The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-17

IL BEAUTIFUL tSClDENT.--tn Tue
midst Of the GOODNESS and intense
selfishness, which excuses itself by the
sophistry found in the following sen
tence, Charity begins at home it is
gratifying occasionally to find one
whose heart rejects these promptipgs
ola selfish nature, and in the artless-
ness and sincerity of youth, acts upon
a noble impulse, high-souled, gener
ous and touching. An incident was
yesterday related TO us by Physi-
clan Of this city, which has so much
Of the beautiful, the selfsacriGcing
about it, that we cannot refrain from
making a note Of it. An orphan
child, little girl. was left upon he
charity ola family in this city during
tho epidemic now prevailing She
was entirely depedant. a lonely pen
nllness orphan, The family upon
whose care accident threw her, feared
their inability to take care Of her, al
ready having their hands full of the
sick in her own household --w what
could they do for her :? how could
they dispose Of her, TO have the proper
and attention shown? were questions
which were dicussed by the heads Of
the family. After some consultation,
it was agreed and determined to place
her under the care Of the Towards.
When this determination was made
known to child, the daughter Of the
family, and the little orphan was about
being sent away, the daughter came
with streaming eyes to her father,
pleading with him that her little com
panion might not be sent away
"Fatlier don't send her away from rs.
/ will stay with her, and nurse her if
she gets sick-I may be an orphan too,
soon, and [ would not like to have my
little sister turned away" Tt is need
less to say that her pleading, most elo-
Guent in its simplicity and sincerity,
prevailed, and that this little angel is
now the guardian and nurse of her
orphan companion.
When such incidents come within
our observation, they make the heart
glad, even though child be the party.
We feel that all is not sclgshness, that
there are natural and noble impulses
in the heart with traits Of character
which are more than lovely, and which
approximate that holy charity which
belongs to angels - 7e1ns Times.
Hoped dresses, says the Philadel-
phia North American, are likely to
como into vogue again, as the fashion
ionable leaders in London and Paris,
are taking the preliminary steps to
accustom the eye to their dimensions
enlarged by the use of chronoline and
whaleboDe. Of course it is ridiculous
enough, but who can say that sea
son or two hence will not witness the
Of whooped dresses on
Chestnut street? Fashion seems pow
erfull enough, in her CONTROL over the
ladies', to accomplish any revolution
which caprice Or taste may dictate
The success here of the movement to
introduce the old fashion of wearing
trains, is proof positive of this. 1t
only needs now for men to wear "knee
breeches" and cooked hats, to make
believe that the old regime have come
back again. There is one thing GER
ain; if hoped dresses come into
general use, Chestnut will have to be
enlarged or the prominade changed.
The cabin fare on two Of the steam.
boats running from Detroit TO Cleve-
and, has been reduced to shilling
in the steerage, to sixpepce.