The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-09
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NEwORLEANs. MARCH 9Th. l8j

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the proceeding may be ever SO toul
/ believe this. city can now boast q
having equally as foul a possession a
anything that can be scared up il
Europe. Fowls, yes, that's the word
though chicken be part fthe show
Shanghai hens and roosters, that 70
size and weight, can shame any com
parison with Turkey, can be seen an,
day, at certain place on St. Charlie
street, and nowadays, always on hand
Seriously, at No. 70 St. Charles, ha
been lately opened a fowl room, where
specimens Of the China, Japan ant
Birmese barn-yard bipeds, in all thei
hugeness, can be seen at any time fire.,
Of charge; and were it not for a surly
Irishman, whom the proprietors Of the
concern leaves in charge oft, the plact
would, and is even under the circum
stances Of being overlooked by such d
sour-head insulting specimen Of lu-
manity, as interesting for a visit as the
Museum or any Of the picture rooms
Whoever is proprietor or owner, had
better take a gentle hint from ''the
Comet" and put some one else in
charge Of it who can treat strangers,
buyers and ladies with little decency
and respect, if he would have his stock
sold, or if he would beget that inter-
est in these wonderful fowls that will
supernduce the patronage of the pub
lie. While | was looking in upon
them yesterday, large portly looking
man, evidently a planter, got down
from carriage, and came in to buy
(as he said) some Of the big chanti-
cheers and hens to take home to his
place, and enquired the price of GER
tain lot in one cage which he seemed
to fancy. The aforesaid Paddy
Hhack, snappishly replied, as if he
had been insulted "seventy dollays."
and turned his back upon his customer.
Seventy dollars ~ repeated the gem
tleman 'why that's a big price, moth
ing less, we'll what's the price of this
lot?" he asked pointing to another
brace of the animals. "What'n hell's
the use tellin ye! Ifyou don't want
EN- We can lave EN- be" Numbered the
polite bullock headed salesman
Several gentlemen who had come in
and were looking on, together with
the one thus insulted, 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 a human
man at least. Several others who
stood in the door and on the side
walk began to display a disposition to
knock little politeness or common
sense into the head of Young Ire
and" and l passed along not wishing
% witness an ARRAY, though secretly
that the surly fellow might
get his sconce cracked a little, Just
enough to let in about six inches of
daylight. So much for an impolite
'alesman. Now for another, of quite
different way Of doing things.
| stepped into shop where was
args lot of oil paintings, and observed
gentleman who was showing up the
BEAUTIES Of an old picture, in colors that
be seen by my eyes at least,
md expatiating upon its antiquity and
+ its being the work of an illustrious
rtist whom | have never heard of
'efore. 1t was a "cattle scene" but
he cattle looked like so many poor
oats the little brook where the cat
lie We're drinking had the hue of some
f the milk, with which we are regaied
emi-occasionally, and the green grass
BOXED more like the Kentucky 6Iuc-
'russ in October than like the boas
ed pastures Of England. But the
uyer was struck with the picture, and
truck with the salesman's polite.
ess, and | saw him fork over ten for
le thing with as much satisfaction as
he he had got real work of Cor
egio or Reubens. The vendor of
cor pictures was a keen, shrewd polite
'ankee, the seller of the big poultry,
as sour faced Grabbed Bog-trotter.
he one would sell white oak shayinss
nd make fortune out of them the
her will keep his shanghais, Javas,
1d China fowls.
Our courts have had before them,
lring the week several cases of some