Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-05-02

may enjoy yourselves, II you PIedSe,
with Locke and Paley; want something
more TO my taste. So Hayden has writ
ten an ode to mistress Science! Well,
when / write verses they shall be to a.
mother kind Of mistress than her sour
ladyship, l assure you;" and he turned
away.
But only think persisted Charles,
how much more improving 1t will be to
you to spend the evening in any kind Of
literary pursuit than with those idle
young men now would you not prefer
your father should see you enjoying our
hum-drum society,as you call IT, to spen-
ding your time and money with the most
restless spirits here Dear cousin, do
YOU never reflect that this course is not
likely TO make you happy, or render
your kind parents so1 My dear mother
has often told me, that when a young
man ceases to regard the opinions Of his
friends, the last barrier to vice has been
removed Be persuaded, then, to aban-
don this drinking, noisy set, with which
you seem to have connected yourself,
and unite with our little club try it for
one week, and then if you find yourself
less happy than at present, will cease
my prosecutions, for such know you
.hink them. 1t is not agreeable TO me
to disturb you in what you consider
your amusements, William; but | must
ever prefer the good Of my friend TO my
) own pleasure. l will deny myself
j am exercising, interrupted William,
your favoIite virtue selt-denial to much
7 greater degree than am accustomed to
: Go, while listen to your wise admoni-
+ ions, sage monitor as my fellow students
i ale not quite ready for our enterprise,
: will listen to you a little longer. In the
= meantime, (suiting the action to the wore
and taking out his pocket-book and pen
r cil,) | will take few notes from you
: homily and send them as precious NOR
p ceaur to our chaplain, wherewith to EN-
"a belhsh his next discourse.
l. well, William, notwithstanding you
L ridicule, said Charles, i will speak agail
= again will implore you TO break thes
4. ties you have formed, although it ma.
: cost you some effort. My mother ha
I'd too often repeated for me ever to forge
ID it. that selt.denial is the basis of all tn
% virtues, at least their practice
lp Really, said Eldon, with scornfl
d. laugh :; i think you had better be at you
mt mothers apIon-string, as you seem
ie think she possesses the wisdom Of Solc
er mon at least.
" Yes! William, replied his cousin,
do sometimes think her knowledge
n human nature wonderful, when l remen
e bel her retired life. The more see c
'e the world, the more cause have | to vef
- crate and treasure up the lessons of N
iis ~, mother. Oh that you too would Ieco
= az lect them. Do you mean TO accede
ne my proposition, cousin, or not |! fe
nc an underlined dread Of something horIib
,n' when know you are engaged in drln
l'S ing wine, as you SO often are, with yo
81 boon companions
N Well, then, sir, answered Eldon,
a;r @ tell you again what have often told "
ar a. before. that you are wasting your rhet
m sle ric, Tor never mean to deny myself ar
ms qualification that is in my power 10 e
y, ~ iov. You made some alIusion TO drin
ing; / mean to drink one bottle of go,
4. wine at least, this evening. II is a plea
- ure to me to drink, and the exhilaratil
or effects are still more delightful ther
fore say again mean not to deny m
,,v self in that or any other pleasure. l
.nt Science be your mistress, my wise co
&C sin; allow me to choose Pleasure
The mine Thus saying, with light laue
&c he Joined his companions who were C
ono ling him, and went shouting with the
~ down the street TO the public house.
- Charles Herbert folded his arms a
~, walked slowly back to his lodgings. T
49, ly, thought he, has Lord Bacon said, Il
orai more men are ruined by wanting reso
h;ia ton TO say no, than from any other eau
,,ro Eldon knows as we'll as that this cou
will undo him, but he wants the enel
the TO deny himself these paltry pleasures
ons- And Charles was panied at the thoug
80 he felt disturbed he could not en-
- with his accustomed relish the innoc
a. jest the keen encounter of wit. AL
onts he had too much cause.
'han Charles Herbert's friends remail
nn,b with him a! his room, during the e
4 - ming. Newton, Bacon, Locke and Al
= ue crombie, had been sufficiently descau
nifty, upon anu aIil.teu anu INC ii,snoo
M ~ on the theory of Gall and Spurzhe
,,,no ~ when they were interrupted by the
{ ae creasing noise from the streets. At
IL, ~ they did not regard it, but shrieks
sh ~ notes of lamentation seemed min,
AT III with the uproar, and they fastened
'i 'i - in the direction of the sounds.
I - Upon reaching the spot, they wit
sed a scene which almost battles desc
! l,u "a ton. On small spot of grass, be
ch as MS OWN uool i"J