Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-11-30
Spirit Of tBe Ags, 8ddgB, 0ortl
Miscellaneous Items.

is the story of the foundation of this struc- (
ture {:
AT Florence, some years ago, it was
proclaimed that every beggar who would
appear in the grand plaza ats certain men
toned time would be provided by the duke
with a new suit of clothes, free of cost. At
the appointed time, the beggars Of the city
all assembled, and the grad duke, causing
all the avenues to the square to be closed,
compelled the beggars to strip off their old
clothes, and gave each one, according to
promise, a new suit. In the old clothes
thus collected, enough money was found
concealed to build a beautiful bridge over
the Arno, still called The Beggars Bridge
aud the city, for the time being, was re.
lieved of the bcggars by which it had been
previously overrun, as none would gfye to
the we'll dressed individuals who i4nplored
charity, not believing thcirtales Of Distress
A TEMPERANCE MAN.-Here is a story
of a man to whom honor is due, which we
find in the Genius Of the West, a Cincin-
natti monthly:
A gentleman cooper called upon anegro,
who OWNS a fine farm in Ohio, and wished
to purchase some stave timber. Our col
ored friend inquired for what purpose he
wanted it. He received for an answer 4
have a contract for so many whiskey bar
rels.'
We'll, sir was the prompt reply, Il
have the timber for sale, and want the mon
ey, but no man shall purchase a single stave
or ~hoop-poie, or a particle Of grain of me
for that purpose
Of course Mr.. Cooper was not a little up
in the back to meet such stern reproach,
got mad and called him a <nigger.'
THAT is very true mildly replied the
other, lit is my misfortune to be a negro.
l can't help that, but l can help selling my
timber to make wbiskey barrels, and mean
to do it.
WESTERN PREAGHING.-By the way,
western preaching is in no way behind ives.
tern poetry. l listeaed to a sermon a few
Sundays ago which | would not repeat, on.
ly that such ignorant csecrators of the desk
may see how they appear in the pillory Of
type. The subject was missions, and the
necessity of supporting them. The into
nation and "godlike action can never b.
initiated but | jot you down a few sen
fences 'But, brethren, you can't git sin
ners to give missions. |" allow it's i'm
possible. Before they'd git to sec the dut.
ont, you must convert 'em. There ar
many waysto dothis. Do you git the pint
For the sake of argument we'll take fshin
for instance. You take the idea? In som
seasons you can 90 down to the shore an
throw out your nets and haul 'em in b
shoals hundreds aad thousands. These al
ourrevivals. Then, again, some slip throug
the net. In that case you take a hook an
line here the preacher leaned over the pu
l pit as if angling from a boat, Ebait it Mo
, and sit down and fish for EN- patiently, al
when you git the least nibble, give a rigl
smart jerk. These are eNr single .conve
sions. But there are some, brethren, yC
can't ketch this-a-way. They won'tg go in
:, net; they won't touch the hook. Uhe
q are. tPs~ Jay, fat nd sinners uBl Aqq 1laegE4 in t4 Il
see you a comin,' they'll just turn up the
white sides and slip off into deep water.
d Now, when you fad one of this sort, hoo
is no account; nets Amt. You've got
drop net and hoax, and our orator thr,
d himself back iE the desk and struck the
'r titude ola harpooner, grab the spear
wrath, aRd shout, Now by the grace of G
&c we're arter yel"-Knickey6ocker.
il ~ The H~illsville (Va.) {" Words of S
). berness," says: On last Wednesday morni
- about sunrise, a young man in the vigor
youth and manhood was confined to the wi
ST ping-post, about forty steps from the Coz
house, and struck by the sheriff, for this co
or ty, fifteen lashes OH his bare back for steal
Elf IN axe when drunk. What a fearful So
n tacle, a young man with all the bright pr
of poets of life before him, is ledby the ;nfue
II Of the destroying monster, to the commiss
~ OF an act, which has at once blasted the hon
able aspirations Of'his youth, and rendered
odious and contemptible; but alas this is NJ
tythe of the evils Immediately consequent
on the same prolific cause. There has
~ been a half dozen indictments in our court
lu as many years, the origin of which could
OF be traced direcEyto drunkenness and thus
a sober people are taxed and our county dis.
err ced. And yet when we ask for laws to
it sen these taxes and to oo!iterate these sta
io We are abused and inSulted.