Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-09-21

aIore she did. 1hey way OF 1t was we had
an old one. horned cow, mighty onnerv Tor
dinary) lookin,' old as the north star and
poor as black snake. One day went out
to the lot
Daddy, wouldn't tell that said Lucy,
in the most persuasive tones.
Blamed eff ! don't tho'-it's the truth,
and if you don't keep still, Til send for Boze-
man to hold you quiet in the corner
Lucy ponted little and was silent.
Yes, went out to the lot, and thar, sure
as life. was my old oman swung 10 the COW,
and the old thing Ayin' round, and cuttin'
up all sorts of shines Ses l, what the
deuce are you uD to, old oman 4 And
with that she let go and told me she was
tryin' to practice kissin' old Cherry, and she
thort arter that she could make up her mind
to kiss mer
'Old man, you made that! I've hearn
you tell it afore-but you made it, said the
old lady,
Well, well told her, Square, ses 1,
come down to it now shut your ewes =
hold your breath !-and upon that she bussed
me so you might heard it quarter of
mile, and after that, nobody's had better
kissin' than me! Now, that was nv first
ixperance about bein' ugly arter was grown,
and twasn't so bad neither
The next time my ugly feeters came into
play, was in Mobile; was you ever thar p
Greatest place on green vearth-steamboats
oysters, furriners, free niggers, brick houses
that's the place went down on fiat
boat from Wetumpky, with old John Todd.
We had trstrate time of it till we got
most to Mobile, and then the steamboats,
would run SO close to US, that the sIcshin'
would pretty nigh capsize US. They done
tut ii It done no good At last, ses I, I'll try
'em; eff thar's any strength in cussiu,' I'll
make 'em ashamed! SO the next one came
along, cavortin' and snortin' like it was
gwyne right into US, and did pass in twenty
foot I ris up on cotton bag, and ses to
the crowd-which there was most almighty
one on the guards Of the boat-ses |, you
internal racket-makin,' snortin' sons Of
! Afore could get any further in my Gus
sin the crowd giu the most tremenius yearth
shakln' howl that ever was hearn-and one
feller, as they were broadside with US, hoi-
lered out, It's the old He ugly himself
!, Jee miny what mouth!' with that thar
was somethil' rained and ratified in our boat
) like hail, only heavier, and directly me and
old John picked up level peck of buck
horned handled knives
Z Old Mrs. Wallis looked UP to Heaven, as
b if appealing there for the forgiveness Of
RHssu,g Hs ugtaA BAt sfgp fp saRPd aRParn rnB6fhnso Bfh had ~
a So lost nothin' by being ugly that
i time Arter | got into Mobile, however, ]
was bothered and pestered good deal BY
|, the people stoppin' in the streets to look a,
:. me-all dirty and light-wood smoked as
is was, from bein' on the boat
y / think Id cleaned up little inter
d rupted tidy Lucy.
e Old oman, aint you got nary cold 'tatel
u to choke that girl with! Well, they'd look
at me the hardest you ever seen. But
r got ahead Of my story. A few days acore
J; there had been a boat busted, and hear
E Of people scalded and killed, one way and
Z. another. So at last, went into grocery
r. and squad of people followed me in, and
b one lowed, ses he, it's one of the unfortu
, nate sufferers by the Dustin of the Franklin
i and upon that he asked me to drink witt
+! him, and as had my tumber half way t
y my mouth. he stopped rue Of sudden!-
ot | beg your pardon, stranger, buf-ses he
4 But what 2 ses |.
d Just ir yOur mouth that Vay agin :
IN says he.
'tf done it, jst like was gwyne to drinl
TX and Plll be cussed if didn't think the whoI
le Of 'em would 90 into fits they yelled an
,h whooped like gang Of wolves. Finally
one of 'em ses, 'don't make fun Of the vi
se fortunate he's hardly got over bein' blow
he up yet. Let's make up puss for him y
Then they all throw'd in and made me
m FIVE dollars; as the spokesman banded m
RS the change, he axed me. fWhar did yc
y find yourself after the splosion 2
1t. In fiat boat SAYS l.
Id. 'How far from the Franklin ? says he.
m Why says !, 1 never seen her, but
he nigh as can guess, it must have bee
It's from what they tell me, nigh on TO Mr
i hundred and seventy f0e miles r Y,
out oughter seen that gang scatter As tn,
left, ses one, It's him. Frs THE UGl
MAN OF ALL