Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-31
The Inequalities of Fortune.

Some folks are lucky, unlucky. We belong
to the latter category which fact proves conclusive
ly that fortune is blind otherwise she would have dis
cerned our great merits-made her pet patted our
head and filed our pockets with eoppers and ginger
bread. She has not done SO by any There
fore is fortune not only blind but foolish. She lacks
common sense and due appreciation of character.
Fortune be hanged, drowned and garroted.
There is Holden of the Standard-lucky dog that
he is--he acH get ahead CT u.s. Some time last year
or the year before, there grand dispute among
the editors, as to who was the best looking. We
must say that the showing rather sorry one
Personal pulchritude is not editoria! attribute
and it decided mem. con- that there was not one
really good looking in the crowd. But when
the prize for ugliness, the display terrific
and sublime We felt that we had right to enter
for that prize, and we did enter--yes, did. But
it was no go. We were beaten in our own peculiar
line. Cameron, of the Wadesboro Argus, malicious
y entered the field, bearing aloft banner, on the
ample folds of which inscribed the spirit
ing words Holden and victory" It dead
heat--Holden, like the Yacht America, first. and
nobody was second. But we have one consolation
which will not desert us. Although the editors of
Wilmington may be routed in detail yet taken as
| body they defy competition. Yes, they do.
And then again in the matter of presents and
things of that sort, unlucky; our cotempora-
res at various pontsare Dragging about the hats
watts, ETC., wherewithal intelligent and appreciative
| dry goods men and botters have adorned their
Cap'H. encircled the highway from the orifce in
their face to the hidden recesses of the inner man
Nobody thinks of such thing in these regions No,
fhoxy1 Ooft al ~
he gets many cravats that it has become matter
of dread with of his contemporaries, lest being
puzzled to make use of them all he might appropri-
ate some to the purpose of sustaining his personal
corporosty in pendulous position by the neck
which being persevered in generally results in a
cessation of vitality. We assure them that their
fears groundess. Holden won't hang himself
He is too good and too shrewd fellow for that
But if the rash thought has entered his head We
beg that he will respect feelings and dismiss il
instanter. Holden, don't hang yourself!
The only thing laid our table is wedding cake
which comes rather abundantly since the beginning
OF cold weather, as if on purpose to mock for
lorn condition. It is duly discussed however, ant
we have such dreams it. We fancy ourself
Benedict, surrounded by five sons and six daughters
the eldest daughter has red hair and the second sol
squints the two little ones, happy innocents pla,
the carpet with the cat and pull the dogs tail til
he howls which wakes up from our dream O
bliss, to listen to serenade from white bull pu,
in an adjoining yard who shows his disrespect t.
the moon by trying his best to blaspheme at her tn
night long. All dogs are sort of lunatics; at an,
rate we have seen one that would not bark a
the moon as long as he could find any moon to bari
| at.