The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-09-23
BATON ROUGE.::::::::::::::::SEPT. 90. 1852.

persuade our pen to glide along and express
the muddled ideas, of the Comets head
The" Vis-a- Wis lays open before us
and We are pleased to observe marked i'm
provement in its face. as well as in the
spirit, with which its leaders are becoming
inspired. A most excellent puff for our
selves in its third column headed, the
Third Street Luminary" is what most
attracts our attention; and it is to thank
the editor for his courtesy, that we indite
the following article. We could not, we
are persuaded, pass it by without giving
offence to the editor of the VISA us, and
we therefore nerve ourselves up under the
influence of a cool julep and principee, to
set the editor of that paper as far along on
the road TO notority, as he has kindly vol
unteered to push the Third Street Lumin-
ary" We must however confess in this
connection, that it is with great fear and
trembling, we came in contract with SO
vast an intellectual "Boreas" as the author
of structures" upon our structures, about
the ''torch lights" and We feel very much
like going out, or getting off of Third street
to some quiet locality where there is no
danger of coming vis-a-vis with so vast
body, as this that now assails us. However
we have the consolation of seeing our neigh
Dor OF the .Aduocate handled without gloves
close alongside of us, and this give us
courage.
Our most excellent friend says
ut is quite amusing to notice the very
complacent and self important air which
Ocertain self styled Independents put on"
1t is amusing we confess-its very anus
ing, but this is funny world, and there are
a great many funny things did and said
every day This results from the fact that
there are many persons playing parts for
which they are altogether incapaciatated
We have tried many things-this results
from our not having friend to tell us for
what we are best adapted We have been
in the Wing party nine times-the Demo-
cratic eleven-we have been Methodist
and Baptist, Presbyterian anti-Baptist,
Millerite, Mennonite, Andrew Jackson
Davisite and have settled down into quiet
editorial life, for no other reason than be-
cause its the funniest business of them all.
Say anything against us friend Winfree,
but we beg you for the love 'you once bore
usn not to drag before the common glare of
the dusty MONDAY sun, our mad days-or
rather nights, when spirits met spirits, in
the cosy back room of old Jaco's and got
merry and laughed and bid the world roll
on to its end, with all its cares and troubles
Anything but this my dear beloved friend
lis like unroofing a mans head and letting
the vulgar gaze at the yelled chambers of
his mind wherein are hidden the treasures
Of sweet memory. Talk not of the. twelve
nights that are haliowed to the memory of
but few more living spirits. Leave these
things untouched, and let me know your
kest point (f you have any, and if we
must fight with words) for the public
I will not touch you there.
"Non cmn,s error stultitia est dieenda."
We quote this from our "Juvenal' be-
cause you say some severe things to us in
poetry about critics. O.
We republish the following extract from
our neishbor because we want it to be ,
passed around and get in to the next curios-
tiles of literature
The Third street luminary as Censor and
Critic may have sprung into existence fully
armed and equipped. somewhat after the
fashion of Minerva, springing III full pano-
ply from the prolific Drain Of Jove. But !
II u. .