The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-10-16

THE NEUGENTS.
IA SHORT TALE FOR THE COMET.
ENTERED according 10 an set Of Congress

There is nothing more interesting thar
family picture before the domestic fire.
side. So learned writer " DENLY = hath
said, and without question, | take it for
granted Ills so. The reader may paint in
his mirds eve, Just such one as he would
like most to see, whilst pass rapidly over
the introduction, and get at the gist and piih
OF our story. 1.-THE Neugents p Who car-
not imagine that the very name imports
one of " our first families - It has an ar
isIocFstic sound aud goldfish smell As
it has nothing TO do with my tale shall
not say upon what street they live in this
considerable city; nor shall | enter into a
nonsensical description Of the anatomy of
the family fesidence-lor the fact is. the
house is just like thousand othefs-wth
a front side and back a pair OF stairs
running mp from the street, and pair run
ming down behind
Just at the moment Of orr introduction
to the Neugents, compound olor or fresh
made coffee and cakes, ascends the back
stairs aforesaid, to the breakfast room
above where the family group is entire !;
with the exception Of single member
The elder Neugent and head of the family
is familiar picture, daily met with
in the hetaiy walks of life. He is a
practitioner of one Of the iearncd professions !,
mufont practice bit in possessions Of the
great secret OF getting enough out Of the
community by hook and by crook to keep
up the appearance Of one of our first fam
lies" The elder Neugent's nose is slight
" snubbed mp and has a cochineal appear
ance at the tip but this is not feature
born in the parent stem but rather acqnir-
ed by contact with the base world in
which man with such line of ancestry
as the elder Neugent is often forced to
snob the haberdasher aud the green grocer
with their bills. But have nothing to do
with daguerfeotypes IT you desi'e 81 see
the gentleman, 90 down to Digby's Saloon,
on Canal street.
Mrs. Neugent occupied the head of the
table A small Neugent, was on either
side of her; Miss Isabella belle for shorD
Neugent, was next her farther on The right
and vacant chair stood on the left
Master Ned Neugent, sat by his sister,
viii this do foI a family picture! If not
it matters not, for we must pass on to the
mullins. The mullins smoked, and sent
their sacred insense to heaven: the steak
fixed, and stream, of the immate,ial eth
er, that suggested the stupendIous idea of
an engine to Mr.. Watts mind jutted out
of the nozzle of the coffee pot
1t was natural that the elder Neugent
should enquire for his pet " Jo,,e,n and it is
also natural that her sister, should answer
Tor her. THE fact isl as MISS Belle OBJ
served, that, Coalfax. is so attentive 10
Jane of late, that she cannot stir without
he is at her heels--he was here last
night, in the front parlor, to twelve O'clock
The head of the Neugents distracted with
thought gazed vacantly at the mob oil the
butter bowl. Jane bad said nothing TO
him. but he believed his youngest loved,
aud il such were the fact, ?. Green Neu-
gent was the last man in The world to throw
an obstacle in The way Of bis daughters
happiness Belle, however, did not
think it a suitable match and with sister
ly affection lost no opportunity in making
her feelings known on this subject. PEI
haps there might have been grain or so
of sel6shness at the bottom of her obiec-
tons for to say truly. Col Coalax with
the gal'antry of military man; had
whispered something not at all uupalitable,
to the ear of the eidey sister. Indeed, the
Col. was out in his stripped pants, night
ly, for no other purpose. than to form an
alliance treaty of amity and friendship
for life, with one of our most respectable
families, " and he thought it be tier to have
two strings, than one, TO his bow, 1t was
true--as rurnor bad it, that the Rev. Mr..
Snifes, had paid his addresses to the elder
daughter OF the Neugent famly--that she
had looked favorably on the proposition to
become the Rev. Mrs. Snjffles, and time
to consumate the happy event, had been
named but to be" Mrs. Goa fax sounded
beficr, and The world to the contrary Miss
Isabella Neugent believed there was
much, and still is much in mere name
i" Here was go.o Col. Coslfax could not
be drawn and quattered between the rival
sisters. What does he do1 Why like a
skilfull tacticisn, the Colonel proposes to
Miss Bella, balf-past 4 o'clock Saturday
nght-cab at the corner of Rampant and
Repentance sts--fast driver-two friends
minister at Carrollton.
To eftiectually get rid of The Rev. Sniff
les, the same appointment, was to be
made by her, with him. The servant girl
was to give the PARENTAL head of the Neu-
gents wind Of the matter, and put him on
the look out for the Rev. Snltes at the
time and place appointed. This done, the
head Of the Neugents tore his hair--for be
was opposed to the Rev SnifTies getting
into the family on any terms. So he arm
ed himself with what is commonly called
a" cowblde,o and pair OF Colts. Was
he not justified in doing 500 the honor of
very respectable family was at stake
in runaway match ?. Green Neugent
smothered bis indignation until the APRON
ted time arrived, and went to the place
The Rev. Sniffles came and his cloth did
not save his sacred hide. SnifIles hed-Mr.
Neugent returned to the parental domicil,
found his " Belief dreSsed--wating the
the arrival OF another hour, to meet Col.
Coallax, and become his happy bride.