Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-02-02
Editorial Chit. Chat for February.

moon being so short, but if you are ready
no mistake nice gdI-nico fortune-nice
family-go it, and send us a slice of the cake
and we will tell all the world what a happy
fellow you are. We will here give flew pre-
dictions some body viii get married this
month-most likely it will be you, pretty
Miss don't you hope it? 1t may be you,
miserable old crusty bachelor; ace hope it
will, for we want you to be joyful once il
your life, Notwithstanding Graham wonders
If you have any right to be happy. After all,
we don't know who among We it will be-seek
not to fnd-let the curtain hang between you
and destiny.
Coop ESoLIsu.-A ragged urchin was
once sent in haste for n Physician to visit his
father who had dcliriuD, treniens. Forget
sing the name of the disease, he told the Doc
TOR his Pa was dying with the DeriEs trena-
Ues-making poor Latin, but expressive
English. This reminds us of our old chum,
Frank, who used to laugh so heartily at a
poor fellow screaming in the Hospital with
the Tremendous Delirium T,iangles! All
rolicksomo Frank
HoRRIBLE.-Wc used to think that the la
dies were naturally and practically pcacea-
BILE and never OH the defensive, but being put
on the free list at q large sewing party, once
on n time, wo heard them talking freely
about bodkins! stiettos! surgings! gather
ings! hemmings! cuttings! gorings! Ia
cingsl ~whippings! battiugs and cuttings j;
80 our mind changed slightly. What a list
Of horribles
J~uc-ULAR.-An intelligent traveller says,
that a portion of the citizens of Maine have
become 80 temperate that they are without
any jug-ular veins. Well, its strange, but
perhaps it accounts for the small proportion
of suicides among the temperance people
Wonder If it don't?
TiRED or rr.-We see it stated that Mrs.
Bloomcr has said that if she had known her
theory addressed to the ladies would have
met with as much opposition as it has, and
given her such notoriety, she would have let
tho subject rested. No matter it is just so
with everybody who is painting for notoricty.
CAUGmr At LAsr.-The man who put in
circulation the libcllous report that there
was. nothing published nowadays worth
reading" Ho had q dozen borrowed newspa-
pers in his pocket, and among tho rest, ours !
TIE REVOLVING TABLEs.-The " Southern
Weekly T0sf' opens its eyes in amazement
and looks a-lack-a-day at a pine table re-
volying under the electro-nogneto-Aunaanum
,san~us-iaduencc. Bless you, brother, did you
never 500 the tables turned before? We
have; and we begin to think it time they
were turned in our favor again, in the shape
ofa basket full of sensible letters containing
6vcs, tens and twenties for our paper.
Coon NEWS FOR DANDIEs.-A down east
chap has patented, and will probably exhibit
at the Worlds Fair, to be held in New York,
next May, "a patent revolver shirt" that.
by turning round is made to display six clear
dickies and as many clean collars-up tc
the ears in clean white linen! Let Dandy
dom rejoice, only think of it-not to bc
dunnod by the washer woman only o~ne-sixtl
as often as under the old fashion! Eureka
Observation-Disclosures, did you ever have tn,
good fortune for n sweet girl Of sixteen t.
open tho front door at dusky eve for you, an
mistake you for her cousin Charles Ain
it delicious? And amt it moro and NOR
deliciouser, for her to remain in JliS$fuI igno
rance till she has busscd you thrice, an
squeezed the buttons OIL your vest, exclaim
ing the while-"Ma here's Chawlea ?"
RIGID EcoNoMY.-Wc saw q fashionabl
lady promenading not long since, and q
idea struck us that she was one Of the mos
rigid economists we ever saw, because sl
put herselfin such q great and terrible bust
about a little 1caiSt.
A QUAHDARY.-" Jerusalem and 'lasscs 4!
exclaimed an Editor of n large newspapel
"now I'm in n nice box; here is an origiHl
leader to write, and some fellow has stole
my scissors "Quere-Who's got the thin
bic 2"
A FAcT.-We never observed until latcl
that cvorybody's pantaloons were too shor
Let our tailors remedy the matter forthwith
we have fouud every fellows legs stickin
through tico feet!
Ak oBsERyATIoN.-DurinG the past tv
months of rain and mud we have though
FA'"' A'H9 "ANNlhS" WIZ W. u la
our muddy streets, because they elevate
male habits. Now, amt it SO? why it's
clear as mud!
IF.-Every man and woman ought to 6
married-G they can. Every man shou
help his neighbor-V he can. Every ar
san should do work to please his customer
if no can. Every debtor should pay L
debts-Ghe can. Every body should lau;
and grow fat-J they can. Every bot
should DO in a good humor-f they can.
Every man should please his w;fe-Jh he ca
livery wife should cics c:rSa-T she can.
Every woman should be silent on wash da,
sometimes, 1she can. Every lawyer shou
toll the truth-fhc can. Every one shou
take the "Agc," and PAY for ~it-daydoU
THE TIDE TURNED.-We arc informed til
the population Of this county has incroas
about 1000 since the first Of the prese
month-about 800 whites and 100 slaves ha