The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-31

ly trimmings aud ornaments. For
years it was visible from the lowlands,
long after the eagle had abandoned
the nest. What sight it must have
been to the parents of the victim.
THE YEw TREE. Mrs. Stowe, in
her new work, entitled Sunny Me-
mories of Foreign Lands" gives the
following description Of the yew tree,
of which we have read so much in
English literature
Here in England, think, they
have vegetable creations made on
purpose to go with old, dusky build
ings and this yew tree is one Of them:
1t has altogether most goblin-like,
betwitcbed air, with its dusky black
leaves and ragged branches, throwing
themselves straight out with odd twist,
and angular lines, and might put
one in mind of an old raven with some
Of his feathers pulled out or black
cat with her hair stroked the wrong
way, or any other strange uncanny
thing. Besides this they almost live
forever for when they have grown so
old that any respectable tree ought to
be thinking of dying, they only take
another twist and SO lives on another
hundred years. I saw some in Eng
land seven hundred years old, and
they had grown queerer every century
Low NEoKED DREssEs.-Tbe low
necked dresses of the ladies are made
the theme of small jokes by certain
fellows of the baser sort, who might be
in better business. In our opinion it
is with ladies privilege they might
be allowed to indulge at their discre-
ton the wits who would ridicule them
had better look at home. IF they do
not like to see the ladies, let them look
the other way. There was great
party in the Fifth Avenue just before
last Lent, and the ladies in the matter
Of dress were extremely lowminded +;
so low were some of them disposed to
90 that Jones said to Shocks:
Did you ever see the like"
"No, says Shocks, | never did ; at
least, not since was weaned."
This was outrageous, but presently
the rascals met the belle of the even
ing, splendid creature, and Jones ex-
claimed:
"What galaxy Of beauty!"
swell, I declare says Snooks,
you have the advantage of me; 1
thought galaxy included constella-
ton of beauties"
6" So it Does" says Jones, don't
you see the milky way 2"
On they passed, and soon encoun-
tered magnificent woman with such
frank Developments as to leave no
room for doubt as to the quality of
her charms.
There" says Jones, is the finest
woman in Che room" Fact" says
Shocks, she outstrips all the rest
WILD PIeEoNs.-The Central Alabam-
ian says:
"Our woods are now swarming with mil
lions Of wild pigeons attracted to our region
no doubt, by the abundant crop of acorns
which have not yet fallen from the oak trees
So numerous are they, that the sound of
their wings when they start from one part
of the forest to another resembles heavy
distant thunder. It said that they have
roost few milse south of Elyton where
they pass the night among the branches of
tall long leaf pines and that such numbers
are collected at this nightly bivouac, that
their weight causes a continual falling
of the branches so as to render it rather
hazardous to approach them. Spo1tsmen
with their double barreled shot guns, have
fine amusement in shooting them and the
children take great delight late in the
evening in watching the dark masses as
they make their way to the general rendez-
yo1S"