Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-21
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Bro WoRDs.-A fashionable lady in Buff
falo, n. Y. once said to n friend {:
My new house, now { directing is to be
sublimated and 'splendiferous.' There is
to be a Porto Rico,' in front, a FPizarro'
in the rear, and a lemonade all round it.
The water is to come in at the side of the
house in an 'anecdote,' the lawn is to be
'degrOded,' and some large trees are to be
'supplanted in the 'critic' in the rear.
This is the same lady who told Gov.
Clinton how remarkably stormy it is apt to
be when the sun is crossing the 'Penob-
scot
ALWAYS UPPERMosT. The subject of
dollars and cents is the only theme that
keeps up its interest. Just as if, by be-
coming a millionaire, you could eat more
than three meals a day with a relish, or
wear more than one suit of clothes at a
time. What good, then, is it to have heaps
of the dirty stuff laid up to tcrrify you with
the failure Of banks, and the bursting fall
kinds of dollar and cent bubbles that spring
up. Enough is enough, and all else is van
ity and vexation of spirit.
Force OF AFFECTION Good mine to
pinch you, SAL said awkward Josey, on
his first visit to his rustic flame. What
you want to pinch me for, ZekielY Col
lyl cause | love you so! Now, 90 along
Zekc, you great hateful! l should think
you might be big enough ofeel ridiculous?'
'Uncle Zeke, did you know thatthc Uni
ted States have been in the habit ofencour-
aging and acknowledging tories?
Certainly not, Cimon, what kind of to-
riesY
Territories. Now give me some pea
nuts, or I'll go aad catch the measles and
make you pay for 'em.'
'Once on a time an Irishman and a
negro were fighting and graphing with
each other, the Irishman exclaimed you
black divil, cry enough! I'll fight till l
die! soil l. sung out the negro, 4 al.
ways does
ABLACKsLIDER.-Marri on Thursday
the Odd ult., by the Rev. Clay Boulder, Mr..
Andrew Horn to Miss Julia Parker, Presi
dent of the Young Ladies' Temperance So
ciety.
Fair Julia lived a temperate maid,
Preached temperance ditties night and morn
But still her wicked neighbor said
She broke her pledge and took 4. Horn.
THE RIGHT SPIRIT. why did you no
pocket some of these pears p said one bo,
to another, { no body was there to see.'-
Yes there was. [ aOaS there TO see myself
and l don't ever mean to see myself do
mean thing
Alta late trial, the defendant, who wa
not familiar with the multitude of word
which the law employs to make a trifin
charge, after listening awhile to the readin
of the indictment, jumped up, and said
Them ere allegations is false, and hat err
alligator knows it,
TAKE CARE OF THAT You've MAN..
young gent, an acquaintance of ours, was
few evenings since with a young lady
fashion, making a specimen Of that atap
known as love, when suddenly, and withol
knocking at the door," in stepped Il
venerable parent Of the lady. The unexpe
ted appearance Of an intruder caused Il
Young man any amount of confusion, {
though he was not aware that he stood
the presence Of his intended father-inla
never having had the pleasure of seeing Il
author Of his idol before. The lady, as so,
as she could recover her wonted composul
struck a graceful attitude upon the floor, al
said, "Mr. - this isis my Pa" T
young lover grasped the old mans extend,
digitals, and bowling obsequiously, returne
How do you do, Mr.. Pa"
The old man, seeing the embarrassing
Of both, left the room instantly, as he sal
my dear, do take care Of that young man
To sit on a sofa between two pretty cir.
one with black eyes, jet ringlets, and ro
cheeks, the other with soft blue eyes, sum
ringlets, and red cheeks and lips, and DO
laughing at you at the same time. Y
know Of nothing more trying to one, unlt
it be to have both arms in the dough a
a flea up the leg of our trousers.
"There's a brandy smash," as the W
said when a drunken man fell through
pane of glass.