The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-04-26
Comma as,Ocated.

- Comma lanDcatedl.
Ed. Comet The Advocate considers a
Democrat and Good Fellow, synonymous.
The Advocates eloquent description Of the
Good Fellows "Dexonat in tastes and
hab,ts'-contains rs much truth a. poetry.
Listen TO the Advocate:
1mE Coon FELLow.-Prcwerbs have
been called "the current coi4 Of wisdom
'mong mankind" and one Of theseAayipg.,
which has been coined in the mint Of med
crn every day society, runs as follows: "A
good fellow means good for nothing" Who
is the good fellow? By observing NUM-
Der 81 the individuals who have received
this label in their dsily intercourse, we
have concluded that he may be character
lied as follows He is very Democratic in
his tastes and habits He never refuses to
make an acquaintance, however unworthy
the proposed acquaintance may be. He is
hand and glove, Joke and laugh, with loafer
aud knave, equally with those persons Of
position who will rcndescend 10 accept him
in spite Of his associations. He will spend
his last cent with pot-companion Of the
luSuNtSb ebNfuHt WuIJC HIS lin lNth
some ordinary comforts ut home. The idea
of allowing group Of his associates to
want for anything where he can command
sixpence, would be preposterous; but to
deny his children some little trifle for their
amusement, is simply matter Of economy.
tie can't afford IT. He would - mean
fellow to leave his associates before two
and three o'clock in the mornings straight
and sober-sided home-sick ninny; but to
keep wife waiting up till those hours, to
rob her Of her natural rest, is an affair to
joke over when the next bottle il uhcorked.
70 squander hundreds in dissipation among
the low and vile IS liberal and generous
To cheat the baker. the tailor and the shoe
maker out Of their hard earnings is simply
smart--a standing Joke with the good fell
low. In short, the good fellow is rendered a
nuisance to society by being always gene
rous before he is just-always liberal in dis
s,paticn aud miserly where money is really
wanted-always attentive to pot. compan.
ions to the neglec Of bis family-and, final
ly, because bis career generally ends by his
going TO the almshouse to be supported at
the public expense. Q
The friend 10 whom the Comet 10 indebted
for the above, has mistaken scisswmng,
for an Editorial Orr Church street friend
no doubt run his scissors into the above, a.
ter reading the head. Perhaps, TO this no.
tnent he has not seen the body Of the afti-
Gle, which might be improved, with aDoth.
er touch from the artist who paints Ia such
vivid colors, the GOOD Fellow" In poll
tics the "Good Fellow" is an Old Line
Wing and New Line Democrats. A deci.
ded Know Nothing with occasional ant,
ptoclivities he is Nebraska and anti
Kansas man. In religion, he is not bigot-
ted; he belongs to all the denominations,
and pstronizes wit hhis smiles Of encouragt.
ment, whatever sect is at the time in row.
er. He carries round the LIST for forced
charity; carefully avoiding to put anything
in, unless in the dark, that his right hand
may not know it. He is brisk hand to
help get ur ladies' fair or concert. for new
church trimmings, or to relieve the fund o.
the "Ladies Foreign Benevolent Red Shirt
Society" Al public entertainments, he is
IAN invited guesW and takes a seat near
the head Of the table; he does not drink,
but smells the wine in order to be able to
say sit is good" After all, this is but
profile view Of the "phiz.," Of the Good
Fellow"