The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-04-16
PEorLs VINO CANNOT De AsTon-

I PEoPLa VINO CANNOT BE AsToN-
rsnEp.--I pity the man who cannot
be astonished Yet there are many
such men---people Of SO nonmirabol-
ant nature, 80 -blooded, 50 fishy
a temperament, TINT they marvel At.
are perplexed, or are bewildered
by nothing. If the ghost Of their
grandmother were to rise before them
they would request the separation to
rise and be seated. IF the sky were
to rain potatoes, they would simply
thank heaven for its bounties, and per-
haps give themselves the trouble to
entreat that, next time il rained it
would rain upwards instead Of down
wards. As Murat said Tor ia said to
have saiD Of Talleyrand--y you might
kick them in the back for hours
without the slightest change Of counte-
nance passing over them An earth
quake in Regent street, a Inaelstroni
in Chelsea Reach, sirocco in Pail
mall, the sea serpent in the Fleet
Ditch, and an alligator in Fetter lane,
snow in July, and sun strokes in Jan
uary these marvels would draw
from them no observation more de-
noting agitation than lapguid .Dear
me y or q feeble "How curious
If the earth were to stand still and
the sun to turn green, they would,
with minutes reference to their al.
manacs, take the phenomena for grant
ed. With them the world is ball
on which ahey live !; and what there
may be inside it. or underneath
it, or above it, is no concern Of
theirs. In society they are known
as people who mind their own bust.
ness !" and being rather numerous
class, and comprising within their
ranks many peers, landed proprietors
bankers, and merchants, are highly
esteemed and respected for their want
OF curiosity and discreet immobility.
They make money and as for the
poor people who can be aud are as
tonislIed, and whose astonifeation.
leading them from inquiry to discov-
cry, and thence to the invention VI
machines, to the calculation Of scien-
tifie truths, and to the perfection Of The
arts which adorn and bumanixe socie-
ty--they live up steep flights of stairs,
and don't dine every day. Dicheu's
Household WWds.
DEATH oE Thomas Noon TALrounp.
The advices by the steamer Franklin
announce the sudden death Of this dis
tinguisbed scholar, and jurist, which
took place on the 18th of March,
while delivering charge to the grand
jury Of Stafford, England. In the
walk Of literature, Talfourd attained
an honorable distinction. Common.
cling with the ardaous duties Of re.
porter for the daily press, lie soon be-
came an eminent lawyer, member Of
Parliament and contributor to various
literary periodicals, and at length pro-
duced the tragedy Of "Ion," the work
by which he is chiefly known in this
country. This was brought out by
Mr.. Macready at the Convent Gar
den theatre on the 25th Of May, 1886.
"The Atheniap Captive and Glen
eoe,' though inferior to "Iop,' are
allowed by competent judges to pos
sess very considerable degree Of
merit. Vacation Rambles" is the
title Of another work by the same au-
thor.
The MoRMoNs.--Ihe Deseret News
publishes report from the Mormon
missionaries sent to China They
met with such poor success that they
returned to San Francisco after a few
months labor among the Celestial.
At Hong Kong they preached in the
streets, and soon found that the Chi
nese who could speak English had
mo time to talk religion" The Nor
mop books were returned unread, and
50 the missionaries returned them
selves. From Hindostan reports are
also discouraging. From Cape Of
Good Hope the reports show consider
able progress. The missionaries to
The Sandwich Islands also report great
success. The reports Of the travel
ing elders in Utah show general nros.