Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-09
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tnan enough, Ue IN less dread OF poverty
LAW is country dance people are led
up and down in it till they are fairly tired
out Law is like book of surgery-there
are great many terrible cases in it. It's
like physic toe-they that take the least of
it are best off 1t is like a seolding wife
very bad when it follows US Law is like
new fashion-people are bewitched 10 get
into it g and ike bad weather." most peO-
pie are glad to get ont Of it.
THE AMERICAN CUpID,-A young lady
calls Mr.. Hobbs, Cupid, because Cupid is
love, and love, as the proyerb says laughs
at locksmiths, and 50 does DIR. Hobbs.
Somebody says that words are but wind
If that be the case what pity there should
be any penalty for perjury. 1t is like beat
ing the air. When two persons have words
together, it should simply be said that they
blew in each others faces.
re- The venerable Pickle Pickleby says:
: Read your bible, Jabez. study the laws of
Moses, and don't repeal any of EN-, mind
the ten commandments iu, and the '!crenth
likewise, and don't sell thc birtlright Of the
Yankee naticn for mess of potash, and tho
day may kun when you will be minister
IOa penitiary, or a secretary Of negaiion.'
RE- ''I don't say. Mr.. Judge, that the
defendant was drunk. No, by no means;
but this | will say-when last seed him
he was washing his face in a mud puddle,
and drying it on door mat. Whether a
sober man would do this, in course | can't
say"
The court thought he wouldn't. Tho
consequence was, the defendant went up for
sixty days.
SIR sir | want TO speak to you, said Q
lady to a clergyman who was burying
corpse Please wait, madam, till have
done. NO sir, must speak TO you imme-
diately.' Well, then, what is the matter! 2
Why, sir, you are going to bury a man
who died with the small pox, near my poor
husband who never had it
ALL A-LoAN-From the evidence which
has come to light regarding certain immacu-
late boroughs. we find that it was useless for
person to offer to stand as candidate un-
less he could offer to stand alone.
AN ENGINEERS INGENUITY.-An En-
gine-stoker's knowledge of the art of pune
tuation is sufficiently illustrated by the fact
of his putting the coal-on to prevent full
stop.
Come, sonny, get up said an indul-
gent father to a hopeful son, tAfs osheFHofa-
ing remember that the early bird catches
the first worm.
What do | care for the worms 2 replied
the hopeful, Mother won't let me 20 fish
ing
LoG1c- Mind. john, if you 90 out in
the yard you will wish you had stayed in
the house
Well, if I stay in the house 1 will wish
was in the yard-so where is the great diff
ference, dad.
rs Pete. are you into them sweet
meats againP
No, marin ; them sweetmeats isinto me-
Eg Fortune favors the brave and ras-
cality favors the bravo!
/ E1- Delights unknown to beauty. The
pleasures of the plain
aA- a Question for the ladies' Are
kisses more valuable now, in consequence
of-the buses having raised their price.
az Ode to Memory.-Thc bill owed to
our tailor.
When Kentucky Judge, some years
since, was asked by an attorney upon some
strange ruling, Is that law, your honor p
self, and she thinks she do, then At are p
Ii is related, as astonishing, that there are
some clairyoyanis who can sec right through
! anybody but that is not so very strange
, The wonder is there should be anybody who
cannot see through the clairvoyant
e 4 Frenchn,dn wishing to speak of the
! cream of the English poets, forgot the word
I and said de butter Of poets A wag said
= that he had fairly churned up the English
: language.
: The totlowing is said to be true copy Of
a shoemaker's bill received by gentleman
in neighboring town, whose family consist
! of four or FIVE daughters:
a Mr.-Dr. to j. s.
e To souling Miss Mary, 81, ,32
d To stamping and welting Miss Susan, q
a To binding and closing Miss Ellen, Il
e To putting few stitches in Miss Jane,
v An Ifshman going to be hanged begged
n that the rope might be tied under his arms
instead Of round his throat, :" For said Pat
l am so remarkably ticklish in the throat
mt that if tied there, III certainly kill mysel
o with laughter.
II A,,otter Irisbnaan writing sketch of hi
IS life, says be carly ran away from his father
t. because be discovered he was only his uncle
~ ~ Il Scotch parson, in his prayer, said =
" Laird bless the grand Council, the Parlia
mcnt, and grant that they may hang togeth
en- er." country fellow standing by, said
D; :. Yes, sir, with all my heart and the soone
bt the better-and am sure it is the praye
of all good people" g But, friends. sai'
the parson, = don't mean that fellow
does, but pray they may all hang togethe
nd in accord and concord " No matter wha
TO- cord. replied the other, 50 It's but strong
his onep
s.' TIE pimples on a toper.s face are an oil
fashioned sort Of spiritual manifestation >
ct Thew cannot be said to come exactly from
. bevond the grave; but they show clearl.
oft that the medium is hurrying himself to
le.' wards the grave