The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-12-30

fame as a teacher of the elegant art Of
cbirography proceeds him, We hope
some Of our "communcants' and all
our advertisers will take instruction
from him; and do so more for our
sake than for 'their own Many per
sons, there are who have good IDEAS
and brilliant, who might write intelli-
gently if not elegantly, for Harris or
any other magazine; TO give us a 10
cal literature, but rom the fact that
they cannot themselves read what thew
write; and compositors versed in the
hyreoglyphics Of Memphis and Thebes
and also The Aztics, cannot decipher
them, and they do not This added to
the fact that the photography of the
English, is nothing less than tissue of
absurdities woven upon ground work
Of very flimsev material, does all. in
putting down, keeping down, and
choking out of existence much chiro-
graphical genius. The sins and short
comings of society in this direction,
are visited upon the newspaper pub
Usher. What is the fact A man
who has gone through college, comes
with sheet Of fools cap 10 his hand,
whereon there are certain pot hooks,
and things resembling the tortuous
route of spider, who has walked
through an inkstand and be puts it
into the hand of the compostor for
him to guess, at what he means. Is
it to be marveled at, that we are some
times mistaken Think not. We do
not wish TO be understood as wanting
to tear down, or rub out the mark
that modern genius makes for his au
tograph; because mere dash or
scratch, for the name of great man,
has become the sole mark by which
be is distinguished from the common
heard but We do mean to say, that it
is within the power of every profes-
s'onol man to acquire a hand writing,
that himself may read, if no one else
and it would be an appreciated favor
iteism to the printer, that would be
properly appreciated if many of such
would go learn to write.
Mr., Dolbear has for years been de-
voted to teaching this elegant accom-
plishment, and gives instruction on
the simplest and most approved meth
od-let him have good class when
he opens, on the 9th inst.
ANOTHER Lusrs NAruRn.-Througb
Mr.. Phillip Burg, we have received
from the free State of Livingston an
other one of the many curious pro-
ducts of that region. 1t is an Irish
potatoe fashioned after the manner of
the Hipdoo god, Bashan. No ade.
quato description of its form can be
given suffice to say, that the body or
parent root, has produced ofshoots. in
several opposite directions, represent
ing head hands, feet, etc. We are war
ranted in putting Livingston, against
my other State in the Union for its {
remarkable animal and vegetable pro.
!ucts 1t now and then turns out
hard to beat {; one having :
he omnipresent faculty of occupying
:everal antagonistic positions, on the :
political chess board at the same time !,
MEMBERS OF CoNerHss HARp Ur =
The protractcd disorgapization Of G
he House of Representatives in 6
Washington seems to be affecting the |
pockets of the members. As no I
money can be obtained from the United n
State Treasury for the pay ofmembers t
f the Honse Of Representatives until y
Speaker of that body shall have been ii
lccted, the funds being drawn to his n
rider. A }. Glossbrenncr, Esq, the b
alarms, with a view to The Il