The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-19
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yellow fever, | have concluded to 1f9p
fnt, ltnA h. lot Yo1 know The news ef
thi4 bariahfad region.
10 those who have nnrrr visited
ilarlngpln a trip ovef here would be
highly interesting The dense forests
| the tail care lfakh9, The riali hael,
virgin soil, a'1 fla general wild an1
romantic appearance If every thing.
including man and taast. all, all at
tract the attention of the curious aud
make the green rrrs from the 1irpf
sfff/en1eHfS or"n 1'eif oTns and stare
With utter amaTAmarf This il 70
! inarkahle country over here, firl, in
tradition as well ~ mind Here is
the place where in y gone years, the
African nng'oeg were gnartefea, that
were s'nuge)cd into the country. Here
they were taught the English Iarrnape
end tetalpd of to The various I,lanter-
anfi such. to parts unknown 50 says
tradition. This E9eou is g. re-
fn4rRable fer anotier Circumstance
t,at viii make il fr:re mot IN the rp.
inanae If the history of Lonisiana irrf
~ the records # actual faots-wl,iab
'4 this, it il noW tie ai1anoa If ntast
nf IL" prominent members # be quon-
dam "!'orantina e'fh4' If I'afan
lieaeo. Immediately IN nr nfri~aI /
here I pulled np at West Oak the /.
hosfItable residence # "a brinbt AID
particular star II tl,t charitable and .
benevolent fraternity %onroIv had I I
ezfeh1oa - hinf The right hand oft
friendship and eIfeh him tha true grip I
# a ioreuplhet when IN came TIVE
more OF the same sort par mobile fra
trum, after our mutual gra'uiaiions
The tenl commaneal Well Grv, my
lear fellow, | ~, GLAD to see YOU
What's the news ~ tie river Any
fever IL Eaton Hnuan Who's dead
anl Who's married IIov sugar
m what is cotton ding : 70 I'll If
these Gne'Ings | replied, as q9irtly as
possible end III few moments dis
Eprgel I'll The news haI The Gpal.
tesuinel-Well my dear sir--you /
must stay week Or Two With us and
III take you out 'nar hunting Til I
= q great country sir. 7eH mover saw
the like " - live on bear pnat III
IS car bread and our ueat, with al
occasional change of ranther stak.s
FIR breakfast and venl@on chnra FIR
supper I'ot really Ga,l, aai' |. i8re !
ton many btar here Te= indeed sav.
ae. the whole country is full Of them
I ou never saw the like. They destroy 5
'nr corn Kill our pigs aud carry of {
'nr calves Why sifr some ofthen ,
re The emartest fellows ever srw 4
ew tights "Fo | vent ont to my corn :
ia.d and took q sect on iao fence I
Plere they were IN Tie habit Of climb :
ng over. It was a beautiful night .
lie moon shono II al her splendor -
The sfars were out in all their glory.
vi was lushed, ler nature herself V
eeue rs still rs death No huzzing t
pseef, no chirping bud. not even 8
nstling leaf disturbed The eternal 4
ance of natures sweet repose.
"Tl busy world was still. tba solemn man .
Smiled forth her silverr beauty end the st re
Like living diamonds in sea cf glass
Danced in the sapphire canopy rf hea ven"
When continued the foneraD 7 4
card q noise IN my corn field, | lock 7
\, and behold, saw hugo bear Il
omlug up to me On bis hind legs. he y
ad a zig under one arm, halfa dozen >
afs of corn under the other and
'rge PUMPKIN On LIS head / raised ~
~ gun to shoot bin, but he looked sf q
10 so knowing and 50 much Ike a hu- n
nm that had not the heart to shoot +,
i'm. got down of the fence and
It him get over and % on his way - .
ejoicing. Well said |, Gop.. what III
eeame Of the pumpkin ? Ah, said if
c, | watched that pumpkin very close to
7 and as far Us could see, it was on :,
ne head of the bear. suppose he !;
,ok it into the cane and made o pic =
{ it So much for bear hunting on
Iariugoin. But to be serious The r
ear here are very mischiegous and ii
The planters complain ie
cry much abont them. In some in Of
ances their corn crops have been Sc at
onsly injured and their stock very al
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