Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-12-07
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In our Cabin.

along with It's coming lncy speeu py ike
the tones Of a child's laugh ringing in our
ears. How many old and sacred associates
the twittering snowbirds beneath our win
dow call baekl All we have shivered many
a cold day in the old barn, when the damp
enod snow cleaned on the fields, catching
your SIX with a board and string. Blessed
DAYS Of childish innoceneel We have fed like
q winters cloud, and only the memory Of our
merry rides, down the hill with our blithe
companions on sleds and sleighs, are regis
tered in the heart and pictured in the snow
banks and the glittering ice spears hanging
from the %rafters. Our pen runs wild in wri-
ting Of the old time Winter and its joys, when
we were n boy and sat under the moss-grOwn
roof Of the old school house, and at moon
spells" slid Town the hill shouting in the
mad race with our fellows. The Winter has
come, my reader, and is passing away. Put
blankets on the he'd and gather around the
warm fire on the hearthstone, whose glowing
embers mock the travellers tramp in the cris-
nv snow but while you are blest with
warmth and plenty, don't forget those who
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want.
WOMAN is n true philosopher she bears
the i'll blasts Of adversely with patience and
fortitudo ;-remoye her from the circles of
wealth and its gaudy trappings to the dust
and darkness Of the garnet. and, instead of
taking a bolus of rat poison. she sings the
more like n lark as she rises higher and high
err above the earth.
BS" There Is a pork and lard shop in Gin
cinnati that has q sign stuck up inside, of
"no whistling allowed while sausages are
lying on the counter"
Well, positively, that is rather dogmaticau
LIQUOR AMONG THE INDIAEs.-Gen. Cor
man, the new Governor Of Minnesota, has is
sued an order, in which he says the liquor
traffic among the Indians "must and shall
be stopped" The agent is ordered to search
up and destroy all liquor offered for sale
among hem.-E5chaHge.
Unconstitutional ~ Supply the savages
with rum, infame them with drunkenness,
make bonfres of your property and have
your wives and babes murdered and scalped (;
the Constitution is safe and money may be
made on tho fur trade. Don't the red man
need Rum rs much as the white? Cruel
prescription, General!
THOSE who cling to RUNS drowning for
tune, whistle and sing HISTORICALLY to keep
their courage from going to the bottom with
it. Rebellion against the Rum Power is bla-
zing in every County. The will Of the peo-
pie can no longer be swayed and driven by
whiskey. The masses are declaring for the
right, and swearing eternal enmity against
demagoguism and rum. Freemen will no
longer be bribed, coaxed or inundated to
cast their suffrages for avowed corruption
Honest Wings and Democrats begin to feel
scorn swell the beating heart with hatred
against Rum nominations, and will, without
fear, tramplo such under foot.
by If the dark and cloudy days of Win
ter render you moroso and miserable, make
that warm hearted girl you love, a wife, tc
sing to you as you sit by the hearth-side and
sunshine, bright as that of a MONDAY in June
will dance at your side. So says our married
friend. Bachelors, will please copy this-ir
their hats.
sa~ The grain crop is short in Europe
In the event Of war, Jonathan will reap tn
dimes and the victors the bloody laurols o
modern glory.
EsB- Aman recently, while in liquor, crawl
cd in on top of a boiler in a machine shop, i
Detroit, and dropping asleep, was LITERAL
baked when he was discovered.
Another laurel for the crest of the knight
of the toddy stick. Let them toss up tn
plume.
Ee1- We beg the indulgence of our privat
correspondents we expect to be so busy du
ring this month acknowledging the receptio
of Christmas Gifts that we can scarcely writ
many business letters. "Kriss Kringle" ha
promised to visit our Cabin" window.
MODERN MATRIMoNY.-We have latel
thought that some men who bow the neck
the matrimonial yoke get shamefully cheated
Poor fellow, he not only takes to his home
woman, but q whole laboratory of venetia
red and prepared chalk, ten coffee sacks
empty, a bale Of scotch snuff, q roll of cotto
batting, a pile of whalebone, three mark
baskets of old novels, a white poodle dog, al
weak nerves enough to keep three Irish Sc
want girls, two Regular doctors and one II
meo-pathic all busy from June to Januar
Verify, Jordan is a hard road to travel
and the " Age sympathises with all POI
-, so eircumstanced.
HIGHWAY robberies are suite common
some Of our populous cities. This is n
strange City Commissioners and Comm'
Councils authorize Rum sellers to rob me
women and orphans. Let the highwaymi
plumber the pockets of sober citizens and
him 60 unscathed by the hot sword of il
tice, while less honorable men are sent o
under the sanction of law to rob the slave
ing drunkard. Give us, for our companio
the daring wretch who would boldly pick o
pocket. to his yiler kinsman who, taking a
vantage 9f our morbid appetite for Rum, ad
shame, disease. death, eternal ruin to his re
berry.
nGa. We see it stated that several tho
and respectable" citizens of New Yo
williamsburg, Brooklyn and Jersey City pa
ed over the Rail Road to see Yankee Su
van cave in Morrissey's mug" Civil
ton progresses rapidly! Barnum sho