The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-04-22
A. Valuable 8uggsstion .

There has long been grisvous com.
plaint against lied Iss;ekss the Capi.
tai of. the Slate. q, Aeccans II watsr
for ablution, and uher purposes; this
is after all. perhaps. the most serious
objection to the place; md smother
reason Why the "old castle " should bs
taken to Pompeii.
Newspaper editors from 1.-The 'coun-
try, as, we'll az reporters and volnn-
tary correspondents, esch and every
one Of them wnen writing bome,"
"epistles for publication during the
sessions, = find our beds, bugs, brandy
and bilge water, an inexhaustable
theme for comment. This kind Of
thing has double action effect, for at
the same time il ccnvinces people that
this is no place for the State House
1t shows off the writer, ~ y gentle.
man who is used TO good living-and
therefore knows . what's what" In
vain have We met these people in their
argument with the combating tes,i-
mony, gentlemen our water-works
nc not complete they still continue
to abuse us. 1t was only the other
day, that an editor up in Feliciana
abused us on account of our "bilge
water and bad brandy. {" We met
him IL the breach, and pointed our
heaviest gun at him whilst our neigh
Dor in Lafayette damned him over
the head. and on the seat of reason,
with an old fashionable fusee, in an old
fashion style; until tie man has actu-
ally c,ied out in the language Of Mr..
Jinks, bold, enough I" Here we are,
trying 10 make the Capital Of the State
u crcdifable place--a place perfect
enough in III its appointments to suit
the most fasti,liou> Snob-Here. whilst
we are making all necessary arrange
ments TO put Mr.. Vince in steam
T F4 !
pump communication With the river,
and have ordered through " Monlan
garden pumps, sufficient to wish the
legislature-ils clerks, hangers on, and
fancy gentl' men, yet, still are We
abused: ard We should like to know
what's the use of doing the best we
can, when nothing but the worst
comes Of it s?
The fact is generally admitted, that
this is an age Of progress, and the fair
prospect Of our GO IF Of the stool
editorial, into the cushioned seat of
the chair Gubernato,ial. has caused
proposition 70 be made t. US by5ILeo !
G. jenkins Il Smith, which, puts to end
all future objections to Red Stick on
ablutioa grounds. Below, we put the
State in possession Of Messrs. Thee. C. |
jenkins Il Smiths proposition to us,
which was received through the post
office from New Orleans, Yesterday !; |
addressed to Genl Geo. Augustus
Pike, Editor Of the Comet, 1--WE would |
inform Me<srs. r. C. J. Il s. that
" A. in our name does not stand for
" Augustus but Antl'ropagus. y |
Gifted Sir AS you are the most
reliable editor in the sou h, and will
doubtless be our next Governor, we
beg to appoint you agent for the sail.
Of our knuckle washing operator. I"
This machine" may be advantage
"usly used is washing out the rem
nanis Of locofocoisD, with which you
were ut one time pnrga'ed-and
should the agency prove prof able and
contribute to your already great pop
ularitv, our aim will have been a,-
c"mpIished, and we will accept any
office you may tender us when y..n are
Governor-in part payment; at the
same time, we will divide the net prt,-