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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

she paused minute and said, Alas he
has forsaken me-he does not hear y
The wounded husband sobbed aloud he
could not restrain his grief-he buried his
face in the miserable bed by which he
kneeled.
Come here Charles, don't be afraid
why is it so dark have you put out the
light? shut the window, my child cold
death comes in at the windows and may
catch you. Yes, now come here-I can't
hear, Charles-eome nesrer-lay your face
close to my dying lips, and let me kiss you
yes, there l feel your golden curls, but
cannot see them any more-how dark it
grows
The child was terrified he knew not
how the senses one by one failed to exercise
their functions in the dying hour.
He laid his fair cheek beside the pale
cheek of his dying mother, and his little
hand was clasped in hers close to her heav-
ing bosom He felt a mysterious, electric
tremor in that hand, and he say that his
mothers chin had fallen in her latest gasp
upon her breast, and tremblcd as if to speak
again. She spoke low, faint and guttu-
raj
i 'Ohl my Lord, that paiu-my heart ]
know is bursted yes, this kaot0 is death
Farewell! Augustus-Ch Charles--Iny Saviour
l-heaven-angels-I am Co
The heart broken aud affrighted chile
\ gave a piercing shrek. and fell senseless
! lifeless, dead across the corpse of his mOthe
-I-corpse of wife and son. sad sight-thei
7 spirits had winged away from that desolat
5 room. The screaming shrek brought tn
drunkard to his feet. he gazed moment uI
y on the scene before BIN upon that wretche
e bed. The spirits of wife and child. mothc
a and son, were in Eternity. Their corpse
were buried together and their ashes slee
m together in peace.
."l God, rest their souls in Heaven
We have seen Augustus Reynolds sine,
I six years have elapsed, and he is reforme
: mana respectable and useful member
!" society, but alas alas what was the coun
less price paid for his reformation? Life
The life of his wife, who loved him; Il
3 3 life of his child who died, fearing himl-
" Verify the ways of Providence are myst
i, rious and past finding out 7
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07
INTELLECT IN RAGS.
A STORY FOR YOUNG AND OLD.

Two proud children were tripping
along the streets Of Boston, one sunshiny
day on their way to school. chatting as
they w-nt, and apparently enjoying
themselves right merrily.
A late rain had given coating of mud
to the red brick sidewalks, SO the chill
dren trod daintily the older one. Sigh,
and delicately formed girl. with merry
dark eye, and full rich ringlets, careful
| ly lifting her soft, shining garments, that
they might not be soiIed, by contact with
the wet earth.
And now, their way led through a
dark, damp alley. where the sunbeams
grew sickly, and paled into dimness, as
they touched the heavy and tainted at
mosphere, though, perchance, long times
between, they melted into shadows upon
the golden hair of some poverty clad in.
fant, for many such sal in the broken
doorways of that comfortless lane.
] The boy and girl moved slowly on
ward, their white brows beat downward
) their bright eyes searching for the hid
1 den pave stones yet ever and anon some
quick laugh at the ludicrous figures that
fitted across their path, would thron,
. their smooth cheeks with dimples.
Don't you hate such dirty places, Ju
f liza ? said the boy, as few drops, not o
crystal. stained the glossiness Of his ricI
5 attire, don't you wish school was at tn,
other end of the lane Y
It's perfectly HORRIBLE answered th,
! beautiful young creature, with ligh
! laugh; = dear, do look at those creatures
they can have no sensibility, no refine
/ ment, how dirty, how contemplate the,
: are-well. thank goodness, that zoe wei
$ born rich
Stop Julia. hush yonder is some
J thing to excite our laughter, | warran
I you Ha ha boy larger than myself
e and he appears 10 be picking out the lei
e ters on that scrap Of paper-bahi'
u Stand still, Arthur, do, and let's hea
II him; we can wait moment
e A few PAGES before them sat boy {
some thirteen years, hatless, shoeles
i and with very scant frock and trouser
the latter mass of patches. His hal
If tangled and thick, hung over his dowr
r, cast eyes, and his hands, stained an
rough with labor, grasped little tor
piece OF newspaper. which he had eV
ct IDENTIFY picked up out of the mud.
" absorbed was be an his task. that he
Mt not notice the fair and high bred your
Sc strangers, who stood regarding him wi
n thoughtless but subdued mirth.
nd Hark TIE boy, leaning his brown fa'
Id On his clenched hands, murmurs unco
nd sciousIy aIoud-'b-l-e mo, not tha
" yes, no'-a deep drawn sigh, then aga
ed -'b-l-a-n'-a long pause-'ohl dear
,ht have forgotten; shall never, never re-
nd like Barney.
AS the poor child exclaimed thus,
n ? lifted his eyes, sorrowfully. from I
tattered bit of printing his gaze fell l
our on the listene rs, whose beautiful i
were curled with scornful smiles.
oh flush of crimson started to his swaFt
s 7 cheeks, mounting to the top of his 70
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

WoMAN's LovE.-The .'ligbt ofloye''
combines feelings the most delicious that
can animate and enliven The frame /; but /
the clouds and shadows Of love-fear. en-.
Wy, jealousy. disappointment despair
may lead TO irremediable evil, or render
the system susceptible of every baneful
influence. 1t is, indeed, mourIful 10
contemplate the ravsges which the usa- :
ges Of etiquette and our ultra.refined. so.
ciety are costanily inflicting, even by The /
hope deferred. of feminine Affection
But :he anguish of rnrequited love in
woman, how deep and how Intense A
woman's whole life, it is said, is hisio-
ry Of the affections. The heart Is the :
world of woman /; it is there her ambition
strives for empire she sends forth her
sympathies on venture she embaiks
her whole soul in the traffic OF affection :.
and il ship-wrecked. her case is hopeless.
for il is bankruptcy Of the heart,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL E.
LEcTIoN.-Mr Duncan's majority in the
whole Sd district is 1919, relative gain
since November Of 1921. In the 9Th
district Davis is 347; net gain 87s. In
the 10th Scudder's majority is 3T5.-
These three are wings. No choice in
the other districts.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

M1RRfAGE FOR MoxEY.-We cannot
say with Edward Fitzgerald. that "we
never saw bridal but our eyelids have.
been wef'-but we have seen some
one at least, when we could have wept.
had not the fever of the world ling be-
fore dried up the fountain of our childish
teais. 1t was marriage for money:
you might read that in the miserable and
decrepid form that drew up IFS bended
proportions before the altar at The side of
young. beautiful and simple hearted
girl. She was pale and her delicate
little hand irembled as 1t adjusted the
folds Of her rich garmshts, and there was
culver about her fine mouth which
told Of repressed agony and when the
ceremony began, she turned one hasty
glance upon her i'll suited bridegroom,
and could clearly see her shrink from
him, with slight but evident feeling of.
disgust and abhofrence. looked dpon
the Bridegroom. He was regarding fer
with as much fondness as his cold and
selfish heart was capable OLA miserIy
chuckle, as If he had Just counted over
his gold-the smile Of an ourang outang.
And was this the man TO whom the beau
tful creature was to be bound-a living
and lovely being upon lifeless corpse
beauty and greenness upon barrenness
and decayi And her friends and rela-
tives-they stood clustering around her.
with their eyes fixed, not upoE the ago,
: nized countenance Of their viciim-but
upon the jewelry and the guards which.
: adorned her. Fools fools /; knew they
not that the victim Of pagan immola-
tion is as gaudily decked when she Is
placed upon her consuming pile-that
: her sacrifice is far less terrible, than that
of young and lovely creature, made ia
{ the perfect similitude of an angel, and
' glowing with rich and ardent Affections.
: upon the polluted shrine Of mammon.-
: Alas what could ever atone for this
e claiming Of the human affections-this
; binding OF loveliness and innocence TO
/ decrepiiude and age. disease and avarfce:
n Sick at heart, we turned away from the
melancholy spectacle. while these words
OF the immortal Penn rushed strongly
r upon our memory: - -
+ |, ooh ! how sordid has man grown i
v man, the noblest creature Of the universe
+ as a God upon earth. and wearing the
: image Of Him who made it, thus to mis-.
take the end Of his crea'ion,--to worship.
V as bis God, gold instead Of his makerf'd'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

More CoTToN.-There is said e have
been at least 500 bales Of Cotton sold in
the Fayetteville market Oh Thursday
and Friday last. Say it averaged $40 a
bale, and there is the sum of $40. 900 IN
two days paid out for cotton. For 4
small town, that Is not a small business.
CaroEaian
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

THE Story OF BARNABAs AND mrs
BooTs.-BaTnabas came to Columbia one
cold day lately TO attend to some busi-
ness. After two or three drinks to en-
able him to do his business correctly, and
two or three more to keep him comfor-
table on his way home, be mouated bis
horse and started on The back track "a
Barnabas had not gone many miles Z
from town. notwithstanding the liquor he
bad taken to keep him warm, before his
feet began TO feel that ihe evening was
not SO comfortable as it ,might be. and
looking about him, he espied what be
supposed to be the declining embers Of
FIRE which had been kindled near an old
stump, but which was, in reality, the
phosphorescent light emitted by some de-
caying fish which had been thrown By
the roadside BY some passing wagon
ers.
Barnabas dismounted from bis horse,
and drawing off his boots, very coollr
warmed his feet by the burning stump,
alias, dead fish, When the right temper
ature had been reached, he mounted his
horse, leaving his boots for The next pas
ser-hy.
As ne JouIneyeu nomeWard, ne un-
forum nately lost his way, and arriving at
farm which he could not recognize he
J enquiIed Of some negroes whether he
was in ''this neighborhood or the nert.~
and having been informed that he was
10 "tEis neigdborhood, /" he rode away per-
/. fectly satisfedl We learn that since
this adventure became known. Baraabas
D has been greatly annoyed by few in-
qnisitIve, saucy, grown-uP boys. who
y frequently enquire Of him, if "if he has
: found his boots i''-S. c. Temp .adv.
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+ ooh how sordid has man grown
man, the noblest creature Of the universe
as God upon earth, and wearing the.
image of Him who made it, thus to mis-
take the end Of his crea'ion,--to Worship.
as his God, gold instead Of his maker II
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-02-07

The beams of the morning sun had not
yet penetrated the dark chamber of the dy-
ing-aIl was solemn and quiet in that silent
room, save the heavy gasp of her, whose
frail barque trembled mid the surfs Of eter
nity. the mournfuI sobbing of husband and
son, and the ceaseless tick. tick of the cold
rain on the wet floor. The husband and
child gazed on the angelic face-her weary
leyes were closed-her pallid lips moves
siowly-was it prayer! She gave Sigh
struggle and opened her death-like eyes AM
said family
Augustus. have you left me again
where are you Z
Here l am at your side-close at you
side,' said he.
J She raised her tremuleus voice to higl
s er pitch and said, Augustus Augustus
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-24
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.


We learn that at stated meeting OF the
Board of Directors Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company, yesterday, re-
duction was made in the passenger fare
from Baltimore to Cumberland. and in
termedate points. The through fare to
Cumberland will hereafter be charged al
IS, instead of ST, as heretofore. The
new tariff to commence at the commence
ment of the fiscal year, on the lst Of Oc-
tober. The company has also reduced its
, rate on the transportation Of coal l5 cents,
equivalent, with existing rates, TO w per
ton TO private wharf owners.
The rails of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad have reached the end of the 45th
section, and have passed the heavy grade
on Savage and Crab-tree, and the summit
at the head of the latter. The weather in
that region, the chief engineer states, had
not been favorable, or more track would
have been laid. After slight detention at
the Gap, in the embankment near the sum-
nit, the rails. will move forward mere rap
idly, and it is expected they will reach the
Oakland station, in the glades, by the goth
or 25.h current, and in Cranberry swamp
by the 18th Of next month. should the
weather prove favorable. The Is miles
Of high grades have now been worked,
and are daily worked with ease and safe
ty at speeds, both up and down, Of 2o
miles an hour, by the engine and trains
employed upon them.-BaM Sun.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-24
VO'S AND MOS.

The Detroit Advertiser explains The
book terms quarlo, oc!aro, duOdecimo, &C.
or their abbrevia,ions 4to, 8vo 12mo, &c.
which frequently puzzle the unini,iated:
First, be it understood, these vo's and
mos indicate the number of leaves in a
sheet, and correspond to the leaves. no,
the pages, which sheet contains. Take
sheet of given size, say medium, a
sheet 10 by "a inches, and give it one fold
like common newspaper, and you have
folio with two leaves, or four pages; give
it another fold and you have then quar-.
to. 4to with four leaves, or eight pages
give it another fold, and you have an oc.
tavo 6vo or eight leaves, or sixteen pages
and so on. By another mode OF folding
you obtain a l2mo, elmo, 48mo, &C.,
and another again, an l8mo, 36mo, &c
These figures and letters, though abbre.
viations of Latin, are ordinarily in these
days, turned into rather barbarous English
by printers, publishers, and booksellers
for the sake Of brevity. Thus, they say a
l2mo, 24mo, a 48mo, instead of duode.
elmo, &c. If one understands the vo's
and mos, and has the number of pages
which book contains, he can immediate.
ly form an idea of its size, as for instance
when it is stated that book is l2mo, o
400 pp, [pages he knows at once wha,
must be its appearance as to size making
due allowance for the difference in the
thickness of paper.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-24

SEED CoRN.-Should be selected in the
field. Take that which ripens first, and
has two ears on a stalk. The next year
you will find your corn has ripened earlier
than usual, and you will also find more
stalks with two ears on them, provided you
take good care of it, and that means to
plow the ground we'll when in good order,
and not before, be It early or late in the
season. Give good coat of long manure
and keep the weeds and grass down. |
like to plant about the 10th of May, but il
the weather is cold and wet delay even
until the 25th. II. A.
Dollar Newspaper
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THE MOCK MARRIAGE.
BY MRS. ANN S. STEVENS.

Seold, scold, thump, thump, scold. scold away!
There is no comfort in the house upon washing
day.
,EeEatl q [coNcLUDED.]
10 How melancholy poor Ida had been
MI the previous day; how many strange
conjectures had passed through her brain
regarding the remarkable absence OF Mr.
Gilbert. They haunted her all night, and
in the morning, when she came along the
foot.pa through the fields, tears stood in
her eyes more than half the way. She
had cast many q sad, earnest gaze through
the shop windaws, before she saw Gilbert
and Miss Warner coming through the op-
posite portico. The sight made the heart
struggle with throb OF pain in Lida's bo.
som, and mist came over her eyes till
they could scarcely descern the needle
with which she seemed occupied. They
were coming toward the shop, and the
sound of footsteps in the entry made the
young girl tremble on her seat.
"Come,' said Miss Warner, addressing
the milliner, "put on your bonnet. We
are going to the house, and want your
opinion" 90 t e
Miss Smith ran for her bonnet, and for
the first time in her life, the young lady
addressed the apprentices:
" "Get your sun bonnet" she said, "you
can 60 with u.s."
The blood rushed over Lida's face and
she would have refused, but Miss Warner
whispered word to her lover, and he
pressed Ida to go with such respectful
.esrnestness, that she arose, tied on her lit.
lie straw bonnet, and was ready to attend
them long before Miss Smith made her ap.
Dpearsnce.
The homestead was large and supe.
srior old mansion for country village. Its
material was heavy. and touched with the
brown tinge oi age; the trees around i
were majestic, and the shrubbery luxuri
snt; its furniture was that oi another cen
fury, old fashioned and massive, but Gil
bert had interspersed it with chairs and ta
bles oflighter and more recent model; and
the gloom which low ceilings give to ar
apartment, was relieved by tall mirrors
and modern windows, which were cut from
ceiling to floor. s
h Altogether, it was the dwelling which
domestic and studious, person would have
preferred above all others.
80 Ida had never seen any thing half sc
splendid before, but there was a heavy
feeling at her heart which mere novelty
could not dispel. She followed her con
dpctors up the broad stairs, heard then
admire the ballusters Of dark mahogany
and walked through the chambers like ont
ina dfeaa,. She was pale, bewildered
and sick at heart, almost for the first tint
in her life.
There was one room on the first foo
which Gilbert had fitted up expressly fo
his bride. It had but one bay window
which opened upon the most verdant nool
.ofths old fashioned garden; andrthis win
dow required no drapery. for an immens'
white rose tree was trained along the case
fmsnt, till aprofIsiof Of thick green leaves
and snowy blossoms dropped like a eur
tain oser, the upper partg and, when tn.
sash was yup . storm Of fragrant leaves fel
like mowHskes al over the rich old easy
shairs end mosslike csrpst which. decora
.ssd the roomsw Onss curious ht,let, table
With iigs esusd and twistsd togetherilik
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POETRY.
! CAN'T DO WITHOUT A PAPER.

What, do without paper9 no,
sapI've tried it to my sorrow,
so, to subscribe for one I'll go,
Nor wait until tomorrow. ~,
Should lovers drown or hang themselves
ss,a or other foolish caper,
Inever get to hear Of il, "
-ipiIdo not take the paper.
why. there's my neighbor Toby Stout.
'iS He always hears the news,
And having news to talk about,
sa!,Hs never gets the "blues;"
While others yawn in ennui,
His mind is light as vapor;
This cause is plain to half an eye,
He always takes paper.
while neighbor Stout hears all the news
sroAnd knows each current price, q
And always minds his P's and Q's
/, 4 By taking good advice,
I cannot tell the price OF calves
s'9 Or poultry. coffee, tape or
sAny kind Of merchandise 'n "+ p'-
sdi Because Itake no paper. gj' '1s.7 9i'
Though have studies which require
Much time and mental labor,
Yet can spare q little time
'"s As well as Stout, my neighbor;
Though time be precious. ] can use
A longer midnight taper, .,.,
And thus have time to ''read the news"
Therefore, I'll take a paper.
~ But now which one shall select,
So many greet my vision,
One stubborn fact which detect
10 sShall influence my decision; q
THE cheapest paper and the best
ssv Should be the one Tor me, Hp
And when | bring il to the test,
It's my county paper see.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-24
TIE HoRsE THAT Saw fHE ELEpHaNT-

The Horse THAT SAW THE ELEPHANT
A very remarkable case Of the effects Of a
fright upon horse, occurred in Franklin
a short time since. A horse belonging to
Mr.. Joseph Palmer was grazing in the
ward near the fence, when the elephants
belonging to the Menagerie recently in this
city were passing along. The horse did
not observe them till they were quite close
to him, when looking up and seeing the
huge animals he started back in fright,
run to the opposite side Of the yard, stood
for moment quivering, and then dropped
dead. He was literally frightened to
death. The extreme aversion Of horses to
animals larger than themselves, is nothing
new, but this is the first instance we ever
knew Of such remarkable result Nor
,cich aurora, ,no,e a,sa,
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ed, Miss Warner had dropped to The floor
in violent Mysteries. and some two hours
after, she undertook rather an unpleasant
walk home through the damp grass, be-
tween the crest.fallen mlliner and the
young clergyman.
The next day she had the. satsf action
of seeing Gilbert drive toward the home
stead in barouche, which had been pur-
chased for another occasion, and on the
back seat was the washer-woman in new
straw bonnet and that identical red cloak
by her side sat our Ida, looking as pref
ty as snow-drop. sight which made the
village aristocrat rather out Of conceit with
the "mock marriage" but we were per-
fectly satisfed-truc, we were obliged to
look for new help-but the homestead
gained a capital house keeper in the
washer woman, and the most lovely, joy
Gus, and warm-hearted little mistress you
ever saw, when it received sour Ida"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-24

Ayear ofpleasure passes likeea fioaiing
breeze; but moment Of misfortune seems
an agso pain. . 8eei hf9 Z
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11
GJp Rutlana Nrrall
yuURspAT EVENING, DECEMBER IL.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Message Of President Fillmor

The Message Of President Fillmore
ia most highly and justly commended
on all hands, and is truly one Of the
hes, documents Of it, kind that has been
presented to the American people for
many year. I. is decided in lis views
moderate in is slirit,-completely,
American in all its sentiments and il,
Sympathies, and is therefore entitled 10
the very general approval with which
ii is received /; not only by his party
friends, bu. by the more honest and
considerable Of all parties. Notwilh.
standing however. Our genera! admira'
ton OF lnis doeument--we are induced
in consequence Of its great length, to
give only such n syaop,is Of 1t as will
give q general view Of It's whole, EN-
bracing such points as mo-, immediate.
" in,eres, our readers and leave the
less interesting portions 20 Be Deferred
TO, a. ias various questions embraced
j. ,a~ra ~. ~o-e up y. aissu,:io,
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11

result hos been reached ater a..
sr.y coaa:; Of msay m.n,t.., W.,
one ra,t i TIC cooa'ty VI. .-...3
aeo0'S' another. sai ,io,c,,
SION sccmcl 10 tc inn,4o,..
at Tie interests Q. he wh.io conn. "
! fer il to be my duty to si,,e N.Y.
this Comrroulse as tic L,,, IT,,
could be obtained amid coi.e.c,',r
teTes's' and to insi.. urc~ "a .
FINAL settlement 10 hc ait,rr,, .,
oil Who value the Ieacc a,d uc,ti,,.
VI the country. \ year IA. 49,.
elapsed since ,ha, fccon,G,u..,G..
vas inade. To ;ha, ,cccmmc,3, Vs.
l still adhere. and | on.ra,al,.o ~"
and the country upon ,lc .,pcr,l',
quicsccncc in these measures ,,,...
which has been exhibited il M ~.
Of the Republic. Aud ~, ~. F.
there this genera. arun,,e go, =,
iAcsc measures, sat the - ,,;a,,.,
cih''ion which has been m.,,,.,5
in regard to them IN all Io,,s %. IL.
country, has removed DOUBTS .gi.,
rcria'nilcs In 'hc minds Of 'l.u,a. 4,
OF good men concerning tie iq,,hY
" Of our popular institutions, M
gwen renewed assurances ia, ,,.
Liberty and our Union msy ,a,,,,.
together for the hcnef, O. ,!l;;,ol Al
siccccding generations.