Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-06-28
U M 0 z 0 Y S,

a SEEming CouRT.-Tbe Cincinnati
Columbian must be held responsible for the
following sneezer :
During the progress of the examination
Of Mink-house and Leary, for an outrage
upon an idiot girl, as reported elsewhere,
some person or persons, not having a due
sense Of the awful majesty of the law or the
dignity Of the court, scattered q villainous
mixture of snuff, Cayenne pepper, Baberry
bark, and most probably a slight sprinkling
of cowage about the room. 1t happened at
the lime that the audience was extremely
large, and that mixed description that
generally congregate about the purlicus of
Court Of Justice. The fascinating dust
soon began to take effect, a concert Of sneez-
ing, first among the outsiders, made it i'm
possible to understand one word from either
Judge, lawyer, witness or prisoner.
Silence /! shouted the marshal.
Si-an-ci-chi-chec-len , sneezed the de.
putty.
by this time tue epidemic had extended
to within the bar and there was as much
coughing and sneezing as ever was heard
within the House Of Representatives during
n prosy speech Of an unpopular orator.
open the.ugh-win.chee ee-chee- dow
oh, Lord /! exclaimed the prosecuting attor-
ney.
i suggest.ah.che-te that they be chiz
turned out gasped another lawyer.
The Judge, who by this time had cough
ed aud sneezed, until his face was as red
as the comb Of a turkey cock, was struck by
the idea, and a posse Of officers being called
from below, cleared the room of the unbap.
py multitude. who upon their egress into
the street gave such a concerted diabolical
sneeze that couple ofhorses that were hitch
ed outside, became scared, and breaking
their brides scampered frantically away.
ADEAcoN CONVERTED BYA ToPER.-We
have noticed in some Of our exchange papers
an anecdote, Of which the following is the sub.
stance. Names are omitted, because we have
not the copy at hand /:
An old topper, who was sensible of the il
consequences TO himselfand others oftoo great
facilities for obtaining rum, held out by those
whose example ought to be good. called one
evening on a rum merchant, Deacon -, t.
get his bottle replenished. After the Dea
con had drawn the liquor, and while he wa
pocketing the pay
Deacon said the topper, what do yo1
suppose | saw in Imagination, while you wer
drawing the RUM
Il don't know said the other Z what wa
it?'
Why said the topper, Il thought I saw III
Hautl Iaau9nn nynr vpN ard ne lc usu-ul
CHASTITY smile, exclaimed-'Thafs the De-
con for me
RATHER DEMONSTRATING alone in
buggy, | overlook an elderly, honest lookir
German, a member, as he afterwards told m
Of the -- Church. | invited him
take a seat with me, and after a little hesit
ton he did so. On my asking where
was from, he said he was just from Arkans,
and that it was a sickly country; he h
taken a great deal of calomel and h
suffered a great deal. Thinking it a 90
time to spiritualize a little, | told him the
things must be expected more or less in Il
world. But, said !, there is a land whc
the inhabitants never say lam sick. AT
thinking a little, be looked up and said,
dink dat musht be in WISCONSIN
o. My son. said Mr.. Spriggins to
little son, who was devouring an egg-it '
Mr.. Spriggins' desire to instruct his boy
my son, do you know that chickens co
out Of eggsP DO they father said
young hopeful / thought that eggs CA
out Of chickens. The elder Spriggins dl
back from the table, sadly, and gazed on
son, then put on his hat and went to VIC
YOU'VE destroyed my peace of mi
Betsy, said a despairing lover to a tru
lass. 1t can't do much harm, John,
twas an amazin' small piece you had, a
how
A widow once said to her daughter, WI
you are at my age, it will be time enou
to dream of a husband Yes, mamm
replied the thoughtless girl, for a secc
time The mother tainted.
IL you want to gain a woman's afTectio
don't appeal 10 her head, but her feelings.
One squeezed the hand, or press Of she
is worth more han all the speeches YOU
make from 8 to IL. Calico is an institu,
OF touch, and not oflogic. Order a sam
and Judge.
Sambo, why am a locomotive bule
like a bed bug 7 l glib dat up, Mr.. Dix
fore you ak it, Bekase it runs on 81,
ers.