The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-30
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man up in town, said Mrs. Sled, a.
she dropped like kedge anchor into
Mrs. Partington's big arm chair. Mrs
Darlington looked painfully at Ike,
who was pegging top at the door, tc
the danger Of sundry jars Of preserv-
ed plums. "a bare woman, indeed ~
said she. Il wonder what they will
exhibit next? Though the baroness
isn't the shame-'tis the knowing OF
it. There was Eve, now, wasn't
thought any worse of, and moved in
the first Society, till she found she was
naked my dear Mrs. p" said
Mrs. Sled, interrupting her. this is a
woman that is thought to be, in some
respects, like the animal called a
bear.": ooh, ah,' said the old lady,
well | don't know which would be
the improperest to make public thing
of, for corruptured taste is as bad as
viscerated morals" This was a pro-
found remark, and the old lady stood
holding her box long after she had ut.
tered it, looking abstractedly at pic
ture of Susannah and the elder over
the mantelpiece. All that top, Ike,
has gone into the preserves, and reeks
with gathered sweets, and that blush
about thy mouth is Of deeper dye
than shame could awaken, Ike
Destructive FlRE.--Bee Office
Partially Burned.-A fire broke out
last evening about I o'clock, in the
perfamery store of Messrs. Poncelet
& !'nnedick, 81 Cbartres street,
which involved among other losses
the partial destruction of the New
Orle; MS Bee Office. The fire COM
mcnced, we understand, in the third
story, at as the contents of the build
ingowere of the most inhammable ma
tcrial "a the flames flashed over the
street to the leather store of Mr.. Leon
Pierre. which was wholly destroyed,
together with the third and fourth
stories of the Bee Office adjoining.
The press and quantity of printing
paper were saved, but the job office
and most, if not all, the printing ma
terials of the paper Office were des-
troyed. Adjoining the perfumery
store of Messrs. E. & s. Kasier, the
upper story of which was badly burn.
ed, and the goods below much injur-
ed by water. The stock ofgoods in the
store of Mr.. Leon Peirre was quite
heavy. and, we presume, was insured.
We did hot learn what insurance
there was on the Bee Office, or on the
perfumery and variety store. We
regret to say that two men, whose
names we did not learn, were badly
hurt by the falling of the walls upon
them. It is is said they were engaged
in saving property. They were not
fireman or policemen. They were
taken to the drug store of Dr. Beach,
and thence removed to the Charity
Hospital. BULLETIN.
RAcHEL.-The Mobile Registers
New York correspondent has the fol-
lowing paragraph in regard to RAcH-
Ell:
The success of Rachel before the
Ycw York public is no longer a spec
ulative question. As most sublunary
things in this city are measured by
dollars, so the genius of Rachel has
been submitted to this touchstone,
and we find her three first performan-
ces in America, yielding twelve thou
sand five hundred dollars. What
wonderful vicissitude in fortune does
he history of this women present. -
She who yesterday generously sent to
he New York Committe for relief
If the Norfolk sufferers one thousand
dollars, not many years, sang, girl
IN the streets of Paris, and collected
from the bystanders in her
amborine. She is now the first ira
,edienne in the world.
Ingenious Rascality..-A wine mel
liant in Paris received note as fol- )
OWs.