The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-05-15
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MoptLr, Ala. May MA 1863.

MoBiLE, Ala. My MA 1858.
.bear Comet At last ON at Mo.
bile and thank God a short distance
only separates me from my own State.
But am sick---sick at heart, sick at
the stomach, sick all over. Last night
| really thought should have died.
| bad pain in my head, pain in my
back, u pain in my bowels, in fact .
pain all over, for | thought every
bone in my poor body was broken and
all these ailments attended with an
awful, burning, scorchipg fever, that
appeared to burn the very flesh itself.
While in this state Of bodily suffering
and mental dcliriu,n, ! had dream and
oh such dream / never had sefore.
As il effects some Of your good citizens
in md about Baton Rouge ! will relate
il. dreemed n dream--I drea,nt
| had arrived home safe and sound and
met many warm heatred generous
friend who took me warmly by the
hand and asked thousond questions
"Of my travels history
Wherein of waters vast and desserts wild,
Rough aurries rocks and hills whose head
touch Heaven,
And of the Canibals that did each other eat
For thought | was mighty trav-
elcr I dreaint that in q few DAYS af.
ter my arrival home, u certain indi.
vidual who does not reside 1000 miles
from Baton Rouge. issued an order
that the club should assemble instanter
at "Stephs" on matters Of vast import.
ance. Instanter the club did assemble
and after being called to order, his
Supreme highness without explanation
apology or exordium, read the follow
lug ukase You and each of you
are hereby solemnly commanded, Or
dered and required, that within ten
days from this day you shall be duly
appareled, armed and equipped and
in all respects fully ready to embark
for the Worlds Fair at New York
See that your purses are well filled
aud that you take linnen enough along
ISignedl The GREAT MocuL.
A change came over the spirit of
my dream, and in ten days precisely
the swift-wingcd steamer landed at the
wharf for the aforesaid club. State
rooms had already been engaged and
all moved off las merrily as the mar
riage bell. A change came over the
spirit of my dream for when we ar
rived at small city known on the
maps Of the United States Of America
az Bayou Sara, the boat again landed
and there came on board slim and
rather tall young man with CORY
locks" He was greeted with much
respect, for he was our Captain, under
our great leader. He was gallant,
glorious fellow, aud well suited tolead
such crowd. A change came over
the spirit of my dream, for in latitude
325 about Vicksburg, while the mag
nifcent Eclipse was ploughing her
foamy way through the turgid waters
Of the mighty Mississippi +; darkness,
thick, black and musky darkness was
spread upon the face of the great riv-
er, and no star lent his feeble light to
aid the watchful Pilot at the helm.
The infant babe was fast asleep aside
its mothers breast, and the snoring
cabin boy gave loud and strong testl-
mony that the sleepy God was near
Sleep on thou innocent little babe may
Angels whisper to the.--Sleep on thou
hardy cabin boy on thy hard matras
Perhaps thou dreamt Of thy poor moth.
or in some far distant shore. The
clock strikes two. In the social hall
of the gentlemans cabin an interesting
game is going on. Six gentlemen are
seated around a card table quietly en-.
gagged in u little game of draD--a
large stake is up--cigars and brandy
are at hand. The elegant polished
Frencbman deals the cards Napole-
an goes Mind, I'LL see the raise, Napo'
lean raises the blind $50, all see the
blind but the man with the CORY locks
and myself, we throw up and 60 out
The handsome man who talks French
and dances the Esmeralda bets IS, all
do the same. Napolean goes $1,000 bet
ter. The greas Mogul calls. him
and wins the money. We all then
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