Spirit of the age., 1853-06-01
Editorial Chit Chat for June.


birds sit in the boughs among the ripening
fruit and sing sweet lullaby to the little
ones in the haw-thorn nest, and by and by
will coax them on the wing to ride upon the
breeze. This will be month Of buqs-all
manner of bugs-including June bugs and
smart sprinkle of Hum-bugs. The geese in
the puddle will attend, with rare cackling, to
the former, while the latter will " fork onto'
some gullble people. War of determination
will be waged againsta certain class Of bugs,
by matronly ladies armed with kettles of hot
water, and another class will be angled for
by the young lassies with winning bait of
smiles. This will be Buggy month and
hard drives on dusty roads. Now, take
. seat, and let us CHAT till the 4th of July.
COUNTRY CoUsIN.-An questionable rela-
tive not known in the City during the festive
season, but be-lettered besieged, be-compli-
mented and finally be-visited, by the city kin,
during the hot and sickly season. And high
ly honored at that
p@- If the sun has hid his face behind the
curtains of Night, look up at the glittering
stars if the sky is like pail or ravens
wing, look beyond on Heaven. With Gods
promises in view you may be cheerful and
happy, tho the earth be desert and the sky
blank.
RAJ The first expense is the least in every
thing.
Matrimony, Physic and Law arc not inclu-
ded in the above; they are the exceptions to
this general rule.
BACKING OUT" What grey-eyed, freckle-
faced, carroty-headed, hideous little brat is
that playing in the dirt, Madam-do you
know where he belongs"
To be sure do; that's my youngest son,
James Bulwcr Lafayette" "Why, la! you
don't tell me so Why, bless his little heart !!
what dear, sweet, intelligent, dove-eyed
little cherub he is, to be sure" (snatching
him up and giving him kiss like an explo-
ded percussion cap.)
Now, you know how to back right square
out, don't you
D9- Sensiblity is like the twinkling stars
rejecting their light on the ocean of Life
they lead the mariner only when the sky is
serene. Reason is the magnetic needle, and
Reflection the Quadrant-they guide the ship
Alright when the stars are shrouded in clouds
and gloom broOds DER the sea.
WALL STREET SPEcULAToR.-"Hey!w what's
your creed? Times tight-stocks down
Erie drug; so, there is no God but Dollar,
and Twelve per cent is his profit"
BD~ Three things which never become
rusty-money Of the benevolent. the shoes OF
butchers horse, and q woman's tongue.
Ladies' we pledge our honor and our hope
for your good wishes, we didn't say that
don't believe we did
rea- We notice, in Western Paper, the
marriage of Mr.. Thos. B. Felin-(e) and Miss
Tabitha II. Kitton.-" Scat P-Scat!P ~
WoN'r TAKE iT-An Editor, down in the
swamps Of the South, Indignantly rejects thu
offer Of Quack, to advertise his drugs, ant
take his pay out in Physic. He concludes
ms he is hard run, to take all sorts of produc
in payment for his papers and advertisements
such rs axe handles, wooden combs, potatoes
turnips wood leather, parsnips, cabbages
old clothes, rags or cold meat--but he won
take physic.-" Take physic Pomp."
p@- Words hurt nobody, said an inimtc
BILE joker We don't believe it; for Samso
jaDed n thousand Philistines to death Reel
on that hurt.
R6y- All! this blessed world. We some
times scarcely know what to think of it's way
We have seen it when it was all sunshin
and song, and Heaven itself seemed close
hand. And then in day it would chang
the smiles on it's face to tears and grief, an
the sky is like the darkness of funera
hunginblack mourning. The saddest anon
us have felt in our bosoms bright days of glat
ness, and wished that we could take the grei
world in our arms and call it Blessed An
the most cheerful have felt the cold shrou
Of gloom many and many an hour, while OF
ers were glad; when the flame dies out in I'll
heart, neither will the fire glow brightly c
tho home hearthstone and within and wit
out there is winter day oft in Summer tim
when all is bleak, cold and drear. There
HOL soul on edTtn Dut naS ltS HOURS vi ;
cret grief, and thousand times the wor
calls a man cold and selfish, when in tru
he loves his fellowmen and is only sad
4 NEW ORDER.-It is reported that a
crot society has recently been established
our country whose members are taken frC
the ranks of shrcwd spectators and 9th
worthless. They profess to be of decided
moral and religious turn of mind An
CARROT was lately initiated and forthwith
vulged their Password. 1t is -" LET
PREY."
Another STRIKE. 80 In common with otl
laborers the Lawyers in the North have
termincd to strike for higher fees, as
present rates will not supportthem. \ str
for higher fees! California, help us! I
Doctors stand next en- the list. Strike, G
tlemen.
HIr HrN.-A young PukO, fresh fedg