy life while spark lasts--l in
| tend TO be cheerful and gay, aud i
! possible happy till the last sand Of life
, is ruin out. Before leaving this city,