The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-03

appointed, the ass first advanced and
asked how long he would have to live.
Thirty years. . replied Nature "wlll
that be agreeable to thee = "Alns,
answered the ass, III is long while.
Remember what weariso,ne existancn
will be mine, from morning until
night shall have to bear heavy bur
dens, dragging corn sacks TO the mill
flat others may eat bread, while !
shall have no encouragement, nor be
refreshed by anything but blows and
kicks. Give me but portion Of that
time, | pray ~ Nature was moved
will, compassion. and allotted but
eighteen years. The ass went away
co'nforted, and The dog came forward.
"IIow long dost thou require to live I"
asked Nature "rhirty years were
too many for the ass, but wilt thou be
eontented with them ~ rs it Thy
will that ! should ~ replied the dog
think how much shall have to run
about : my feet will not last for so
long time, and when | shall have
lost my voice for bafking, and my
teeth for biting. svhat else shall ] be
fit for bnt lie in n corner and growl -
Nature thought he was right, and
gave him twelve years. The ape then
nade his appearance Thou wilt,
doubtless, willingly live tie thirty
years" said Nature 'tlnn pilt not
have to labor as the ass and dog Life
will he pleasant to thee. "Ah, no, y
cried he, $50 it may seem to others,
but it will not be Should buildings
over rain down, I shall have no spoon
! shall play merry tricks, excite laugh
ter by my grimaces, and then be re-
warJel hy . sour apple How often
sorrow lies concealed behind y Jest
! shall not bo enabled to endure for
thirty years Nature was gracious,
and he received but ten At last
came a man healthy and strong, and
asked the measure Of his days "Will
thirty years content thee - GLOW
short time ~ exclaimed man "wIen
| shall have built a house md kindled
a fire on my hearth when the trees |
shall have planted are about to bloom
and bear fruit when life will seem to
me most desagreeable. | shall die q, |
Nature, grant me a longer period ;"
Thou shalt have the eighteen years
Of the ass besides "That is not e.
nough, replied man. 'frake likewise
the twelve years Of the dog 1T is
not yet sufficient" reiterated man ), |
give me more - II give thee, then,
the ten years Of tho ape in vain wilt
thou claim more ~ Man departed I'M.
satisfied Thus man lives seventy
years. The first thirty are his human
years, and pass swiftly by He is then
healthy and harpy-he labors cheer
fully, and rejoices in his existence r.
The eighteen wears Of the ass come
next, aud burden upon burden is heap
ed upon him he carries the corn that
is to feed others blows and kicks are
the wages Of his faithful service The
twelve years Of the dog follow, and lie
loses his teeth and lies in the corner
and growls, When these arc gone,
the apes ten forms the conclusion -
Then man, weak and silly, becomes
tho sport Of cbldren,-W 11lhu
Ueyu/H.
It is stated that during the insnr-
rectipn at Madrid a young man Of
twenty five was detected in picking
pockets in The crowd. The insurgents
seized him, led him to - barricade
on which, as on alI, "The punishment
of the the theft is death" "Can you
read" they asked him. He could,
and was ordered to read the inscrip-
ton aloud. Then they hung five
stolen handkercheifs around his neck
and shot him.
The State Times advises all desiring
TO settle in middle Texas, to come
now when products and lands are
cheap: and while the Impressed emi-
grafton will ensure u tolerable market
for the first few crops Such may be
assured that q common necessity will
cause the construction Of railroads
within a few years. Middle Texas the
Times says, is quite rs well adapted to
sugar as Upper Louisiana