Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-25
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BIG GuK.-Joe Billings, a romancing
Yankee, was one evening seated in a bar
room Of a country tavern in Canada,
where were assembled several old conn
try men discussing various matters con
nected with the ''Pomp and circumstance
Of war" In the course Of his remarks
one Of them stated that the British Gov
eminent possessed the largest cannon in
in the world, and gave the dimensions Of
one he had seen.
Joe's Yankee pride would not allow
him TO let such an assertion pass uncon-
tIadicied.
'Poh, gentlemen said he. i won't
deny that is a fair sized cannon-but YOU
are a Lesfle mistaken in supposing tito be
named in the same minute with one Of
our Yankee guns, which Isawi in Charles
town last year. Jupiter that was a can
non. Why cir. il was so internally large
that the soldiers were obliged TO employ
yoke Of oxen 10 draw in the BALI
The deuce they were exclaimed n
Of his hearers, with a smile Of triumph,
pray, can you tell me how they got the
oxen out againP
why, you FOOL returned Joe, they
unyoked 'em and drove 'em through the
touch holep
An UNPLEASANT INvITATIoN.-The
following was recently posted on the door
Of the Ludlow Church, in Hertfordshire,
England
"This is to give notice, that no per-
son is 10 be buried in this church yard
but those HUing in the parish. Those who
wish to be buried are desired TO apply to
me, Ephraim Grub, parish clerk"
We do not think there could have been
much Of a rush, or more of a crowd
around Grubb's door, when this notice
appeared.
An HONEST OBITUARY.-We do moi
often stumble upon anything more hon.
est than the following. A Wester editor
announcing the death Of an old resident
of his town, says:
"He came 10 his death by too fire.
quently nibbling at the essence Of tn,
s~till-worm, which soon placed him in
non-traveling condition. He lay out th,
night previous TO his death near a cottoI
gin in this place, and was found too lat
on the following morning for medical al,
TO be Of much importance in the stayinI
his breath. He has been a regular tip
pie for the last half century,"
Mr.. Reese, a well known street preaehe
M Cincinnati, was accosted by a wanto-h
wag and questioned as follows
DO you believe what the Bible says abol
the Pfodigal son and the; fatted calf!'
Certainly / do
well can you tell me whether the ca
that was killed was a male or a female calf
Yes, it was a female calf
How do you know that?
Because said Reese, looking at the oh;
in the face, 1 see the male is living now
The man who cheated the Printer, r
, Gently made his escape from the Oh
Penitentiary, but as soon as he was o.
he-xent at bis ann again, and W
caught yesterday stealing the clothes
ascare-crow, with which he expect,
to make a respectable appearance in s
eiety. Poor fellow, WI are sorry for hi
THE DARKEST Hour OF ALL
old Revolutioner,' who had been throu
all the hardest fights of the war Of y
once said that the darkest and most 5
smn hour Of all to him, was that ooc
pied. in going home one dark night, FRI
the widow Beams, after being told,
her daughter Sally that there was
earthly use in his coming back any mo
Afaiher wishing TO dissuade his daul
ter from all thoughts Of matrimony, q
ted the words "She who n'airies d.
well; but she who marries not does b
ber." The daughter meekly repli
" Father, ! Inn content TO do well ).
those. do better who can
"Isthe clock right over there ;" ash
visitor the other day.
Right over ihereY said the be
faint no whore else