The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-06-16

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to look down contemptuously on wha
he is pleased to denominate the ''infe
rior order of animals" Emvi0u.
and unjust comparisons are consequent
! ly made, which have no tendency
and do not in reality elevate the ami
NAL man, one jot above his common
level. The Ass is noble animal b,
his side; one that may be relied on
for valuable service he has a charac
ter in the animal kingdom to sustain
and most nobly does he stand up to it
Man may put burdens on his back
and he will if he can pull them, but i
he cannot, he pricks back his ears
which is sufficient indication of his de-
termination.
The monkey-to whom man is also
often compared, is the nobler animal
of the two; his intellect is governed
by unerring laws; if he ever deviates
from them and is led astray, it is at
mans instance who captures him for
exhibitional purposes; not to study
comparative anatomy, but to cut an
tics in the arena, for base lucre a
service for which his caudle append
age is virtue. Man is envious of
him, and with all the experiences of
Mr.. Raphiel Gavrel, and others,
none have been able to excel him in
the apple juggle'' "the slack wire
fete" 'The aerial suspension trick"
or riding the 'Trick Ponies" At
tempts have been made, by many Gel
ebrated acrobates, to excel Linn in the
gymnastic exercises of Ground and
lofty tumbling, but it has all been to
no purpose-countefeits base counter
feits, worse than any that have ever
been perpetrated upon layers Cherry
Pectoral, or jew David's Plaster.
We see no reason why man should
make invidious comparisons of himself,
to so noble an animal as the "Mon-
key" Because there is less depan-
dence to be placed in him, there is less
truth, virtue or morality if the mea-
sure is an exalted standard. One is
strictly temperate, and just in dealing
with his bretheren the other is base
and treacherous, and miserable to see
others happy.
In any point Of view the monkey is
The superior animal of the two. Physi-
considered he is better adap.
ed to the end for which he has been
He can help himself with
out either knife, fork or spoon. and full
ills the object of his existence to a
better end.
DOWNFALL OF THE "PlLLAR OF
PEACE" Upon one of the highest
cliffs which form the dividing line be-
;ween Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
which constitute at that point the
backbone of England" there was
erected in the years 1814-15, tall
Ind massive column of rock, common.
'rative of the joy which the inhabi-
ants of those wild districts felt at the
lbdiction of Napoleon "a suggestive
memorial Of the blessings which peace
lad at last brought to the countries
which it separated. A large number
# persons subscribed to the cost of its
ERECTION, and it was called the "Pillar
# Peace" A few weeks ago, how
yer, as we learn from the London
Times, the people Of Landfeld were
larmed by loud noise, of a peal Of
hunder from the heavens and upon
boxing towards the summit, they
ound that their old landmark lay in
uins abont its base. An ominous &C.
ident !--G0tes1sead Observer.
EXCITEMENT AMONG THE LADIES'
hey have had some excellent sport
n a little town called Baraboo, away
70 in Wisconsin. The women of the