The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-04-15
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vtcsssreo. April ilth, 1868.
Den, Ccv,,l .--ln IN age like this, whe,'
everything u computed by ,lollsfs IN,
cents, and n,ab values his friends atcord
Ing to the amount Of ,'ecuoiary benefit Il
be derived from then, the question, oush
10 be definitely answered 40 that III man
kind nay regulate their actions according
~; "how much doesIt co.t to be kind am
~cutteot,s 10 iellcw travellers in ths jour
ney u life, and al mankind in gene raj 2
The settlement n this question would h.
prcdsctive cf fr,vre substsetia| eh,ista,
benefit to the world, than the question d
Infant baptism" and all other kindred
questions combined. ! am NOT prepared !,
enter into a dissertation on This subetl
this morning, but give II as my delibera's
observation and experience, that il does
not rost me rent 10 he kind and courteous
10 all classes On this excellent steamer
the Princess, ] must confess The order al
things is some Y hat reversed, from what it
was Al an earlier and ma ybaps a better
day. II use to be the custom, TO extend all
manner 81 corstes,es to the fa. sex. Per-
| haps the reason that the custom is falling
into disuse may he traced to the fact. that
women ~ crowd the public thoro,,g hfafes,
and have taken upon themselves 81 many
Offices, which have heretofo,e been ccnsid-
cred exclusively the province Of man, tina.
they have become common in the crowd II
Commercial n,asc.line humanity, and it is
for this reason. This appears TO the 10 be
the best, II not the chief reason fot the
change referred 10.
On this boat, the Princess, the tevers;on
81 the order referred TO, il mote Noticeable
than I have ever observed II else where
The boat is as usual crowded will, women
snd children, going--the Lord only knows
wbete and what for. Each ono without
protector land there are many such, have
TO look out for Themselves. AZ well at The
table as elsewhere, Gem/emfs perhaps !
should say men, for the term gentlemen is
misoa,ner--seat themselves first at the Ia
BILE, and the women stroll up and down the
long length uaheaded A lady is to ge. ont
at the ancient city Of Bayou Sass-the boat
has landed and is about to shove out, the
clerk comes up to The cabin and asks blunt
", "are yon The person 10 get out here ~
i" which the reply is ~ do not know
whether Yam the person or not sir, but il
This Il Bayou Sara, This n The place Of my
estimation" She is just too late The boat
is in the stream. aud tNy take her tb,ec
miles above aud land he, ON the other side
pt the river. In ancient times this would
have been considered harha,isu,, and rae,,
man on one of those venerable craft "up.
per cabins, all W state ,ootts,' would make
il personal matter. presume il is com
mon, aud here fore no notice il taken II the
Vicksbu,g This is as odd and
ray looling as Of old1 Houses petched
~ on hills ike places t>rr the birds to roost
Fickety old buildings That never were fin
shed with their gables 'u,nbling in, the
epostory Of bats rats could never get up
Q them, for The "eternap bills are wash
ng away and Gazing In with no less rapid
ty than th1 river bank itself. Main street
which Jew years ago, was the prjuci-
'"l channel "f trade, has been burnt down
'"ilt UP and burnt dowa again. Here and
here may be seen venerable old wreck
the ancient day, which had for It's dawn
he year Of our Lord, 1870 Nothing stands
ere, if man woad have the tinye of
Melancholy come DER him, let him 20 up :
hat venerable avenue and indulge his
thoughts in the mutabi'ity Of all earthly ,
bings. Large buildings standing there s
Which ten years ago were considered Of in I
value, may now be had for q ,
'ng. Houses put up with ;mpc,ishablc ,
'arble and good btick--leit alone to the
10Th Of time, tell us in uomistakable Ian {
uage where all things from the hand Of {
IAN must 20. The population itself, has
hanged entirely in the past few years,
NO or th'ee epdemics have Carried Off I
ores Of the ancient inhabitants and those
wing feel that the approach Of tbs Great q
orthern road to the city Of jackson, is n
i:h its locomotive, TO sing the funeral I
rye Of the Hill city. Yet vicksburg has Il