The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-08-20

Rrn1scrNcrra "F Hy aoNE DAYS.

EFNISr rFNfIFg or fy GONE l'ANE.
- asst week we wrote an article
which seems to have aroused the ire
Of boporv to some extent Ia look
ing over an old paper published in
Baton Rouge. November 1872, We
find similar case 10 that which gave
rise to our remarks. under the head
Of "Icculiar Circumstances. After
a few preliminary remarks the editor
says.
"Thn present case Is that Of q Frec
1Iayau. ct man who was counted a
(, gentleman good citizen y faith
ful friend tcnior husband. and n
humane aud charitable man, who
some time since received into his
charge. an orphan glrl about two
years old, whom he may be SAID to
have snatched from the jaws Of death.
and most certainly from tho horrors
of poverty and who few hours be
fore he hroathcl his last gave shelter
10 another orphan. whom he recon
mendcd to the care Of his wife final
". we mean to speak of tho funeral OF
Mr. T. IArtroN, n man rocnnlmonlA
Bic hy himself. ,ocomnonahle ~ the
respectable family with whom he was
connected a tamlly-oile ni the first
Ia settled il this country. and that
has constantly followed the rrecopts
If our Saviour who recommended
charity \ Minister Of Il God a
roacc, of mercy ! Of goodness and tol-
cranco refused to perform tho iuner
n rites over the body Of that worthy
man, and for he sole reason, that the
society Of Free l|IasoHs, a body com
posed rt respectable citizens. wished
'o pay 10 their departed friend and
brother. the last mark Of esteem
that Of accompanying him to the
crave in their Masonic ScarIs. .--
The scandal caused hy this refusal Is
beyond description; Indignation broke
forth from every part Of the assembly :;
but thn curatn firm as = rock rcsle
ted the onfroaias Of all the family, aud
of thn principal citizens oi Tho place
who yalnly represented to hlm the
odlum of his conduct At last the
body was lifted and carried to The
huiylng ground preceded hy a band
of military music, and followed 10y the
mn4nnH, the citizens, and 'hn officers Of
the garrison When At the grave, the
Rev Mr., Savage, y protestant minister
OF the gospel, At the request If the De
ceased \ friend confil"l hi4 remains
to tho Garth We believe it will not
he considered improper here. if wo ot
fer to Mr.. Savage tho tribute Of oratI
tule which he has a right to expect
from the Catholics Of the community
tor his vcry liberal aud generous con
duet on the occasion , in 80 doing we
are only disrharglng n duty, and we
think anticipating the wishes Of the
family and friends Of the deceased
II Mr.. lAFIroN was not inferred with
AL the ceremonies Of the Church Of
Rome. hr was a. least hWf1cd hLc a.
Christian. May tho earth be light
over him and may we never again
witness auch scandal, "A that which
he was tho occasion. Wo hope that
in this country where every sect Is
tolerated, in spirit Of fratrrnal broth
erhood, no one will attempt TO bring
back among us the absurd prcjudices
Of the 18th century
How TO BulLp A HAIRY l!oME.--
Six things are requisite. Integrity
must be the architect, tdiness tn, up
holstercr. It must be warm by ailcc-
ton, lighted up with checrfulncss
and industry must be the vcntlator,
renewing the atmosphere and bring
ing in fresh salubrity day by day
while over all, as . protecting canopy
and glory, nothing will suffice except
the blessing of God
nr. Cracratt, Postmaster Of Wheel
ing, has entered stit against Il, r.
Bartlcson proprietor of the Times and
Gazette, for libel, laying the damages
at $4,000.