The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-12
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New OR1BANs, MApeH 9Th, 1856

| DEAN C0MEF.-AHt'Ss1a Seefns bent
upon having some 7Mrhey. aud though
the proceeding may be ever SO ,fout
] believe this city can now boast Of
having equally as foul possession as
anything that can be scared up In
Europe. Fowls, yes, that's the word
though chicken be part of the show
Shanghai hens and roosters, that for
size and weight, can shame any com
patison with Turkey, can be seen any
day, at certain place on st. Charles
street, and nowadays, always on hand.
Seriously, at No. 10 st. Charles, has
been lately opened a fowl room, where
specimens Of the China, japan and
Birmese barn-yard bipeds, in all their
hugeness, can be seen al any time free
Of charge; and were 1t not for surly
lrishman, whom the proprietors Of the
concern leaves in charge Of it, the place
would, and is even under The oircum
stances Of being overlooked BY such d
sour-head insulting specimen Of hu-
manity, as interesting for visit as the
Museum or any Of the picture rooms.
Whoever is proprietor or owner, had
better take gentle hint from ''the
Comet and put some one else in
charge OF it who can treat strangers,
buyers and iadies with little deeenoy
and respect, if he would have his stock
sold, Or if he would beget that inter
est in these wonderful fowls that will
supsrinduca the patronage of the pub
lie. While was looking in upon
them yesterday, n large portly looking
man, evidently a planter, got down
from carriage. and came ID to buy
las he said) some Of the big chanti-
tleers aud hens to take home to bis
place. and enquired the price Of a GER
tain lot in one cage which he seemed
to fancy. The aforesaid Paaay
Whaek, snappishly replied, MS If he
had been insulted "sepenty doiiars."
aud turned his back upon his customer.
Seventy dollars y repeated the gen
'tleman ''why that's a big price, moth
ing less, well what's the price Of this
lo,9' he asked pointing to another
brace Of the animals. "What'n hell's
the use tellin ye9 If you don't want
EN- We can lave EN- be- Numbered the
pok,te bullock headed salesman -
Several gentlemen who had come in
and were looking on, together with
the one thus insated. Left The room at
once, saying they wanted to buy some
Of the stock. but they would 60 with
out until they could buy Of u human
man at least Several others who
stood in the door and on the side
walk began to display a disposition to
knock u little politeness or common
sense into the head Of "Yoang Ire
land" and passed along not wishing
to witness an ARRAY, though secretly
wishing that the surly fellow might
get his sconee cracked a little, just
enough to let in about six inches of
SO much for an impolite
salesman. Now for another, OF quite
a different way of doing things.
] stepped into shop where was q
large lot of oil paintings, ana observed
a gentleman who was showing up the
beauties Of an old picture, in colors that
couldn't be seen by my eyes at least,
and expatiating upon IFS antiquity and
Of its being the work Of an ilh,strious
artist whom / have never heard Of
before. 1t was n seattle seepe," but
The cattle looked like so many poor
goats; the little brook where the cat
liz were drinking had the hue of some
Of the milk, with which we are RECALLED
enthusiastically, and the green grass
looked more like the Kent ueky hue
grass 10 October than like the boas-
ed pastures Of England. But the
buyer was struck with tho picture, and
struck with the salesman's polite
ness, and saw him fork over ten for
he thing with as much satisfaction rs
+ he he had got real work of Cor
-egio or Reubens. The vendor Of
poor pictures was keen. shrewd polite
Yankee, the seller Of the big poultry,
was sour faced grabbed Bog trottrr.
The one would sell white oak shavings
md make fortune out Of them me
,th,r win keep his shangbais, Javas,
md China fowls.
Our courts have had before the,n