The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-12
VERY MOUNNfuL CHAPTER.
Death and spisit Nes,ateetlVu sfsqasbob.
lHported byAtsf friend Ske,cbcu1

melancholy duty TO inform you Of the
DEFENSE. Under 'nose paipful circum-
stances. If your friend and contributor,
the unfortunate Hou,pop. It has
been "rldent to The public for some
days past that his faculties were be
coming much impaired. aud his friends
bad "otice'l. with regret, growing evi-
, 'ences ct iu'hecilty. evinced by dis
position to 'egke unnecessary and in.
appropriate pp"s, and a tendency to
'iIioule tho Board of Aldermen, the
code Of d"elling, and other equally
serious snljeetS and sacred institutions
Hopes were still entertained Of his
raj ying. and many believed that he
would vel he spared to us, but, on the
18th instant. he was seized with vic.
lent attack Of the Eren,6g Journals
species Of Intermittent epidemic. which
made its appearance regularly at four
O'Clock each afternoon, and under the
influence oF @'9'rh he rapidly sunk
lie sent for NE late yesterday evening,
aud had the mournful satisfaction
Of being with hirx,in his last moments,
and OF closing one OF his eyes. say
one Of bis eyes for the other persisted
in remaining partly open, and his IN
terestlng connierance. even in death
preserves that ineHahIe wink ef intel.
'igouee which ef emiucptly character.
sd him wh'le among the living. I |
found him suffering much from phys;
raj and mental prostra,ion, hut evi-
IDENTITY well aware 1t his approaching |
end. and calm and resigned 10 the con. |
temptation of that event Some idea
may he formed If his condition "fto,n
n remark that he made :" II sent to
The cook for a Moiled pork chop" be
feeb'y artcuIateJ, "apd he sent me
a f'''" one. II is satisfactory, in ones
last moments thus 10 receive the con
solutions of religion from San Fran-
r,sc"" Fr,"r" could not resist an
expression Of horror ut this sad evi
dence of the alarming low state to
which he had been brought lie sm;l-
nd sadly, and said. with inefable sweet.
ness, Never mnd-it 's better 40. Nv
friends have all advised me To die, and
It ~ my safest courseo IF had con
timed ~ the papers, some bellicore
individual would have called me ous.'
and the Uer"ld would have boon 'riAed
1T it's sweetness s." Ito WAS here seiz.
ed with an alarming paroxysm, during
which his hands were extended in
right line from the tip Of bis nose,
the fingers separated and "twidliug
Ut may l." allowed the express;on)
in n convuls've manner. On recover.
ing, his eye fell on copy Of the Eve-
''ng JoHnoi. lie shuddered, and .
in an iurohereut manner,
' ! am done Brown turned away. !
hen gavo him u glass Of" Bimbo," :
which appeared to arouse his energies,
md he requested that bis daguerro'ype
It " Green" in his great character Of
SIR ''arconrt. night be- shown him s
As held before him The representa- q
ION Of that artiG barrel organ in
ho street below struck up his favouri.e
"ne, "1he Low Backed Car" Al
he ~ known sound struck On his :
mr.. light spread over bis counte- :
lance. Sitting mp in bead, he seized
he ,"in'atnrc md claspcd it to hi. =
'rcns1. Where is NJ. w. ?" be D
crca'ned. Give it me quick /! quick -
F." ] has'ely bandcasJbim yesterday. I
70"ld. II'ssye fcvon the lines c.
'az'ng alternately on them and tho 9
eagerly listening to The n
rgan--"7 'oetry' Music and the Il
)rana j. he excaimed--' Farewell
,rewc|l Tor cver!' The light passed II
ON his v'sage. bis Eye glazed, and /
'lI'ng back upon his pillow, bis gentle
PIrlt passed away without a struggle. A
~
had left the room to give directions 4
} the weeping Nancy, with reference .
the disposal Of the body. when re- a. =,
inning, judge Of my surprise at find. T. =.
Y hum s't'l' & up in bed. /" Look :
ere, old fellow" said he, "Bv George
quite forge. my last words" Zhis
the lust Of earM IL still Hue = n
Wish THE CONSTITUTION TO " PRE-. l
rived ce'-HERE's DCK ~" 1: 4.
hen lying down, and closing one eye, =