Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-13
rbrToRIAL CHrr-CHAr FOR OCTOBER.

EDITORIAL CHIT-CHAT FOR OCTOBER.
A NorIoN.-Reader ! we are right in for
n new feature; our notion" is to spread
this our little table, once every month, and
invite you to sit with us, and eat with a rel
;sh such rituals and drinks" as we have,
If YOU like 'em. We may occasionally punch
our old steel at you, but we wouldn't hurt
Won for the world-not we. At times we
nm lahpTJSas 10 fHt imyDouygs MeeAY8g-Aad
will laugh Il OFF In a good humored style
Whosoeyer comes to our table,-and we in
vite al creation and the Wimmen and children
besides, we hope they will mike themselves
at home, helping themselves, and laugh if
the rest OF the guests laugh, whether there is
anything funny or not. Do pray, for our
comforts sake, don't come with a stupid face
and look grave all the time the rest are en-
joying their hilarity, and after the fun is
laughed out say" what did yo see 2"
This is our notion-what dye think oft
PRoUD SPIR1TED.-Our SPIRIT" is right
proud of its new dress, and it holds up it's
head and looks Independent. 1t has wore it a
month and more andis is still bran new, being
none the worse Of the wear. "Alack a day y
exclaims some good natured, superstitious
grand aunt, ca Spirit dressed in a new suit ?
whata fright" Hold on Aunt, our i" Spirit
is one Of the familiar Spirits y none of
your rawhead and bloody boned ghosts of
nursery memory, such as used to fright us
when we, ourself, was a child. Far from it
the fact is, the children all like us, and we
young ladies' are up to their pretty bright
eyes in love with us-we mean our " Spirit
Of counsel No wonder we are proud spirited
who wouldn't be? Hurrah! Here's to the
health Of our lady like admirers, with a glass
of cold water. Drank in silence, looking ~
at tho ceiling!
A SEcRET.-Everybody likes to hear a Sc
cret; 50, reader, here's one for you, fresh
from Barnum. The great curiosity man be.
ing asked what was his secret of success, re
piled" printers ink" and "thereby hangs
a tale" Do you use printers ink? No
we thought not, by your sitting oil day long
in your lonesome shop watching for a custo
mcr, like a spider watching the follies of
dy. DO you think you win ever make a for
tunethat way ? Out upon you, stupid! Rur
down to the printing office and get your shor
advertised. Believe us, there is nothing il
the known world so %effectual as that SAM
black ink for pressing you into notice. /
you arc a tape measurer, let your customer:
know you have good articles. Do you think
because you are q good mechanic, that i.
enough Advertise, and let the people fan
and near know it. If you are a farmer, ant
have had the good fortune to raise a fine lo
ofmercers, or yams, why don't you adver
tise, and find an early market before they
spoil? Do you think the printers fee would
be a clear loss? Then you think you car
lay on your back and whistle a fortune t.
your purse with the tune Of "Old Hundred
don't you? Tell us, stupid, if you don't, ant
We'll put that in the paper, and press you in
per 4 for 5&riatGs it RReriee 5ah hfs y GhaF5dHd lead il a Ga9
Nor TRUE.-An old adage has itthat "fg
ures cannot lie" We say it's not true 70
we saw with our own two eyes, six figures &
men lying as fiat as a founder on 'lectio
day, being in state of supreme intoxicatior
And it is said that there is another figure {
aman, "cutting quito a figure in the world,
as q lawyer, who lies all the time for his cl
onts' benefit. So it's a lie about figures NJ
lying and we nail it to the counter. Han
us the peanuts, Betty.
THROWING UP THE cAps.-Thc Goldsbor
New Fra throws up it's cap and hurrahs fl
us the moment we glide into his Office, al
take our seat at his table,-ia or neoo dres,
Brother Robinson knows what q good pap
is when he sees it. Others have thrown I
their caps and said we were first rate
for which they have our thanks. Othe
have not thought worth while to notice MS.
oil N--l.mr-S-.ss0 St vitvy would he believed
they told the truth about us, and injure the
selves. Don't get scared Journey, my DO
there's room for us all. II