The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-06-03
con u VI spOrDEN CE.


/ Jh'bsbS, IN, biPT sH'h no
y Since my last epis'In from this
msErp Athens, have had to walk
nbo'H invisible, under the cover Of
darkness, and the Disguise Of light
The FeMs,'ana House is domn on me,
and could Sc Boys" over at the In
s'ifution, i,,Set mo ont, should be
painted parfi-colored like Malvolo.-
Thank the lord fer it, have ~ in
cumberances, no horse, no dog, 10
wife, no f'cnd-no'h'ug but my ma
kod sell, to keep out Of harms way ;
md in the fear Of the ------ devil
Perhaps it is to this misfortune, that |
am indebted for my whole estntn Of
happiness Had horse, I should
live in nightly terror Of having him
shaved down and painted ny, into the
likeness Of an hyr"potamus, by the
schnr' boys, who have sworn terrible
vengeance aeninst the man who has
dared to raise the vail off Egypt. :
1t mafers not your Jackson CORES
pondopt is perfectly incog., rs be IS
paid to walk about town and hunt up
items, you have nothing to fear -
However. what ! snid about death s
Ilra0s, " make me look with mis-
irus'fnl rye to Main street, against
which | find security, in first obscrv-
ing my landlady tas'" The ten herself
! have no notion Just row, Of coming
10 m end by poisonous rats bann
This IS q o,"a' J. lace for rrorlama-
tons. IN 50 you may remember
there was new one nearly every
week In the first place, tbere was
ono Of thanks that tho epidemic
had not visited Afhons; thon there
was ono of thanks, hat it was not any
worse than it was when it did come
fhon there WA another Of thanks,
where it had gone. md " health and
confidence was restored On Fri
day last, another Proclamation was
madc. with tho usual flourish Of
Whryc"s Dr., ," recommending We'd
nesday next, rs q day Of Fasting and
Prayer for rain Doubtless ynn Red
S'ickers would like to be included
Prayers here, are very much like
prayers elsewhere for some particu-
lar potato patch of crealou for which
a general blessing wonld be no blessing
at Ill | find, (aud il is to be hoped
not toe late to make omend hon
mub/O that my story about the new
host Of The " Fellciann is a colorcd
picture. A man may get III there at
any hour Of night by giving a Know
Nothing alarm. "
I am yours, rs long as It is pleasant
to be y q JONES
HArp or IIrAmNG u have
smalIe bill against yo',, said a per
looking collector, IS he enter
G" the store Of one who bnd acquired
the character Of u harI customer.
eyes sir, a very fine day. indeed,
was the reply.
II am not speaking Of The weather,
but your BILL repIjed Peter in n
londcr key
1t would be better if We had little
ram
course the rain continued the
collector and raising his voice, he
b,wld, "have you and money on your
bill -
Deg your pardon. sir, ! am . lit
tie bard Of hearing have made It
y rule not to lonn any money 10 s'ran
gers and don't really recognize
You" ~
"Fm c3|ecting for the Philadelphia
Daily ExtlnguIsher, sir, and have n
bin against yor, persisted the collector
at tbs Top Of his vo'c", producing the
bin and thrusting ie into fare Of III.
debtor.
I've determined TO endorse for no
one, 50 put your note into Your pocket
book !; I rear|ly cannot endorse
it :"
"Confund Your endorsements will
You pay it - |
"You'1l pay it. No doubt sir but
here is always some risk about these
you know, 50 | must decline
It sir.