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OBJ Fellows HALL is the only place of amuse-
ment open at present, where Signor Blitz will
continue his wonderful performances in magic and
ventriloqusm until the close ofthe week.
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Issued from the United States Patent Office for The
1ceek ending October Z, 1851, and bearing date
October 7, 1851
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-06-13
INCIDENT OF OUR LIFE.

Last week we stated that we would give
one item in our observation on the disastrous
effects of the incorporate use of ardent spir-
its. The following is but brief account of
an incident which has passed beneath our no
tice. and which has made an indellible stamp
upon our memory. Scarcely man in the
Union butwhat has some such reminiscence
recorded in his recollection.
1t is seven years since we first placed our
foot in the halls Of one of the oldest and
most fourishing colleges in one of the mid
die States. At that time this seat of learn
ing was crowded, as at the present, with
large number of students gathered in from
al parts of the Union. The descendant Of
the rigid Puritan was there the peaee-lov-
lug posteaty of Penn, had lis representative.
Foremost in fun and frolic might he seen the
noble hearted sons of the Old Dominion !;
and with them the free spirited, and
chivalric Tennessean, and Kentuckian.
Here were gathered the sons ofthe far West
and of the sunny South; in short, every
representative of American character crow
ded the halls of this institution.
/ Early in our collegiate course We made the
acquaintance of young B-a student
from Virginia. Wefound that he possessed
all the manly traits belonging to the citizens
of that State, and which have coupled then
name the world over with all that is gener
GUS, chivalrous and brave. His forefath
ers had battled with Washington in the strug
gle of independence and the history of the
family was rich in incidents connected witt
that eventful struggle. His home on thc
banks of one of the beautiful tributaries 0
the Potomac was the abode of that Virgin;
: hospitality which is proverbial for real kind
i ness of heart, and afability Of manner
t There he was the pride of the family th,
. admired Of large circle of friends the on
J 1y son of fond parents, and the idol of tw
fair and affectionate sisters.
: His collegiate course, so far as il regarde,
his studies, was distinguished with the read
5, ness with which he grasped, and mastered
the usual branches Of science His min
st seemed intuitive in its comprehension
e knowledge. What required intense appl
l cation and close study TO most men, SCENE
" to be mastered by him at once, and indell
,e bly, fixed upon his mind. His friends wei
lie gratifed with his capacity, and were prou
lie of his requirements. His parents wei
Is pleased at the reputation be acquired as
m scholar, and his sisters eyes sparkled wi
= pleasure when the praises of their broth
y sounded in their ears.
ed Often have we wandered with him,
ak friendly converse, along the banks Of I
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-06-13
!, AND GENERAh TNTALEEaENcH.
NUMBER Al.


We approached young B---vith IN.
usual emotion In addition to The word
farewell. we could but warn him seainst
his besetting sin, but his only reply was
The Demon possesses me body and soQt r
We separated, and years have fed Ike
cloud-spots from the sky. But q week
since we were informed that young b.
lately died Of mania a potu beneath. his faith
er's roof. leaving his family in wrctchedness
and despair concerning his fate. Here is q
reminiscence of intemperance which, If We
held the pen capable Of doing il, might bo
pictured SO that the boldest who read it
might shudder and yet every line Le ruth
in its brightest eolors. ''
It is a sad recollection, and our hand
trembles as we write Young B-was
the friend of our youth, but he is no more =
The happiness Of many depended on his
success, but those hopes are all blighted
Alas, who has not such fate 10 unfold. =
To young men We would say Least not Of
your strength You have no safe control
over your actions, and you cannot rely upon
yourself for safety in a path which ends in
ruin. To be safe keep always on the right
side. Do not tanper with evil, depending
upon your own power TO draw lack whea
danger threatens. Pause. or The DcmcA
ayiH possess yoss, body aud soul'
Rail Road Journal. (.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-06-13

hold Flash followed fash, and peal followed
peal. The rain poured down in torrents, and
the little girls stood doubling whatto do.
A flash Of lightning, more fearfully intense
than any that had yet been, succeeded at the
same instant by perfectly deafening peal of
thunder, caused the children to draw more slose-
ly to each other. Martina held the little one
tightly up to her, shielding her with a part of
her own dress; and little Minny, nesting her
head in Martinas bosom, covered her ears with
both hands in extreme terror at the dread voice
of nature
'We had best go on, dear Minny; for there
is Hemlock River right before us, and we have
only to cross that, and we are close to the shell
ter of the school-house'
'Oh, dear thithter, can't go any farther. l
am tho afraid, and tho tired, and tho wet
Cheer up, darling, / win help you, and God
will not desert US. Cheer up. pet We will soon
4 be at the nice school-house and Miss Polly will
i dry our clothes as soon as we get there
They had reached the boiling stream, hut, to
their disappointment, the bridge was broken,
! and part of it had been swept away.
Never mind, dear Minny, there are the saw
logs we have been over so many times. guess
we can cross them now.'
They were half way across the unsteady logs
when Minny's foot slipped, and into the sur
4 ging waters she went drawing Martina along
with her. Martina was the first to catch sight
of the flying form of Edith coming towards
them.
4 oh, Edith save her! save her
4 And quicker than thought Edith was in the
stream, and, with both the children cIasped in
her arms. was struggling for the bank The
river at that point was fortunately not very
s deep, but the onward torrent was so rapid that
t when at last she reached the shore, it was at 9
E point much lower dow the current, and where
tie rocks were piled so perpendicularly that sht
. found it impossible to ascend. How long sh,
:, could have resisted those onward raging water
!, holding by the willow twigs that grew out o
Y the creyices ofthe rocks, supporting the almos
! fainting children clinging TO her-how mucl
/ longer she might have resisted those wild on
ward rapids, she knew not Her head bezal
ri to swim, and she felt that soon she and he
. dear little friends must be borne away to il
= evitable DEATH
1, My dear, dear, dearest children Bles
I, God, am in time And the strong, savin
~ arm was around all three and all three wer
ne ciasped tightly and warm TO his bosom. M
be- darlings, thank God, Ihaye you all three safe
D. The fury of the storm was spent EdwaI
A had his three dear ones safely on the bank :
~ He could not be happy enough; be could n
& be sufficiently grateful. He held them TO
4 heart, and called them again and again b
T. three dear children
IN A neighbor's wagon came by. The farm
re gladly took them in, and spurring up bis he
ses, the dripping, half-drowned ones were sot
Ep in Edwards warm house.
i'm A messenger was dispatched 10 Mrs. Mool
liz to lei her know that all were safe.
ar Z, : ioAn 'Nat u1y " ells' Iu"af,t LeIoeFs
ier ;nu oentle wife and his children s,,sL loy;T +
SO faithful mother
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-06-13
IMMORTALITY OF THE HABIT AND
TRAFFIC

ifit be wicked to get drunk, it must be q
sin to make and sell that which will make
those who use it drunk and sin to enact
laws to authorize men to deal in an article to
be used as beverage which originates and
perpetuates intemperance. He who know
ingly assists another in committing crime is
guilty Of that crime. He who lights the
torch, knowing for what purpose it will be
used, IS an incendiary as well as he who ap-
plies. He who furnishes madnan with q
loaded pistol IS accessory to that mans death,
if he kills himself with the pistol. Last wear,
at the lowest calculation, forty thousand We
TINS were sacrificed on the red and reekinr
altar of drunkenness, e Who slew all thesel1
is the question which naturally arises in everr
inquisitve mind. The farmer, who reared
down the golden harvest and showed his in
gratitude to God by selling his grain to the
brewer and the distller, had a hand in the
horrible tragedy. The landlord, who rented
his buildings to be used as breyeries, distille-
RES, taverns, saloons, DC, Is not. innocent
The moderate and the immoderate drinkers.
whose bad practices shortene d their own lives.
and whose bad example cnt short the lives Of
Others, are verify guilty, The makers, the
wholesalers and the retail dealers in fermentet
and distilled liquors, are red with the Hooi
Of the slain.
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WATERLOO AT NOON.
TIE DAY AFTER THE BATTLE.


On surface Of two square miles, it vas
that fifty thousand men and
horses were lying. The luxurious CROP Of
ripe grain which had covered the field Of Bat
tie was reduced to litter, and beaten into the
earth and the surfaee trodden down BY the
cavalry, and fuTowed deeply by the csnnca
wheels, strewed with many Fel;e Of the feht
Helments and cutlasses, shattered fFe aims
and broken swords, all Che variety Of military
ornaments; lancefs caps and highlsnd bon
nets uniforms of every color plume and
pennon musical instruments, the apparatus
Of artillery, drums, bugles (; but good God 4
why dwell on the narrowing picture Of fough-
ten field I Each aul every Iuinoas display
bore mute testimony to the nnisers Of such
battle. :; Z Could the fnelaneholy
appearance Of this scene Of death be heighs
tened, it would be byEitnessingthe research
es ofthe living, and their desolation, for the
objects of their love- Mothers, wives and
children, for days were occupiedi thatmodfn-
full duty land the confusion Of the eoTpses,
friend and foe intermineled As they were, Of
ten rendered the attempt at Fecognizing ifdiz
viduals difficult, and in sof1e eases impossible.
| In many cases the dead lay four deep upon
each other, marking the SPOT some British
square had occupied, when exposed for hours
to the murderous fire on the French batteFy.
Outside, lancer aFd cuTassier were scatter
ed thiekly on the earth. Madly attempting
to force the serTied bayonets ofthe British,
4 they had fallen in the bootless essay, by the
muskets Of the inner files Farther on voil
trace the spot where the cavalry of France and
England had encountered Chasseur and
Huzzar were intermingled :and the heavy
Norman horse of'the Imperial Guard were
interspersed with the grey chargers which had
carried Albion's ehivalFy. Here the Highland
er and fralleur lay side together: and the
heavy dragoon, with green Erin's badge up
on his helmet, was graphing in death wifh
the Polish lancer -. ~ tsisf
On the summit Of the ridge, where the
ground was numbered with dead and trodden
fetloch deep in mud and gore. by the frequent
!, rush ofTival cavalry, the thick stFewn eofpses
If the Imperial Guard pointed out the srot
where Napoleon. had been defeated. Here, in
column, that favored corps on which his last
chance rested, had been annihilated and the
advance and repulse Of the Guard was traeea-
Die by a mass Of fallen Frenchnen. =.
3. In the hollow below, the last stuggie d
!, France had been vainly made for the Old
Guard, when the middle battalEons had been
!, forced back, attempted to meet the British
. and afford time for their disorganized com
Z panions torally. Here the British left, which
4 had converged upon the French center, had
come up and here the bayonet closed the
contest. - -
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Tho Czar and the Spa.

1t happened, about hundred and
fiftyyears ago, that the fgmous Peter,
who united the trade of a carpenter
with the profession of Czar of Rus
sia, felt himself unwell while staying
at the village of Spa. The autocrat-
ic workman, with happy anticipa-
of Priesnitz and Claridge, drank free
ly of the water of a neighboring
spring. Eight days afterwards he
sent for the burgomasier and the
magistrates, and addressed them
nearly in these words:
"Gentlemen-I was i'll; but thanks
to free Iibations of your sparkling
fountain, am now quile we'll. l
owe you much"
Here the Gar thrust his hand into
the pocket of the coarse jerkin which
he wore; and the civil dignitaries, hav
ing EXTENDED their open palms-''T
owe you much," continued the Gar;
"and ! wish TO present you with a
durable esimony of my gratitude.
In forty-eight hours you shall have
One may easily fancy what cns-
ties in the air were built by the ex-
pectant functionaries At length
they were tod that the august conva-
lescent had given orders to procure
hardest stone which the district would
afford; and the following morning
four strong Muscovites were seen
bearing slab, on which wasinscribed
these words:
81 was i'll: / drank: I was cured.
(Signed) Peter, Czar Of Russia.
place this stone over your foun-
tain, or, if you prefer it, place your
fountain under this stone," said tho
zarkindly, "and hereafter you will
thank me for it."
Ere many years had elapsed, all
Europe knew the waters of Spa; and
the demand for ii became so enor.
nous, that the worthy burgomaster
and his colleagues were forced to dis.
cover five new springs in the neigh
borhood. The name Of Spa was al.
so extended to mineral springs over
| the world.
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HOLIDAY I'm THE NAVY.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

If there be any fire, above all fires
iinwhich one ought to be able 10 see
pleasant figures il is a Christmas
fire. So / will plant myself oppo-
site my log, and look for some pleas
ant images of memory to recall
Christmas at sea-
'Lash up hammocksI'
The pipe of the boatswain's S mate
thrills shrilly through thelower decks
some winter morning, al four O'Clock.
You begin I, be gradually aware
that you are an officer IN her Maies-
ty's service once more; shat Won be-
long to the 'Bustard; and thatyou
have got tie morning watch. OF
the last fact, the Quanermaster
makes you most thoroughly aware,
by routing away at the 'nettles' OF
your hammock, VERY much like a
boy routing out a blackbird' S nest;)
and so does the young gentleman
you are TO relieve, who, having call
ed the Lieutenant ofthe next watch,
glides alongside you, and says, BE
quick up, Charley. I'm very sleepy.
1. ssIs it .tdl''
sIuFernaIy!"
You temp6rize for Ave minutes.
You think about Lord Nelson. AT
last you hear Watch TO musterl'-
Xost have to noustefihat watch. Ont
you Jump, fling yourself into blanket
trousers and Tremendous coat, and
run up on deck. The watch are
gatbefing aft; the QuartefFnaster
brlL1s laqiefn; you produce your
watcn.bils and commence calling o.
yer the aaples. If yon are a man OF
IDLE habits your waleh-bill Is proba-
tly ID au lncoffEci iate.
among tne naiH,top men you
.ce gfsI 1Hyb ~
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Ngr. e.. P.R. .ganmes.

The appearance OF this gentleman
as he looked when delivering a lee
ture recently at the American Hall
Hartford, is thus described by the
Hartford Times:-At a quarter be-
fore eight o'clock, Mr.. James made
his appearance, and was introduced
to the audience by the President of
the ArtsUnion. He was greeted
with good deal Of applause. Mr..
J. is a well-built, good-iooking man,
ratherbelow the medium height, with
fresh English-lookihg countenance,
weIl-shaped, sloping forehead,
which appears to be Gin phrenologi-
cal parlance) pretty evenly develop
ed, scattered, greyish whiskers, and
a Sigh, grizzly moustache. His pre-
vailing temperament is what phisiol-
ogists call 'sanguine,' and conveys
the impression Of energy, decision
and force, combined with good ma
lure and a low Of good living--very
like the idea obtained of Martin Far
quhar Tupper from his writings; and
one is about as much OF a poet as the
him to be about forty years Of age.
He wore a dress coat, a very snort,
square-cut white vest, and sported a
glittering ring on a finger of each
hand, He made occasional use of
an enormous blue silk handkerchief
with a yellow border, with which.
now and then, he blew his nose with
much emphasis. We are thus par
ticuar in describing his appearance,
because the greater portion Of the
public, who feel any into est in him,
are mainly desirous Of knowing how
the man loooks and acts, who has
dictated novels as fastas three aman-
uenses could write them.
MRs.STEPHEN GIRARD.--The Phil
adelphia Ledger says that Stephen
Girard's w > was made insane by his
jealousy and cruel treatment. The
books of the hospitalshow that Mary
Girard was admitted an insane patient
onthe Dist Of Augest, l76O where she
died on the 18th Septeml er, 1915.
Mrs. Girard sv alden name was Lum,
Seven monti after her admission
into the hospital she gave birth to a
daughter, who was babtesed by the
namt Of Mary, this was the only child
ofGmard, who died in itsinfancyr. 1t
is certain that slander persred her to
the grave, and This SANDER was in
variahly traced to a jealous husband
who had married one only too beau
tiful. 3pi 8a@n w h
A Letterfrom Wnrzburg ghnoun-
cesthe death Of F'rau CaroliaeJanot,
which took place on the 10Th. She
was a widow and theelelest daughter
of ;he great Schiller. ltis as pleasing
as a token of respect in which Ger
many holds her noblest poet, to see
that the death has created no little
sensation,
-
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No;se
SlaEnder.

Let it be engraven upon our mem-
DRY, that the person who repeats
slander, even though he give the
name of his author, is no better, and
far more mischievous, than its origiF
nator. He endorses the lie by his re-
petition oft, and as, without his en-
dorsement, it could never have gain
ed creditn he is responsible for the
mischief by the law OF God and mans
We would take a spurious note far
more readily from an honest man
than from known counterfeiter, and
every additional hand it passes thro'
adds to the deception, Besides,
SANDER is more accumulative than
SNOWFALL. 1t is like salad, which
every one will season TO his own
taste, or the taste of those to whom
he offers it; or like the kite of child,
to which additional exafigerations
are attached, each light IN itself, but
together forming a counterbalancing
weight, without which the airy tri-
fle would fall again to the earth,
when, with eager speed, he runs to
make it soar aloft.
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which buries you, and thousands of
you, and spares men the sight Of
their brohur's groansl Yes, indeed.
l have found that one may have a
very pleasant Christmas at sea.
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2 P@g U e "
LONG AGO.

an.... LONG AGO.
There was n tree, an uged tree,
That once loved to climb,
And throned upon its branches three,
To rock them all the time;
TO laugh and shout devoid of fears,
And swing me to and fro
But ahi twas iamy eoildish years, ca
That passed so long agol
pveled a merry troop of boys,
Through tangled woods and lanes
Too boisterous in our reckless noise
To heed the brambe pains.
Weneyer cared for garments torn,
Anhour the rent would sew;
And we'd no time to stay and mourn
In childhood long agol
IOften think the
Were fairy dayS e risS
That childhood feels enchanted rays
Which manhood cannot see;
For cares snd years togethcr come,
;sone eHsangled flow,
And angel voices all are dumb,
That soothed u.s. long ago,
Sclops ago Tie distant past,
Ike pleasant dream.
8 l3cs oE ss
sslY agll and SUNNY lean
Agleaa % sufshins-e
TO cheer the bell
And wake anew tlse EutRs CIT
Thatled us long ago
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WOULD NOT HAVE THEE YOUNG

@- a GIAIN.
Iwould not have thee young again,
Since mysefam old;
Not that thy youth was ever vain,
Or that my age is cold;
But when upon thy gentle face
Isee the shades of tituc =
Athousand memories replace
The beauties Of thy prime,
Though from thine eyes ofsoftest blue
Some lighthath passed away,
Love looketh forth as warm aud true
As on our bridal day.
/ hear thy song. and though in part
'Tisfainter in its tone, .i{u
! heed it not, for still thy heart
Seems singing to my own. ,.....