The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-01-07
'Elae Sew yeaT.

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light The came and The prospect be
fore t,s as flattnting for health and
happiness. as heretofore makes II h
fitting and proper ortasion to have q
little tamiliar and sneial chit chat,
with our large circle Of friends M
meroua readers. and admirers II
The us''al saluta'ian ofa "lIapry New
Year." We may add the wish that il
may not only commence well, but con
TIME WELL after gpad commence
mant and finish 10 The hearts con
tent Of all who may live TO see it
through. This is about "a much as
ceuld well 10 expected. from any one
single individual IA contribution to
the large capital stock Of charity and
benesoehte with which The world ut
this moment, is 50 rlen'ifnlly supplied.
"A good wish, for The good Of mankind
at large where il is d spontaneous
u'terante, fot which no reward is ex
peetel, is an earnest Of charitable
feelings than which there ia none
better The new year ia now before
uF. and we feel tl,at our duty IA dis
charged, to The present dwellerz IL
tents aud cities, when We wish them
all well and safely arrived al Ihe end
Of IT, That all will not. IL mos. Ger
fact, for people will die they will
fight for individual rights and nation.
al wrongs. and will kill one other, ifI
not for honor, for profit which last
ia the most com,neniable .--.
The New Year is Frreal before us |
like virgin fouls-eap; there IL not II
stain pf murder. Of suicide, of fire.
|amlne, or pesti'ence and yet when
he volume Of 1866 shall be claseJ.
and the books balanced, what All nd.
lltional amount will be added. to the
heavy debt of man's ingraIi'ule to
nan, and the violation of Heavens
tleaily written ordinanpgs. Are We
itrer to 10 better J Must man with
III hls progress in science and art
he refined eiv'I'ies Of life, etill he de-
,ased morally, ~ The elevation : Let
= hope net, and each ono individually
trive, during The year before Ia. to do
ONE work desi gncd for the ameliyra-
ion of this lallen state.
Indeed and truth. 90 we enter upon
he now year with fear aud trembling.
se know not whore We shall %. what
o do or Ray---the future is traclloss
ath to US, aud. aa heretofore we shall
We governed, as in time past, With an
ye directed TO the main chance" We
'ope to put anothcrgirllo round about
ne earth. N peace and harmony with
II our fellow citizens whose interest
icing oars, we shall defend. with The
oIl strength of our irresistible iniIu.
nee and eloquouee. The Comet is
bis day, three years old during that
'me, moi single issue have va missed
aving before the public, until within
he past week which was given by
mutual conseht ms holiday 1t has
eeu anything else but n holiday to
$. The time has dragged heavily ,
long, IN short il has been murder
a. Thank Heaven for it /. bad time
. well as good mus. pass, at the same
peed; and pleasure itself like rain,
annot be of long endurance-1ime,
he reckless and remorseless old ty.
ant. marches along uprootiug and de-
polling all moulding aud re-mould- I
ng the gross materials of mother
arth into fair and beautiful objects,
'hich, by their very nature. must
rumble and return to dust, SO, it
las been, SO, it is. and so it will be- .
such being the case shall we not now