The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-03-11
The LAST SuppER.-We had the

Wan world, and was very much graft
fed to find it the same "show" tina,
was here about year ago, and then
called paradise and the fall Of man =
We took occasion then, to express our
"senfiments" in reference to "Mr Cha
os,' who now goes in to make up the
full "Pantoscope,' cutting figure on
canvass that never did Chaos before.
1.-The artist as the man says, who d.
lates in explanation on this miserable
daub Of white and black paint-"the
artist designed in this picture to rep
resent the form of things, before the
crcation-when darkness was upon
the face Of the deep, and the spirit of
God moved upon the face of the wa
ters; and when God said "let there be
light, there was light" and just now,
tallow candles are brought to bare on
the picture, and we behold work suf-
fcent Of itself, without, the Last
Supper" or the resurrection, to immor-
talize any artist. The sheet iron thun,
der, given in this scene, to heigbten
the idea of the sublime-the grand,
gloomy and peculiar, was the best
part of the show, and certainly had
that effect upon the colored popula-
ton in the back ground.
We are glad indeed, that the gentle
manly proprietor on this occasion, in
formed us, that another artist painted
the "bow in the cloud than the
one who painted Chaos; because it
would be a great disparagement to
the former (Mr. Alexapder) to con-
found him with the latter. Howev.
er, we make no doubt that the former
is related to the latter perhaps an IN
Gle Of the same name II they had
their deserts they would both be cru
Gifted, for perpetrating this SANDER, on
a subject, than which none can be
more near and dear, to the Christian
community.
u IS high time that stop was Put
to these villainous and contemplate
humbugs, travelling about in vaga-
bondism nnder the comprehensive
head Of "Great moral exhibitions. -
Alexander's Antedeluvian World etc,
is 10 considerable danger Of coming to
nn end, If it remains here, and the
b'hoys are to be credited. If such
an event should happen, all we have
10 regret about it, is that Alexander
and his confrere artist, is not here, to
share the fate of the delipiator.
Prospect for High Waters. Under
This heading the Memphis Wing, of
he 2Sth ult'' has the following para t
graph. 1t is one Of many of similar ]
nature that are appearing in the pa a
'ers published in the great valley, !;
the note of warning, Look r
o your levees," ye planters on the K
coast: a
We do not profess to be weather c
vise," or to read with extraordinary d
agacity the signs of the times :" but
he conclusion forces itself upon us +
hat calamity will soon fall upon the 81
eople of the West and Southwest. in n
he shape OF devastating floods. The A
uantity of snow fallen throughout the g
northwest is immensely great, and i
',dden tbaw, with heavy rain suff,- n
,'ept to sweep off the accumulated W
'oisture, would swell the rivers disas- e,
'ously. We have not yet had the u
reat flood to compensate for the great
routh--but it will surely come. :,
# this Is really Senator Wilson's m
,p'n'on the Country is still Safe: Al
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, "
as again. for the third time lately TO