The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-03-13

Il il remarkable that the daughters
Of SHAKESPEARE with whom We aro most
acquainted, Desdemonia, Juliet, Je.-
sica, Hero, Mirshds. Rosalind, Celia,
aud Portis, have neither brother no,
sister Each Of them is the only child
of her parents. Opbela has no sister
With the exception Of Juliet, mother.
less. Although Lady Capulet talks o.
her old age being warned TO sepul
chre, she was but twenty eight wben
she WAS proposed to her daughter tie
acceptance Of Paris hand. There il nc
binding love, nor afTectionate inter.
course between Juliea and her mother
On the contrary, she is reserved and
secret, keeping her stranger to her
thoughts Lady Macbeth stands dis
tinctIy apart from the other females Of
Shakspefe, knowing no kin, ~ il au.
thofess Of herself, yet she is restrain
ed by reverential awe, when, intent on
evil, she costs her eyes upon the image
Of her sleeping father. Jessica is in
sensible to any such touch Of natural
tenderness: The daughters Of Lear
with their deformity, scarcely surpass
her in cruelty and filial impiety. She
betrays her father, plumbers his house
bears of bis family rememberances !;
elopes with his enemies and the enc
mics Of her race. Even the ring Of
Leach. on which she knew his old ape
dotted, she profanely exchanges for
monkey, and Ia the end, consorts An d
feasts amidst Civilizations owe his over
throw and ruin. Desdemona il an un-
kind daughter. She decieves, and
clsndestine'y, In the night, deserts
her fathers house for the sooty bosom
Of Moor. The match was mortal to
him, grief Of it, broke his heart. In
all her subsequent career, in shun-
shine and storm, and even in the last
memorial evening in the bed chamber,
alone with Amelia, when her thoughts
recur to the childhood and The me,
mories Of her mother and her mother
maid Barbara rise up before her, she,
has not a tear nor word Of pity or ten
deruess, or even thought for Der ne
glect and languishing father.
HvaRtoArB.-On Saturdays hurri-
cane passed a little south Of Washing
ton. doing considerable damage
Large trees were torn up by the roots,
FENCES blown down, and their materi-
als scattered in every direction.
The sugar-house Of OfFut Brothers. |
a very large and substantial building |
brick building, together with the Pur-
gerry and negro cabins, were blown
down, and now present sbapeless
mass Of ruins. There we're 1870 bids.
Of sugar in the building, rs Of which
were destroyed by the rain, and the
balance Is in damaged condition. Tie
loss Of Messrs. Ofut is estimated at
Opelousas Patriot.
Mr.. Gordon did not think the bill
had been drawn up with sufficient
ARE and was opposed to its passage.
Mr.. CAN'T pointed out che difficult
les and Inconvenience Of getting to
Baton Rouge. After further discus
ion the motion to refer was put, yeas
[3. nays Al:
An act for the relief Of the heirs Of
christopher Adams, Jr., upon which
debate arose, Messrs. Semmes, Ham
lton and others participated.
MI. Hamilton moved to postpone
he bill Indefinitely. Yeas and nays
allied, yeas ID, nays 35.
Mr.. Mathews, Chairman of the
'enitentiary Committee, reported on ,
pveral bills. Including one in refer
nee to the abolition of Corporal pun. =,
'hment in the Penitentiary.
House then went into committee of q
be whole to take up the general ap-
rotation bill, which, gave rise to len.
thy discussion pending which the {
louise adjourned. 3
DECREASE on THE PopuIAT,Or or
iE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-The Polv-
's'on says that the Hawaiian nation. a
hich seventy years ago was estima- q
ID variousIy at from 100000 to 400 a
NJ now only counts 10000, a de- n