The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-08

Iheu ART sluHihertug IN the peaceful graYey
And thy sleep is dreaHess now,
But the seal Of an undying grief
Is on thy mourners brow.
And my heart Is child rs thine, Mary,
For the joys Of life have fled. fi
And long to lay my aching breast
With the cold and silent dead.
From the shr eveport Caddo Gazette
AcrOstic i'm Odd Fellowship.
o inward its march Benevolence its guide,
ID elightful objects--,iniversal Love,
d isease nor death never turns its steps
aside;
r friendship and truth, harmonious inter-
wove,
J. njoying honor and the worlds esteem !;
], overs Of charity, its brotherhood,
L LIBERAL its benefits-a fertile steam,
q pposing evils cherishing all good
w iping away the widows bitter tear.
S oothing the orphan in its hour Of need
H ope sheds its halo on each members
bier;
Instruction stamps il with approving need
raise to the Order, praise--perpetual be
its creed. A.
FOREIGN MISUNDERSTANDING
depots were lately opened in New
York, and enlistments for the British
army having been effected therein, Mr..
McKeon, the u. s. district attorney,
addressed a letter to the u. S. mar.
shall ON the subject, requesting him
to prevent by all means in his power,
so illegal procedure. lie says:
The United States are happily at
peace with all the nations Of the world.
They are neutral to all the belliger-
ents, and the continuance of peace to
our country depends upon the strict
enforcement of our neutrality laws.
The government is determined to exc
cute those laws to their fullest extent.
This duty we owe to ourselves and TO
all the nations with whom we IRE in
amity.
I'beg, therefore, to call your atten-
ton to the I'd section of the neutrali-
ty act Of 1878, which provides that
If any person shall, within the
territory Dr. Jurisdiction Of the United
States, enlist or enter himself or 90
beyond the limits of the jurisdiction
of the United States with inten
to be enlisted or entered into the
service of any foreign prince state,
colony, district or people, as soldier.
mariner or seaman, on board Of any
vessel of war, letter of marque or priv
ateer, every person SO offending shall
be deemed guilty Of high misdemea.
nor, and be fined not exceeding $1,000
and Imprisonment not exceeding three
years.
| wish you to use such means as
may he at your command to prevent
any violation of the laws Of the United
States, which are passed to preserve
our nationality.
| will cheerfully cooperate with you
in such measure as you may adopt to
prevent the infracstion of this iInpor-
tant safe guard TO own national peace
and prosperity. ..
A lady entered a dry good store
in -- street, and expressed a de-
sire to see some wool delaines. The
polite clerk, with elegant address,
showed her variety of prices of fine
texture and choice coloripg. After
tossing and examining to her hearts
she remarked : "The goods
are part cotton, sir. :" my dear
:" returned the shopmaD,
these goods are AS free from cotton
As your breast is "-(the lady starts)
free from guile" he added.
WHAT NExr.-We saw the other
lay, Mr. J. NJ. Sanford, of West
Mass, who lost both legs
~ an accident several years ago. walk
ug about the streets just like amy
'tter man. He limped a little, it is
rue, but no enc would suspect, on
ooking at him, that he possessed
'air Of mechanical legs instead Of I
hose furnished by nature. The man
vho made them must be genius, and
10 mistake. ". Y. SIN.