The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-06-05
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neighbors the Commodore and ID,
Count, ! took fancy trip to Bayo,
Crosse Tete. We agreed to meet a
4 certain point on the Plank Road
krwn as Beanty's Bcwer,' pre-
eisely At sun-rise--pnnctuality wa
enioined upon all, for the great Ma
poiean used to say that a man VII,
was not punetual, could not be trusted
At "Bea,,ts's Bower" the Commodore
aud myself met just as the glorious
God vi Day. was rising from his pnr-
pied bed. The scene was truly mig
nificent, | may Say sublime, for what
ia there in all this world more grand
or sublime than the rising Of the sun
The Commodore was perfectly deIigh-
ted. He gaaed upon the gorgeous
scenery with mute wonder and aston
ishment, and then turned to me and
said, "Gry my deer friend, never
knew before the beauties of a sunrise
To tell you the truth | don't think
have seen it before in 20 years and
IT God spares my life intend to wit
ness it hereafter every morning" II
is Iamentable fact that but small
IA very small portion of this worlds
population ever saw the sun rise
How many listless merchants, ener-
waited lawyers, love-sick, misses and
lazy planters, while away the fragrant
healthful precious hours Of morning
in bed, while the powerful god of day
is rejoicing in the East.
! What magnificent sight and
how lame are all the colors which art
has put on canvass when compared to
a glorious sun rise as natures God has
made it.
The Count although, a very punctu-
al man, did not sustain his reputation
on this occasion. lie did not get up
III time. The drowsy God overpowef-
ed him and kept him fully an hour
behind the appointed time. On llis
arrival, Oft we started on the beautiful
Plank Road. In one hour we were
at the lovely Crocodile, Lake tha'
in beautiful scenery and nagtifeen
forests lin delicate trout and savorF
soft-shelled turtle--in sweet Sardini
and silvery perch say in all thesa
Crocodire can well compare with Erie
or supelior--witb Como, Leman OF
the far famed Killarney. And then
we have in our romantic Crocodile tn
greatest abundance Of lovely, beauti-
fill animal. known to Natural History
as the Crocodile or Alligator He i
an amphibious bird and like othe'
birds has his nest in the woods where
he for sbe) lays his or her eggs
when small the little fellows are greaf
pets for the ladies. They can b.
taught like lap-dog almost anything
aid are very useful about the hous,
to catch flies and mice and other YER
min. Oh, Crocodile in a beautiful lake
for
There is moi in the world valley SO sweet
As the vale in whose bosom the Croeotaes
meet,
Oh the last rays of feeling and life must
derart,
Ere the sight of those C,ocoddes shall fade
from my heart.
Arriving at the Lake we dislnount-
off saddle Bags, and each
nan hauled out his lunch. The kind
hearted wives Of the Commodore and
Count had prepared a dozen nice lit
lie delicacies for them, but poor devil !
lad no body to fix things for me. | sat
IF disconsolate with u piece of corn
bread and picked pork the
Count broke out into a huge laugh, I
sindly invited me to'partake Of his
'ollatives. The Commodore handed
,ver bis excellent claret-with "Fou-
e. ,ots I'm pm nc vtn, MoasieN
Tny7' to which Monsieur Guy, re-
,lied: "Pcrmettez mos, Monsieur
te bosye q votre Sdate." Breakfast
,ver we mounted our steeds, and in a
ew minutes WE'RE on the banks of the
3rcsse Tete. This is a beautiful bayou
ust large enough for a good size steam
II FITS waters are rs clear and as linn
I'D as q crystal fountain, its banks
gell shaped and grassy and dotted in
! most romantic manner. with beat
ifdi Live Oaks. On the Fayot there
ire many magnificent estates, elegant
esidences and delightful mansions.