Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-21

"A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH.
One Of your 'fOin' young gentlemen, in
turning swiftly on his heel in Chestnut st.,
ran his head against a young lady. He put
himself in a position to apologize. Not a
word, said the quick witIed beauty; it is
not hard enough to hurt any body The
coxcomb frowncd and sloped the young
lady smiled and courtesicd as gracefully as
al angel.
Love LETTER FROM A TAILOR TO \ MAN
TUAMAKgR.-ltEMNANT OF MY HoPEs -
May | DO riPped from the borders of your
esteem, and never be butt0Red to the loop
Of your kindness, but | am strongly Sedmed
to the hem Of your beauty. May | never
lose a htmbL full of your favor, but you
have so eat1ngted the thread Of my under
standing with that pretty outside of yours
that 1 am stark mad to be your --.
Oks-bodkins! | am surely yours, every
stitch Of me. Wherever you 20, you are
my north, and my Beedie follows you blunt
not, therefore, the point of my endeavors,
but let me haste myself to your kindness,
that | may set the tighter to your affections.
! love you beyond measure but yet it is so
hard to cabbage one sweet look from you,
that | almost despair Of having enough to
finish INV suit. Fray put a favorable con-
srucliou on lhis, and for the same | shnll
always sit. cross legged for your sake, being
my dearest little Roancer,
Yours, DC. JAKE.
GS JANE is no goose"
Let every man sweep the snow from his
own door, and not busy himself about the
frost on his neighbours tiles.
G5-'Ah, Mr.. ~Simrkius, VIC have not
chairs enough for our company" said a gay
young wife to her frugal husband.
Plenty Of chairs, ducky but a little
too much company replied Mr.. Simpkins.
Water does not remain in the mountains,
nor vengeance in a great mind.
The LErrEa.-A father wrote to his son
who was ut boarding school, tho ~followin;
letter
My Dear Son If you are well then W,
are also we'll. send you with this lette
my old coat get a new suit made of it.
Your dear mother sends you. without m,
knowledge, Eve dollars. Spcud the none
for sono useful purpose then it will pleas
me! But il you don't YOU arc an ass, ard
your most afftctionate Father. w. Il
Gy A love-sick swain in describing
kiss, says it is a druughtthat passes throug
the system like a bucket Of water through
basket Of eggs.
The Age cautions the swain agains
the use Of cgg-nog.'
A buck, while being measured for
pair Of boots, observed /:
Make them cover the calf
Heavens! exclaimed the nstounded sao
surveying his customer from head to foot,
have not leather enough
The confidence we have in ourselves
generally n fair measure Of that which OF
ers have in us.
4 Mrs. Boggs says that she observes I
people in the Legislature have put her pc
neighbor, Mr.. Brown, on a standing col
mittee, which will he a dreadful trial to hi
MS he was always very weak in the legs, al
never could keep his feet long at a time.
EvIDENcE.-Said a county court Judge
n witness. how do you know that plant
was intoxicated on the evening referred to
Because | saw him, a few minutes after su
per, trying to pull off bis trousers with
bOot.iack.' Verdict for the defendant.
Hello, Mr.. Snouticle, can you tell
tbe right road to Mr.. BeltzhOoser's mil
said a traveller TO a dutchman lately.
'Yaw,' said the Dulchman, kin dell }
yesser Els any poddy. You musht sho
make dc priieh Offer de rifer, den durn
rifer up stream, und dc fust house you CO
do will pc mine proter Hans's Parn-i
shinglcd nit straw und ven you AK him,
kin dell you Pesser as me-