The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-04-25
TIE F1Rsr OF MAY-Arrangements

poetlcal OF all anniversaries. The al
iversaries of "Great Battles" and th
! birthdays Of great men, have not tha
; interest about them. that the celebra
ton Of the First Of May has. w
like to look back on the path Of
long spent life, and recur to the pleas
ant scenes pictured in memory tina
are now included in the "by-gones :
but which recur again, with the re
turning flowers Of May, and the smil
ing faces of innocent childhood, a.
they come with dimpled hands tt
crown their most lovely companion
With the sweet flowers Of spring time
THERE'S poetry about it, that makes
it an anniversary Of the heart, and not
Of the head. Let all the young misses
assemble together on that day that the
lettering old man-on his last legs
may see what fair creatures are COM
ing up to adorn the beautiful garden
of existence, when the gates thereof
are closed to him forever.
THE Do NoTHINGs.-On enquiry
to learn the whereabouts of the "Know
Nothings," we have discovered to our
entire satisfaction that there is no
such organization in this city. The
Do Nothings, however "a very similar
society,", has a very large and respect
able number Of members, and so num-
erous are the applications for admis-
sion, it is thought probable that dur
ing the coming week the society will
close its doors. The Do Nothings I'M
tate their members into the profound
secret Of getting along without any
other motive power, than their own
minds afford; and are certainly in pos
session of the most valuable knowl-
edge of the age. This is the most
astonishing result of human intelli- |
,ence; it puts in the shade, telegraph
ng and table turning. Could the !
hades Of departed sages and philoso- i
'hers be called up, they would be 10th
o believe the evidences Of their senses I
when they see so many Do Nothings
ret along swimingly, with no other
'ower than that furnish d by the certri-
'ital and centrifugal forces of the ab-
tract will.
The CENrfpEDE.-The deadliest and
most abhorred Of all the reptiles in
'exas, is the centipede. This is kind
t worm three to six inches long, ex-
city like an enormous caterpillar; it
green, or brown, or yellow, some be-
,g found of each Of these colors. As
$ name denotes, it has along each side
row Of feet, horny. claws rather
imagine that you walk some night a.
ross your chamber floor, with naked
'et; you put your foot into a ring,
riking every claw up to the body in
our foot; that poison, flows through
'ch claw, and in two minutes, you
i'll have tainted in agony; in a few
lore you will be dead. The deadly ,
ing cannot be torn away. 1t has to
cut of, and claw by claw cut OUT
ven if it crawl over the naked body
a sleeping person without sticking
its claws, the place will pain the per- T
N for years after.
F1RE.-Just as we were going to !
'ess, a fire broke out in the upper a
'rt of our town, on the property Of l
r. J. V. Fourmy, the Clerk Of our
istrict Court. The wind is now very
gh, the flames we'll under way, our [
Q engine rendered useless for want :,
attention, and if much property be
It destroyed, it is owing to the dis
nee between the burning building
d those in the neighborhood.- Ban
= Franklin. \
A LOVE STORY.
ar lad IN har he oS~ rvoJ | !