The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-03-12
CoRRE sPONDENCE..
Han ~. Match 9TH, 1891.

isfed with tUtifsi1g through the Done
and siuew Of the body polite, but l,ke
The ''most excellent cherries 0f which
good old Sir Jack--(peace to his
,lshes) has diseoursed SO learnedlys You
mount ever to the setseoriun md
there in the secret chambers OF Chat
evpplotneratiou Of marrow called the
brain, drag out io.day-light, The shal-
'ow devices, Of this inigui'ous and cor
yapt generation. Were the world TO
be deiuged again, and were called on
10 say, where il the man who posses
ses oue single trait Of character, that
the helm If another ark may be put
in bis bands, | should trembIe in the
selection, aud should require bis bonds
with security, not TO scnttle The bout.
The words of Bassatio, are particularly
applicable IL ihe times.
Gin law, what plea 30 tainted and corrupt,
Hut beiiig seasonh with Rtaci6tis voice,
Ubscufes the shcw Of eyii7 In relieiont
What datnhed error, but some sober brow
Will bless IL, and approve II with Il text"
Dufs 1OlUtt, WHIT ~ tHSs " any u'Ait
ity in our growing ut things What
could We do towards changing, The
moral complexion ofsoo'ety suppose
each one OF us were endoa ed With the
nerve of Sampson himself, and arined
With the inw-bone Of an ass with the
right to crack every knave and hypo-
critic on the head {, Why the strength
Of Hercules himself would not suffice.
Since then, nothing ean be done by us
let us make d virtue Of necessity and
fall in with the current.
with rhirti, ana laughter iet I'D wrinkles cstte
And let our lives rather heat with wine,
Thah mr. hearts eoofwitf noftiiying gtoans."
lis better Why vex about mat
'ers over which We have no control
lis an idle waste Of time
TO come TO matters relating 10 Pom
peii-a,l account If The manner in which
ibe 22nd came of should have been
furnished you before Suffice to say
The guns were fred-the drums were
beaten m a speech was given by Mr.
John Brogdenburgen---a gentleman
Of rare talents and full Of promise.
The ath@ninm was jaiu'd and the
american eagle' was placed ii some
positions by figures Of speech ID uhich
the cruelty injured bird never before
found himself. a
At night such "ball was given, rs
the oldest inhabitant does not remem-
Der TO have Witnessed in parallel. BY
7 the way, what do you think Of the ncw
TEXTURES in the dance now patronized
by The d,Mingus Of the Ball 7 e3
Don't you think that it is some
what. indicate if mo. positively vul.
gar :? It oectirs 10 me so. AMI /
am Ut loss to know why IL Is that
sensible young Indies will eobeent 10
be brought into such clost proximity
TO domestic snob or foreign frog
II II fellow who has nothing to rec
eommeud him TO good 'sease, than a
pair Of very iudiffereBtly crooked
legs Certainly the young Indies, or
their mama's are to blame in this
matter. Asf speak confidently TO
you Mr.. Comet let me assure you tba.
if things are in th' same condition Ill
over the government as they are in
Pompeii, the genus hmm must soon
come down 10 the liliputIan standard
both physically and Intellectually.
Whit sort Of men is osked for by The
fashionable young miss 10 tbe crowded
ball, TO ogle, dance with, and hug
what is The beauz ideM Of her imag.
ination. Go 10 any festive scene ard
f,d bim---bring him otit--stand him
on pedestal measure his depth.
length and brcdib--and eslcnlate
every item in the sun Of his vulgar
fractions, and wba. have you
shall be satisfied with your own an
swery ~ ft
Permitme to remember your pub
lie virtues in my private devothms.
5 s8, JINGO-
/ We are glad TO hear that the yourg
! kentnckian, who, OH the steamer