Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-09-26
EXCESS, VELY LITER AIRY.

How young lady endeavored 10 dapt the
s'yie Of her conversation to the ch arac,er OF
her guests. Is narrated in an Ohm paper
Tom Cnrw,n and Tom Ewing being on po-
Utica, tour through the State, stopped a. the
house of q prominent politician Il, night but
found no one at home, bat Young niece whe
presided at the supper table She had never
phantine altogether, and all talked in great
language.
"NIr. Ewing, will you take condiments in
your tea, sir inquired the young lady.
"Ycs, Miss, i: YOU please" replied the
quondam salt boiler.
Corwins eyes twinkiea. Here was fun fc.
him. Gra.il.d at the apparent success OF her
Grst trial at talking 10 big plcn, the yong lady
addressed Mr. Cprwin in the same manner
"WIu you take condiments in yo,r tea. sir!''
Pepper and salt, but no mustard" was the
promp reply OF the facetious Tom.
or course nature must out, and Ewing and
tho entertainer roared III spite of themselves.
Corwin eSsayed to mend the matter, and was
volubtc in anecdote. and compliment, aud wit,
but the wound was immcdlcable. The young
lady TO this day declares that Tom Corwin is a
coarse, vulgar, dsagreeable man.
One Of the most tremendous evils of the
wnrli, is The munS.rous accumulation Of pow er
in a few hands. Half dozen men may, at this
moment light fires of war throushout,t the world,
may convulse all civilized nations, sweep earth
and sea with armed hosts, spread desolatOn
through cities, and make themselves felt by
sunlr. form of suffering Though every household
in Christendom.- Claiming.
Nsw RrAnrAG.-The Boston Herald hvors
us with the following new reading:
"When Dutch meets Dutch, then comes the
lager bee:."
Coon ApvIcE.-tTake care" said n father
to his children, "when you find yourseif in the
presence of persons who see you for the first
Tine, to display only the bes: qualities of mind
and heart. They will always judge you under
this first impression"
That father knew the world.
Powerand liberty arc like heat and moisture;
where they are well mixed everything prospers;
where they are single they are often dsstruc-
tive.
Take away the feeling that each man mus,
dcpend upon himself, and lie relaxes his dill.
gence. Every man came into the world to do
something.
IL In Pannsylve mia, girl is legally mar
riagcable at fourteen, and boy at sixteen years
of age, without the consent Of parents. This is
CdlCuiuiCu " uidhI young ocSiiiCAS III liC
world.
~ Where there is no hope there can be no
cndeavor.
True eloquencc consists in saying what is
proper, but nothing more.
A SERIOUS JoKE.--A clerk in dry
goods store in Cincinnati named Jessup,
shot and dangerously wounded Stephen
r. Smith, for sending him, during three
months, series Of letters purpor,ing to
have come from young lady, and then
having the matter published in Sunday
paper.
DR.. Mars, says in his opinion the best
cure for nystercs is to discharge the hired
girl. In his opinion there is nothing
like "fying around" to keep the nervous
system from becoming unstrung. Some
women think they want q physician
when they only need scrubbing brush,
Swedenborg says. ",housh the virgins
he saw in heavan were beautiful. the
wives were incomparabIy NOR. beauti-
tul and went on increasing in beauty
evermore." What girl would willingly
remain single in this world, at the ex'
pense Of her beauty in the nextl
The young lady with speaking eyes
has become quite horse in consequence.
Of using them so much.