The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-03-07

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ter-workS, whose LOFTY aspiring Chi
ney reminds one Of DE lyiag MON.
ment i'd Londop, there dwell q ssIol
lar. Up pair Of narrow stairs into
q rough ungarnisbed paralelogram, en-.
sconced! in tho ample arms Of anIold
Editroial chair, whose we'll worn cusll.
lou, shows. Ike an old man, some
scattered locks of gray hair upon its
edges; We see the scholar, the gen.
tleman, the true advocate Of Civil and
Religious liberty, the Cynoseire Of Ed.
itors, the independent Champion Of
truth and honesty-thou siamese twins
that beg along the street Of the Cres-
cent city, and get themselves elbowed
Out Of the way. BY gentlemen that have
friends at court, carry pouncet boxes,
and wear great seal rings az large as
that with which thel Doges Of old wore,
to wed the Adraitic. re '
Let US draw near and observe this
man. Well, he is not large, nor yet
is he small, he hath comely presence
Ia jocured face that hlushes a little
for looking out SO boldly upon the
world. His hair ha. the curl and set
Of genius, with silver tissue, ut inter.
walls spiralizing among its silky shad.
ows. Yes, thought, study meditation,
each has bis flags oftruce wreathed
above that brow crying to the waste.
ful passions of men, peace peace :.
He is writing now treatise upon
Degeneration" Look out ye white
lvered money grubbers. hell whack
you whether or no. Stand aside We
forward gaping crew, ye poor self
abased fanatics, who love yourselves
SO we'll. that charity crosses the street
lifting her white robe dainsily, when
she sees you approaching. Get off your
knees Hypocri'e! Go back and give
that beggar at the door Of the temple,
a shilling out Of your bountifnl purse,
and then pray! And oh you politician
You worst form Of sin in honest guise
Go study modesty, and stop that bold
and STAINLESS pushing for The public
crib | cry ye mercy! An honest pol
may crab not loose bis
vcrdant hue in hot water. But no.
miliars will be writ, and the edi,ori-
Al quill be converted into a lash, shall
whip the whole army Of masqueraders
rom the public stage.-Give it to 'em
good Aurelius--spare them not good
scholar-tby mission is to fog man
kind, to help the true preist-to sus-
ain the weary that set by the wayside,
md anguish for the water Of social
tell the unblustering
md mandacious man of words. aud not
be buds, that 'he is a liar" and the
ruth is not in him--to open the cold
myers of charity, aud teach them to
handle rags, and warm the hands OF
and destitution.
This man writes every day-stud-
es every night when men are at their
'vils-rises with the dawn, and Cues
orth to watch the world wake up
ats sparingly, is "a friend of Temper.
nce-yet will take glass of purple
alernaan with good man and not
sink. Does pious service at proper
ime, gives thanks, bestows aims, and
owes the sex as is his buonded duty.
Vo to this world when such as lie,
hall loose their bread for want of
Then indeed, shall plaus-
bic crime 60 unwhipped Of justice
nd political mountebanks paint their
ices with the peoples blood, while
cary merit, lurking exhausted in the
ighway, shall find his grave among
Ching willows Of despair.
TIMON. ,