Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-08-23

A MINT SToRY.-fYou all knew he said,
old Jones, who died last winter. Jones
was a queer specimen of the genus homo.-
Early in the spring, when mint first made its
appearance, Jones would discard water and
devote himself to mint juleps until the sea.
son was out and there was not spear of mint
to be found in a coffee-house in the civ
Well, you are all aware Jones died in the
winter. A week or two after his demise
some of his friends visited his grave at that
time the snow was about six inches on the
ground. Now you can imagine the surprise
Of companions of the late Jones, when they
arrived at his grave, to find the mint grow
ing turarianHy OVer the remains, and about
sac inches higher than the Snow. The fact
Of the matter is that Jones body was SO inn
pregnated with mint that it took root, and
sprung up Immediately after his interment.
The crop was moved down and conveyed
home by the party, and was afterwards used
In memory Of Jones, the victim Of brandy
juleps.'
INTENDED TRAGEDY TURNED TO COMEDY
A short time since, a young woman Of pre-
possessing appearance came to YpsiIanti,
Michigan, from Chicago, in search of a young
man belonging to the former place but who
had recently been a clerk IN Chicago.
She followed her truant lover, but being
unable to find him, as he was absent at
Adrian, and thinking that his mother was
endeavoring to keep him from her, sac threat
ened to shoot her, and not getting an op'
portunity, attempted to kill herself. Her
pistol failed to go off, from defective load
ing, and the mother Of the young man, sup,
posing he had been play ing falsely with
the fair one, sent her off in charge of another
son-giyiug him a hundred dollars to pay
expenses-lo hunt up the unduiiful boy and
got an explanation, and have full justice
melted out, if justice was in the premises
That she loved the one at Adrian, she gave
sufficient evidence after her arrival at Up
SLANT, in The attempt to shuttle off he
mortal COLL and after starting for Adrian
the two proceeded costly on the road as ia
as Salem-a distance OF nine miles-fror
where, the next day, the mother very unex
pectedly received a letter from her son, say
ing that after looking the subject all oveI
he had concluded on the whole to MARI
the girl himSeLt-thatthe job had been don
up and that they had concluded to procee
on TO New York, Saratoga, Nahant, New
port, &c. &C., to spend the honeymoon an
the one hundred dollars.
4 gentleman, named Ottiwell Woo
was being examined as a witness. Upc
giving his name, the Judge said, pray NJ
Wood, how do you spell your name ?'-
The gentleman replied
o double I
l double U
e double J.
double y
double o D."
upon which the astonished l~awgiver Ia
down his pen saying, it was the most c
traordinary name he had ever met with
his life, and, after two or three attempts, {
clared he was unable to record it. I
court was convulsed with laughter.
e. The secret is out at last! We KIN
ali about the know Nothings." II
had their origin in Scotland, and must hi
immigrated from there-else why does Sha
peare put these words into the mouth
Lord Rose, in his tragedy of Macbeth?
.'Alas, poor country /! almost afraid to know it
II cannot DO called our mother, but our grave
Where nothing, but who KRo0s Nothing, is see
smile"
The Know Nothings,' it is infer
from this, stood A no. l in those days.
ly they we're seen to smile.
DOMESTIC DISCIPLINE Mrs. Smith
company to dinner, and there are not str
berries enough. She looks at Mr.. s.
a sweet smile and offers to help him, at
same time touching him gently with
aippernnder the table. He always rep
Ink you, dear, they don't a.
Fith me-.
Too ON The Sunday Atlas, in q
revolutionary enthusiasm says Hurrah
the girls Of 1776. Thunder ! cried a
seyman, {" that's too old. No, no Hu
for the girls of IT," The Jerseyman
all to shout with him, we are told, and
old woman about his cars.