The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-04-29
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observance Of This time l'ooote1 day -.
How wonderfully ohsngeJ is our com
'npui.y in reference TO this delightful
aud healthful exercise. There was A
time within tbs memory Of the pres
Ont generation when II WA customary
for the youths Of both seses, aud from
all quarters 10 nipgle in the oelebta-
ton Of May. and to vie with each 9TH
or in their devotion 10 the SAMSON II
you'll, and flowers. This IL no useless
or silly amusement. II which teachers
or parents need he ashamed; and for
that reason conceive a necessity Of ob-
serving II within their own enclosures
aud with eelfsbuess that II heartily
disgusting Why, in ollen times. as
we all have read. Kings and Queens
did homage 10 the FIRST Of May, aud
thought II no robbery II their dignity
or title, to join in The festivities IL
such an occasion. These exercises,
which are now engaged in only Thy
boys and girls, were once the favorite
past times of Lords and Indies. Nor
were these celebrations then observed
within the splenJors Of = palat;al ball
nor within the enclosures ef some dark
walled castle but beneath the ever
green's Of the forest, where nature cop-
tributed her upobstructed beauties to
the a'ene. did Theses crown heads and
mobiles. lords and vassals mingle in
their cheerful g)ee. SO II was once
with the youths Of Rcd Stick then
there was enjoyment for them aud
qualification for their guardians and
f''e"ds. II 10 our opinion that boys
and girls can rece;ve no better culture
aud polish for tho walks Of social life
han arc 10 be derived from Judi
lions and agreeable intercourse. A
patty or q picnic. or any thing else
# tho kind happening now and then.
n which they miugle freely and soc;a-
by, will do more TO I'll them for each
''her in after life. than all your social
'thics without practiee. We trust
o'"s efforts may DO made to have a
general turn out Of the young folks on
Nay day.
" Hut lsu sor ran Orr Hey. |
Or. Plummer. late Of Pttshurg. dur
W q visit tn Tho Hot Springs, on n
certain oecasion. was invited by tho
company gathered there to preach for
hem on the Sabbath. lle consented.
Tlse ballroom Of tho hotel war prepar-
d for religious worship. and the audi
noe assembled. Tho speaker an
'ouueed bis text aud began to dis
curse but WIS mortified tn find TINT
y some Of tho younger and more fr'vo-
pus Of his hearers, Of both n,xea, tho
,hole performance was looted upon
. n good joke. md TO be treated nc
ordingly. Some were smiling. some
zero Whispering and mn upsee,uing
pvity prevailed throughout The con
regation. For few minutes he on.
70 withstand it by n simple
presentation Of the truth +; but to no
urpose. Stopping short in his dis.
curse, DO at once arrested their atten-
ion by tho question My friends. do
on know how these Hot Springs nre
sil TO have been discovered ! will
81 yon. Many years ago, nm old
buchanan and his SOU were passing
own the valley, where tho road now
nns that you see out there. pointing
, il through the window" when oh
CRYING tho Springs, they stepped their
sam to water their horses. The old
ian took up the bucket. went to the
prings. and dipped it in. when some
tho water dashed upon his hand and
,alded him Instantly dropping the
ucket, he started for the wagon, run
ing and calling TO his son, in the
reatest CONSERVATION. "Trive on,